Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul – The Hacienda, Manchester 4th May 1983

Looking back it seems an odd venue for a member of the E Street band to be playing but there you go – I think I thought that at the time as well! I’m not sure if I went of my own accord or if I was talked into it by one of my housemates – I seem to recall that I had the album Men without women so maybe I did!

Other than that I don’t remember much about it – I seem to recall it wasn’t as bad as the New Order gig I went to at the same venue but it was still an awful place to see a band!

Set list from a few days earlier!

Rock & Roll Rebel
Lyin’ in a Bed of Fire
Save Me
Inside of Me
Forever
Princess of Little Italy
Under the Gun
Caravan
Until the Good Is Gone
Angel Eyes
I Played the Fool
I Don’t Want to Go Home
This Time It’s for Real
Take It Inside
Respect
Can I Get a Witness

Here’s a recording of a show a few days earlier in Utrecht

4 Replies to “Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul – The Hacienda, Manchester 4th May 1983”

  1. Was at the Hacienda that night in May ..( need some help with my memory) during the set a girl fronted the band playing something like an electric bagpipe ..believe me I had 2 pints only ..Cheers for any info Bob

  2. I was there and seem to remember about 10pm they still hadn’t come on, I had to go and move my car because the car park across the road closed midnight, when I got back they came on so late I didn’t miss the start!

  3. This was an amazing gig. Big Jean Beavoir with his white stick on mohican crowd surfing and the 11? member band including E Streeters rocking the place to its core. Little Steven was incredible – I couldnt believe this icon fresh from Sun City campaigning was at this venue but hey go with it. The entire Voice of America set was amazing. One of the best and sweatiest gigs Ive ever been to.

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