Thought I was seeing things when this popped up on twitter?
And the Smiths also played on the Red Wedge tour.Because it was a commie gig.
It was benefit for Liverpool's militant socialist Labour council.
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With Love From Manchester
A benefit gig with The Smiths, New Order, The Fall and John Cooper Clarke at the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool, February 8, 1986, in aid of the Militant Tendency. This NME article from January 1…wp.me