The Smyths, the UK's longest-established tribute to The Smiths, play The Craufurd Arms with their Strangeways Tour.
The Smyths play The Craufurd Arms on Saturday 8 May 2027, starting at 7:45pm. They're on the road with The Strangeways Tour, and the set follows that title: songs from Strangeways, Here We Come alongside the Smiths classics. Support is still to be announced.
If you're not familiar with them, The Smyths are a tribute to The Smiths, and they've been at it since 2003. They're billed as the UK's longest-established tribute to the band and are regularly cited as one of the best in the world. Over the years they've played more than 900 shows across the UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, with slots at Glastonbury, The Isle of Wight and Bestival among them. Johnny Marr has spoken about them on Radio 6, and producer Stephen Street has given them his nod too.
There's a particular way they go about it. They avoid the silly props and clichéd visual tropes that often come with tribute acts, and instead focus on what The Smiths would sound like today, more than 40 years after they first played these songs to several generations of fans. They describe it as redefining what a tribute is, prioritising the experiential, fevered rush of a brilliant band over gimmicks. It's less about the costume and more about the sound.
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Tickets are £23, which includes the booking fee. The show starts at 7:45pm at The Craufurd Arms, 59 Stratford Rd, Milton Keynes.
