Viva Morrissey - tribute to the Smiths and Morrissey

Doors open 6:45pm / Show starts 7:30pm / £20.50 plus b/f

Unreserved seating - please arrive early to ensure you get to sit with your friends

Based in Manchester, home of The Smiths, brilliant six-piece Viva Morrissey are a band loved and respected for the accuracy, authenticity and energy of their live shows.

Viva Morrissey focus on the sound, style and atmosphere of Morrissey’s solo live performances with a good few Smiths bangers thrown in for good measure. The mix is roughly half and half and it makes for a show that’s markedly different from the many Smiths tributes out there, giving a legion of classic but lesser-heard Morrissey songs the attention they deserve.

The set draws from across Steven Patrick’s long career, mixing some of The Smiths’ best-loved songs with highlights from his extensive solo catalogue. Expect Morrissey favourites including Suedehead, Everyday is Like Sunday, The Last of the Famous International Playboys and Irish Blood, English Heart alongside Smiths classics like There Is a Light That Never Goes Out, How Soon s Now?, This Charming Man and Bigmouth Strikes Again.

Fronted by the excellent Paul Blake, Viva Morrissey capture the sound and feel of a Morrissey show without turning it into caricature. The emphasis is firmly on an iconic catalogue that now stretches back more than four decades.

This is a chance to hear some genuinely great songs played live, with reverence, respect and a twinkle in the eye.