** VERY RARE ** THE SMITHS - DEBUT ALBUM TOUR POSTER
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The Smiths
Original Poster to Promote the 1984 Debut Album Tour at Sheffield City Hall!
I WAS THERE AND IT WAS AN AWESOME GIG – SAW THEM TWICE MORE AFTER THIS, BUT THIS ONE WAS RAW!!!
I DOUBT THERE IS ANOTHER ONE OF THESE IN EXISTENCE
GUARANTEED ORIGINAL – SEE PICS AND MY FEEDBACK
THERE ARE HOLES IN THE CORNERS WHERE I HAD IT ON MY WALL, AND IT IS A LITTLE CRINKLY FROM BEING ROLLED UP BUT YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!
I DON’T HAVE THE DIMENSIONS OF THIS POSTER BUT IT IS LARGE – AT LEAST 3 FEET BY 2.5 FEET
Tour
1984 debut album tour
British leg
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Jan 31 - Sheffield, University Of Sheffield
Feb 1 - Stoke-On-Trent, North Staffordshire Polytechnic
Feb 2 - Coventry, University Of Warwick
Feb 12 - London, Lyceum
Feb 14 - Norwich, University Of East Anglia
Feb 15 - Nottingham, Rock City
Feb 16 - Leicester, University Of Leicester
Feb 18 - Colchester, University Of Essex
Feb 21 - Bournemouth, Town Hall
Feb 22 - Reading, University Of Reading
Feb 23 - Swansea, University Of Swansea
Feb 24 - Bristol, University Of Bristol's Anson Rooms
Feb 25 - Brighton Polytechnic
Feb 27 - Canterbury, University Of Kent At Canterbury
Feb 28 - Stoke-On-Trent, Hanley Victoria Hall
Feb 29 - Leeds, University Of Leeds
Mar 2 - Glasgow, U. Of Glasgow's Queen Margaret Hall
Mar 3 - Dundee, University Of Dundee
Mar 4 - Aberdeen, Fusion Club
Mar 5 - Edinburgh, Coaster's
Mar 7 - Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Mayfair
Mar 8 - Middlesbrough, Town Hall
Mar 9 - Lancaster, University Of Lancaster
Mar 10 - Coventry Polytechnic
Mar 12 - London, Hammersmith Palais
Mar 13 - Manchester, Free Trade Hall
Mar 14 - Liverpool, University Of Liverpool
Mar 15 - Hull, University Of Hull
Mar 17 - Loughborough, University Of Loughborough
Mar 18 - Leicester, De Montfort Hall
Mar 19 - Sheffield, City Hall
Mar 20 - Birmingham, Tower Ballroom
This first major tour by the Smiths was put together to promote their debut album, and it was a complete sell-out. Despite administrative problems (managing, booking) behind the scenes and Morrissey being ill for the first portion of the tour, everything turned out very well as the band were welcome as messiahs everywhere they went.
A handful of concerts originally scheduled from 2 to 10 February were cancelled because Morrissey was struck with bronchitis. They were slotted at the tail end of the tour (which should originally have ended in Manchester) for a total of 32 dates.
Smithsmania was the buzzword and the concerts were very hectic. The Smiths could do no wrong. Unfortunately many of the concerts happening in smaller cities were attended by negative elements who wanted to find out what the Smiths were about, but not necessarily appreciating. There was a lot of heckling and coins or beer were thrown on stage.
Morrissey's rider included a jar of Gale's Honey, a fresh lemon and many flowers. He had to have his own room.
The support slots were shared by The Telephone Boxes (Leicester, Sheffield, Bristol and more), The Red Guitars (London-Hammersmith, Norwich, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Lancaster and more) and Billy Bragg (London Lyceum and perhaps more). Places like the London Lyceum supposedly got all three of the above.
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