Morrissey just performed his first Canadian show in 15+ years in Toronto (setlist, video)

Morrissey has become infamous for cancelling entire tours at the 11th hour, so the fact that the first handful of dates for his scheduled return to Canada after a 15-year boycott due to the ongoing seal hunt were postponed due to a “medical emergency” earlier this month hardly came as a surprise. What’s more surprising is that Morrissey did in fact perform at Toronto’s Sony Centre last night, marking his first Canadian show in over 15 years.

The 21-song setlist touched on nearly all eras of his career, including a handful of classic Smiths tracks.

Below is the entire setlist, along with some fan-shot video from the night.

Morrissey performs in Toronto again tonight, and at Montreal’s MTelus on April 29 (sold out). All of Morrissey’s upcoming Canadian dates are below.

04/27 Toronto, ON – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
04/29 Montreal, QC – MTelus
10/10 Edmonton, AB – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
10/11 Calgary, AB – Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
10/14 Vancouver, BC – Orpheum Theatre
10/15 Vancouver, BC – Orpheum Theatre
10/21 Winnipeg, MB – Centennial Concert Hall
10/24 Saskatoon, SK – TCU Place

Setlist – Sony Centre – April 26

Suedehead (Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” intro)
Alma Matters
I Wish You Lonely
Hairdresser on Fire
How Soon Is Now? (The Smiths song)
I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris
Back on the Chain Gang (The Pretenders cover)
World Peace Is None of Your Business
Wedding Bell Blues (Laura Nyro cover) (Premiere: First time ever)
If You Don’t Like Me, Don’t Look at Me
Munich Air Disaster 1958
That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore (The Smiths song)
The Bullfighter Dies
Life Is a Pigsty
Jack the Ripper
Hold On to Your Friends
Everyday Is Like Sunday
Spent the Day in Bed
You Have Killed Me
What She Said (The Smiths song)

Encore:
First of the Gang to Die