The Smiths & Morrissey thread

johnnytapia said:
Didn’t you ring up the venue and get last minute tickets? Or something like that?!?
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I'd been at Glastonbury and we drove back on the Sunday (missed the Housemartins because it was England v Argentina Hand of God game and wanted to be back in good time) and bought the NME and read the gig was announced and tickets went on sale on the Friday just gone.
On the Monday I went to Piccadilly Records box office at like 9.30am and was told sold out. She suggested contacting the Student Union itself.
So made a call (via directory of enquiries for the number at a phone box) and the person said they had a handful left. I gave my name and begged him to save me 3 tickets and I'd be there in less than half an hour and off we drive.
Gets to the student union reception and say I've come to collect the tickets
Sorry it's sold out
But I called just before and they said they had a few left and saved me 3
Sorry it sold out Friday
But I just called.....
Nothing more I can say, it's sold out......
So if I called the student union office, who receives the call, where are they as that's who I called? Please (by now in begging mode) please call them and ask them because the lad said they had some and he was saving me 3
(Bloke reluctantly makes a call)
Hi, yeah, got someone in reception saying you have 3 Smiths tickets for him, I thought it was sold out....... you do......are you Phill? (Me nodding excitedly)..... ok..... I'll come up and get them........
 
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Mad Eyed Screamer said:
I'd been at Glastonbury and we drove back on the Sunday (missed the Housemartins because it was England v Argentina Hand of God game and wanted to be back in good time) and bought the NME and read the gig was announced and tickets went on sale on the Friday just gone.
On the Monday I went to Piccadilly Records box office at like 9.30am and was told sold out. She suggested contacting the Student Union itself.
So made a call (via directory of enquiries for the number at a phone box) and the person said they had a handful left. I gave my name and begged him to save me 3 tickets and I'd be there in less than half an hour and off we drive.
Gets to the student union reception and say I've come to collect the tickets
Sorry it's sold out
But I called just before and they said they had a few left and saved me 3
Sorry it sold out Friday
But I just called.....
Nothing more I can say, it's sold out......
So if I called the student union office, who receives the call, where are they as that's who I called? Please (by now in begging mode) please call them and ask them because the lad said they had some and he was saving me 3
(Bloke reluctantly makes a call)
Hi, yeah, got someone in reception saying you have 3 Smiths tickets for him, I thought it was sold out....... you do......are you Phill? (Me nodding excitedly)..... ok..... I'll come up and get them........
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Bit more detail next time please pal!!
 
I was there Salford '86. My first Smiths gig and only my second gig ever after Half Man Half Biscuit the previous month.
Me and my mate were football casuals and everyone else there looked alternative so we felt a bit weird. And we certainly got stared at.
I can still remember what I'm was wearing , Light brown Lois corduroy trousers I think!


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I remember seeing little Benny from Openshaw/Gorton outside the Smiths late '86 Free Trade Hall gig dunno if he was there as a fan or tout.
 
Went to watch a band called These Smiths last night. Self proclaimed best Smiths tribute band, singer loooked more like Lee Mack but if you closed your eyes he wasn’t bad. The band though were not the greatest and having watched a few of these, they were not as good as The Smyths and nowhere near that level. They did a few good tracks near the end though and for £11 it was a night out!
 
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ALL ABOUT ANDY OFFICIAL LINE UP ANNOUNCEMENT Official line up for #AllAboutAndy Andy Rourke on 17/18 May 2024 The Star and Garter will include the specially curated "ROURKE" band: ANDREW PARESI (drums for Morrissey), EZRA MARTIN (bass) JUSTIN PARSONS (guitar) & JOHN KAPP (guitar) featuring on...
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Tribute to Andy Rourke over a couple of nights at the Star and Garter in May. Interesting couple of guest singers with Badly Drawn Boy and Stephen Holt from the Inspirals there along with a Q and A session with Mike Joyce.
 
Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
www.morrissey-solo.com

Mozarmy: "All About Andy" event lineup revealed (April 7, 2024)

ALL ABOUT ANDY OFFICIAL LINE UP ANNOUNCEMENT Official line up for #AllAboutAndy Andy Rourke on 17/18 May 2024 The Star and Garter will include the specially curated "ROURKE" band: ANDREW PARESI (drums for Morrissey), EZRA MARTIN (bass) JUSTIN PARSONS (guitar) & JOHN KAPP (guitar) featuring on...
www.morrissey-solo.com www.morrissey-solo.com

Tribute to Andy Rourke over a couple of nights at the Star and Garter in May. Interesting couple of guest singers with Badly Drawn Boy and Stephen Holt from the Inspirals there along with a Q and A session with Mike Joyce.
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Morrissey was very gracious upon the passing of Rourke.
Less gracious of course when informing him that he’d been fired from the band.
 
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