The Clash Live Manchester Electric Circus 19 December 1976 The Anarchy Tour

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Passion is a Fashion -
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Redemption Song -
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Rehearsals, Roxy ...
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Joe Strummer and legend of The Clash -
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Derby ...
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Anarchy Tour supporting the Sex Pistols and in the home town the Buzzcocks.

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(possibly) Manchester 1976
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DAY BY DAY - The God Save The Sex Pistols' exclusive guide to Anarchy Tour (and more)

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(Filmed/Sex Pistols): Electric Circus, Manchester. Some parts of the show feature in "The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle" and "The Filth & The Fury" movies and the 1992 "Anarchy In The UK" promo video.

1976/77 Julian Temple's early footage 18hrs

Known to contain several concerts including The Roxy 1 Jan 1977 and Harlesden plus Rehearsals footageJulian Temples 1976 footage 18 hours - included Roxy/Anarchy Tour/Harlesden/Rainbow - only the footage that was used in the film eventually got digitised because it was shot on an obscure format that does exist anymore and so it cost a fortune to put onto tape.

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Manchester's Electric Circus

"Does anyone remember the Electric Circus? Yeah, a right shit hole" Joe Strummer at the Apollo (now Academy) February 1984. The venue was an iconic and seminal location for punk rock in 1970s Manchester.

The Electric Circus was a music venue in Collyhurst, Manchester, England, situated at the corner of Teignmouth Street and Collyhurst Street. The building was originally the Palace Cinema, then the Top Hat Club run by Bernard Manning, and later a bingo hall. It became a heavy metal club in the 1970s until punk arrived there in 1976, and Richard Boon and Alan Robinson started promoting nights there[2]. The venue was an iconic and seminal place for punk rock in 1970s Manchester, hosting a wide range of bands, including The Clash, The Damned, Buzzcocks, and The Fall[1].

However, the building was in a poor state of repair and was closed in late 1977 due to objections. It briefly reopened in 1978 as the New Electric Circus, but by 1980, the building was closed again[2][6]. The building that housed the Electric Circus was eventually demolished, and the area was replaced by rows of modest two-story homes[8].

The Electric Circus was a regular feature on 'So It Goes', Tony Wilson's television program, showing live performances from a number of punk bands, giving them much-needed exposure[3].

The Clash performed at the Electric Circus on December 9, 1976, as part of The Anarchy Tour[1].

Despite its relatively short life, the Electric Circus is remembered as an influential venue in Manchester's history, particularly for its contribution to the punk rock scene[6]. The Clash's performance there is considered a significant event in the band's history and the history of punk rock in Manchester[12][14].

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2. 'Dangerous' lost venue saw Sex Pistols play 'under a hail of gob'
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4. The Clash - Live At The Electric Circus, Manchester, 1976 (Full Concert!) - YouTube
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Fans queuing up to see Warsaw (later Joy Division), Buzzcocks, Penetration, and John Cooper Clarke at the Electric Circus on May 29, 1977, captured by photographer Kevin Cummins 1 .

A photograph of the Electric Circus just after it closed in 1977, which provides a view of the venue's exterior 2

A photograph from a Buzzcocks performance at the Electric Circus on November 10, 1976, with Howard Devoto on vocals 3

We grew up in Manchester redefining the rock scene: Sex Pistols, Clash, ...

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What did you do on the Punk Tour, daddy?

Review if Manchester 18th December 1976
Sounds - 11 December 1976 - Pete Silverton

"it's shaping up to be an all-time classic rock 'n' roll tour."

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Two amazing nights

shay rowan - @shayster57 - 14 Oct 2019

Two amazing nights at the Circus although that second one got a bit 'tasty' afterwards!

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The white polystyrene tiles rollered black. The Clash and Johnny Rotten in his jacket that got horribly coated in goz he had to peel it off

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