The Smiths New York Performances

The Smiths Tribute NYC revisits the catalog of The Smiths, the Manchester band whose 1980s partnership between singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr helped define independent guitar pop. Presented at LPR (Le Poisson Rouge) alongside DJs and hosts including Jams, Herbert Holler, Savior Elmundo, and Mike Nasty’s No Filter!, the set sits inside a New York club format where live performance and party programming share the same room. In NYC, this music has long functioned as a communal language for outsiders and romantics, resurfacing whenever the city’s nights turn toward confession. The endurance is the point: the songs’ sharp wit still holds up under loud, social conditions.