The Smithereens's 1988 Concert History

The Smithereens is an American alternative rock band formed in Carteret, New Jersey in 1980. The band gained some notoriety when a single from its first album, Blood and Roses, was included on the soundtrack for and as the theme song of the 1986 Albert Pyun movie Dangerously Close and the video got some moderately heavy rotation on MTV.

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The Smithereens had 89 concerts in 1988

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 29, 1988
The Smithereens / Paul Kelly

1988 North American Tour

Beacon Theatre New York, New York, United States
Oct 28, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

Chestnut Cabaret Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Oct 27, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

Warner Theatre Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Oct 26, 1988
The Smithereens / Paul Kelly
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Orpheum Theatre Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Oct 25, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

Barrymore's Music Hall Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Oct 23, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

Club Soda Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 22, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

CharlesTown USA Mall Utica, New York, United States
Oct 21, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

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The Diamond Club Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oct 20, 1988
The Smithereens / Paul Kelly and the Messengers
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Metropol Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Oct 19, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

Newport Music Hall Columbus, Ohio, United States
Oct 18, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois, United States
Oct 17, 1988
The Smithereens Holmes Student Center Ballroom DeKalb, Illinois, United States
Oct 14, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

Riviera Theatre Chicago, Illinois, United States
Oct 13, 1988
The Smithereens / Paul Kelly and the Messengers
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Power Center for the Performing Arts Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Oct 12, 1988
The Smithereens Stepan Center, University Of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
Oct 10, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

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University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States
Oct 09, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

Headliners Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Oct 08, 1988
The Smithereens / Paul Kelly and the Messengers

Green Thoughts Tour

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Hallenbeck Hall Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States
Oct 05, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

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Tucson Gardens Tucson, Arizona, United States
Oct 04, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

Studio west Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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The Smithereens / Paul Kelly and the Messengers on Oct 8, 1988 [147-small]

The Smithereens / Paul Kelly and the Messengers
Oct 8, 1988
 Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States
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Reading Festival 1988 on Aug 26, 1988 [746-small]

Reading Festival 1988
Aug 26 - 28, 1988
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Reading Festival 1988 on Aug 26, 1988 [747-small]

Reading Festival 1988
Aug 26 - 28, 1988
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Reading Festival 1988 on Aug 26, 1988 [748-small]

Reading Festival 1988
Aug 26 - 28, 1988
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Reading Festival 1988 on Aug 26, 1988 [808-small]

Reading Festival 1988
Aug 26 - 28, 1988
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Thursday, October 20, 1988, The Smithereens / Paul Kelly and the Messengers on Oct 20, 1988 [637-small]

The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Thursday, October 20, 1988

The Smithereens / Paul Kelly and the Messengers
Oct 20, 1988
 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Squeeze / The Smithereens on Jul 27, 1988 [350-small]

Squeeze / The Smithereens
Jul 27, 1988
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Squeeze / The Smithereens on Jul 18, 1988 [472-small]

Squeeze / The Smithereens
Jul 18, 1988
 Bristol, Connecticut, United States
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the smithereens on Jul 1, 1988 [946-small]

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Jul 1, 1988
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Reading Festival 1988 on Aug 26, 1988 [585-small]

Reading Festival 1988
Aug 26 - 28, 1988
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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The Smithereens / Cindy Lee Berryhill on Jul 3, 1988 [375-small]

The Smithereens / Cindy Lee Berryhill
Jul 3, 1988
 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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The Smithereens on Jun 14, 1988 [450-small]

The Smithereens
Jun 14, 1988
 Austin, Texas, United States
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Genres:

Rock
Pop Rock
Alternative Rock
Hard Rock
Alternative
New Wave
Power Pop
Roots Rock
Jangle Pop
New Wave Pop
Beatlesque
Twee Pop
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College Rock
New Jersey Indie
Tape Club
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Latest Setlist (06/13/2026):

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  1. Behind the Wall of Sleep
  2. Top of the Pops
  3. Sorry
  4. Strangers When We Meet
  5. Only a Memory
  6. Now and Then
  7. Listen to Me Girl
  8. Crazy Mixed-Up Kid
  9. She's Got a Way
  10. Life Is So Beautiful
  11. It's Now or Never
  12. I Don't Want to Lose You
  13. Spellbound
  14. House We Used to Live In / Sparks
  15. Blood and Roses
  16. A Girl Like You
  17. Please Please Me
  18. No Matter What
  19. Time and Time Again

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 51 concerts
2025 28 concerts
2024 23 concerts
2023 27 concerts
2022 31 concerts
2021 17 concerts
2020 12 concerts
2019 36 concerts
2018 19 concerts
2017 41 concerts
2016 53 concerts
2015 41 concerts
2014 38 concerts
2013 48 concerts
2012 35 concerts
2011 43 concerts
2010 35 concerts
2009 31 concerts
2008 36 concerts
2007 48 concerts
2006 28 concerts
2005 12 concerts
2004 9 concerts
2003 11 concerts
2002 16 concerts
2001 17 concerts
2000 4 concerts
1999 10 concerts
1998 17 concerts
1997 15 concerts
1996 11 concerts
1995 27 concerts
1994 48 concerts
1993 6 concerts
1992 46 concerts
1991 26 concerts
1990 90 concerts
1989 9 concerts
1988 89 concerts
1987 36 concerts
1986 58 concerts
1985 3 concerts
1984 5 concerts
1983 2 concerts
1982 2 concerts
1981 2 concerts
1980 11 concerts
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