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Writers on the storm
Since the OP asked about tours rather than specific shows, Oye Esteban is easily his best as far as song choice goes. I think for energy, sheer madness and peak Moz-mania (particularly in America) you can’t go past the ‘91 Kill Uncle and ‘92 Your Arsenal tours.
Sadly never saw the Smiffs live and while the crowds for TQID tours look pretty wild for me it is the Meat Is Murder shows that look the best. That was easily the most ‘muscular’ Smiths album, kinda like Your Arsenal in that regard which I think lent itself to a great concert experience. The band who had been pretty much nonstop touring for 3 years sound beyond tight. What I’d give to get a copy of that complete Barrowlands show. I’ve got VHS of both the Spanish shows from around that time and they are easily my favourite live footage of the band. I love, love, love watching those 2 concerts. Peak Smiffs!!!!!
This in spades! I went to see the first Las Vegas concert although cancelled due to Alain's injury, and returned I believe in December to the best of my memory and the info. provide by this site (It was almost twenty years ago after all). Here was to be the entire set list:
- You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side
- The Boy Racer
- Alma Matters
- Reader Meet Author
- Is It Really So Strange?
- Hairdresser On Fire
- November Spawned A Monster
- A Swallow On My Neck
- Half A Person
- Speedway
- Break Up The Family
- The Teachers Are Afraid Of The Pupils
- Now My Heart Is Full
- Meat Is Murder
- Tomorrow
Encore - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
And a side note from Wikipedia:
The ¡Oye Esteban! Tour was a concert tour by Morrissey. Its name came from the fact that Morrissey was planning to release ¡Oye Esteban! on video, but lacked a contract with any label, and that the video was not yet put together to promote it. Despite speculation that Morrissey would cancel the tour, it did happen and it was a huge success, with Morrissey traveling to Mexico and South America for the first time. The man drew huge crowds at all eight shows, proving that he was hugely popular in that part of the world. A cameraman followed Morrissey, filming Morrissey and his fans at these concerts. Some of the footage was used for the 2003 documentary, The Importance of Being Morrissey.
Track listing
- "Everyday Is Like Sunday"
- "Suedehead"
- "Will Never Marry" (Live)
- "November Spawned a Monster"
- "Interesting Drug"
- "The Last of the Famous International Playboys"
- "My Love Life"
- "Sing Your Life"
- "Seasick, Yet Still Docked"
- "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful"
- "Glamorous Glue"
- "Tomorrow"
- "You're the One for Me, Fatty"
- "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get"
- "Pregnant for the Last Time"
- "Boxers"
- "Dagenham Dave"
- "The Boy Racer"
- "Sunny"
- Credits
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