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"The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" — The Smiths — Encord

Track

The Boy With The Thorn In His Side

28 times played·First: Aug 6, 1986·Last: Feb 5, 1987

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Performance history

Feb 5, 1987
Palarock
Sanremo
#1
Dec 12, 1986
Brixton Academy
London
#6
Oct 30, 1986
Free Trade Hall
Manchester
#8
Oct 26, 1986
London Palladium
London
#10
Oct 24, 1986
Brixton Academy

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London

#10

Kilburn National Club

Kilburn

Royal Concert Hall

Nottingham

Newport Centre

Newport

Gloucester Leisure Centre

Gloucester

Cornwall Coliseum

St Austell

Civic Hall

Wolverhampton

Middlesbrough Town Hall

Middlesbrough

The Sands Centre

Carlisle

McAlister Auditorium, Tulane University

New Orleans

CU Events Center

Boulder

SDSU Open Air Theatre, San Diego State University

San Diego

Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre

Irvine

Universal Amphitheatre

Universal City

Universal Amphitheatre

Universal City

William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre

Berkeley

Arlington Theatre

Santa Barbara

Performing Arts Center

Milwaukee

Aragon Ballroom

Chicago

Fox Theatre

Detroit

Fulton Theatre

Pittsburgh

Cleveland Music Hall

Cleveland

Charles E. Smith Center, George Washington University

Washington

Pier 84

New York

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