Watch The Cult’s Billy Duffy join Johnny Marr to perform The Smiths’ ‘How Soon Is Now?’

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The Cult’s Billy Duffy has joined Johnny Marr on stage to play tracks by The Smiths and Depeche Mode. Check out footage of the moment below.The gig took place at the Cheese and Grain venue in Frome last night (August 16) as part of Johnny Marr’s latest run of solo gigs, and featured a number of tracks from across his discography, including solo tracks and classics by The Smiths.Fans at last night’s show, however, were left surprised after the singer-songwriter and guitarist brought out The Cult’s Billy Duffy as a surprise guest for the evening.The on-stage appearance is the latest of the multiple times the two musicians have joined forces, as they both have a long history of playing music together – stemming back to their adolescent years.Meeting in Manchester during their childhood, Duffy was in an early incarnation of The Smiths with Morrissey and had also played guitar with Marr when the latter was just 12 years old.

It was also through the three of them attending a Patti Smith gig in 1978 that Marr was introduced to Morrissey – leading to the formation of The Smiths.From then both Marr and Duffy have gone on to record and play live numerous times, including recording their own version of the Ennio Morricone spaghetti western theme tune ‘The Good, The Bad And The Ugly’, which was recorded in 1992.At the surprise appearance in Frome last night, the two collaborated for a performance of one of The Smiths’ most famous tracks, ‘How Soon Is Now?’.

Before this, however, Marr introduced The Cult guitarist to the stage with a joint cover of Depeche Mode’s 1993 hit, ‘I Feel You’.After the set, Marr took to his Instagram to share an image of them both on stage, writing in the caption: “Thanks to my friend Billy Duffy for.