What towns and cities have you been to a Smiths or Morrissey concert in?

[Fulham Road Lights]

I'm a little intrigued as to the lengths of travelling people have been to to see our idol. Feel free to share. For me, it's only London and Manchester, but I also have tickets for Leeds in Oct .

 

[Kewpie]

16 July 1986 Glasgow Barrowlands
17 July 1986 New Castle Mayfair
19 July 1986 Manchester G-Mex
20 July 1986 Manchester Salford University

(22 Dec 1988 Wolverhampton Civic Hall)

02 Sep 1991 Tokyo Budokan
03 Sep 1991 Yokohama Arena

10 Dec 1997 London Battersea Power Station

16 Nov 1999 London Forum

18 Sep 2002 London Royal Albert Hall
05 Nov 2002 London Brixton Academy

22 May 2004 Manchester MEN Arena
26 June 2004 London Royal Festival Hall

06 May 2006 Manchester Apollo
12 May 2006 Liverpool Philharmonic
21 May 2006 London Palladium
28 May 2006 London Palladium
16 July 2006 Rome Ostia Antica
01 Dec 2006 London BBC White City - Channel 4 Russell Brand Show
08 Dec 2006 London Wembley Arena
22 Dec 2006 Manchester G-Mex
23 Dec 2006 Manchester G-Mex

21 Jan 2008 London Roundhouse
*26 Jan 2008 London Roundhouse
*27 Jan 2008 London Roundhouse
26 June 2008 Cork Live At Marquee Festival
28 June 2008 Dublin Royal Hospital Kilmainham
04 July 2008 London Hyde Park O2 Wireless Festival

(12 Feb 2009 London BBC Radio Theatre)
22 May 2009 Manchester Apollo
23 May 2009 Manchester Apollo
-18 July 2009 London Mile End Troxy Ballroom
-19 July 2009 London Brixton Academy
-21 July 2009 London Brixton Academy
-22 July 2009 London Brixton Academy
-27 Oct 2009 London Royal Albert Hall

 

[mozfish]

Been all over the country to see Moz, Brum ,Cambridge ,London,Manchester, Blackpool, Leicester,Nottingham all several times, drove up to Blackpool, gig and home in 24 hours...knackerd!! Hope to do the same on saturday to Brixton. im in the middle of the country, so have to travel a fair way to see moz. usually worth it tho! xx

 

[quarryfication]

Giddy London and Manchester, nothing to answer for.......

(yes i know, i have the gun loaded lol)

 

[Fulham Road Lights]

Thanks all. I'm now interested as to the years of your gigs! Sorry, should've thought of that before. For me, London last year (Hyde Park), Manchester this year (B'day show).

 

[Oh my god. it's Robby!]

wow Kewpie, saw "The Smiths" me jealous
ok, moving on

starting in 91, but not in any real order:

a bunch of places in and around L.A.
San Diego a bunch too
"the OC" some too(especially Irvine for some reason)
Del Mar one Halloween i think
lots of times in San Francisco
Oakland more than once over the years
Las Vegas a few times(gr8 shows)
either Phoenix or the "Phoenix Theater" i cant remember which, it was a long time ago
Claremont, yuck
Santa Barbara
Coachella
Fresno
Ventura
Berkeley
Portland once
Seattle once, maybe Spokane too?
Eugene one time

-i likely forgot some, but the last place i saw him was Coachella...

 

[Black Eyed]

2004 - Liverpool, Preston, Birmingham, London -Earls Court.

2006 - Manchester x 3, Blackburn, Liverpool, London - Palladium x 2, V festival in Staffordshire, London - Wembley, Manchester Gmex x 2.

2007 - New York x 3

2008 - Doncaster, Hyde Park.

2009 - Liverpool, Manchester x 2

 

[cossy]

Apr 27 - Dublin (Ireland), Dublin Stadium 1991

Feb 11 - Birmingham, Aston Villa Leisure Centre 1995
Nov 24 - Dublin (Ireland), Point Depot 1995
Dec 2 - Dublin (Ireland), The Olympia Theatre 1999
Oct 2 - Dublin (Ireland), Ambassador Theatre 2002
Oct 3 - Dublin (Ireland), Ambassador Theatre 2002
May 22 - Manchester (UK), M.E.N. Arena 2004
June 5 - Dublin (Ireland), Heineken Green Energy Festival 2004
Sep 4 - Blackpool, Empress Ballroom 2004
Dec 20 - Dublin (Ireland), The Point 2004
Apr 13 - Killarney (Ireland), INEC 2006
Apr 15 - Dublin (Ireland), Olympia Theatre 2006
Apr 16 - Dublin (Ireland), Olympia Theatre 2006
Aug 22 - Dublin (Ireland), Marley Park 2006
Dec 23 - Manchester (UK), G-Mex 2006
June 26th CorkLive at the Marquee
June 28th 2008 Royal Hospital Kilmainham
May 1st 2009 Omagh Leisure Centre
May 2nd Belfast Waterfront Hall
May 22nd Manchester Apollo
May 23rd Manchester Apollo


I am lucky he plays Ireland regularly and never cancels Dublin

cossy

 

[Oh my god. it's Robby!]

frickin a, some of you people remember exactly
how do you do that

makes me feel like i care less since im not like all exact and stuff

 

[quarryfication]

frickin a, some of you people remember exactly
how do you do that

makes me feel like i care less since im not like all exact and stuff

Don't you keep the tickets/stubs as a memento?

 

[Kewpie]

Don't you keep the tickets/stubs as a memento?

Yep, I do keep them.

Also you can always go to Stephane's http://passionsjustlikemine.com to check details.

 

[Absurd]

London (2006) and Glasgow (2009) thus far. I will be seeing him in Rimini in July, circumstances permitting.

I should have gone to Wireless last year.

 

[troubleluvsme]

How about which towns and cities you've visited to see a Morrissey concert, only to have him wuss out?

 

[No Place Like Rome]

How about which towns and cities you've visited to see a Morrissey concert, only to have him wuss out?

You? London, tomorrow

 

[swansong]

London for one four-song set and one flat-out cancellation.
And tickets for Brixton on Thursday.

 

[Oh my god. it's Robby!]

Don't you keep the tickets/stubs as a memento?

no, i lose my stuff all the time, so once i lost some i said screw it

 

[Interesting Thug]

See my signature. It's been a different city every concert for me so far, not including cancellations...

 

[zither]

2006
ROME, Benicassim

2008
Madrid

2009
London (RAH), Rimini x2

 

[Drew a swallow]

LONDON

Ilford Island
Croydon Assembly Halls
Brixton Academy X3
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Kentish Town Forum
Albert Hall
Hyde Park

MANCHESTER

MEN Arena
Apollo

Chester Northgate Arena

Blackpool Empress Ballroom

Oxford New Theatre

Reading Festival

 

[bm20950]

Only Manchester, once. Leeds will be added to that health-permitting.

also considering sheffield...