Smiths Poster June 2nd 1983 Original with COA

	£		31
	$		41

Description

Original Poster from a very early Smiths gig. This poster is A4 size and in pretty good condition as it has been filed away for the last 24 years! I believe that this is one of the only copies still around and was taken off a tree by myself as a souvenir as I was in one of the supporting acts. This is a real Smiths rarity.

Comes complete with signed COA.

 

2 June 1983
Miner's Gala, Cannock Chase

This turned out to be one of the worst gigs for the band. At the time there was an ongoing dispute between the British Government headed then by Margaret Thatcher and the Mining Unions battling to keep the coal mines alive and working. There was a background of rising unemployment and frustration from the working class. When The Smiths came on it was quite obvious that there was going to be a bit of trouble. There had been numerous speeches by various mining union officials and Labour Party politicians, plus a rousing speech by Colin Welland which more than fired up the passions of the mainly male, largely drunk, audience. The Smiths were on stage for a couple of numbers before the verbal abuse started, most of it homophobic and directed at Morrissey. It was no surprise that the bottles and glasses started flying soon after and the band called it a night.

The set included the old track "What Do You Seen In Him" reborn with new lyrics and the new title "Wonderful Woman".

The Smiths played after opening acts A Dog Named Ego and Shambolic Climate.

 

 

 

On 15-Nov-07 at 11:14:03 GMT, seller added the following information:

Own a unique piece of Rock n Roll History!

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