Keep in mind these lists are purely subjective. They just reflect
my own preferences, as well as the music I have in my own collection (since I can't rate something I have never heard).
This list also really only reflects bootlegs up and including 1997. There
are so many excellent recordings from both the 1999 and 2000 tour that I am
going to have to sit down, give them all a listen and then re-rank the Morrissey
shows. For now however the list stands as it is.
The Smiths Top 10 Bootlegs list
1. Thank Your Lucky Stars - Laguna Hills, CA, USA, August 28, 1986.
2. Brixton Academy, London, England, December 12, 1986.
3. The Last Of the English Roses - London, England, March 12, 1984.
4. Same Day Again - Oxford, England, March 18, 1985
5. Eden Court, Inverness, Scotland, October 1, 1985.
6. Electric Ballroom, London, England,December 19, 1983.
7. GLC Jobs For a Change Festival, Manchester, England, June 10, 1984
8. University of Salford, Salford, England, July 20, 1986.
9. Royal Albert Hall, London, England, April 6, 1985.
10. Hacienda, Manchester, England, February 4, 1983.
The Morrissey Top 10 Bootlegs list
1. Battersea Power Station, London, England, December 10, 1997.
2. I'm A Poet - Boulder, CO, USA, October 1, 1992.
3. Drury Lane Theatre, London, England, February 26, 1995.
4. Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, October 4, 1991.
5. Bridges Auditorium, Claremont, CA, USA, October 26, 1997.
6. Great Western Forum, Los Angeles, CA, USA, June 2, 1991
7. Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England, December 22, 1988
8. Wembley Arena, London, England, November 14-18, 1995 (Each of these shows have a similar setlist and sound)
9. Happy Xmas!? - London, England, December 20, 1992.
10. Michael's Eight Avenue, Glen Burnie, MD, USA, November 18, 1997.