Up in Manchester it was the Move Festival, which climaxed with another home-town gig for Morrissey. He started his set by telling the audience: "Good evening, Weatherfield. I'm a local boy made bad". Before singing Smiths track 'The Headmaster Ritual' he took a few moments to slag off his former school, which used to be near by Old Trafford Cricket Ground where the event was staged. "In the interests of public safety it has been burned down," he joked, adding, "all the teachers were tried for cruelty to children, but the British courts let them off. And there's only me alive to tell the story, and this (song) is that horrible story."
Also appearing at the event were the New York Dolls, the Beta Band, James Maker and the Ordinary Boys. The latter, who have been supporting Morrissey at his recent gigs, seemed pleased to play an event where they actually had some of their own fans in the crowd: "Normally playing with Morrissey, because we've done it a few times before, you're just biding everyone's time until they can see Morrissey, and it's very much the attitude. But today it felt like people were really up for it and wanting to see us, up the front singing along. It feels like we've arrived a bit more."