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{{THESMITHS Live Concert
{{THESMITHS Live Concert
| Tour = [[Pre-Album Shows]]
| Tour = [[Pre-Album Shows]]
| Date = 21 May, 1983
| Date = 21 May, 1983
| Venue = [[Electric Ballroom, London, England|Electric Ballroom]]
| Venue = Electric Ballroom
| Location = London, England
| Location = London, England
| Opening Act =  
| Opening Act = The Smiths opened for [[The Fall]]
}}
}}


==Price Details==
Tickets for this concert were priced at £3.00.


== Set List <ref>Set List provided by [http://www.passionsjustlikemine.com Passions Just Like Mine]</ref>==
== Set List <ref>Set List provided by [http://www.passionsjustlikemine.com Passions Just Like Mine]</ref>==
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==Concert Notes==
"This was The Smiths' first major support slot with fellow Mancunians The Fall as headliners. The beginning of the concert was a bit shaky, with a few mistakes in [[Accept Yourself]] and a terrible version of [[Reel Around The Fountain]], but they managed to get everything right in the second half of the concert, which was very well received by the audience."<ref>Concert Notes provided by [http://www.passionsjustlikemine.com Passions Just Like Mine]</ref>
==Live Recordings==
===Unofficial Recordings===
This concert was recorded and is available on file sharing sites.<ref>FLAC files available at [http://www.smithstorrents.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2440 Smiths Torrents]</ref><ref>MP3 files available at [http://mozutd.tumblr.com/1983 Moz Recordings United]</ref><ref>[[Swept Mystical Air]] MP3 files available at [http://akiraware.com/mp3swept.php Akiraware]</ref>
==Concert Photographs And Memorabilia==
<gallery  perrow="8">
File:19830521 electric ballroom ticket.jpg | Ticket Stub
File:1983-05-21-band-Backstage.jpg | The Smiths Backstage
File:1983-05-21-live-photo-johnny-1.jpg | Johnny Marr
File:1983-05-21-live-photo-johnny-2.jpg | Johnny Marr
File:1983-05-21-live-photo-johnny-3.jpg | Johnny Marr
File:Electric Ballroom ticket.jpg | [https://www.mdmarchive.co.uk/artefact/20316/SMITHS_FALL_MARK_E_SMITH_TICKET_1983 Another ticket]
File:Handmade advert for The Fall & Smiths Electric Ballroom 1st concert.jpg | [https://thefall.org/gigography/gig83.html Flyer]
</gallery>


==References And Notes==
==References And Notes==
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Latest revision as of 07:45, 24 March 2023

Concert Ticket
The Smiths Live Concert
Tour Pre-Album Shows
Date 21 May, 1983
Venue Electric Ballroom
Location London, England
Opening Act The Smiths opened for The Fall

Price Details

Tickets for this concert were priced at £3.00.

Set List [1]



Concert Notes

"This was The Smiths' first major support slot with fellow Mancunians The Fall as headliners. The beginning of the concert was a bit shaky, with a few mistakes in Accept Yourself and a terrible version of Reel Around The Fountain, but they managed to get everything right in the second half of the concert, which was very well received by the audience."[2]


Live Recordings

Unofficial Recordings

This concert was recorded and is available on file sharing sites.[3][4][5]

Concert Photographs And Memorabilia

References And Notes

  1. Set List provided by Passions Just Like Mine
  2. Concert Notes provided by Passions Just Like Mine
  3. FLAC files available at Smiths Torrents
  4. MP3 files available at Moz Recordings United
  5. Swept Mystical Air MP3 files available at Akiraware