The Complete Smiths Bootleg Setlists - 1986


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January 31, 1986, City Hall, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England
Shakespeare's Sister
I Want the One I Can't Have
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Bigmouth Strikes Again

January 31, 1986, City Hall, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England
No Morrissey vocals. Guests vocals by Billy Bragg.
A Lover Sings
Back To the Old House
The Last Time

February 8, 1986, Royal Court, Liverpool, England
Shakespeare's Sister
I Want the One I Can't Have
Vicar in A Tutu (1st performance)
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame intro)
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Cemetry Gates (1st performance)
Nowhere Fast
What She Said
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (1st performance)
Bigmouth Strikes Again
William, It Was Really Nothing
Meat Is Murder
Stretch Out and Wait


February 8, 1986, Royal Court, Liverpool, England SOUNDCHECK
Shakespeare's Sister(instr)
Cemetry Gates (instr)
Vicar In A Tutu (instr)
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (instr)
Bigmouth Strikes Again (instr)
William It Was Really Nothing (instr)
Headmaster Ritual (instr)
Stretch Out And Wait (instr)
Cemetry Gates
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (take 1)
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (take 2)
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (take 3)

February 10, 1986, National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Shakespeare's Sister
I Want the One I Can't Have
Vicar in A Tutu
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame intro)
Cemetry Gates
Still Ill
Stretch Out and Wait
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Nowhere Fast
What She Said
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Meat Is Murder
William, It Was Really Nothing
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Miserable Lie

February 11, 1986, Fairways Hotel, Dundalk, Ireland
Shakespeare's Sister
I Want the One I Can't Have
Vicar in A Tutu
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame intro)
Cemetry Gates
Still Ill
Stretch Out and Wait
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Nowhere Fast
What She Said
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Hand In Glove

February 11, 1986, Fairways Hotel, Dundalk, Ireland SOUNDCHECK
Instrumental Jam
Instrumental Jam
Panic (Instr)
Hand In Glove (instr)
Cemetry Gates(instr)
Bigmouth Strikes Again (instr take 1)
Bigmouth Strikes Again (instr take 2)
Panic (Instr)

February 12, 1986, Whitla Hall, Queens University, Belfast, Ireland
Shakespeare's Sister
I Want the One I Can't Have
Vicar in A Tutu
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame intro)
Cemetry Gates
Still Ill
Stretch Out and Wait
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Nowhere Fast
What She Said
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Meat Is Murder
William, It Was Really Nothing
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Hand In Glove

July 16, 1986, Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Panic (1st performance)
Vicar in A Tutu
Frankly Mr. Shankly
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Ask (1st performance)
I Want the One I Can't Have
Never Had No One Ever (1st performance)
Cemetry Gates
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Is It Really So Strange? (1st performance)
Shakespeare's Sister
What She Said
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
The Queen Is Dead (1st performance)
I Know It's Over (1st performance)
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame intro)
William, It Was Really Nothing

July 16, 1986, Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland SOUNDCHECK
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Big Mouth Strikes Again
Panic
Vicar In A Tutu
Frankly Mr. Shankly
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Purple Haze
Ask
I Want The One I Can't Have
Never Had No-One Ever
Cemetry Gates
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Is It Really So Strange
Shakespeare's Sister
What She Said

July 17, 1986, Mayfair, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Panic
Vicar in A Tutu
Frankly Mr. Shankly
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Ask
I Want the One I Can't Have
Never Had No One Ever
Cemetry Gates
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Is It Really So Strange?
Shakespeare's Sister
Stretch Out and Wait
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
The Queen Is Dead
I Know It's Over
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame intro)
Hand In Glove

July 19, 1986, "Festival of the Tenth Summer" G-Mex, Manchester, England (Audience recorded version)
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Panic
Vicar in A Tutu
Frankly Mr. Shankly
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Ask
I Want the One I Can't Have
Cemetry Gates
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Is It Really So Strange?
Shakespeare's Sister
Stretch Out and Wait
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
The Queen Is Dead
I Know It's Over
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame intro)
Hand In Glove

July 19, 1986, "Festival of the Tenth Summer" G-Mex, Manchester, England (FM Broadcast version)
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Vicar In A Tutu
Frankly Mr. Shankly
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Ask
I Want the One I Can't Have
Is It Really So Strange?
Shakespeare's Sister
Stretch Out and Wait
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
I Know It's Over
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame intro)
London
Miserable Lie

July 20, 1986, University of Salford, Manchester, England
Panic
Shakespeare's Sister
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Vicar in A Tutu
Ask
I Want the One I Can't Have
Cemetry Gates
Never Had No One Ever
Is It Really So Strange?
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
What She Said (Rubber Ring intro) (1st performance with Rubber Ring intro)
The Queen Is Dead
Money Changes Everything (1st performance)
I Know It's Over
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame intro)
Hand In Glove

July 30, 1986, Centennial Hall, London, Ontario, Canada
Panic
Still Ill
I Want the One I Can't Have
Vicar in A Tutu
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Is It Really So Strange?
Cemetry Gates
What She Said (Rubber Ring intro)
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Ask
Shakespeare's Sister
William, It Was Really Nothing
How Soon Is Now?
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
The Queen Is Dead
Money Changes Everything
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Hand In Glove

July 31, 1986, Kingswood Music Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Panic
Still Ill
I Want the One I Can't Have
Vicar in A Tutu
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Is It Really So Strange?
Cemetry Gates
What She Said (Rubber Ring intro)
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Ask
Shakespeare's Sister
William, It Was Really Nothing
How Soon Is Now?
The Queen Is Dead
Money Changes Everything
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Hand In Glove

August 2, 1986, Capital Congress Centre, Ontario, Canada
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Still Ill
Nowhere Fast
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Vicar In A Tutu
Panic
Never Had No One Ever
Shakespeare's Sister
Stretch Out and Wait
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Cemetry Gates
William, It Was Really Nothing
Rubber Ring / What She Said
Is It Really So Strange?
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
The Queen Is Dead

August 5, 1986, Great Woods Performing Arts Center, Mansfield, MA, USA
How Soon Is Now?
Hand In Glove
I Want the One I Can't Have
Still Ill
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Panic
Never Had No One Ever
Stretch Out and Wait
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Cemetry Gates
What She Said(Rubber Ring intro)
Is It Really So Strange?
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
The Queen Is Dead
Money Changes Everything
I Know It's Over
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Bigmouth Strikes Again

August 6, 1986, Pier 84, New York, NY, USA
How Soon Is Now?
I Want the One I Can't Have
Still Ill
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Panic
Never Had No One Ever
Stretch Out and Wait
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Cemetry Gates
What She Said(Rubber Ring intro)
Hand In Glove
Is It Really So Strange?
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
The Queen Is Dead
Money Changes Everything
I Know It's Over
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Bigmouth Strikes Again

August 7, 1986, Pier 84, New York, NY, USA
How Soon Is Now?
I Want the One I Can't Have
Still Ill
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Panic
Never Had No One Ever
Stretch Out and Wait
Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Cemetry Gates
What She Said (Rubber Ring intro)
Hand In Glove
Is It Really So Strange?
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
The Queen Is Dead
Money Changes Everything
I Know Its Over
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Bigmouth Strikes Again

August 8, 1986, Smith Center, Washington, DC, USA
There is a Light That Never Goes Out
Still Ill
I Want the One I Can't Have
Vicar in a Tutu
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Panic
Stretch Out and Wait
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Shakespeare's Sister
Cemetry Gates
Never Had No One Ever
What She Said (Rubber Ring intro)
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Meat Is Murder
Queen Is Dead
How Soon Is Now
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Bigmouth Strikes Again

August 12, 1986, Fulton Theater, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Still Ill
I Want The One I Can't Have
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
How Soon Is Now?
Frankly, Mr. Shankly
Panic
Stretch Out And Wait
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Is It Really So Stange?
Cemetry Gates
Never Had No One Ever
What She Said/Rubber Ring
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Meat Is Murder
The Queen Is Dead
Money Changes Everything
I Know It's Over
Hand In Glove
Bigmouth Strikes Again

August 15, 1986, Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA
Still Ill
I Want the One I Can't Have
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
How Soon Is Now?
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Panic
Stretch Out and Wait
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Is It Really So Strange?
Cemetry Gates
Never Had No One Ever
What She Said(Rubber Ring intro)
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Meat Is Murder
The Queen Is Dead
Money Changes Everything
I Know It's Over
Hand In Glove
Bigmouth Strikes Again

August 16, 1986, Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Still Ill
I Want the One I Can't Have
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
How Soon Is Now?
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Panic
Stretch Out and Wait
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Is It Really So Strange?
Cemetry Gates
Never Had No One Ever
What She Said(Rubber Ring intro)
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Meat Is Murder
The Queen Is Dead
Hand In Glove
Bigmouth Strikes Again

August 22, 1986, Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Still Ill
I Want the One I Can't Have
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
How Soon Is Now?
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Panic
Stretch Out and Wait
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Is It Really So Strange?
Cemetry Gates
Never Had No One Ever
What She Said(Rubber Ring intro)
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Meat Is Murder
The Queen Is Dead
Money Changes Everything
I Know It's Over
Hand In Glove

August 23, 1986, Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Still Ill
I Want the One I Can't Have
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
How Soon Is Now?
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Panic
Stretch Out and Wait
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Is It Really So Strange?
Cemetry Gates
Never Had No One Ever
What She Said(Rubber Ring intro)
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Meat Is Murder
Shakespeare's Sister
The Queen Is Dead
Money Changes Everything
I Know It's Over
Hand In Glove
Bigmouth Strikes Again

August 25, 1986, Universal Amphitheatre, Studio City, CA, USA
Still Ill
I Want the One I Can't Have
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
How Soon Is Now?
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Panic
Stretch Out and Wait
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Is It Really So Strange?
Cemetry Gates
Never Had No One Ever
What She Said(Rubber Ring intro)
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Meat Is Murder
The Queen Is Dead
Money Changes Everything
I Know It's Over
Hand In Glove
Bigmouth Strikes Again

August 26, 1986, Universal Amphitheatre, Studio City, CA, USA
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
Still Ill
I Want the One I Can't Have
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
How Soon Is Now?
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Panic
Stretch Out and Wait
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Is It Really So Strange?
Cemetry Gates
Never Had No One Ever
What She Said(Rubber Ring intro)
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Meat Is Murder
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Reel Around the Fountain
The Queen Is Dead
Money Changes Everything
I Know It's Over
Hand In Glove
Bigmouth Strikes Again

August 28, 1986, Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Laguna Hills, CA, USA
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
Still Ill
I Want the One I Can't Have
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
How Soon Is Now?
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Panic
Stretch Out and Wait
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Is It Really So Strange?
Cemetry Gates
Never Had No One Ever
What She Said / Rubber Ring
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
The Queen Is Dead
Money Changes Everything
I Know It's Over

August 29, 1986, Open Air Theatre, San Diego, CA, USA
Panic
I Want the One I Can't Have
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
How Soon Is Now?
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Still Ill
Stretch Out and Wait
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Is It Really So Strange?
Cemetry Gates
Never Had No One Ever
What She Said(Rubber Ring intro)
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Meat Is Murder
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
The Queen Is Dead

September 8, 1986, McAllister Auditorium, New Orleans, LA, USA
The Queen Is Dead
I Want the One I Can't Have
Panic
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame intro)
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Still Ill
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Cemetry Gates
Stretch Out and Wait
Never Had No One Ever
Is It Really So Strange?
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Meat Is Murder
What She Said(Rubber Ring intro)
I Know It's Over
Money Changes Everything
How Soon Is Now?
Hand In Glove
Bigmouth Strikes Again

October 13, 1986, Sands Centre, Carlisle, England
The Queen Is Dead
Panic
I Want the One I Can't Have
Vicar in A Tutu
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame intro)
Frankly Mr. Shankly
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
What She Said(Rubber Ring intro)
Ask
Is It Really So Strange?
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Never Had No One Ever
Cemetry Gates
London (1st performance)
Meat Is Murder
I Know It's Over
The Draize Train (1st performance)
How Soon Is Now?
Still Ill
Bigmouth Strikes Again

October 14, 1986, Town Hall, Middlesbrough, England
The Queen Is Dead
Panic
I Want the One I Can't Have
Vicar in A Tutu
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Ask
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame intro)
Frankly Mr. Shankly
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
What She Said(Rubber Ring intro)
Is It Really So Strange?
Never Had No One Ever
Cemetry Gates
London
Meat Is Murder
I Know It's Over
The Draize Train
How Soon Is Now?
Still Ill
Bigmouth Strikes Again

October 15, 1986, Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
The Queen Is Dead
Panic
I Want the One I Can't Have
Vicar in A Tutu
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Ask
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame intro)
Frankly Mr. Shankly
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
What She Said(Rubber Ring intro)
Is It Really So Strange?
Never Had No One Ever
Cemetry Gates
London
Meat Is Murder
I Know It's Over
The Draize Train
How Soon Is Now?
Still Ill
Bigmouth Strikes Again

October 17, 1986, Colisieum, St. Austell, Cornwall, England
The Queen Is Dead
Panic
I Want the One I Can't Have
Vicar in A Tutu
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Ask
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame intro)
Frankly Mr. Shankly
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
What She Said(Rubber Ring intro)
Is It Really So Strange?
Never Had No One Ever
Cemetry Gates
London
Meat Is Murder
I Know It's Over
The Draize Train
How Soon Is Now?
Still Ill
Bigmouth Strikes Again

October 18, 1986, Leisure Centre, Gloucester, England
The Queen Is Dead
Panic
I Want the One I Can't Have
Vicar in A Tutu
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Ask
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame intro)
Frankly Mr. Shankly
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
What She Said(Rubber Ring intro)
Is It Really So Strange?
Never Had No One Ever
Cemetry Gates
London
Meat Is Murder
I Know It's Over
The Draize Train
How Soon Is Now?
Still Ill
Bigmouth Strikes Again

October 19, 1986, Leisure Center, Newport, Wales
The Queen Is Dead
Panic
I Want the One I Can't Have
Vicar in A Tutu
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Ask
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame intro)
Frankly Mr. Shankly
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
The Draize Train

October 21, 1986, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, England
The Queen Is Dead
Panic
I Want the One I Can't Have
Vicar in A Tutu
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Ask
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame intro)
Frankly Mr. Shankly
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
What She Said(Rubber Ring intro)
Is It Really So Strange?
Never Had No One Ever
Cemetry Gates
London
Meat Is Murder
I Know It's Over
The Draize Train
How Soon Is Now?
Still Ill
Bigmouth Strikes Again

October 23, 1986, National Ballroom, Kilburn, England
The Queen Is Dead
Panic
I Want the One I Can't Have
Vicar in A Tutu
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Ask
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame intro)
Shakespeare's Sister
Frankly Mr. Shankly
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
What She Said(Rubber Ring intro)
Is It Really So Strange?
Never Had No One Ever
Cemetry Gates
London
Meat Is Murder
I Know It's Over
The Draize Train
How Soon Is Now?
Still Ill
Bigmouth Strikes Again

October 24, 1986, Brixton Academy, London, England
The Queen Is Dead
Panic
I Want the One I Can't Have
Vicar in A Tutu
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Ask
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame intro)
Shakespeare's Sister
Frankly Mr. Shankly
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
What She Said(Rubber Ring intro)
Is It Really So Strange?
Cemetry Gates
London
Meat Is Murder
I Know It's Over
The Draize Train
How Soon Is Now?
Still Ill
Bigmouth Strikes Again

October 26, 1986, Palladium, London, England
The Queen Is Dead
Panic
I Want the One I Can't Have
Vicar in A Tutu
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Ask
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame intro)
Shakespeare's Sister
Frankly Mr. Shankly
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
What She Said(Rubber Ring intro)
Is It Really So Strange?
Never Had No One Ever
Cemetry Gates
London
Meat Is Murder
I Know It's Over
The Draize Train
How Soon Is Now?
Still Ill
Bigmouth Strikes Again

October 27, 1986, Guildhall, Preston, England
The Queen Is Dead

October 30, 1986, Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England
Ask
The Queen Is Dead
Panic
How Soon Is Now?
Vicar in A Tutu
Rusholme Ruffians (His Latest Flame intro)
Frankly Mr. Shankly
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Cemetry Gates
Is It Really So Strange?
What She Said(Rubber Ring intro)
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
London
Meat Is Murder
Still Ill
The Draize Train
I Know It's Over
Bigmouth Strikes Again

December 12, 1986, Brixton Academy. London, England
Ask
Bigmouth Strikes Again
London
Miserable Lie
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (1st performance)
The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Shoplifters Of the World Unite (1st performance)
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Is It Really So Strange?
Cemetry Gates
This Night Has Opened My Eyes
Still Ill
Panic
The Queen Is Dead
William, It Was Really Nothing
Hand In Glove

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