You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side
The Boy Racer
Billy Budd
Reader Meet Author
Is It Really So Strange?
Hairdresser On Fire
November Spawned A Monster
Lost
Speedway
Sunny
Trouble Loves Me
Meat Is Murder
Now My Heart Is Full
Alma Matters
Tomorrow
Break Up The Family
/Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me

There was no surprise in the setlist. It had the same content as on the recent European dates. It was longer by one song however, as both "Lost" and "Sunny" were played. It usually was one or the other in Europe.

Morrissey entered stage at the end of the usual "The Operation" drum intro, followed by his musicians, and greeted the audience with "Snottingham! (crowd cheers) It's grand to see you! Do you know where you are? (crowd: yeah!) Where?..." After "The Boy Racer" he sincerely said "I'm so glad you came!" After "Reader Meet Author" he commented on someone whistling by saying "I understand why you whistle like that" After a very well received "Hairdresser On Fire" he teased the audience with "I think if you have anything to say you should probably say it now... because there might not be enough time..."

In "November Spawned A Monster" Morrissey interrupted his singing mid-song to encourage a fan coming his way: "That november is a time... sail, sail sail!" After the song he introduced the following one on the planned setlist - "Lost" - with the comment "You know, your sweat is very much appreciated (crowd cheers)... however, this is the one that you didn't buy, so (something about knowing the words)". After that song Morrissey asked "You didn't like it, did you? (crowd: yes!) You can tell me, I don't mind..." This was followed by a few greetings to fans who were following Morrissey along the tour: "Hello to the West Ham Girls... hello to the Mersey Bruiser Boys... I take that back!"

After "Speedway", to a fan welcoming him back to England, Morrissey asked "Where have I been?". After "Sunny", in answer to the usual football chant of "Morrissey! Morrissey!", he asked "Do you know any other songs?" After "Meat Is Murder" someone shouted "meat is dinner!" and Morrissey replied "I strongly disagree with that!". He then introduced "Now My Heart Is Full" with "This song is called 'Growing Up In Public'". Some fans must have been anticipating that Morrissey was introducing a new song because, as the first notes were heard, he asked "Why is everybody looking at me?"

In "Alma Matters" Morrissey sang "it's my life to end my own way". In "Tomorrow" he sang "tomorrow doesn't have to come" instead of "tomorrow does it have to come". After the song he cryptically said "I missed the song, I missed it..." When he was called back to the stage again after a short break to perform the encore, Morrissey said "Thank you Nottingham, I really enjoyed having you". After his vocal part in "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" he repeated "Goodbye, thank you, God bless you!" many times before exiting, leaving his musicians to finish alone.

A very good audience recording of the complete concert is available on bootlegs from collectors. This is also available in digital format on the internet, but there is a glitch in the file for "The Boy Racer".

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