The Smiths were an English rock band from 1982 to 1987. This is a chronological list of their known live performances.Simon Goddard. The Smiths: Songs That Saved Your Life (Reynolds and Hearn 2002, 2004²; ,
Tour dates Date Town/City Country Venue 4 October 1982ManchesterUnited Kingdom The RitzSupporting Blue Rondo à la Turk. Dale Hibbert on bass. 25 January 1983 Manhattan SoundFirst gig with Andy Rourke on bass. 4 February 1983 The HaçiendaSupporting 52nd Street. "Handsome Devil" from this concert released as the B-side of "Hand in Glove". 21 February 1983 RaftersSupporting Richard Hell and the Voidoids. 23 March 1983London The Rock Garden 6 May 1983 University of London UnionSupporting The Sisters of Mercy. 21 May 1983 Electric Ballroom, CamdenSupporting The Fall. 2 June 1983 Cannock Chase Miners' Gala 3 June 1983 Birmingham Fighting Cocks 4 June 1983LondonBrixton AceSupporting The Decorators. 29 June 1983Brixton Ace"Hand in Glove" from this concert was released as an extra track on the 1992 CD single of "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out". 30 June 1983 Coventry University of WarwickSharing the bill with Aztec Camera, The Truth and The Impossible Dreamers. 1 July 1983 Bournemouth Midnight Express Club 6 July 1983 Manchester The Haçienda 7 July 1983London The Rock Garden 7 August 1983 Lyceum BallroomSupporting Howard Devoto and SPK. 9 August 1983 Dingwalls, Camden 11 August 1983 Leeds Warehouse 19 August 1983 Norwich Gala Ballroom 30 August 1983 London Dingwalls, Camden 3 September 1983 Colchester Woods Leisure Centre 15 September 1983 London The VenueSupport acts Felt and The Go-Betweens. 16 September 1983 Bath Moles Club 25 September 1983 London Lyceum BallroomSupporting Gang of Four. 29 September 1983 Blackburn The Gum Club 30 September 1983 Birmingham University of Birmingham 1 October 1983London City of London Polytechnic 5 October 1983 Institute of Contemporary ArtsPart of the ICA's Rock Week. Sharing the bill with Quando Quango and The Impressions. 14 October 1983 Bangor Bangor University 17 October 1983 Sheffield University of Sheffield 21 October 1983 London North East London Polytechnic 22 October 1983 Liverpool Liverpool Polytechnic 27 October 1983London Kingston Polytechnic 28 October 1983 King's College London 10 November 1983 Portsmouth Portsmouth Polytechnic 16 November 1983 Leicester Leicester Polytechnic 17 November 1983 London Westfield College 18 November 1983 Ormskirk Edge Hill College 24 November 1983 Manchester The Haçienda 6 December 1983 Derby Derby Assembly RoomsRecorded for the BBC series Whistle Test and broadcast on BBC Two on 9 December 1983. 9 December 1983 DublinIreland SFX 19 December 1983 London United Kingdom Electric Ballroom, Camden 31 December 1983 New York City United States Danceteria 31 January 1984 SheffieldUnited Kingdom University of Sheffield 1 February 1984 Stoke-on-Trent North Staffordshire Polytechnic 2 February 1984 Coventry University of Warwick 12 February 1984 London Lyceum BallroomSupport acts Billy Bragg and The Redskins. 14 February 1984 Norwich University of East AngliaSupport act The Red Guitars. 15 February 1984 Nottingham Rock City 16 February 1984 Leicester University of Leicester 18 February 1984 Colchester University of Essex 21 February 1984 Bournemouth Bournemouth Town Hall 22 February 1984 Reading University of Reading 23 February 1984 Swansea Swansea University 24 February 1984 Bristol University of Bristol 25 February 1984 Brighton Brighton Polytechnic 27 February 1984 Canterbury University of Kent 28 February 1984 Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Hall 29 February 1984 Leeds University of Leeds 2 March 1984 Glasgow University of Glasgow 3 March 1984 Dundee University of Dundee 4 March 1984 Aberdeen Fusion Club 5 March 1984 Edinburgh Coaster's 7 March 1984 Newcastle upon Tyne Mayfair Ballroom 8 March 1984 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Town Hall 9 March 1984 Lancaster Lancaster University 10 March 1984 Coventry Lanchester Polytechnic 12 March 1984 London Hammersmith PalaisSupport act The Red Guitars. Guest appearance by Sandie Shaw. 13 March 1984 Manchester Free Trade Hall 14 March 1984 Liverpool University of Liverpool 15 March 1984 Kingston upon Hull University of Hull 17 March 1984 Loughborough Loughborough University 18 March 1984 Leicester De Montfort Hall 19 March 1984 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall 20 March 1984 Birmingham Tower BallroomPostponed from 9 February. The original date still appeared on tickets. 21 April 1984 Amsterdam Netherlands 22 April 1984 Bree Belgium Breekend Festival 24 April 1984 Zürich Switzerland Rote Fabrik 4 May 1984 Hamburg West Germany Markthalle Hamburg 9 May 1984 Paris France 17 May 1984 Belfast United Kingdom Ulster Hall 18 May 1984DublinIrelandSFX 19 May 1984 20 May 1984 Cork Savoy 3 June 1984 Seinäjoki Finland Provinssirock Festival 10 June 1984 LondonUnited Kingdom Jubilee Gardens – GLC Jobs for a Change Festival 12 June 1984 Carlisle Market Hall 13 June 1984 Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom 14 June 1984 Edinburgh Caley Palais 15 June 1984 Dundee Caird Hall 16 June 1984 Aberdeen Capitol Theatre 17 June 1984 Inverness Eden Court TheatreSupport act Del Amitri. 20 June 1984 Blackpool Opera House Theatre 22 June 1984 St Austell Cornwall Coliseum 23 June 1984 Pilton Glastonbury Festival 24 September 1984 Gloucester Gloucester Leisure CentreSupport act The Woodentops. 25 September 1984 Cardiff Cardiff University 26 September 1984 Swansea Mayfair 12 November 1984DublinIrelandSFX 13 November 1984 14 November 198411 November according to some sources. Waterford SavoySupport act James. 16 November 1984 Limerick Savoy 17 November 1984 Galway Leisureland 18 November 1984 Cork Savoy 20 November 1984 Letterkenny Leisure Centre 21 November 1984 ColeraineUnited Kingdom University of Ulster 22 November 1984 Belfast Ulster Hall 1 December 1984 Paris France Paris Expo Porte de Versailles 27 February 1985 ChippenhamUnited Kingdom Goldiggers 28 February 1985 Guildford Guildford Civic Hall 1 March 1985 London Brixton Academy 3 March 1985 Portsmouth Portsmouth Guildhall 4 March 1985 Reading The Hexagon 6 March 1985 Poole Arts Centre 7 March 1985 Brighton Brighton Dome 8 March 1985 Margate Winter Gardens 11 March 1985 Ipswich Gaumont 12 March 1985 Nottingham Nottingham Royal Concert Hall 16 March 1985 Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Hall 17 March 1985 Birmingham Birmingham Hippodrome 18 March 1985 Oxford Apollo TheatreSupport act James. "Nowhere Fast", "Shakespeare's Sister", "Stretch Out and Wait" and "Meat Is Murder" from this concert released as the B-sides of "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore". This concert was broadcast on Janice Long's BBC Radio 1 show on 9 May 1985. 22 March 1985 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall 23 March 1985 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Town Hall 24 March 1985 Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Hall 27 March 1985 Liverpool Royal Court Theatre 28 March 1985 Bradford St George's Hall 29 March 1985 Northampton Derngate Theatre 31 March 1985 Manchester Palace Theatre 1 April 1985 Leicester De Montfort Hall 4 April 1985 Bristol Bristol Hippodrome 6 April 1985 London Royal Albert HallSupport act James. Guest appearance by Pete Burns. 14 May 1985 Rome Italy 16 May 1985 BarcelonaSpain Studio 54 18 May 1985 Madrid Paseo de Camoens 7 June 1985 ChicagoUnited States Aragon BallroomSupport act Billy Bragg. 8 June 1985 Royal Oak Royal Oak Music Theatre 9 June 1985 Vaughan Canada Kingswood Music Theatre 11 June 1985 Washington, D.C.United States Warner Theatre 12 June 1985 Upper Darby Tower Theater 14 June 1985 Boston Opera House 17 June 1985New York CityBeacon Theatre 18 June 1985 21 June 1985 Oakland Kaiser Auditorium 25 June 1985 San Diego San Diego State University Open Air Theater 27 June 1985Los AngelesHollywood Palladium 28 June 1985 29 June 1985 Irvine Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre 22 September 1985 IrvineUnited Kingdom Magnum Leisure CentreSupport act Easterhouse. 24 September 1985 Edinburgh Edinburgh Playhouse 25 September 1985 Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom"What's the World" from this concert released as a B-side of "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish". 26 September 1985 Dundee Caird Hall 28 September 1985 Lerwick Clickimin Centre 30 September 1985 Aberdeen Capitol Theatre 1 October 1985 Inverness Eden Court Theatre 31 January 1986 Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle City Hall – Red Wedge concertAlso featuring Billy Bragg, Junior Giscombe, The Style Council, The Communards and Prefab Sprout. 8 February 1986 Liverpool Royal Court TheatreFrom Manchester With Love benefit gig for Liverpool City Council; sharing the bill with New Order, The Fall and John Cooper Clarke. 10 February 1986 DublinIreland National StadiumSupport act The June Brides. 11 February 1986 Dundalk Fairways Hotel 12 February 1986 BelfastUnited Kingdom Queen's University Belfast 16 July 1986 Glasgow Barrowland BallroomIncluding Craig Gannon on guitar.Support act Stockholm Monsters. 17 July 1986 Newcastle upon Tyne Mayfair Ballroom 19 July 1986 Manchester G-Mex CentrePart of the Festival of the Tenth Summer. 20 July 1986 Salford University of SalfordSupport act Raymonde. 30 July 1986 London Canada Centennial Hall 31 July 1986 Vaughan Kingswood Music Theatre 2 August 1986 Ottawa Congress Centre 3 August 1986 Montreal Université de Montréal 5 August 1986 MansfieldUnited States Great Woods Center 6 August 1986 New York City Hudson River Park, Pier 84 8 August 1986 Washington, D.C. Charles E. Smith Center 11 August 1986 Cleveland Music Hall, Public Auditorium 12 August 1986 Pittsburgh Fulton Theater 14 August 1986 Detroit Fox Theatre 15 August 1986 Chicago Aragon Ballroom 16 August 1986 Milwaukee Performing Arts Center 22 August 1986 Santa Barbara Arlington Theater 23 August 1986 Berkeley Hearst Greek Theatre 25 August 1986Los AngelesUniversal Amphitheatre 26 August 1986 28 August 1986 Irvine Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre 29 August 1986 San Diego San Diego State University Open Air Theater 31 August 1986 Mesa Mesa Amphitheatre 3 September 1986 Boulder University of Colorado Boulder Events Center 5 September 1986 Houston Cullen Performance Hall 6 September 1986 Dallas Bronco Bowl 8 September 1986 New Orleans McAlister Auditorium, Tulane University 10 September 1986 St. Petersburg Bayfront Arena 13 October 1986 CarlisleUnited Kingdom Sands Centre 14 October 1986 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Town Hall 15 October 1986 Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Civic Hall 17 October 1986 St Austell Cornwall Coliseum 18 October 1986 Gloucester Leisure Centre 19 October 1986 Newport Newport Centre 21 October 1986 Nottingham Nottingham Royal Concert Hall 23 October 1986London Kilburn National BallroomSupport act Soil. This concert formed the basis of the live album Rank, and also of a BBC Radio 1 In Concert programme first broadcast on 18 April 1987. 24 October 1986 Brixton AcademySupport act The Railway Children. 26 October 1986 London Palladium 27 October 1986 Preston Preston Guild HallThis concert was cut short after only one song due to Morrissey being injured by an object thrown onto the stage. 30 October 1986 Manchester Free Trade Hall 12 December 1986 London Brixton Academy – Artists Against Apartheid benefitSupport act Pete Shelley. "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" from this concert released as a B-side of "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish".
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