Rock Against the Rich Tour
Supported by One Style & Political Asylum
Political Asylum were down as the support band, but they were missing a guitarist at the time so didnt play, they were scored out on the tickets and Edinburgh band Oi Polloi took their place along with welsh band Anfrehn.
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
Audio recording
cdr - good - speed problems
Sound 4 -
Time 77min
Unknown gen?
25 songs / 26 tracks
This has a pretty good sound which is spoilt by the tape running too fast.
Dum Dum Club
Clouds was the upstairs part of Coasters (now called the Cavendish) where strummer played again with the clash busking in 1985 and with LRW in 1988 - Coasters itself is pretty small and both the upstairs rooms are tiny.
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"A few months after the tabernacle, I go along with some mates to coasters and their asking me what the gig in london was like, 'well, pretty shit really', we're all hyped up, but not expecting too much and get to the gig late in time to see Irvine Welsh's hero, Jock Scot, the guy who took over from Johnny Green as tour manager and spliff roller for the clash, get up and read his inimitable poetry and then they hit the stage and its amazing."
"Its a full on band experience, they play like they're possessed, the percussionist adds a whole extra level, they're not the clash and they're not trying to be, they're hot and they're playing in front of an appreciative crowd and the sound is great. I try to get to the front, but its just too packed, everyone in the band looks like they're enjoying themselves its a top night all round. I end up going on an ecstatic post gig bender at the 'jazz hangover club' till 4am and suffer like fuck the next."
Did you go? What do you remember?
Info, articles, reviews, comments or photos welcome.
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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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White Riot Tour
ARTICLES, POSTERS, CLIPPINGS ...
A collection of from the White Riot Tour.
VIDEO AND AUDIO Video and audio footage from the tour including radio interviews.
BOOKS
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