Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg, FL
Do Your Best And Don't WorryThis was a rather uneventful concert. Security was tight enough, and the crowd lacked enthusiasm, so there wasn't much rushing to the front, only a few attempts during the encore. Morrissey was in a playful mood, at some point he tried to stir a little action with witty remarks, but to no avail. The order of the songs was only slightly changed, and "Reader Meet Author" was replaced by "Roy's Keen".
The Boy Racer
Billy Budd
Roy's Keen
Spring-Heeled Jim
Speedway
Now My Heart Is Full
Paint A Vulgar Picture
Ambitious Outsiders
Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself
The Teachers Are Afraid Of The Pupils
Hold On To Your Friends
Alma Matters
/Shoplifters Of The World Unite
Morrissey greeted the crowd with "Hello Russia!", alluding to the Russian city of the same name. Later, to someone who asked him to play "Sunny", he asked "Why?". Shortly after he enquired "Is anyone here from England?... I suppose you'll all move to Miami eventually anyway". Following his tradition of wittily crediting "Paint A Vulgar Picture" as a song from someone else, it was introduced on this date with the words "As you all know I used to play keyboards in a band called the Partridge Family... here's one of our rock'n'roll songs".
Nothing from this concert is circulated on bootlegs at this point in time.
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