Flyer
James, The Smiths
The Hacienda
24th November 1983

Not sure if this was The Smiths big night at The Hac. i.e. big crowd with James as support, but if it was it was mad packed ,with huge queues and not much prospect of getting in .So I did what any self respecting nippy little fella would do and legged it passed the bouncers and lost meself in the crowd;hadn't resorted to that for many a moon. James were ace,; a band wearing shorts ,with an Orange Juice influence and a certain Gibbo on guitar. Always liked them and preferred their early music to The Smiths...just found it interesting. First time I heard “Folklore” I thought it was brill!
Watching The Smiths this time was fraught with the possibilities of being trounced 'n flounced by a wayward daffodil or quite simply,being trampled underfoot.....
Looks like Dead or Alive were a no show, and,in the unfathomable acumen of the management, they saw fit to reduce the prices.Good, but perhaps ultimately not so....