Rolling Stone turned us onto this bootleg video today of the Smiths’ final show in 1986. The influential UK group, which featured alternative icon Morrissey on vocals, helped spark a growth of more emotive rock music both in Europe and the United States, but had a brief run that ended after just four years. This roughly-shot video comes from London’s Brixton Academy on December 12th, 1986 on a charity show called Artists Against Apartheid.
If you are fan of classic alternative from the 80’s and 90’s, listen to ALT_Backspace every Sunday morning 10a-12pm CST on 101WKQX and our stream with Brian. He’ll play vintage alt from bands like the Smiths and many more.
