Comeback gigs & Glastonbury Warm Up
Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros
Joe Strummer: Vocals and Rhythm Guitar
Martyn Slattery: Lead Guitar, Keyboards et al
Anthony Genn: Guitar
Scott Shields: Bass Guitar
Pablo Cook: Percussion
Smiley: Drums
Audio 1 - excellent
BBC Radio 6 rebroadcast Jan 2003
Time 52mins
Sound 5
12 songs / 12 tracks
Tony Adams
The old recording only had the 7 TV broaqdcast tracks, the sound is variable (see video below).
DV (SD)
Glastonbury - size 720x576 - fps 25.007 - time 00_32_12
Sound 2, video 4
First 5 tracks with muffled sound,
last 2 tracks with decent sound but poorer video
Glastonbury BBCTV - size 352x288 - fps 25 - time 00_01_54
from dotmusic.com
JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALEROS
PYRAMID STAGE,
GLASTONBURY
Gig played on Sat 26 Jun 1999
I have just seen the best live set of the weekend. No contest. Joe Strummer, confident enough to play some astonishingly good new material, 'Yala Yala' in particular, picked up this dozing crowd, treated us to a generous smattering of old Clash classics and not only stole the show but fenced it, cashed it in and spent the bloody lot.
A little chubbier (the white T-shirt didn't help), Strummer delivered a few nostalgic speeches about the right to gather at festivals like this, compared Tony Blair to Cliff Richard and led his brilliant new band on a trip through some of recent rock history's neglected gems.
The famous left leg pumped, the spittle gathered in the corner of his mouth, the right had was glued to his temple and he attacked a BBC camera "you can't have a piss these days without them filming ya", but Strummer thrilled us with raw versions of 'London Calling', 'Straight To Hell', and a joyous piano driven 'Rock The Casbah' that rocked the main stage crowd like no one else this weekend.
To be able to breathe new life into the likes of 'Bank Robber' and 'I Fought The Law' takes some doing. To win over this crowd
even with such great new material
especially with a song called 'Tony Adams' takes that elusive star quality by the truck load. That Clash reunion looks further away than ever.
The time was 16.10, The Cirrus clouds were there, the wind had increased to 20 mile per hour, and it was Joe Strummer. I was two rows back on the left side of the stage. At last there were some tracks I could sing along to. Joe played both new songs and old songs from the Clash days. I suppose I preferred the old Clash songs because I knew them.
Anyway sang along to London's Calling, and My Daddies a bank Robber. Did a little pogoing. Joe attacked the TV crew (literally) and accused them of not even allowing him to have a piss without being filmed. I though ended the show feeling slight disappointed. It could be because I had had such a good time at the previous sets. I don't know.
Did you go? What do you remember?
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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'
dotmusic.com
I have just seen the best live set of the weekend. No contest. Joe Strummer, confident enough to play some astonishingly good new material, 'Yala Yala' in particular, picked up this dozing crowd, treated us to a generous smattering of old Clash classics and not only stole the show but fenced it, cashed it in and spent the bloody lot.
Glastonbury's own site
The time was 16.10, The Cirrus clouds were there, the wind had increased to 20 mile per hour, and it was Joe Strummer. I was two rows back on the left side of the stage.
Glastonburys' remembered >1999
Clash singer breaks ground
mid 1997
By Todd Martens - Staff Writer
A bit of history
UK Tour itinary - alas front cover only
and a Tour pass
with the dates on the back
and ... US Tour itinary - alas front cover only
The Sunday Times Pick of the Week
Joe Strummer UK Tour
Joe Strummer Interview
Punk Magazine - by Judy McGuire
It's always scary to meet people you admire as much as I admired Joe Strummer. He was the closest thing to having a hero I ever had. When I got the assignment to interview him, I was both excited and scared shitless. What if he was nasty or rude to me? I'd be crushed. Words can't truly express what a huge influence the Clash had on my life. I was a painfully shy, depressed, awkward teenager the first time I heard them. They taught me about politics, to think for myself, to question authority, and to become a better, more informed person. Their lyrics gave me the courage to stop caring what other people thought about me and to always be true to myself.
BBC Music Jools Holland
We found Joe Strummer on the terrace of the BBC bar, where he imparted to us the wisdom that only comes from hard years on the road . . .
Unknown:
Former Clash frontman, Joe Strummer, is back out on the road with a new band - The Mescaleros. They played Glasgow on Monday night and tomorrow take to the stage at the Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth before shows in Dublin and Belfast.
Guitar World 1999
Diggin the New (1 page only)
Huge Clash retrospective
Unity Rocker (Australia)
Real Groove Magazine Strummer interview (inc Australia 82)
Any further info, articles, reviews, comments or photos welcome.
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