I always assumed that the Smiths had toured before 1984. If you look at the shows which are available during this period, it sure seems like they are on tour. However, according to this article in Q magazine (which I would highly recommend) the first UK tour started in Sheffield on January 31, 1984 and lasts until March 20th (as the article says, it was supposed to end sooner, but they had to make up the dates when Morrissey was sick.) The tour then picks up a month later in Europe, and continues on until the Glastonbury festival on June 23rd.
Date | Location | Images | Notes | Audio | Video |
01/31/84 | Sheffield University, Sheffield, England | Yes | |||
02/01/84 | North Straffordshire Polytechnic, Stafford, England | ||||
02/02/84 | University of Warwick, Coventry, England | ||||
02/03/84 | Loughborough University, Loughborough, England | cancelled | |||
02/12/84 | Lyceum Ballroom, London, England | Yes | |||
02/14/84 | University of East Anglia, Norwich, England | Yes | |||
02/15/84 | Rock City, Nottingham, England | Yes | |||
02/16/84 | University of Leicester, Leicester, England | Yes | |||
02/18/84 | University of Essex, Colchester, England | Yes | |||
02/21/84 | Town Hall, Bournemouth, England | Yes | |||
02/22/84 | University of Reading, Reading, England | Yes | |||
02/23/84 | University of Swansea, Swansea, Wales | ||||
02/24/84 | Trinity Hall, Bristol, England | Yes | |||
02/25/84 | Brighton Polytechnic, Brighton, England | Yes | |||
02/27/84 | Kent University, Canterbury, England | Yes | |||
02/28/84 | Victoria Hall, Stroke-on-Trent, England | Yes | |||
02/29/84 | University of Leeds, Leeds, England | Yes | |||
03/02/84 | Queen Margaret Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | FM broadcast | Yes | ||
03/03/84 | University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland | ||||
03/04/84 | The Fusion Club, Aberdeen, Scotland | ||||
03/05/84 | Coasters, Edinburgh, Scotland | Yes | |||
03/07/84 | Mayfair, Newcastle, England | Yes | |||
03/08/84 | Town Hall, Middleboroough, England | Yes | |||
03/09/84 | University of Lancaster, Lancaster, England | Yes | |||
03/10/84 | Coventry Polytechnic, Coventry, England | ||||
03/12/84 | The Hammersmith Palais, London, England | Sandie Shaw performs | Yes | ||
03/13/84 | Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England | Sandie Shaw performs | Yes | ||
03/14/84 | University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England | Yes | |||
03/15/84 | University of Hull, Hull, England | Yes | |||
03/17/84 | Loughbogough University, Loughborough, England | ||||
03/18/84 | DeMortfort Hall, Leicester, England | Yes | |||
03/19/84 | City Hall, Sheffield, England | ||||
03/20/84 | Town Hall, Birmingham, England | Yes | |||
European Leg of Tour |
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04/21/84 | DeMeervart Hall, Amsterdam, Holland | FM broadcast - this was the vinyl release party | Yes | ||
04/22/84 | Brecon Festival, Bree, Belgium | Yes | |||
04/24/84 | Rote Fabrik, Zurich, Switzerland | Yes | |||
05/04/84 | Markethalle, Hamburg, Germany | broadcast on TV | Yes | Yes | |
05/09/84 | El Dorado Theatre, Paris, France | FM broadcast | Yes | ||
05/17/84 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Ireland | ||||
05/19/84 | SFX, Dublin, Ireland | Yes | |||
05/20/84 | Savoy, Cork, Ireland | ||||
06/02/84 | Provinssi Rock Festival, Seinajoki, Finland | Yes | |||
06/10/84 | GLC "Jobs For A Change" Festival, London, England | Yes | |||
06/12/84 | Market Hall, Carlisle, England | Yes | |||
06/13/84 | Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland | Yes | |||
06/14/84 | Caley Palais, Edinbugh, Scotland | Yes | |||
06/15/84 | Caird Hall, Dundee, Scotland | ||||
06/16/84 | Capital Theater, Aberdeen, Scotland | ||||
06/17/84 | Eden Court, Inverness, Scotland | ||||
06/20/84 | The Opera House, Blackpool, England | Yes | |||
06/22/84 | Cornish Coliseum, Cornwall, England | ||||
06/23/84 | Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, England | Yes |