The Queen Is Dead Tour

Tour poster
The Smiths Live
Tour The Queen Is Dead
Date 31 January, 1986 - 12 December, 1986
Location England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Canada, United States, Wales
Opening Act The June Brides, Stockholm Monsters, Phranc, Raymonde, Soil, The Railway Children, The Fall (London 1986-11-14 - cancelled), Pete Shelley

Benefits & Pre-Release Shows

Date Location Venue Info
1986-01-31 Newcastle upon Tyne, England Newcastle City Hall Info
1986-02-08 Liverpool, England Royal Court Theatre Info
1986-02-10 Dublin, Ireland National Stadium Info
1986-02-11 Dundalk, Ireland Fairways Hotel Info
1986-02-12 Belfast, Northern Ireland Whitla Hall Info

First UK Leg

Date Location Venue Info
1986-07-16 Glasgow, Scotland Barrowlands Info
1986-07-17 Newcastle upon Tyne, England Mayfair Suite Info
1986-07-19 Manchester, England G-MEX Centre Info
1986-07-20 Salford, England Salford University Info

North American Leg

Date Location Venue Info
1986-07-30 London, Ontario, Canada Centennial Hall Info
1986-07-31 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Kingswood Music Theatre Info
1986-08-02 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Congress Centre Info
1986-08-03 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Centre Sportif Info
1986-08-05 Mansfield, Massachusetts Great Woods Amphitheater Info
1986-08-06 New York, New York Pier 84 Info
1986-08-08 Washington, DC Smith Center Info
1986-08-11 Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Music Hall Info
1986-08-12 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Fulton Theater Info
1986-08-14 Detroit, Michigan Fox Theater Info
1986-08-15 Chicago, Illinois Aragon Ballroom Info
1986-08-16 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Performing Arts Center Info
1986-08-22 Santa Barbara, California Arlington Theatre Info
1986-08-23 Berkeley, California Greek Theatre Info
1986-08-25 Universal City, California Universal Amphitheatre Info
1986-08-26 Universal City, California Universal Amphitheatre Info
1986-08-28 Irvine, California Irvine Meadows Info
1986-08-29 San Diego, California SDSU Open Air Theatre Info
1986-08-31 Phoenix, Arizona Mesa Amphitheater Info
1986-09-03 Boulder, Colorado C.U. Events Center Info
1986-09-05 Dallas, Texas Bronco Bowl Info
1986-09-06 Houston, Texas Cullen Auditorium Info
1986-09-08 New Orleans, Louisiana McAlister Auditorium Info
1986-09-10 St Petersburg, Florida Bayfront Arena Info

Second UK Leg

Date Location Venue Info
1986-10-13 Carlisle, England Carlisle Sands Centre Info
1986-10-14 Middlesbrough, England Town Hall Info
1986-10-15 Wolverhampton, England The Civic Hall Info
1986-10-17 St Austell, England Cornwall Coliseum Info
1986-10-18 Gloucester, England Leisure Centre Info
1986-10-19 Newport, Wales Newport Centre Info
1986-10-21 Nottingham, England Royal Centre Info
1986-10-23 London, England Kilburn National Ballroom Info
1986-10-24 London, England Brixton Academy Info
1986-10-26 London, England The Palladium Info
1986-10-27 Preston, England Preston Guildhall Info
1986-10-28 Llandudno, Wales Astra Theatre Cancelled
1986-10-30 Manchester, England Free Trade Hall Info

Artists Against Apartheid Concert (The Final Gig)

Date Location Venue Info
1986-11-14 London, England Royal Albert Hall Cancelled
1986-12-12 London, England Brixton Academy Info

Band Line-Up

'Pre-Release Shows' (Jan. - Feb. 1986)

'The Queen Is Dead Tour' (July - Oct. 1986)

'Artists Against Apartheid Concert' (Dec. 1986)