Manchester - O2 Apollo (Oct. 4, 2022) post-show

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Setlist:

How Soon Is Now? / We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful / Our Frank / Knockabout World / First Of The Gang To Die / Irish Blood, English Heart / Sure Enough, The Telephone Rings / Rebels Without Applause / The Loop / Frankly, Mr. Shankly / I Am Veronica / My Hurling Days Are Done / Half A Person / Bonfire Of Teenagers / Everyday Is Like Sunday / Never Had No One Ever / Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want / Jack The Ripper // Sweet And Tender Hooligan

Setlist courtesy of Thom Haydon.

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• Photo posted by @thomhaydon / Twitter. Link posted by PaulyPaul.
  
  
• Photo posted by @JeanieLove1955 / Twitter. Link posted by NealCassidy.
  
  
• Review: One for the purists as Morrissey returns for his first Manchester gig in six years by Andrew Bardsley (4 of 5 stars) - Manchester Evening News. Link posted by JoeSellMozza.
• Morrissey fans queue for nearly 24 HOURS overnight outside Apollo with sleeping bags - Manchester Evening News.
• Morrissey Live At The Apollo, Manchester – What Happened? by Helen Millington (4 photos) - RGM. Link posted by Famous when dead.
• Photos (3 total): lisalovegoodphotography / Instagram. Link posted by Famous when dead.
  
  
• Morrissey: 02 Apollo Manchester – live review by Ryan Walker (15 photos). Link posted by Malarkey.

 

[Light Housework]

How Soon

 

[Light Housework]

Rebels

 

[Light Housework]

Irish

 

[Light Housework]

Our Frank

 

[Light Housework]

Telephone

 

[Light Housework]

We Hate It When

 

[Light Housework]

Another perspective on The First of the Gang to Die

 

[Surface]

What happened?

Sweet and Tender Hooligan, at this point we were near the front and it was rather mad. I'm in a hotel at the moment (my wife doesn't like me going home pissed) but will post some of my pics /videos later.

 

[JoeSellMozza]

Review

Review: Morrissey returns for his first Manchester gig in six years

The former Smiths frontman headlined a sold out Apollo

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

 

[marred]

Don't like saying it as Boz was a loyal collaborator for 30 years, but Alain replacing Boz has sparked the pace, clarity and attack up considerably. There's no flab either. No World Peace..., no 10 minute versions of Meat Is Murder, no Throwing My Arms Around Paris.
The setlists are very sharp, covering nigh on 40 years of songs. Long may Alain continue

The Other Gordon

Yes there's definitely less, flab without Boz

 

[Michael Collins]

Great night he was on good form band sounded fantastic nice that he acknowledged the Smiths 40th anniversary enjoy...............https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23UIOqnf14Y

 

[Deleted member 30524]

Our Frank

One of the best songs, and performances from this tour I think.

 

[Stephen Hofmann]

Looks like a VERY low budget stage once again.

Its definitely on the decline now.

Benny

What do you expect to see? Flying space ships?

 

[🐈🐈🐈]

One of the best songs, and performances from this tour I think.

Agreed

 

[🐈🐈🐈]

Sweet and Tender…. Wouldn’t’ve got my juices flowing and from footage, seems a bit more of a ‘punk homage’….. always thought that ISSICF is a nice closer or imagine if he’d closed with I Won’t Share You…. And dedicated it to himself and his astounding career.

 

[Michael Collins]

Sweet and Tender Hooligan, at this point we were near the front and it was rather mad. I'm in a hotel at the moment (my wife doesn't like me going home pissed) but will post some of my pics /videos later.

 

[🐈🐈🐈]

Is right. Codger Manc myself but went for Blackpool tickets before Manchester and got front row tugging on Dickie’s coattails - Blackpool was indeed an event - sunny for the two days I was there - the anticipation - the fish and chips and the salty sea. Blackpool was EPIC.

At least you weren’t tugging on owt else

 

[Vesper Nocturne]

 

[Famous when dead]

 

[Requiescant]

You think that is because of Alain and Boz decided on set lists? You think Boz wanted 10 minute versions of Meat is Murder?

Well obviously I don't know for sure. But I would imagine the musicians, especially the band leaders, do have some say in the setlists.
All I know is that since Alain has returned, the sets are fresher and less of a dirge in places.