Rock Against The Rich Tour
Joe Strummer and the Latino Rockabilly War
Joe Strummer: Vocals and Rhythm Guitar
Zander Schloss - guitar
Roberto Pla - Percussion
Jim Donica - Bass
Willie McNeill : Drums
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http://www.minersadvice.co.uk/news_dec2003.htm#strummer_obit
Sad death Of Joe Strummer, lead singer of the Clash.
At the early age of only 50 Joe has passed away, we do not know from what cause. He was a great fighter for the working class in general and admired the miners in particular.
He was the centre of the Class War 'rock against the rich' tour which played Brodsworth Miners Welfare in the late 80s raising money for the sacked miners.
Dave Douglass presented him with a Hatfield NUM badge which he wore with pride ever since. That concert was a rip roaring success, apart from a member of 'The Crow People' who marched about outside calling for a boycott of the concert because the place was full of "rich scumbags".
Presumably the folk who were wearing shoes and other such signs of decadence. He had been abusing most people in general and was generally considered a pain up the arse, untill that is he tried to come in. "I thought you were boycotting the concert" Dave asked "I want to boycott it inside." he replied. "Well you'l have to pay marra, its a charity concert for the sacked miners."
Dave informed him. "Dont believe in paying, dont believe in money." He annouced. Dave was just about to tell him to go away when the crow man dived forward and stuck a very bloody nut on Dave face. This produced a rugby scrum as a couple dived on the bloke. Suddenly he became an oppressed minority. "Get off him " they roared, "He's entitled to his opinion !" "His opinion ? he just nutted me" Dave responded.
Eventually some liberal volunteered to drive the punk back to town. Big mistake, the man who didnt believe in money, then wouldnt leave the car unless he was paid £10 for his inconvience, which the hapless liberal paid up.
The concert itself was a knock out, with Donies, punks, heavy metal freaks, hippies and miners rocking the night away. Joe played only last week at another charity do, this time for the firefighters.
He will be missed, not least as a song writer and musician.
DD
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Did you go? What do you remember?
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No known recording exists.
If you know of one please please
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There are several sights that provide setlists but most mirror www.blackmarketclash.co.uk. They are worth checking.
from Setlist FM (cannot be relied on)
from Songkick (cannot be relied on)
... both have lists of people who say they went
& from the newer Concert Database and also Concert Archives
Also useful: Ultimate Music database, All Music, Clash books at DISCOGS
Articles, check 'Rocks Back Pages'
Sounds 6 Aug 88
Fantastic interview with Joe during the Doncaster and Liverpool Gigs
New Statesman 20 June 1988
Combat Rock. Joe: "I'm not amillionaire Strummer rants against the Rich".
Sunday Times 17 April 1988
Rock the Rich Class War
Rock and railing with Cafe Society
1988 01 31 LA Times
Strummer Interview Strummer on Man, God, Law
France, MUSIC Mag
'Joe Strummer: Rock Against Rupins'
Class War Tour pamplet - Joe
Class War leaflet - Joe
PUNTERS VIEW
Hi, Just wanted to say what a great site you have and to offer you a "punters view" on Joe's Green Wedge Tour.
I didn't see the Tabernacle gig as I had no idea that it was happening, I had, however, already got tickets for the Milton Keynes Amnesty gig. My mate and I drove up from Tunbridge Wells in Kent and spent a blisteringly hot day getting slowly drunk and quickly sunburned! My memories of the weekend are fairly vague; Big Audio Dynamite were good as always, New Model Army were fucking great I seem to remember, The Men They Couldn't Hang were good fun, but The Latino Rockabilly War were a little underwhelming - maybe nerves? - but I do know that seeing Joe for the first time since The Clash was exciting enough, never mind the performance. I'm not sure, but I think they were better on the Sunday.
I didn't see the Brixton gig, but was at Hackney Empire for a very strange evening of "alternative" comedy and music. Tony Allen was quite funny, Jerry Sadowitz was exceedingly funny but his set was very short, mainly because of the reaction he was getting from some pretty hardline feminists in that night (I remember he said something about Anne Diamond having a miscarriage that brought torrents of abuse). Strummer was on good form that night and I know we enjoyed the band much more than at Milton Keynes, maybe just because it was indoors. I don't really remember the set, but I think it may have been the first time they did "Oye Como Va", and I remember being quite taken aback at how "Latin" this thing really was. Loads of percussion. Wow! I think "Ride Your Donkey" was played as well, and what a lovely groove that always was.
The Electric Ballroom is already well documented, but I too think it was where everything came together. A really interesting set list, (B.A.
D. songs for christ's sake!) and a truly great night out.
Then it was on to probably the strangest venue I've ever been to - Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre. I remember you had to walk past the swimming pool with families enjoying their Saturday evening fun on the water slides and suchlike. God knows what they thought of all these rebel rockers invading their nice little playground. The gig itself was on a basketball court with a small stage set up at one end. It made for an odd setting, but a nice intimate one. The sound wasn't that great, but Joe and the boys put on a really good show, and Zander Schloss was pretty much on fire if I remember rightly. I didn't see them again until the Town & Country gigs the next year (I still have my autographed ticket from one of those).
So there you are. Not a lot of detail I'm afraid, but hopefully you'll find my brief recollections of some interest.
Yours, N.C. <jcp666[a]tiscali.co.uk>
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