Televised concerts

 

6 December 1983 - Assembly Rooms, Derby, UK
Handsome Devil
Still Ill
This Charming Man
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Reel Around The Fountain
What Difference Does It Make?
Miserable Lie
This Night Has Opened My Eyes
Hand In Glove
These Things Take Time
You've Got Everything Now
First broadcast on 9 December 1983 on UK BBC2's "The Old Grey Whistle Test - On The Road"/"Sight And Sound". This has been repeated now and then in the UK and other European countries over the years. The repeated programs were occasionally cut back to 7 tracks. See concert information.

19 March 1984 - Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, UK
Instrumental soundcheck (unknown)
Reel Around The Fountain
Barbarism Begins At Home
Still Ill
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Hand In Glove
This Charming Man
What Difference Does It Make?
Back To The Old House
Handsome Devil
Webcast by Deo.com in March 2001 along the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of Rough Trade. Read about the concert.

4 May 1984 - Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Hand In Glove
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Girl Afraid
This Charming Man
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Still Ill
Barbarism Begins At Home
This Night Has Opened My Eyes
Miserable Lie
You've Got Everything now
Handsome Devil
What Difference Does It Make?
These Things Take Time
This Charming Man
Hand In Glove
Barbarism Begins At Home
This show on German's programme "Rockpalast" also included backstage footage. The original airing featured the complete concert minus the second performance of "Hand In Glove". Some reruns featured the complete set, or were shortened to ten songs in a different order (PGMG, TNHOME, SI, YGEN, HD, ML, TTTT, WDDIM, BBAH, HIG), with added comments by Alan Bangs. The first 7 songs were re-broadcast in digital in 2006. See concert information.

9 May 1984 - Eldorado, Paris, France
Girl Afraid
Still Ill
Barbarism Begins At Home
The whole concert was recorded by French television programme Les Enfants Du Rock, but only these three songs were broadcast, along with a short interview. See concert information.

1 December 1984 - Parc Des Expositions, Paris, France
William, It Was Really Nothing
What She Said
Nowhere Fast
Reel Around The Fountain
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
How Soon Is Now?
Still Ill
Rusholme Ruffians
This Charming Man
Barbarism Begins At Home
I Want The One I Can't Have
Hand In Glove
What Difference Does It Make?
Handsome Devil
Miserable Lie
This recording isn't much more than a bootleg video. There is one main angle and very few variations. There is also a lot of annoying video effects that can't really be blamed on the fact that it was the 80s. It is only one of two visual documents for the Smiths in 1984 so despite all this, still very interesting to watch. See concert information.

16 May 1985 - Studio 54, Barcelona, Spain
Hand In Glove
Handsome Devil
Barbarism Begins At Home
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Rusholme Ruffians
The Headmaster Ritual
Miserable Lie
A special feature on the Smiths titled "Arsenal" featured 60 minutes of live footage from the 16 May 85 concert in Barcelona, interspersed with studio material and interviews with Morrissey and Johnny Marr. The seven songs featured in the special are the ones listed here. The full professionally shot footage from which this special was produced has since leaked on bootlegs, but this was never broadcast on television. See this link for more information on the interview or click on the date above for full concert information.

18 May 1985 - Paseo De Camoens, Madrid, Spain
William, It Was Really Nothing
Nowhere Fast
I Want The One I Can't Have
What She Said
How Soon Is Now?
Handsome Devil
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Shakespeare's Sister
Rusholme Ruffians
The Headmaster Ritual
Hand In Glove
Still Ill
Meat Is Murder
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Miserable Lie
Barbarism Begins At Home
This Charming Man
You've Got Everything Now
This concert was broadcast as part of the Edad De Oro programme, with subtitles in Spanish. Also includes interviews. See concert information.

25 September 1985 - Barrowlands, Glasgow, UK
Hand In Glove
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Meat Is Murder
A September 1985 edition of the Tube featured a conversation between Morrissey and Margi Clarke before the Smiths' performance at Glasgow Barrowlands, interspersed with live footage of the above songs from that night's concert.

7 February 1987 - San Remo Festival, Italy
Shoplifters Of The World Unite
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Panic
Ask
The performances were lip-synched so this should technically not be featured in this section. Full information in television performances.