St. Petersburg, FL - Mahaffey Theater (Oct. 10, 2023) post-show

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Setlist:

We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful / Suedehead / Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before / Irish Blood, English Heart / Alma Matters / Girlfriend In A Coma / I Wish You Lonely / Darling, I Hug A Pillow / Speedway / Let Me Kiss You / Half A Person / Sure Enough, The Telephone Rings / The Loop / Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? / The Night Pop Dropped / Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want / Everyday Is Like Sunday / Jack The Ripper // How Soon Is Now?

Setlist courtesy of setlist.fm

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• Review: At his St. Petersburg stop, Morrissey gives fans a tour through his long back catalog of hits by Gabe Echazabal (photo gallery by Sandra Sonik Creative) - cltampa.com
  
  
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• [Morrissey Central] ST PETERSBURG (October 11, 2023)
  
  
• Photos posted by FDR (6 total)
  
  
• Photos posted by GhastlyGuest (7 total in comments)
  
  

 

[Daisy duke]

New backdrop for Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?
Waylon Jennings - 1972.
(possibly by Jim Marshall or Annie Leibovitz).

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(@WhiteSoxJoy via X).
FWD.

Surprised it’s not the general lee

 

[Orange Crush]

How many people were there? Fifteen hundred?

I counted about 800 coming out, but I had to go to the toilet so there were quite a few I couldn't count. Sorry about that. At a push, I'd say 1200.

 

[Famous when dead]

 

[Steve007]

It seems that HSIN? is the encore

Do you think he cut the encore short after the girl jumped on stage and grabbed hi?

 

[Tampa Smith]

Excellent show. As others said, great band, great mix-sound, so-so set list but, it's Morrissey, did you REALLY think he was gonna roll out the red carpet of hits? He's ALWAYS been the Jefferson Starship (Stairway to Cleveland) of the mope rockers - "**** you, we do what we want!" Personally, I like just being in the room with him. He wanted to say a lot more but, you can tell he's thinking that through now. Pity. Because he has the courtesy to give you release with an absolutely epic How Soon Is Now?

 

[Shalom]

What? No “Israel”?

 

[gordyboy9]

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glad you enjoyed yourself ghastly,nice photos.

 

[Famous when dead]

Review: At his St. Petersburg stop, Morrissey gives fans a tour through his long back catalog of hits

"With this stellar performance, that hug symbolized what every single other person in the venue wanted to do to show their gratefulness and appreciation for this memorable show: hug the man who has provided the soundtrack of many of our lives for the last forty years."

Review: At his St. Petersburg stop, Morrissey gives fans a tour through his long back catalog of hits [PHOTOS]

“Some people don’t have a sense of humor. I don’t. Why should I?” Morrissey pondered from the stage, at about the halfway point of his performance Tuesday night.

www.cltampa.com

Photo gallery in the review.

 

[gordyboy9]

He doesn't suck, the setlist does. His voice is sounding great, which only makes his song choices more baffling.

never seen anyone reply to his own post and disagree with yourself.

 

[beewee]

If anyone is wondering (if it hasn't been posted) the cover song he sang was "Are you sure Hank done it this way" by Waylon Jennings

Saw him perform this in Visalia several years back ~

 

[Jett Rink]

I'm a huge fan of traditional country music, and can't for the life of me understand this Waylon cover. It almost seems like a f*** you, I'll play whatever I want type thing. Of all the songs he has, he plays this? And it sucks!

I too am a big fan of traditional country music (the stuff today is garbage and doesn't deserve to be called "country"). Waylon was/is fantastic but I think "Hank" should be left to Waylon. There's no edge to Morrissey's version. It's a drone. It just doesn't fit him.

Now I think I'll go put some Waylon and George Jones on and drink some bourbon! Good times!

 

[andy g]

The show was fantastic. I've seen Morrissey several times and this was his best performance by far. He sounded great, and the band was really tight. The keyboardist and female guitarist in particular were phenomenal. Easily the best sound/mix I've heard. He switched up the set from the previous shows in this tour and it flowed really well. It seemed like everyone really enjoyed the show. Closing with How Soon Is Now was a great way to end. Jack the Ripper was outstanding with the lighting and smoke effects, it really transported you.

For those criticizing the set, the last time he played St. Pete it was completely different. I appreciate that he isn't just a novelty act performing a greatest hits compilation. That said, there were enough classics to keep even the casual fans satisfied. Five Stars. Thank you, Morrissey, for a wonderful evening that I won't forget!

totally agree , thought his singing was excellent , possibly the best i’ve heard , as a brit over on vacation was a bonus seeing him in the usa , seen him multiple times in the uk , was interested to see the difference with a us audience . the set list doesn’t bother me , just like the overall experience , the screen imagery of the northern characters from my youth , great night

 

[Gaylord Deepstar]

Congratulations! The worst setlist yet. Quite an achievement!

 

[Gaylord Deepstar]

Photo by @xrushtodangerx

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Zombie Morrissey!

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

I too am a big fan of traditional country music (the stuff today is garbage and doesn't deserve to be called "country"). Waylon was/is fantastic but I think "Hank" should be left to Waylon. There's no edge to Morrissey's version. It's a drone. It just doesn't fit him.

Now I think I'll go put some Waylon and George Jones on and drink some bourbon! Good times!

Yeah maybe M can’t pull it off like Waylon, but I think Jesse and Carmen bring the edge needed and balance it out. Great guitarists them two.

 

[Seymour Glass]

Are you sure Hank blah blah blah isn't even a good country song. Absolutely bizarre choice for a cover.

 

[Gaylord Deepstar]

Sorry you didn’t like the setlist. Hope you didn’t pay too much for your ticket.

I will be in NYC when he does his Pension Plan Residency. I will not attend even though I can afford his ticket prices.

I cannot be bothered.

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

Are you sure Hank blah blah blah isn't even a good country song. Absolutely bizarre choice for a cover.

Nah.

 

[Gaylord Deepstar]

Aw

How predictable you are.

Fun fact: Morrissey doesn’t care about me and he doesn’t care about you. You can defend him as much as you like, kiss his virtual arse etc. etc. He still doesn’t give a f***. To him, his fans are a given. His fans are nothing more than ATM machines. That’s all.

Have a nice life!

 

[Billthebill]

Congratulations! The worst setlist yet. Quite an achievement!

It’s better. But not 40 years.