"Louder Than Bombs: The Smiths in Ireland, Nov '84" - RTE 1 Radio Documentary on The Smiths' Nov. 1984 Irish tour, 2pm Sat. 19 Aug, 2023

Update:
(August 18, 2023)
Now available to listen to via:

Louder Than Bombs: The Smiths in Ireland, Nov 84

It's time the tale were told about The Smiths' November 1984 tour of Ireland. And what happened when The Smiths found themselves in the middle of one of the biggest political flashpoints of The Troubles? (2023)

www.rte.ie

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RTE 1 Radio Documentary (Ireland)
Sat 19 Aug, 2023
14:00
Documentary on One
IT'S time the tale were told about The Smiths' November 1984 tour of Ireland. One that involves paramilitaries, politics and nine gigs over 10 chaotic days.

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An alternative title I heard mentioned is, Louder than Bombs. These documentaries are usually available for playback here -

RTÉ Documentary on One

Doc on One brings you multi award-winning documentaries from Ireland telling real life stories.

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(Also listed for the same day, later on RTE 1 TV, at 11.45pm, is a film premier of madcap Irish vampire comedy Let The Wrong One In, which may somehow relate too)

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Related item:

• RTE: "How The Smiths' Irish tour turned incendiary - Documentary On One" - August 18, 2023

 

[RaisedToWait]

The Smiths' Irish tour comes to Documentary on One

RTÉ Radio 1's acclaimed series Documentary on One returns this Saturday afternoon, 19 August, with Louder Than Bombs: The Smiths in Ireland, Nov '84.

www.rte.ie

 

[Michael Collins]

The Smiths' Irish tour comes to Documentary on One

RTÉ Radio 1's acclaimed series Documentary on One returns this Saturday afternoon, 19 August, with Louder Than Bombs: The Smiths in Ireland, Nov '84.

www.rte.ie

 

[gordyboy9]

£6.50 a ticket,happy days.
no re-admission so if you stage invade and get kicked out you werent getting back in.

 

[ACTON]

They played Galway on that tour and my brother wanted me to go as he had two tickets. I had just turned 12 and thought of myself as too young to go to a concert. What a twat. The Smiths could have been my very first concert.

 

[goinghome]

A few more details here - https://about.rte.ie/2023/08/16/acc...uder-than-bombs-the-smiths-in-ireland-nov-84/

 

[ACTON]

£6.50 a ticket,happy days.
no re-admission so if you stage invade and get kicked out you werent getting back in.

And that was Irish 'punts' so it was probably around £5 sterling.

 

[Seymour Glass]

Where and how can a technically befuddled yank watch this?

 

[ACTON]

Where and how can a technically befuddled yank watch this?

Will appear here soon after the Radio broadcast. It's an audio only show.

https://www.rte.ie/radio/podcasts/

 

[gonzax]

They played Galway on that tour and my brother wanted me to go as he had two tickets. I had just turned 12 and thought of myself as too young to go to a concert. What a twat. The Smiths could have been my very first concert.

Thanks for sharing that. Whenever I'm thinking about all the bad decisions I've made in my life I will remember this and think "Well, at least I didn't do that!"

 

[16 lonely and Clueless]

They played Galway on that tour and my brother wanted me to go as he had two tickets. I had just turned 12 and thought of myself as too young to go to a concert. What a twat. The Smiths could have been my very first concert.

I sadly have a similar tragedy in my life. A friend offered me an extra ticket to see The Smiths perform at Universal Ampitheatre in Los Angeles for The Queen Is Dead tour. I said “no thanks” because at 16 I was more interested in earning $2.85 an hour scooping popcorn at the movie theater I worked at.

 

[Famous when dead]

You can listen to the podcast now without waiting for the radio.
Here:

Louder Than Bombs: The Smiths in Ireland, Nov 84

It's time the tale were told about The Smiths' November 1984 tour of Ireland. And what happened when The Smiths found themselves in the middle of one of the biggest political flashpoints of The Troubles? (2023)

www.rte.ie

Added to OP.
FWD.

Edit:
As it doesn't allow saving, here's the MP3 of the podcast to listen to at your leisure:

Louder Than Bombs - The Smiths in Ireland, Nov 84.mp3

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[Famous when dead]

See also:
RTE: "How The Smiths' Irish tour turned incendiary - Documentary On One" (August 18, 2023)

RTE: "How The Smiths' Irish tour turned incendiary - Documentary On One" (August 18, 2023)

How The Smiths' Irish tour turned incendiary - Documentary On One In November, 1984, The Smiths' lead singer Morrissey praised the IRA for an assassination attempt on Margaret Thatcher and turned their upcoming Irish tour into a political storm. Louder Than Bombs is the story of a tour like...

www.morrissey-solo.com

By David Coughlan and is an article in its own right to accompany this podcast thread.

 

[Lamplighter]

You can listen to the podcast now without waiting for the radio.
Here:

Louder Than Bombs: The Smiths in Ireland, Nov 84

It's time the tale were told about The Smiths' November 1984 tour of Ireland. And what happened when The Smiths found themselves in the middle of one of the biggest political flashpoints of The Troubles? (2023)

www.rte.ie

Added to OP.
FWD.

Edit:
As it doesn't allow saving, here's the MP3 of the podcast to listen to at your leisure:

WeTransfer - Send Large Files & Share Photos Online - Up to 2GB Free

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Wonderful. Thank you FWD.

 

[gordyboy9]

its a good listen.dave fanning was always a bit of a dick back then,someone who thought he was more important than the person he was interviewing,morrisseys father turning up at the first show.
dont know what they did with Ms voice,he sounds like a cartoon character in the first snippet five minutes in,sounds sped up.

 

[Anon of Manchester]

its a good listen.dave fanning was always a bit of a dick back then,someone who thought he was more important than the person he was interviewing,morrisseys father turning up at the first show.
dont know what they did with Ms voice,he sounds like a cartoon character in the first snippet five minutes in,sounds sped up.

That’s how he spoke back then.

 

[gashonthenail]

I was a nipper at the time but I remember my best friend in school talking about his older brother who was a student in Belfast going to see The Smiths play at the Ulster Hall. James were support that night. Can't seem to find a setlist for the November gig. There is a setlist for a previous gig in May 1984. Great setlist.

Live 22 November 1984 - Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland

The Smiths Setlist at Ulster Hall, Belfast

Get the The Smiths Setlist of the concert at Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland on May 17, 1984 from the The Smiths Tour and other The Smiths Setlists for free on setlist.fm!

www.setlist.fm

 

[gonzax]

I sadly have a similar tragedy in my life. A friend offered me an extra ticket to see The Smiths perform at Universal Ampitheatre in Los Angeles for The Queen Is Dead tour. I said “no thanks” because at 16 I was more interested in earning $2.85 an hour scooping popcorn at the movie theater I worked at.

Jeez, that's even worse, missing The Smiths in 1986!!! And that concert was incredible, not that I was there, mind you, but I have the bootleg and it is a very impressive concert.

What I wouldn't give for a time machine!! The first thing I'd do would be going back to 1986 in the middle of a Smiths tour.

 

[goinghome]

It contains a whole lot of new material and quite a few hilarious anecdotes. The legendary compilation album, Hatful of Hollow was released on 12th November as the tour kicked off. A fantastic listen with a real buzz!

 

[Anonomous]

Update:
(August 18, 2023)
Now available to listen to via:

Louder Than Bombs: The Smiths in Ireland, Nov 84

It's time the tale were told about The Smiths' November 1984 tour of Ireland. And what happened when The Smiths found themselves in the middle of one of the biggest political flashpoints of The Troubles? (2023)

www.rte.ie

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RTE 1 Radio Documentary (Ireland)
Sat 19 Aug, 2023
14:00
Documentary on One
IT'S time the tale were told about The Smiths' November 1984 tour of Ireland. One that involves paramilitaries, politics and nine gigs over 10 chaotic days.

Entertainment | Radio Listings | RTÉ

View up to date radio listings for all RTÉ channels including RTÉ Radio 1, RTÉ 2fm, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta and RTÉ Lyric FM.

www.rte.ie

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An alternative title I heard mentioned is, Louder than Bombs. These documentaries are usually available for playback here -

RTÉ Documentary on One

Doc on One brings you multi award-winning documentaries from Ireland telling real life stories.

www.rte.ie

(Also listed for the same day, later on RTE 1 TV, at 11.45pm, is a film premier of madcap Irish vampire comedy Let The Wrong One In, which may somehow relate too)

Entertainment | Television Listings | RTÉ

View up to date television listings for all channels including RTE, TV3, TG4 and UTV Ireland. Plan your TV schedule for the next week and never miss a show!

www.rte.ie

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• RTE: "How The Smiths' Irish tour turned incendiary - Documentary On One" - August 18, 2023

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