The Clash Live 1977

This page lists all known Clash gigs from 1977 with info. If you have any corrections please email blackmarketclash

Tours

Jan / Mar - Early 77 Gigs ...

April 77 - French mini tour ...

May 77 - White Riot UK Tour ...

Jul 77 - European Dates ...

Oct 77 - Out of Control UK Tour ...

"The first phase was when we played the 100 Club, the Royal College of Art, the ICA and the Lacey Lady, all with the Clash and with no one there. That was with the Clash there, in London, and there was literally no one there. Then we stopped for a bit that winter, rehearsed loads, wrote loads of songs, did Harlesden, and then stripped it down more for the White Riot tour. Before the UK dates for that, we started off going over to France..." Rob Symmons [Subway Sect] interviewed in 1999;

Extensive archive of articles, magazines from Jan to April 1977

Video and Audio from Jan to April 1977

Roxy and early 1977 gigs


Jan 1		London - Roxy Club (9.30pm) Covent Garden
Jan 1		London - Roxy Club (12.30pm) Covent Garden
		New Year's Day '77. Broadcast 01 January 2015, BBC Four. Built around the earliest, until now unseen, footage of the Clash in concert, filmed by Julien Temple as they opened the infamous Roxy club in a dilapidated Covent Garden on January 1st 1977, this show takes us on a time-travelling trip back to that strange planet that was Great Britain in the late 1970s and the moment when punk emerged into the mainstream consciousness. BFI archive: N-457329


Jan		Mickey Foote Demos
		Studio - National Film and Television School (Beaconsfield Demos) I'm So Bored With the USA London's Burning White Riot (2 takes) Janie Jones (Instrumental) Career Opportunities 1977 Heartbreak Hotel (Joe/tagged onto recordings) Line Up: Joe Strummer - vocals, guitar, Mick Jones - guitar, Paul Simonon - bass, Terry Chimes - drums
Jan 28		Recording White Riot Single
		January 28-30 Studio - CBS Studio 3 White Riot (single) 1977 Line Up: Joe Strummer - vocals, guitar, Mick Jones - guitar, vocals, Paul Simonon - bass, vocals, Terry Chimes - drums, Producer Mickey Foote. Engineer - Simon Humphrey. Source - Passion Is a Fashion (p. 142), Return of Last Gang (p. 220)
Feb 1		Rouen - Le Chartreux Cinema
		Reports that this was a the frist French date, however, we dont think this is correct
Feb 10		Recording of self titled album 'The Clash'
		February 10 through February 27 (Note - Passion is a Fashion lists Feb 10 as start, but says the sessions were "Thursday through Sunday", February 12 was a Saturday) Studio- CBS Studio 3 Clash Self Titled Album except "White Riot" Line Up: Joe Strummer - vocals, guitar, Mick Jones - guitar, vocals, Paul Simonon - bass, vocals, Terry Chimes - drums, Producer Mickey Foote. Engineer - Simon Humphrey Source - Return of Last Gang (p. 224)
Mar 11		London - Colisseum, Harlesden
		White Riot has been broadcast on TV
Mar 12		London - Colisseum, Harlesden
Mar 18		White Riot 7" single released
Apr 3		Recording NME Capital Radio One
		Studio - CBS Studios Capitol Radio One Listen Line Up: Joe Strummer - vocals, guitar, Mick Jones - guitar, vocals, Paul Simonon - bass, vocals, Terry Chimes - drums Producer?
Apr 8		'The Clash' album released
Apr 9		Capital Radio EP released


Apr 10		London - The Roundhouse, Chalkfarm
Apr 11		London - The Roundhouse, Chalkfarm
Apr 17		Beaconsfield Studios
		Studio - Dunstable Tracks (filmed) London's Burning White Riot 1977 Line Up: Joe Strummer - vocals, guitar, Mick Jones - guitar, vocals, Paul Simonon - bass, vocals, Topper Headon - drums. Source - Return of Last Gang in Town (p. 238), Complete Clash (for exact date)

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There was supposed to be a lot but they all got cancelled. We did about three - there was Rouen and another place in the outskirts of France. We played this cinema in Paris, which was supposed to be this famous place where Johnny Halliday played, and the Rolling Stones in about 1963. It was all seated with lots of older people there, so that was quite strange."Around 500 people there." Rob Symmons [Subway Sect] interviewed in 1999:

Extensive archive of articles, magazines from Jan to April 1977

Video and Audio from Jan to April 1977

French mini Tour


Apr 25		Le Havre - unknown
Apr 25		Liege - Chenee,
Apr 26		Rouen - Le Chartreux Cinema
Apr 27		Rheims - Salla Cent Xupary
Apr 27		Paris - Palais De Glaces
Apr 28		Paris - moved to the 27th
Apr 27		Paris - Le Gibus Club, (with the Damned)
Apr 29?		Le Mans - Le Royal Cinema
Apr 29		Lyon - La Cigala
Apr 30		Brussels - Rockin' Club, Forest National

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This is the first night of The White Riot Tour which would establish the band nationally alongside the Pistols as THE major bands of the punk movement. It was almost certainly Topper's first major gig and was also a tour which would lose £28,000 due to smashed seats, a huge retinue of hangers on and general excess.

With the release of White Riot and The Clash album plus all the media coverage (both music press and national), the band were now met with packed audiences eager to experience the new punk phenomena. This transition from playing small clubs with largely disinterested audiences happened so quickly that Joe starts this gig with a totally superfluous for those who don't know we're The Clash"

Extensive archive of articles, magazines from around the White Riot tour period

Video and audio from around the White Riot tour

White Riot Tour


May 1		Guildford - Civic Hall
May 2		Chester - Rascals
May 3		Birmingham - Barbarellas
May 4		Swindon - Affair
May 5		Liverpool - Eric's
May 6		Aberdeen - University
May 7		Edinburgh - Playhouse
May 8		Manchester - Electric Circus
May 9		London - Rainbow
		One track (1977) from the Punk Rock Movie infamous riot gig - often mis-cited as the 7th. See 7th gig at Edinburgh with Edinburgh Ticket. The track 1977 has been broadcast from this gig.
May 10		Kidderminster - Town Hall
May 11		Derby - Kings Hall - resheduled?
May 12		Nottingham Palais - resheduled?
May 13		Remote Control 7" single released
May 13		Leicester - Polytechnic
May 14		Amsterdam - Brakke Grond
May 15		Plymouth - Fiesta
May 16		Swansea - University
May 17		Leeds - Polytechnic
May 18		Chelmsford - Cancelled
May 19		Middlesborough - Rock Garden
May 20		Newcastle - University
May 21		St. Albans - City Hall
May 22		Maidenhead - Skindles
May 22		Wolverhampton - Civic Hall
May 23		Stafford - Top Of The World
May 24		Cardiff - Top Rank
May 25		Brighton - University of Sussex
		Filmed by students. 10 of 15 tracks have been put online. 4 of these released offfially by Sony on the SoundsySytem box set. Not all tracks have yet been broadcast
May 26		Bristol - Colston Hall
May 27		West Runton - Pavilion
May 28		Canterbury - Odeon
		probably didn't happen... Any info on why this gig was cancelled let us know.
May 28		Leicester - De Montfort Hall
May 29		Chelmsford - Chancellor Hall
May 30		Dunstable - California Ballroom
?		Unknown - video Pressure Drop Don Letts

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With the bands growing aclaim and reputation several dates were arranged across northern Europe building on the bands success in France back in April starting with a trip to Sweden to Grona Lund.

The band returned from Sweden to the UK to play the cancelled Punk Festival in Birmingham as punks notoriety spread before heading back out for a full tour of the continent including TV appearances in France and Germany.

The Tour kicked off with the band headlining the second Mont de Marsen Punk Festival in France.

Extensive archive of articles, magazines from The summer of '77 and the European dates

Video and audio from The summer of '77 and the European dates

European Tour, Summer 1977


June 9		Coventry - Tiffany's
Jun 14		Grona Lund, Stockholm
		Thought to be two sources; a radio broadcast version and an audience recording
July 17		Birmingham - Rag Market (Punk Festival)
July 17		Birmingham - Barbarellas
July		Gloucester - Guildhall
Aug 5		Mont de Marsan, France
Aug 11		Lie'ge, Belgium - 14th Bilzen Festival
Aug ?		Top of the Pops (West Germany)
Aug		Recording City of Dead
		Studio - CBS Studios City of the Dead Line Up: Joe Strummer - vocals, guitar, Mick Jones - guitar, vocals, Paul Simonon - bass, Topper Headon - drums, Gary Barnacle - Saxophone, Steve Nieve - keyboards. Mickey Foote - producer. Source - SBMC, Complete Clash
Aug 30		Mick plays with Glen Matlock's Rich Kids
Sep		Recording Jail Guitar Doors
		Studio - CBS Studios Jail Guitar Doors Line Up: Joe Strummer - vocals, guitar, Mick Jones - guitar, vocals, Paul Simonon - bass, Topper Headon - drums, Producer Mickey Foote. Source - The Complete Clash
Sep 20?		Musikladen German TV Show
Sep 21		Mainz - Music Disco
Sep 23		Complete Control 7" single released
Sep 26		Amsterdam - The Paradiso
Sep 27		Brussels
Sep 28		French TV – Un Sur Cinq
Sep 29		Paris - Bataclan
Sept 30		Reims - Salle des FÍtes de Tinqueux
Oct 1		Zurich - Kaufleuten Saal,
Oct 2		Vienna - Porrhaus
Oct 4		Munich - Schwabinger Brau
Oct 5		Frankfurt - Volksbildungsheim
Oct 6		Hamburg - Winterhuder Fährhaus
		Received one track but never received anymore
Oct 7		Malmo - Dads
		Thought to be a radio broadcast version
Oct 8		Ronneby, Sweden - Club Ron
Oct 9		Oreboro, Sweden - Club 700, stora Hotellet
		Thought to be a radio broadcast version
Oct		Recording Clash City Rockers
		October-November Studio - CBS Studios ("Whitfield" per Complete Control) Clash City Rockers Line Up: Joe Strummer - vocals, guitar, Mick Jones - guitar, vocals, Paul Simonon - bass, Topper Headon - drums, Producer Mickey Foote. Source - The Complete Clash, Passion Is a Fashion

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On returning from Europe, the band turned its attentions to another lengthy UK Tour beginning with a chaotic and cancelled visit to Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The Clash were still suffering the full backlash of punks bad reputation, including The Clash who had received front page headlines for the riot at teh Rainbow back in May on the White Riot Tour.

Several dates on the rebeliously entitled 'Get Out of Control Tour' had to be cancelled or re-arranged. Out of the original 21 dates/venues, 19 were advertised as having 'no seating'.

Extensive archive of articles, magazines from around the Get Out of Control Tour period

Video and audio from around the Get Out of Control Tour period

Get Out of Control Tour


Oct 20		Ulster Hall, Belfast
Oct 21		Cork
Oct 21		Dublin, Ireland - Trinity College, 7pm
Oct 21		Dublin, Ireland - Trinity College, 9.30pm
Oct 22		Liverpool - Eric's
		Originally scheduled to be payed at the Stadium, moved to Erics.
Oct 24		Dumfermline - Kinema
Oct 25		Glasgow - Apollo
Oct 26		Edinburgh - Clouds
		Originally scheduled for the Odeon, then the Leith Theatre.
Oct 27		Leeds - University
Oct 28		Newcastle - Polytechnic
Oct 29		Manchester - Apollo
Oct 30		Stoke - Victoria Hall, Hanley
Oct 31		Leicester - University
Nov 1		Sheffield - Top Rank
Nov 2		Bradford - University
		cancelled at the last minute
Nov 3		Derby - Kings Hall
Nov 4		Cardiff - University
Nov 5		Bristol - Exhibition Centre
Nov 6		Norwich - St Andrews
Nov 6		Ipswich - Corn Exchange
		"Endale Associates (Clash booking Co.) said Ipswich Corn Exchange had suddenley become unavailable because of a previous booking for a 'military brass band',"
Nov 6		Liverpol Erics - cancelled
Nov 6		Carlisle - Market Hall
		cancelled at the last minute. Lou's site has this as played and Plymouth the night before.
Nov 6		Plymouth - Castaways (now c103)
Nov 7		Birmingham - Top Rank
		Moved from the Odeon to the Top Rank
Nov 8		Coventry - Tiffany's
Nov 9		Bournemouth - Winter Gardens
Nov 10		Bath - University
		Cancelled because venue not big enough and safety issues; moved to Bristol Exhibition Centre
Nov 10		Bristol - Exhibition Centre, - moved to 5th
Nov 11		Cambridge - Corn Exchange
Nov 12		Hastings - Pavilion
Nov 13		Southampton - Top Rank
Nov 15		Manchester - Elizabethan Ballroom, Belle Vue
Dec		Jamaica, Give Em Enough Rope demos
		Joe and guitarist Mick Jones were sent to Jamaica for two weeks in December 1977 to write songs for their upcoming second album. ""I remember going to Jamaica with Mick for maybe a week or 10 days and we came up with some tunes …," Strummer recalled in The Clash, "but mostly I remember searching for Lee Perry in Kingston. Read More: Why the Clash Ruffled Punk's Feathers on ‘Give ‘Em Enough Rope' Source Ultimate Classic Rock
Dec 10		Liverpool - Eric's
Dec 11		Glasgow - Apollo
Dec 13		London - Rainbow
Dec 14		London - Rainbow
Dec 15		London - Rainbow
Dec 17a		Belfast - McMordie Hall, Queens Uni Students Union
Dec 17e		Belfast - McMordie Hall Queens Univ Students Union
1977		Talking to the Clash 7" single released