The Music for the Masses Tour began on 22 October 1987.
The group’s first live performance took place on October 17, 1987, at Rod’s Hickory Pit in Vallejo, California .
The Living End , a live collection taken from the band’s October 1987 tour, was released in 1994. Mould has said he has never listened to this album.
Strangeways, Here We Come reached number two in the UK in October 1987, and was the Smiths’ most successful album in the US, reaching number 55 on the Billboard 200 . Morrissey and Marr name it as their favourite Smiths album. Two further singles from Strangeways were released with live,…
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Despite Atlantic’s protests, Kick was released in October 1987 and provided the band with worldwide popularity. The album peaked at No. 1 in Australia, No. 3 on the US Billboard 200, No. 9 in UK, and No. 15 in Austria. It was an upbeat, confident album that yielded four Top…
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After some uncertainty from Canty about what he wanted to do with his future, the trio regrouped and booked their first show at the Wilson Center in early September 1987. The group still needed a name, so MacKaye chose the word “fugazi” (which means “false or inauthentic”) from Mark Baker’s…
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Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine were formed on 6 August 1987 when Carter and Morrison were the only band members to turn up for a charity gig at the London Astoria , and went on stage to perform as a duo with backing tapes.
Soda’s first show in Mexico occurred on 4 August 1987 at the Magic Circus in Mexico City .
Staley met guitarist Jerry Cantrell at a party in Seattle around August 1987. A few months prior, Cantrell had watched a concert of Alice N’ Chains in his hometown at the Tacoma Little Theatre , and was impressed by Staley’s voice. Cantrell was homeless after being kicked out of his…
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It peaked at No. 2 on the Australian charts, and months later was featured in the Joel Schumacher film The Lost Boys and its soundtrack , allowing it to peak at No. 47 in the US on 1 August 1987.