# List of the Smiths' live performances

The Smiths were an English rock band from 1982 to 1987. This is a chronological list of their known live performances.

## Tour dates

| Date | Town/City | Country | Venue |
| 4 October 1982 | Manchester | United Kingdom | The Ritz |
| 25 January 1983 | Manchester | United Kingdom | Manhattan Sound |
| 4 February 1983 | Manchester | United Kingdom | The Haçienda |
| 21 February 1983 | Manchester | United Kingdom | Rafters |
| 23 March 1983 | London | United Kingdom | The Rock Garden |
| 6 May 1983 | London | United Kingdom | University of London Union |
| 21 May 1983 | London | United Kingdom | Electric Ballroom, Camden |
| 2 June 1983 | Cannock Chase | United Kingdom | Miners' Gala |
| 3 June 1983 | Birmingham | United Kingdom | Fighting Cocks |
| 4 June 1983 | London | United Kingdom | Brixton Ace |
| 9 June 1983 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | Night Moves |
| 29 June 1983 | London | United Kingdom | Brixton Ace |
| 30 June 1983 | Coventry | United Kingdom | University of Warwick |
| 1 July 1983 | Bournemouth | United Kingdom | Midnight Express Club |
| 6 July 1983 | Manchester | United Kingdom | The Haçienda |
| 7 July 1983 | London | United Kingdom | The Rock Garden |
| 7 August 1983 | London | United Kingdom | Lyceum Ballroom |
| 9 August 1983 | London | United Kingdom | Dingwalls, Camden |
| 11 August 1983 | Leeds | United Kingdom | Warehouse |
| 19 August 1983 | Norwich | United Kingdom | Gala Ballroom |
| 30 August 1983 | London | United Kingdom | Dingwalls, Camden |
| 3 September 1983 | Colchester | United Kingdom | Woods Leisure Centre |
| 15 September 1983 | London | United Kingdom | The Venue |
| 16 September 1983 | Bath | United Kingdom | Moles Club |
| 25 September 1983 | London | United Kingdom | Lyceum Ballroom |
| 28 September 1983 | Blackburn | United Kingdom | Gum Club at DJ's |
| 30 September 1983 | Birmingham | United Kingdom | University of Birmingham |
| 1 October 1983 | London | United Kingdom | City of London Polytechnic |
| 5 October 1983 | London | United Kingdom | Institute of Contemporary Arts |
| 14 October 1983 | Bangor | United Kingdom | Bangor University |
| 17 October 1983 | Sheffield | United Kingdom | University of Sheffield |
| 21 October 1983 | London | United Kingdom | North East London Polytechnic |
| 22 October 1983 | Liverpool | United Kingdom | Liverpool Polytechnic |
| 27 October 1983 | London | United Kingdom | Kingston Polytechnic |
| 28 October 1983 | London | United Kingdom | King's College London |
| 10 November 1983 | Portsmouth | United Kingdom | Portsmouth Polytechnic |
| 16 November 1983 | Leicester | United Kingdom | Leicester Polytechnic |
| 17 November 1983 | London | United Kingdom | Westfield College |
| 18 November 1983 | Ormskirk | United Kingdom | Edge Hill College |
| 24 November 1983 | Manchester | United Kingdom | The Haçienda |
| 6 December 1983 | Derby | United Kingdom | Assembly Rooms |
| 9 December 1983 | Dublin | Ireland | SFX |
| 19 December 1983 | London | United Kingdom | Electric Ballroom, Camden |
| 31 December 1983 | New York City | United States | Danceteria |
| 31 January 1984 | Sheffield | United Kingdom | University of Sheffield |
| 1 February 1984 | Stoke-on-Trent | United Kingdom | North Staffordshire Polytechnic |
| 2 February 1984 | Coventry | United Kingdom | University of Warwick |
| 12 February 1984 | London | United Kingdom | Lyceum Ballroom |
| 14 February 1984 | Norwich | United Kingdom | University of East Anglia |
| 15 February 1984 | Nottingham | United Kingdom | Rock City |
| 16 February 1984 | Leicester | United Kingdom | University of Leicester |
| 18 February 1984 | Colchester | United Kingdom | University of Essex |
| 21 February 1984 | Bournemouth | United Kingdom | Town Hall |
| 22 February 1984 | Reading | United Kingdom | University of Reading |
| 23 February 1984 | Swansea | United Kingdom | Swansea University |
| 24 February 1984 | Bristol | United Kingdom | University of Bristol |
| 25 February 1984 | Brighton | United Kingdom | Brighton Polytechnic |
| 27 February 1984 | Canterbury | United Kingdom | University of Kent |
| 28 February 1984 | Stoke-on-Trent | United Kingdom | Victoria Hall |
| 29 February 1984 | Leeds | United Kingdom | University of Leeds |
| 2 March 1984 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | University of Glasgow |
| 3 March 1984 | Dundee | United Kingdom | University of Dundee |
| 4 March 1984 | Aberdeen | United Kingdom | Fusion Club |
| 5 March 1984 | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | Coaster's |
| 7 March 1984 | Newcastle upon Tyne | United Kingdom | Mayfair Ballroom |
| 8 March 1984 | Middlesbrough | United Kingdom | Middlesbrough Town Hall |
| 9 March 1984 | Lancaster | United Kingdom | Lancaster University |
| 10 March 1984 | Coventry | United Kingdom | Lanchester Polytechnic |
| 12 March 1984 | London | United Kingdom | Hammersmith Palais |
| 13 March 1984 | Manchester | United Kingdom | Free Trade Hall |
| 14 March 1984 | Liverpool | United Kingdom | University of Liverpool |
| 15 March 1984 | Kingston upon Hull | United Kingdom | University of Hull |
| 17 March 1984 | Loughborough | United Kingdom | Loughborough University |
| 18 March 1984 | Leicester | United Kingdom | De Montfort Hall |
| 19 March 1984 | Sheffield | United Kingdom | Sheffield City Hall |
| 20 March 1984 | Birmingham | United Kingdom | Tower Ballroom |
| 21 April 1984 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Theater de Meervaart [nl] |
| 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 | L'Eldorado [fr] |
| 17 May 1984 | Belfast | United Kingdom | Ulster Hall |
| 18 May 1984 | Dublin | Ireland | SFX |
| 19 May 1984 | Dublin | Ireland | SFX |
| 20 May 1984 | Cork | Ireland | Savoy |
| 3 June 1984 | Seinäjoki | Finland | Provinssirock Festival |
| 10 June 1984 | London | United Kingdom | Jubilee Gardens – GLC Jobs for a Change Festival |
| 12 June 1984 | Carlisle | United Kingdom | Market Hall |
| 13 June 1984 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | Barrowland Ballroom |
| 14 June 1984 | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | Caley Palais |
| 15 June 1984 | Dundee | United Kingdom | Caird Hall |
| 16 June 1984 | Aberdeen | United Kingdom | Capitol Theatre |
| 17 June 1984 | Inverness | United Kingdom | Eden Court Theatre |
| 20 June 1984 | Blackpool | United Kingdom | Opera House Theatre |
| 22 June 1984 | St Austell | United Kingdom | Cornwall Coliseum |
| 23 June 1984 | Pilton | United Kingdom | Glastonbury Festival |
| 24 September 1984 | Gloucester | United Kingdom | Gloucester Leisure Centre |
| 25 September 1984 | Cardiff | United Kingdom | Cardiff University |
| 26 September 1984 | Swansea | United Kingdom | Mayfair |
| 12 November 1984 | Dublin | Ireland | SFX |
| 13 November 1984 | Dublin | Ireland | SFX |
| 14 November 1984 | Waterford | Ireland | Savoy |
| 16 November 1984 | Limerick | Ireland | Savoy |
| 17 November 1984 | Galway | Ireland | Leisureland |
| 18 November 1984 | Cork | Ireland | Savoy |
| 20 November 1984 | Letterkenny | Ireland | Leisure Centre |
| 21 November 1984 | Coleraine | United Kingdom | University of Ulster |
| 22 November 1984 | Belfast | United Kingdom | Ulster Hall |
| 1 December 1984 | Paris | France | Parc des Expositions de Villepinte |
| 27 February 1985 | Chippenham | United Kingdom | Goldiggers |
| 28 February 1985 | Guildford | United Kingdom | Guildford Civic Hall |
| 1 March 1985 | London | United Kingdom | Brixton Academy |
| 3 March 1985 | Portsmouth | United Kingdom | Portsmouth Guildhall |
| 4 March 1985 | Reading | United Kingdom | The Hexagon |
| 6 March 1985 | Poole | United Kingdom | Arts Centre |
| 7 March 1985 | Brighton | United Kingdom | Brighton Dome |
| 8 March 1985 | Margate | United Kingdom | Winter Gardens |
| 11 March 1985 | Ipswich | United Kingdom | Gaumont |
| 12 March 1985 | Nottingham | United Kingdom | Nottingham Royal Concert Hall |
| 16 March 1985 | Stoke-on-Trent | United Kingdom | Victoria Hall |
| 17 March 1985 | Birmingham | United Kingdom | Birmingham Hippodrome |
| 18 March 1985 | Oxford | United Kingdom | Apollo Theatre |
| 22 March 1985 | Sheffield | United Kingdom | Sheffield City Hall |
| 23 March 1985 | Middlesbrough | United Kingdom | Middlesbrough Town Hall |
| 24 March 1985 | Newcastle upon Tyne | United Kingdom | Newcastle City Hall |
| 27 March 1985 | Liverpool | United Kingdom | Royal Court Theatre |
| 28 March 1985 | Bradford | United Kingdom | St George's Hall |
| 29 March 1985 | Northampton | United Kingdom | Derngate Theatre |
| 31 March 1985 | Manchester | United Kingdom | Palace Theatre |
| 1 April 1985 | Leicester | United Kingdom | De Montfort Hall |
| 4 April 1985 | Bristol | United Kingdom | Bristol Hippodrome |
| 6 April 1985 | London | United Kingdom | Royal Albert Hall |
| 14 May 1985 | Rome | Italy | Teatro Tendastrisce [it] |
| 16 May 1985 | Barcelona | Spain | Studio 54 |
| 18 May 1985 | Madrid | Spain | Paseo de Camoens |
| 7 June 1985 | Chicago | United States | Aragon Ballroom |
| 8 June 1985 | Royal Oak | United States | 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 | United States | Tower Theater |
| 14 June 1985 | Boston | United States | Opera House |
| 17 June 1985 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre |
| 18 June 1985 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre |
| 21 June 1985 | Oakland | United States | Kaiser Auditorium |
| 25 June 1985 | San Diego | United States | San Diego State University Open Air Theater |
| 27 June 1985 | Los Angeles | United States | Hollywood Palladium |
| 28 June 1985 | Los Angeles | United States | Hollywood Palladium |
| 29 June 1985 | Irvine | United States | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre |
| 22 September 1985 | Irvine | United Kingdom | Magnum Leisure Centre |
| 24 September 1985 | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | Edinburgh Playhouse |
| 25 September 1985 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | Barrowland Ballroom |
| 26 September 1985 | Dundee | United Kingdom | Caird Hall |
| 28 September 1985 | Lerwick | United Kingdom | Clickimin Centre |
| 30 September 1985 | Aberdeen | United Kingdom | Capitol Theatre |
| 1 October 1985 | Inverness | United Kingdom | Eden Court Theatre |
| 31 January 1986 | Newcastle upon Tyne | United Kingdom | Newcastle City Hall – Red Wedge concert |
| 8 February 1986 | Liverpool | United Kingdom | Royal Court Theatre |
| 10 February 1986 | Dublin | Ireland | National Stadium |
| 11 February 1986 | Dundalk | Ireland | Fairways Hotel |
| 12 February 1986 | Belfast | United Kingdom | Queen's University Belfast |
| 16 July 1986 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | Barrowland Ballroom |
| 17 July 1986 | Newcastle upon Tyne | United Kingdom | Mayfair Ballroom |
| 19 July 1986 | Manchester | United Kingdom | G-Mex Centre |
| 20 July 1986 | Salford | United Kingdom | University of Salford |
| 30 July 1986 | London | Canada | Centennial Hall |
| 31 July 1986 | Vaughan | Canada | Kingswood Music Theatre |
| 2 August 1986 | Ottawa | Canada | Congress Centre |
| 3 August 1986 | Montreal | Canada | Université de Montréal |
| 5 August 1986 | Mansfield | United States | Great Woods Center |
| 6 August 1986 | New York City | United States | Hudson River Park, Pier 84 |
| 8 August 1986 | Washington, D.C. | United States | Charles E. Smith Center |
| 11 August 1986 | Cleveland | United States | Music Hall, Public Auditorium |
| 12 August 1986 | Pittsburgh | United States | Fulton Theater |
| 14 August 1986 | Detroit | United States | Fox Theatre |
| 15 August 1986 | Chicago | United States | Aragon Ballroom |
| 16 August 1986 | Milwaukee | United States | Performing Arts Center |
| 22 August 1986 | Santa Barbara | United States | Arlington Theater |
| 23 August 1986 | Berkeley | United States | Hearst Greek Theatre |
| 25 August 1986 | Los Angeles | United States | Universal Amphitheatre |
| 26 August 1986 | Los Angeles | United States | Universal Amphitheatre |
| 28 August 1986 | Irvine | United States | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre |
| 29 August 1986 | San Diego | United States | San Diego State University Open Air Theater |
| 31 August 1986 | Mesa | United States | Mesa Amphitheatre |
| 3 September 1986 | Boulder | United States | University of Colorado Boulder Events Center |
| 5 September 1986 | Houston | United States | Cullen Performance Hall |
| 6 September 1986 | Dallas | United States | Bronco Bowl |
| 8 September 1986 | New Orleans | United States | McAlister Auditorium, Tulane University |
| 10 September 1986 | St. Petersburg | United States | Bayfront Arena |
| 13 October 1986 | Carlisle | United Kingdom | Sands Centre |
| 14 October 1986 | Middlesbrough | United Kingdom | Middlesbrough Town Hall |
| 15 October 1986 | Wolverhampton | United Kingdom | Wolverhampton Civic Hall |
| 17 October 1986 | St Austell | United Kingdom | Cornwall Coliseum |
| 18 October 1986 | Gloucester | United Kingdom | Leisure Centre |
| 19 October 1986 | Newport | United Kingdom | Newport Centre |
| 21 October 1986 | Nottingham | United Kingdom | Nottingham Royal Concert Hall |
| 23 October 1986 | London | United Kingdom | Kilburn National Ballroom |
| 24 October 1986 | London | United Kingdom | Brixton Academy |
| 26 October 1986 | London | United Kingdom | London Palladium |
| 27 October 1986 | Preston | United Kingdom | Preston Guild Hall |
| 30 October 1986 | Manchester | United Kingdom | Free Trade Hall |
| 12 December 1986 | London | United Kingdom | Brixton Academy – Artists Against Apartheid benefit |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Supporting Blue Rondo à la Turk. Dale Hibbert on bass.
* ↑ First gig with Andy Rourke on bass.
* ↑ Supporting 52nd Street. "Handsome Devil" from this concert released as the B-side of "Hand in Glove".
* ↑ Supporting Richard Hell and the Voidoids.
* 1 2 Supporting The Sisters of Mercy.
* ↑ Supporting The Fall.
* ↑ Supporting The Decorators.
* ↑ 10 July according to some sources.
* ↑ Sharing the bill with Aztec Camera, The Truth and The Impossible Dreamers.
* ↑ Supporting Howard Devoto and SPK.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Support act Easterhouse.
* ↑ Support acts Felt and The Go-Betweens.
* ↑ Supporting Gang of Four.
* ↑ Part of the ICA's Rock Week. Sharing the bill with Quando Quango and The Impressions.
* ↑ Recorded for the BBC series Whistle Test and broadcast on BBC Two on 9 December 1983.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Support act The Red Guitars.
* ↑ Support acts Billy Bragg and The Redskins.
* 1 2 Support act The Red Guitars. Guest appearance by Sandie Shaw.
* ↑ Postponed from 9 February. The original date still appeared on tickets.
* 1 2 3 Support act The Woodentops.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Support act James.
* ↑ 11 November according to some sources.
* ↑ Support 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.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Support act Billy Bragg.
* ↑ "What's the World" from this concert released as a B-side of "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish".
* ↑ Also featuring Billy Bragg, Junior Giscombe, The Style Council, The Communards and Prefab Sprout.
* ↑ From Manchester With Love benefit gig for Liverpool City Council; sharing the bill with New Order, The Fall and John Cooper Clarke.
* 1 2 3 Support act The June Brides.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Including Craig Gannon on guitar.
* 1 2 Support act Stockholm Monsters.
* ↑ Part of the Festival of the Tenth Summer.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Support act Raymonde.
* ↑ Support 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.
* ↑ Support act The Railway Children.
* ↑ This concert was cut short after only one song due to Morrissey being injured by an object thrown onto the stage.
* ↑ Support 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".