Summary by David
Tseng
The Strand is a playhouse with a balcony but on the floor there were no seats. Morrissey
thanked the town of Providence several times, the first time he pronounced it
'provide-ance'. "Dagenham Dave" was started then stopped and then started again,
Morrissey apologized by saying "Sorry about that, that was crap." At one point
Moz asked the crowd if they were bored and also suggested people's feet may be stuck to
the ground (?). There did seem to be a lot of people attempting to get on stage but
security, again, was brutal. Perhaps 2 or 3 people did make it on though.
Summary by Emily
Sunday night’s Boston show was wonderful — Moz was visually enjoying himself and
invited the crowd up on the stage in his coy manner. he had his usual fun collecting
flowers and then pitching them up to the balcony. He more a black long-sleeved shirt,
buttoned half-way, as he did in Providence as well. However, the show in Providence had a
much different feel. The pit there was not comfortable but allowed us to be amazingly
close to the man. He took my flowers from me! There were only 2 song changes from thew
Boston show, but no matter, because the show was unbelievable. During the Providence show,
he threw a pear he had brought on stage to the crowd, and repeatedly asked "Are you
bored?" and "Do you want to go home?" which may have been sparked by what
seemed a lack of enthusiasm from the balcony. The reason for this was that whenever
someone in the balcony left their seat to come to the front bar, they were blinded by a
flashlight of a security guard. SO maybe Moz was disappointed at this. The pit, however,
was fully into the show, and chanted along to "Now MY Heart is Full" and others.
Summary by Paul
Morrissey’s opening comment of "Welcome to the dump" I interpreted as his
comment on the condition of the Strand theatre. I remember his later foot-sticking comment
as "Is everyone’s feet stuck to the floor? Oh well, it IS that kind of
place".
While standing in line waiting for the doors to open, Alain Whyte and Jonny Bridgwood came
out and briefly looked at some of the shop windows opposite the theatre. They were very
friendly and patiently posed for more than a few pictures with fans. |
