The Smiths before they were big

The following dates are a mix of shows which weren't done as any sort of organized tour, but rather just occassional gigs that would give them the much needed exposure. During this time, they actually release the singles "Hand In Glove", "This Charming Man", and "What Difference Does It Make?"

Radio and TV

Concerts

DateLocationImagesNotesAudioVideo
10/04/82 The Ritz, Manchester, England The first Smiths performance
01/06/83 Manhattan Sound, Manchester, England
02/04/83 The Hacienda, Manchester, England Yes
02/21/83 Rafters, Manchester, England
03/23/83 Rock Garden, London, England
05/06/83 University of London, London, England
05/21/83 The Electric Ballroom, London, England Yes
06/02/83 Cannock Chase ??
06/03/83 The Fighting Cocks, Birmingham, England Yes
06/04/83 The Brixton Ace, London, England Yes
06/29/83 The Brixton Ace, London, England A partial video is rumored to exist Yes Yes
06/30/83 Warwick University, Coventry, England
07/01/83 The Midnight Express Club, Bournemouth, England Yes
07/06/83 The Hacienda, Manchester, England Yes Yes
07/07/83 Rock Garden, London, England Yes
07/24/83 The Hammersmith Palais
08/07/83 The Lyceum, London, England Yes
08/09/83 Dingwalls, Camden, England Yes
08/11/83 The Warehouse, Leeds, England Yes
08/12/83 Dingwalls, Hull, England
08/13/83 Dingwalls, Newcastle, England
08/19/83 The Gala Ballroom, Norwich, England Yes
08/30/83 Dingwalls, London, England Yes
09/03/83 Woods Center, Colchester
09/15/83 The Venue, London, England Yes
09/16/83 The Moles Club, Bath, England
09/24/83 Escape Club, Brighton, England
09/25/83 The Lyceum, London, England Yes
09/29/83 The Gum Club, Blackburn, England
09/30/83 University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England Yes
10/05/83 ICA, London, England Yes
10/07/83 University of Durham, Durham, England
10/08/83 Liverpool Polytechnic, Liverpool, England
10/12/83 Polytechnic of Wales, Pontypridd, Wales
10/14/83 Bangor University, Bangor, Wales
10/17/83 Sheffield University, Sheffield, England
10/21/83 London North East Polytechnic, London, England Yes
10/22/83 Liverpool Polytechnic, Liverpool, England Yes
10/27/83 Kingston Polytechnic, Kingston, England
10/28/83 Kings College, London, England Yes
11/10/83 Portsmouth Polytechnic, Portsmouth, England
11/16/83 Leicester Polytechnic, Leicester, England Yes
11/17/83 Westfield College, London, England Yes
11/18/83 Edge Hill College, Liverpool, England Yes
11/23/83 Hudderfield PolyTechnic, Hudderfield, England
11/24/83 Hacienda, Manchester, England Yes
12/07/83 The Assembly Rooms, Derby, England broadcast on The Old Grey Whistle Test Yes Yes
12/09/83 The SFX, Dublin Ireland
12/19/83 The Electric Ballroom, London, England Yes
12/31/83 The Danceteria, New York NY, USA Supposed to be a New Years show. They acually went on after midnight, on 01/01/84