Manchester, UK - Manchester Arena (Aug. 20, 2016) post-show

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Setlist:

Suedehead / Alma Matters / All You Need Is Me / You Have Killed Me / Ganglord / Speedway / Istanbul / World Peace Is None Of Your Business / Kiss Me A Lot / I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris / Ouija Board, Ouija Board / Everyday Is Like Sunday / The Bullfighter Dies / Meat Is Murder / It's Hard To Walk Tall When You're Small / Jack The Ripper / One Of Our Own / The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores / I Will See You In Far-Off Places / What She Said / Oboe Concerto // Irish Blood, English Heart

setlist provided by Sarcasmos, corrections by BennyandBrummiearec*nts.

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• Morrissey review – bloodied but unbowed by Dave Simpson (4 of 5 stars) - The Guardian. Link posted by Uncleskinny.
• Review: Morrissey at Manchester Arena by Sarah Walters, (4 of 5 stars, 3 photos by Eddie Garvey) - Manchester Evening News. Link posted by docinwestchester.
• Morrissey: Manchester Arena – live review by Nigel Carr (11 photos by Melanie Smith) - Louder Than War. Link posted by @louderthanwar / Twitter.
• Watch Morrissey get called a 'c*nt' after failing to pay tribute to David Bowie - NME.com. Link from Rene.
• Morrissey - Manchester Arena - 20th August 2016 review (7 photos) - Even The Stars. Link posted by oneofthethree.
• Why Morrissey has the most loyal fanbase in the music industry - Manchester Evening News. Link posted by Calamine Lotion (original post).
  
• Morrissey in Manchester Arena 20.08.16 by SER (video footage, clips, 1:09) - Sep. 8, 2016
  
  
  
  
• Photos by efsb / Flickr (37 total). Link posted by EFSB.
  
  
  
  
  
• Photo from tweet by @sophieleigh01 / Twitter. Link posted by docinwestchester.
  
  
  
• Photo from tweet by @Paul__Husband / Twitter (3 total).
  
  
  

 

[billybu69]

Great gig really good gig ,Bowie deserves more.

 

[docinwestchester]

Cool smoke effect at the start. Moz disappears!

 

[oneofthethree]

My review

http://www.eventhestars.co.uk/2016/08/morrissey-manchester-arena-20th-august.html

 

[docinwestchester]

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...review-morrissey-at-manchester-arena-11778272

 

[Graham Wirra]

What a great night it was packed out !

 

[docinwestchester]

With spoken intro (political):

 

[Anonymous]

Yes exactly Surface just pointing out that Steven doesn't understand the process and how so out of touch he is for such a local lad. Burnham has only been put forward as a candidate yet Steve thinks he's been elected. How funny is that.
And thankyou very much for your response to the Barretts question it was very informative not only to me but many others on here ( I should have thanked you sooner but was traveling back from holiday ).

Take care

Benny-the-British-Butcher

 

[Anonymous]

Loved the new songs, why he hasn't got a recording contract has to be the elephant in the arena !

BtBB

 

[Anonymous]

f*** me, the crowd was dead. I tried my best to encourage those around me, but I'm only one person....i enjoyed it, anyway ...

 

[docinwestchester]

Soundcheck footage:

 

[Anonymous]

Good gig spoilt by all the people in block 210 who could not just stay in their seats and spent more time upping and dowing to the bar and god knows where else. Plus all those that were moaning about him not playing songs they knew... maybe you should go check out a Smiths tribute act instead.

 

[Anonymous]

This picture says it all!

 

[Anonymous]

It wasn't animal friendly !

Pack your shit Steve and 4K off you CrankFraud, you the Lawnmowers and Diesel are no longer welcome to stink Manchester out anymore ! Take your lap dancer plasters and pop up shop and 4K off !
Meat is murder ! Yeh ! Yeh ! Yeh ! We've heard it all before.
Girl bye !

Benny-the-British-Butcher

Hey Benny. I'm actually really curious about one thing and please do be honest here as I'm not attacking you, I've seen some serious posts from you on here at times. Be honest, were you once a fan of Morrissey ? Is it the last few years that have soured him for you? Really I want to know . If you've always hated him then it is a little nuts to keep posting here . I would never bother posting on a forum about an artist that I had never cared for but it seems you have some sort of vested interest in Morrissey , you seem to know a lot about him . would be good to drop the front and give a straight answer. Cheers

 

[Anonymous]

from what I'm hearing it was the same tired assed set that he has been peddling for god knows . No special surprises for his hometown show . Really glad I didn't make the trip for this one

 

[Anonymous]

was moribund.

 

[Anonymous]

f*** me, the crowd was dead. I tried my best to encourage those around me, but I'm only one person....i enjoyed it, anyway ...

is it any wonder with such a coma inducing setlist ?

 

[ACTON]

Hey Benny. I'm actually really curious about one thing and please do be honest here as I'm not attacking you, I've seen some serious posts from you on here at times. Be honest, were you once a fan of Morrissey ? Is it the last few years that have soured him for you? Really I want to know . If you've always hated him then it is a little nuts to keep posting here . I would never bother posting on a forum about an artist that I had never cared for but it seems you have some sort of vested interest in Morrissey , you seem to know a lot about him . would be good to drop the front and give a straight answer. Cheers

That's like asking a dog that's shitting in your garden what it thinks of the poetry of TS Eliot.

 

[SnootyGinger]

I f***ing love Suedehead he better play it when he comes to Philly

 

[Sarcasmos]

Setlist

Suedehead, Alma Matters, All You Need Is Me, You Have Killed Me, Ganglord, Speedway, Istanbul, Kiss Me A Lot, World Peace Is None Of Your Business, Meat Is Murder, The Bullfighter Dies, It’s Hard To Walk Tall When You’re Small, Ouija Board, Ouija Board, Everyday Is Like Sunday, The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores, One Of Our Own, Jack The Ripper, I Will See You In Far-Off Places, What She Said, Irish Blood, English Heart

 

[Anonymous]

Hey Benny. I'm actually really curious about one thing and please do be honest here as I'm not attacking you, I've seen some serious posts from you on here at times. Be honest, were you once a fan of Morrissey ? Is it the last few years that have soured him for you? Really I want to know . If you've always hated him then it is a little nuts to keep posting here . I would never bother posting on a forum about an artist that I had never cared for but it seems you have some sort of vested interest in Morrissey , you seem to know a lot about him . would be good to drop the front and give a straight answer. Cheers

Well I thank you very much for your very honest and respectful post. Would you like an interview ? I've been having feelings of retirement for a while now. I think it may be time to call it a day.
Can we do it tomorrow or day after ? At most ten questions and please give yourself a name.

Yours in debunking

Benny-the-British-Butcher