The Smiths Encore?

[Ringleader]

How many times did The Smiths do an encore anyone know?

 

[The Smiths Indeed]

Pretty Much All The Time...

.. with a few exceptions. Sometimes even played songs twice. Check www.passionsjustlikemine.com for the minutest details.

 

[Ringleader]

Twice?! I've forgot about that, I remembered hearing some gigs playing a track twice

Has Morrissey played the same track twice yet?

 

[Boyafraid]

They did that when that had a limited setlist. (repeat songs)

 

[The Smiths Indeed]

Encore encore

Yes, I was at the Point in Dublin on the last night of the 2004 tour when Morrissey played There Is A Light That Never Goes Out TWICE. I think it was a spontaneous decision on his part; there was a lot of speculation at the time that this would be his FINAL gig. Moz made some mention of this being the end of the journey and such.

 

[Ringleader]

I presume that it was unplanned or was taken aback by their wild fans

 

[sid james]

From what I remember a lot of people had already started to leave, being familiar with the setlist.

 

[Math Tinder]

Yes, I was at the Point in Dublin on the last night of the 2004 tour when Morrissey played There Is A Light That Never Goes Out TWICE.

Yeah, he did the same thing at one of the Wiltern dates at the start of the Quarry tour - he played There Is a Light during the regular set, then played it again at the encore. A bit odd. As I recall, during the first time he played it, some people with cameras came onstage to film it - maybe he was considering a live video for it or something. I don't think that footage has surfaced anyplace yet.


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[Puddle]

they played There Is A LIght for the single (For Live at Earl's Court release). the sound crew was there so to be cost effective, they played it twice the same night--to get multiple takes.

 

[Ringleader]

The sound crews are pretty novice if I must say, I spoke to one of them back at Glasgow Academy and he like if he didn't know what he was doing properly