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On This Day in 1986, The Smiths Unknowingly Played Their Final Concert Together

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12.12.2025
December 12, 1986, marked the beginning of the end for The Smiths as a band. Tensions had been rising that year already due to exhaustion, bassist Andy Rourke’s drug habit, and record label issues, and their show at London’s Brixton Academy unknowingly became their last. The Smiths began their North American tour in late July […] The post On This Day in 1986, The Smiths Unknowingly Played Their Final Concert Together appeared first on VICE.

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