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
Audio recording
cdr - some of it is average - some of it is poor
Sound 2.5 - best bits
Time 77min
Unknown gen?
25 songs / 25 tracks
Sightsee MC (dedicated to Mick Jones)
awright man you wanted me to contact you regarding gigs that i set up in scotland many moons ago for Joe. Somethings are hazy with names o people that i spoke to and others who either were involved or bands that supported so forgive me if i'm stepping on peoples toes, but the Edinburgh gig was set up along with a guy from Ayr whose name eludes me he was in a
band at the time and had a record shop, but i do have pics from coasters the support band was oi polli.
The Aberdeen gig was set up by me and a guy called Barry who has fecked off to oz there is a pic o the party where joe and a few o us wore chefs hats, all gigs were recorded by the sound engineer but never managed to blag a copy if i can be any more help let us know
Have attached a pic o Joe at coasters along with Willie Mcneil have more somewhere but to be honest tink they are pretty poor quality but can scan what i have along with tickets for your website
An average recording that can be divided into two. the majority of each side has some copy wear and is flat, distant with some noise and blurring. The last three songs on side one and the last seven on side two pick up considerably. Straight to Hell being one of the better ones.
Lower gens may prove a notch up overall and quite enjoybale, this is enjoyable in the better sections.
Joes voice is clear and the sound is reasonable, if a distant and swirly in the worst, clearer and defined in the better.
Joe berates members down the front for presumedly fighting. Joe changes This is England, to this is Scotland.
The last few songs on the other side of the tape are a bit better.
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.
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