Morrissey performs at Fox Theater in Oakland on Nov. 18, 2022. Matt Pang/STAFF

OAKLAND — Silver-haired crooner Morrissey didn’t disappoint a sold-out house at the Fox Theater Friday night.

Mixing new with old, the alt-rock and pop icon belted out some of the Smiths’ greatest hits along with solo songs. He kicked off with “We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful,” from 1992’s Your Arsenal. The baritone’s strong and clear vocals shined and his intensity didn’t waiver.

After coming out dressed dapperly in a suit and dress shirt, Morrissey soon tossed his jacket aside. Stark images of people’s faces contorted in peculiar poses flashed behind him as he charged through the set. A familiar picture of Frankenstein was emblazoned onto the screen as he launched into “Our Frank,” from 1991’s Kill Uncle. Up next was Smiths’ classic “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before,” from 1987’s Strangeways, Here We Come.

Video clips of a bull being impaled during a bullfight were flashed on the screen during “The Bullfighter Dies” from 2014’s World Peace Is None of Your Business. Attendees were rapt in attention as he finally delved into forthcoming album Bonfire of Teenagers, with “Rebels Without Applause.” During the song, he struck many curious poses and in a Superman-like gesture, pulled open his shirt showing an expanse of upper chest. Other new songs, spread out out among the classics, included “Sure Enough the Telephone Rings” and “Saint In a Stained Glass Window”

Morrissey performs at Fox Theater in Oakland on Nov. 18, 2022.

“Girlfriend In a Coma,” from Strangeways, received a rousing applause.

Morrissey also showed love to 2020’s I Am Not A Dog On A Chain, with “Jim Jim Falls” and “Knockabout World;” and 2004’s You Are The Quarry, with “My Life Is A Succession Of People Saying Goodbye” and “Let Me Kiss You.”

Morrissey seemed less verbose than usual, a departure from his typical outspokenness. But he did address fans a couple of times.

“When you’ve finished here, where will you go?” It could have been a philosophical question, or maybe he was just looking for snack suggestions.

Then later in the show, he mentioned his Saturday gig at the Castro Theatre, at which Another Planet Entertainment began booking concerts in the last few months. It’s been a controversial partnership opposed by many both in the Castro community and Bay Area film lovers in general. So perhaps it was a good fit for the oft-controversial Morrissey.

Morrissey performs at Fox Theater in Oakland on Nov. 18, 2022.

“Do you know it? Is it nice?” he asked about the venue.

Nonetheless, this show offered no controversy, nor did Morrissey complain about the temperature inside the building, such as he did in Los Angeles earlier in the week, where he walked off after complaining of being cold a handful of songs into the performance.

During “Irish Blood, English Heart” Morrissey paused to introduce his band, who played with studio-like skill and precision.

The latter half of the show included a higher proportion of older songs, like “Everyday Is Like Sunday,” from 1988 solo debut Viva Hate, as well as “The Loop,” from 1992’s World of Morrissey, 1992 B-side “Half a Person,” and The Smiths’ 1984 tune “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want.” He rolled up his sleeves before launching into main set closer “Jack the Ripper,” from 1992 live album Beethoven Was Deaf.

Following a standing ovation, he returned for an encore wearing a shirt with James Dean’s face and the word “Morrissey” written next to it for the Smiths’ classic “Sweet and Tender Hooligan.”

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