Tuesday 4 October 1977

Schwabinger Brau, Munich

Short European Tour of Holland, France, Switzerland, Germany and Sweden

updated Dec 2014 - added ticket and flyer
updated - October 2020 better flyer and ticket, memories
updated 22 January 2022 - added sightly better poster
Jan 2024 added upgraded poser, and articles




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Punk in London VHS Video

Sound 3 - 10min - 2Vid - 4 tracks/1edited




Punk in London DVD with extra trks

The Legendary Clash playing a very early concert in Munich in 1977. This energetic performance includes: London's Burning, Complete Control, Hate& War, Police & Thieves, Garageland and Janie Jones.

Sound 4 - 19min - DVD-m - 7 tracks - last updated 28 Dec 01




Audio Cd from DVD

Sound 4 - 19min - DVD-m - 7 tracks - lasy updated 18 Jan 01

London's Burning




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** Note: On the DVD is a section dedicated to Subway Sect amongst the many bands which is shot in and around Rehearsal Rehearsals.

The recent DVD release of 'Punk in London' has new footage from this gig and identifies Munichas the venue.

The DVD runs from the start of the gig and Londons Burning which carries on into Complete Control (1min 5sec). Theres the first of 3 interview bits, followed by Hate and War and a second interview seguement.

The DVD track listing says Hate and War is on the same track as Police and Thieves but its not. Its on the track before with the interviews. Police and Thieves runs into some more new footage, The Prisoner which is edited after 1min 20 secs followed by another interview.

Finally Janie Jones, more extra footage which runs into Garageland.

Previously the video had 3 tracks plus a snippet of Complete Control and brief interview where Mick complains about gigs in Germany and the audiences.

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German dates

Much speculation has surrounded the dates but courtesy of a German Fanzine with tour dates... it is confirmed the band played Munich on the 4th, Frankfurt on the 5th and Hamburg on the 6th.






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Venue

Schwabinger Brau, Munich

The Schwabinger Bräu, located in Munich, Germany, was a well-known for its dark solid wood interior, which remained unchanged for decades, and was considered a classic establishment in Munich.

On 03.04.1971 the neo-Nazi party "German People's Union" (today NPD) organized its first mass rally in Schwabinger Braeu in Munich, under the direction of the publisher Gerhard Frey.

There was a protest rally with leading politicians, a counter-demonstration and blockade of the building.

Apologies, the only photos we could find!


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The Gig

"One of the most exciting gigs I’d ever been to"

In October 1977, the month I turned 20, I was living in Munich.

We’d ended up both getting jobs as kitchen porters at a large Holiday Inn in the Schwabing district.  We stayed in an apartment belonging to the hotel, in the next block along.  Rent was deducted from our wages.

We’d only been there around a month when I saw a gig poster advertising that the Clash were going to be playing locally. Read full story below





News Reports

Author/Editor : Rolling Stone , October 2017 , Page N/A, The Clash Tear Up ‘ Garageland ’ in 1977

Watch- The Clash - live in Munich (1977)

Recounts The Clash 's intense October 1977 performance in Munich , where the band overcame police harassment and logistical chaos to deliver a defiant set fueled by pure punk aggression.

Author/Editor : Rolling Stone , October 2017 , Page N/A, The Clash Tear Up ‘ Garageland ’ in 1977

Watch- The Clash - live in Munich (1977)

The Clash Tear Up ‘Garageland’ in 1977

“This is rock & roll,” Clash guitarist Joe Strummer informed a curious Munich crowd. By the end of the show that night— October 4th, 1977 —he had led the band through most of their unstoppable debut album ( The Clash ), sweated so much that he poured beer on his head, and convinced the Germans that he was right. “ Garageland ” closed The Clash ’s set with a mighty exclamation point.

Things could go wrong for London punk groups when they traveled away from their hometown. Only a few months after this show, the Sex Pistols broke up at the end of a foreign tour that had gone off the rails—their abbreviated American jaunt in January 1978 . And backstage on this night, Clash guitarist Mick Jones was bitterly complaining about the group’s treatment in Munich . “My friend’s in the slammer, they don’t have a hotel for us,” he told Wolfgang Buld ’s film crew, who were shooting the documentary Punk in London .

“The police came around and dragged us out from the hotel,” explained bassist Paul Simonon . “We really want to like Germany . Well, I do, anyway.” “It’s fucking horrible,” Jones declared. “I never want to come back here again. It stinks.”  

Onstage, The Clash were powered by that anger like it was an electrical current. Strummer shouted “The truth is only known by guttersnipes” with such passion that he reduced the message to vowels. Wearing a ripped fishnet top, Simonon locked into the rolling rhythms of drummer Topper Headon . When cameraman Willy Brunner ventured onstage to get a closeup of the band members, obscuring the view of the crowd, Strummer firmly pushed him back to the side of the stage with his microphone stand. And Jones slashed away at his guitar like he could make everything in the world right with it.

Garageland ,” which also ended The Clash ’s debut album, was a mission statement inspired by a bad review. The year before, journalist Charles Shaar Murray had seen one of the group’s first gigs, and unimpressed, had written, “The Clash are the sort of band who should be returned to the garage immediately, preferably with the engine running.”  

Jones said, “That review really spurred us on, not only to write this song on behalf of all the garage bands, but to make us strong. Joe did the lyrics and it deserved a good tune.” With lyrics about “contracts in the offices” and “someone just asked me if the group would wear suits,” the song is also a defense of The Clash ’s decision to sign to a major label, CBS Records , in a deal that provided an advance of £100,000 . Facing accusations of selling out from other punks , The Clash were at pains to reassert their credibility. They did so by making themselves the stars of the song, an approach they also took on singles such as “ Clash City Rockers ” and “ Complete Control ”. Singing about themselves so frequently rubbed some scenesters the wrong way, but that self-mythologizing instinct was intertwined with the group’s ambition.

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Far Out / Clipper Media Author/Editor : Jack Whatley , June 25, 2021 , Page N/A, Watch: The Clash – live in Munich (1977) 512 words

Watch- The Clash - live in Munich (1977)

Explores a pivotal 1977 Munich performance by The Clash . It captures the band as "thinking man's punks " transitioning into global anti-establishment giants while navigating a hostile, riot-prone reception in Germany .

Far Out / Clipper Media Author/Editor : Jack Whatley , June 25, 2021 , Page N/A, Watch: The Clash – live in Munich (1977) 512 words

Watch- The Clash - live in Munich (1977)

Watch: The Clash – live in Munich (1977)

Often labelled “the only band that mattered,” The Clash were largely seen as one of the pivotal players in the punk scene. Many suggest that this famous phrase, which arrived when the group signed a major deal with CBS , signaled the demise of the genre. Of course, The Clash would go on to have a career that transcended any subculture and helped define an entire generation.

Looking back at a special moment for Joe Strummer , Mick Jones , Paul Simonon , and Topper Heddon , the band opened their October 4th, 1977 , show in Munich with their inflammatory jam London’s Burning . At the time, the term punk was being widely used by British and US media. Strummer , clearly aware of the fading nature of such a fad-led term, proclaimed to the wary crowd: “This is rock and roll!”

The Clash had released their self-titled debut earlier that year to great press. They set out their stall as the “thinking man’s punks ,” using their platform to move the spotlight onto societal issues swirling around the globe. However, the tour was not without friction. “It’s fucking horrible,” Mick Jones proclaimed regarding his experience in Munich . “I never want to come back here again. It stinks.”

While London was happy to be in the musical limelight again, taking punk rock out of London or New York in 1977 often meant trouble. Starting a punk show in Munich meant you might have a riot on your hands. Paul Simonon shared a guarded sentiment while being filmed by Wolfgang Buld for the documentary Punk in London . “The police came around and dragged us out from the hotel,” the bassist explained, though he added, “We really want to like Germany . Well, I do, anyway.”

The choice to open with London’s Burning was a perfect opener that powered out of the gate as soon as Strummer belted the first lines. The set included most of The Clash ’s debut album and closed with Garageland . The 18-minute clip of the performance serves as a reminder of how incendiary their songs were and how deeply shocking their sound was to a naive audience.

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Author/Editor : Guitar World , August 21, 2017 , Page N/A, Watch The Clash Play in Munich in 1977

Watch The Clash Play in Munich in 1977

This tribute celebrates the birthday of Joe Strummer , highlighting his aggressive rhythm guitar style on his 1966 Fender Telecaster and his musical evolution from The Clash to The Mescaleros.

Author/Editor : Guitar World , August 21, 2017 , Page N/A, Watch The Clash Play in Munich in 1977

Watch The Clash Play in Munich in 1977

Watch The Clash Play in Munich in 1977

Joe Strummer , cofounder of The Clash“The Only Band that Matters” — was born today, August 21, 1952 .

Strummer 's maniac, aggressive and driving rhythm playing on his battered 1966 Fender Telecaster — which was later recognized with Fender Custom Shop and Artist Series models — always seemed to push the band into overdrive, even as they expanded and redefined their punk sound with elements of reggae , dub , rockabilly and ska .

After The Clash imploded in 1986 , Strummer tackled a number of different projects until starting up The Mescaleros around 1999 . He was still working with The Mescaleros when he died at his home on December 22, 2002 , of an undetected congenital heart defect after walking his dog. He was just 50 years old.

Let's celebrate Strummer 's birthday with a fantastic early Clash video, and a 1999 Mescaleros show.

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German fanzines 1977 - 1982

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Die Endloesung 07-80 (Bremen) Fanzine
with a feature on `80 Clash (Konzertbericht 16.05.80 München)

Irre 02-82 (Rammstein) Fanzine
with a feature on `82Clash (Bericht)

Irre 06-82 Fanzine
with a feature on `82 The Clash Bootlegs (Bericht)

Pretty Vacant 01-78 Fanzine
`78 Clash (Bericht)

Report 01-82 (Braunschweig) Fanzine
with a feature on `82 The Clash (Bericht)

Rockmusik 06-80 Fanzine `80

Schmier 06-80 (Duesseldorf) Fanzine
with a feature on `80 Clash (Konzertbericht Philipshalle)

Scritti 09-82 Fanzine `82

Spex 03-84 (Koeln) Fanzine
with a feature on `84 The Clash

Spex 06-81 (Koeln) Fanzine
`with a feature on 81 The Clash (Konzertbericht, Interview Messehalle Hamburg)

Willkürakt 04-80 Fanzine `80

German Fanzine with tour dates...

Total Control Fanzine






Janie J. Jones , Ostrich No. 5 , October 1977, Pages 5-6, "Von einem der auszog die Clash zu sehen”, 374words

German Fanzine with tour dates...

This zine excerpt captures the raw energy of The Clash 's 1977 German tour. It describes a chaotic performance, a hated opening act, and the frantic excitement of following the band.

Janie J. Jones , Ostrich No. 5 , October 1977, Pages 5-6, "Von einem der auszog die Clash zu sehen”, 374words

German Fanzine with tour dates...

Left Column (Page 5)

(5) Exceptionally stupid opening act. They play some piece of shit called Every human must be alone sometimes and get whistled off the stage properly, and after 3 songs we’ve had enough and we kick them out. The singer is a stupid dog and pours beer on my head. Then finally the stage is reset. Rodent and his gang do what they can. When the curtain opens again, they are already standing on stage tuning the guitars.

London’s Burning...

Munich too. Police & Thieves , Remote Control , Simonon has Patti Smith pictures on his back. Baker howling, Janie Jones , 48 Hours , Protex Blue , Deny , I’m So Bored With The USA ... Mick thrashes his guitar as if it were a sow ready for slaughter... Strummer’s voice gives out during What’s My Name ... then silence. Joe says Sheets... laughing... silent sheets... or something like that... then 48 Hours again, then Complete Control , then encore White Riot , Hate & War , Career Opportunities , then gone. Gone, gone, gone. Me too, I’m wrecked, it was leg-en-dary.

So, people, now it’s really starting, now the boss is cooking—or better said, Jones’ Janie has left Xerox for 3 days and has returned with some good stuff.

Gogogogogogogo...

Right Column (Page 6)

(6) From one who set out to see The Clash:

Janie J. Jones in Hamburg & Frankfurt

An Ostrich Production.

Starring: Jones and his ego Joe StrummerMick JonesPaul SimononTopper HeadonRodent • Extras.

From October 4th–6th in fucking Germany - The Clash . Rumors 3 weeks beforehand, it was said they might come to Cologne , but nobody knew anything for sure. At the end of September, someone shoves a teeny-zine into my hand (no names) tour dates- Clash 4.10. Munich , 5.10. Frankfurt , 6.10. Hamburg . Shit. The greatest heroes of modern times are coming here—to where—the usual, see Ostrich No. 4 for comments. But in the week before, a totally stupid idea comes to me. How about,



Left Column (Page 5)

(5) Selten blöde Vorgruppe. Sie spielen irgend-einen Scheiss von Jeder Mensch muss mal alleine sein und werden nach Strich und Faden ausgepfiffen, und nach 3 Songs langts uns und wir schmeissen sie raus. Der Sänger ist ein blöder Hund und giesst mir Bier auf den Kopf. Dann wird endlich umgebaut. Rodent und seine Gang tun was sie können. Als der Vorhang wie der aufgeht stehen sie schon on stage und stimmen die Gitarren.

London’s Burning...

München auch. Police & Thieves , Remote Control , Simonon hat Patti Smith Bilder auf seinen Rücken. Baker geulert, Janie Jones , 48 Hours , Protex Blue , Deny , I’m So Bored With The USA ... Mick drischt in seine Gitarre als wäre sie eine schlachtreife Sau... Strummer’s Stimme geht bei What’s My Name kaputt... dann Ruhe. Joe sagt Laken... Lachen... Silent Laken... oder so... dann nochmal 48 Hours dann Complete Control dann Zugabe White Riot , Hate & War , Career Opportunities dann weg. Weg, weg. Ich auch, bin kaputt, war sa-gen-haft.

So, Leute, jetzt gehts richtig los, jetzt kocht der Chef oder besser gesagt, Jones’ Janie hat Xerox für 3 Tage verlassen und ist mit einigen guten Sachen zurückgekehrt.

Loslosloslosloslos...


Right Column (Page 6)

(6) Von einem der auszog die Clash zu sehen:

Janie J. Jones in Hamburg & Frankfurt

Eine Ostrich Produktion.

Starring: Jones und sein Ego Joe StrummerMick JonesPaul SimononTopper HeadonRodent • Statisten.

Vom 4.-6. Oktober in fucking Germany - The Clash . 3 Wochen vorher Gerüchte, es hiess, sie kämen vielleicht nach Köln , aber genaues wusste niemand. Ende September drückt mir einer ein Teeny-Blättchen in die Hand (keine Namen) Tourneedaten- Clash 4.10. München , 5.10. Frankfurt , 6.10. Hamburg . Scheisse. Da kommen die grössten Helden der Neuzeit her - wohin - das übliche, siehe Ostrich Nr. 4 wegen Kommentaren. Aber in der Woche davor kommt mir eine saublöde Idee. Wie wär’s,

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Cycle Annie, ed. Total Control (German), no. 1, 1977, pp. 21 pages. Includes reports by Jamie J. Jones, Werner Müller, Roger, and others.

Total Control (German), no. 1, 1977

— The debut issue of German punk fanzine Total Control, produced in a run of just 100 copies, documents The Clash’s October 1977 tour of Germany alongside scattered scene notes and satire. Contributors include Jamie J. Jones, Werner Müller, Roger, and Cycle Annie.

— Published to coincide with the Clash’s German dates in in Vienna, Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg (October 1977 tour).

— Describes chaotic shows, audience numbers varied: ca. 500 in Vienna, 70 in Frankfurt, larger crowds in Hamburg with pogoing, violence, and the presence of Teddy Boys.

Joe Strummer dismissing fanzines, Mick Jones joking with fans, Paul Simonon wearing Patti Smith transfers, and Topper Headon anchoring the sets.

— The issue stresses its rarity (only 100 printed) and cult status in German punk history.

German.html  |  English.html  |  PDF









Mark Coggins , Photographic Archive Notes , 2024 (Ref: White Riot 77 ), tour itinerary details.

Photos

Photos from these few gigs taken tracing The Clash through their 1977 European White Riot Tour dates across Germany and Scandinavia .

Mark Coggins was kind enough to share these original photos (photographer unknown?). Due to due diligence, we managed to narrow down where these might have been taken... as part of their European White Riot 77 Tour , The Clash played... Gröna Lund in Stockholm , Sweden on the 14th of June; Munich , Germany on the 4th of October; then... Volksbildungsheim , Frankfurt on the 5th of October; then... Winterhuder Fährhaus in Hamburg on the 6th; then Dad’s , Malmö in Sweden on the 7th & Ronneby , Sweden on the 8th; and finally Club 700 , Örebro , Sweden on the 10th.

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We hung out with Bernie Rhodes

Tony Paknadel - This gig I attended. I was working in Munich at the time. Part of the show was filmed for Punk in London documentary - check out YouTube. My mate Paul and I hung out with the band for the day and went for a meal with them, B.Rhodes paying, plus plush nightclub after the show. Even got a lift home on the band bus. You can read my account in Anthony Davies's book - This is Joe Public Speaking: The Clash, as told by the fans  https://www.amazon.co.uk/

Simon Wadsworth - The gig was so hot that Joe was pouring beer over his head to cool down.


The day I met the Clash

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In October 1977, the month I turned 20, I was living in Munich.

I’d hitch-hiked there from my parents’ home in Rayleigh in Essex, to meet up with my good mate Paul Williams, now sadly deceased*.  Under Paul’s influence I’d gone there, back-packing and camping, hoping to find work of any description.  Paul was the one who’d read Kerouac’s On the Road and Orwell’s Down and out in Paris and London so had the notion that washing dishes in a foreign country was a cheap and romantic way to see the world!

We’d ended up both getting jobs as kitchen porters at a large Holiday Inn in the Schwabing district.  We stayed in an apartment belonging to the hotel, in the next block along.  Rent was deducted from our wages.

We’d only been there around a month when I saw a gig poster advertising that the Clash were going to be playing locally.  Paul and I had both already seen the band once back in the UK in Chelmsford on one of the White Riot tour dates (29th May 1977).  That was (and still is) one of the most exciting gigs I’d ever been to, and I’ve been to hundreds!  I’d never seen as band with as much on-stage energy.

How brilliant that we’d be able to see them again!  I’d owned the first album since release day and had played it to death from then until I’d left England a few months later.  They really were my top band at the time so I was totally thrilled that they were going to be playing locally.

I convinced Paul that it would be necessary for us to both get the entire day off for the gig, and if the hotel couldn’t organise the duty rotas to allow this, well fuck it - one or both of us would simply have to call in sick on the day.  My plan was to turn up to the venue early in the hope of running into someone - crew member/roadie/anyone/maybe if we were lucky a band member - to try to see if we could turn the whole thing into something more than just a gig and hopefully get close to the band.

Well, the whole day turned into every rock fan’s fantasy almost from the moment we got to the venue on the day of the gig in the early afternoon.  I don’t think we could have been there more than around half an hour or so when a truck pulled up outside the hall. 

The first person I saw emerge from the truck was Topper, who came directly over to Paul and me and starting speaking to us as we were literally the ONLY two people there to greet the band.  Gradually the other members of the band all emerged, along with a couple of roadies and Bernard “don’t call me Bernie!” Rhodes, the band’s manager.

It wasn’t long before entry was gained into the hall so Paul and I just entered along with everyone else and from that moment on we were really just part of the entourage for the remainder of the day.  We chatted to the band whilst the stage gear was set up.  We found out that the whole gig was being video-taped.  We sat in the dressing room while the film crew taped a short interview with the band.  The footage was used in a documentary film by Wolfgang Buld called Punk in London.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079763/

Joe was impressed by that fact that Paul and I could both speak German and asked us if we knew any choice swearwords that he may be able to use should he deem it appropriate sometime.  He wrote some of the words down on the back of his hand, eg Arschloch (arsehole), and the phrase for ‘‘you’re an arsehole ‘.  It was a thrill to watch the sound check as it was like a private show for just Paul and me, since we were still the only two present who could be classified as mere punters. 

After the soundcheck it became clear that the next item on the agenda for the band was to find somewhere and something to eat.  It was here that the fact that we could speak some German played in our favour as Bernard and the band thought it would be a great idea if we could accompany them to dinner provided we would be willing to act as interpreters of course.

Obviously, this needed less than a nano-second’s deliberation on our part to agree that this was indeed a splendid idea.  It turned out that there had been previous difficulties in restaurants for them due to the fact that they had not one word of German between them.

So the seven of us ended up in some restaurant or other - picture it:   Bernard Rhodes, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon, Paul Williams and me all sitting around a large rectangular table sharing a meal.  I remember hardly anything about the food (come on - it was forty years ago) but I do remember having my head totally done in by Bernard Rhodes as I found him very intellectually challenging to converse with and I felt totally out of my depth.  A very interesting guy in fact, but I just didn’t really have the experience to appreciate him at the time.  Last year (2016) I attended a one-man talk that he gave at the British Library in London as part of a season of celebratory events commemorating 40 years since the start of the British Punk Rock movement.  He was then aged 76 I think, but he was totally compelling and just as unconventional in his thinking as ever.  It was an extremely entertaining evening.  I wished Paul could have been with me.

Anyway, to get back to Munich……there was a bit more time-killing between dinner and the start of the gig, some of which was spent backstage (I think this is when the interviews were filmed) and the rest out front at the bar downing German beers.

By the time the band were ready to come on Paul and I were totally stoked.  Those of you who saw them around this time may remember that they used to always start their shows with London’s Burning.  During the final couple minutes before the band struck up, our impatience for them was getting almost unbearable.  In an effort to jolly up the band and get them to stop fart-arsing around tuning up and ACTUALLY PLAY SOMETHING I jokingly attempted to start their first song for them, yelling out the first line “London’s Burning!”  (which Joe sings on his own) hoping that the band would come in on my cue.  I tried twice.  Obviously, that didn’t work, but if you watch the footage you can clearly hear me do this right at the start (about 20 seconds in, and again at 30 seconds). 

Watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feH9NVtYtJM

Backstage again afterwards, then we eventually boarded the band bus and accompanied them to a local night club.  The Sugar Shake or Sugar Shack or something like that.  I can’t remember much about the club other than how steep the prices were.  Paul and I were still relatively impoverished and so were gobsmacked at the drink prices!  Luckily all the drinks were paid for, we didn’t care whether it was the band or management paying.

The day ended with us back on board the band bus, where I sat next to Topper,  who I found the most friendly and easy to talk to.  I remember we exchanged addresses, and I later sent him a postcard from Crete which turned out to be the next stop on my backpacking travels. 

Paul and I got dropped off virtually at our front door.  We said our goodbyes and the bus disappeared into the night towards the next gig.

My friend Paul died aged 61 on the same day as David Bowie passed away, ie 10th January 2016.  I miss him a lot.  Cause of death was idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.


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"Mark Coggins was kind enough to share these Original photos ( Photographer unknown?) Due to due diligence we managed to narrow do where these one might of been taken... ...as part of their European White Riot 77 Tour the Clash played ... Grona Lund in Stockholm Sweden on the 14th of June, Muchich Germany on the 4th of October, then...Volksbildungsheim Frankfurt on the 5th of October, then...Winterhurder Fahrhaus in Hamburg on the 6th, Then DadsMalmo in Sweden in the 7th & Ronneby Sweden on the 8th & finally Club 700 Oreboro Sweden on the 10th"

Tony Fiddes wrote this last year 

The poster on the back wall is Vikivaki. An Icelandic band who were by chance also on CBS label in 1977 and came from Sweden. 

The clothing of The Clash also places a time slot. Esp Joes FACE OF THE ASSASIN mis-spelt shirt.

The poster is a dead ringer for an album called Cruising released 12 Sept 1977. 

Assuming it's there or there abouts it places The Clash maybe between say Sep 77 to end 77 assuming the poster was current. So where are they from? 

As Vikivaki only released in Sweden & Germany. Can't see any similar looking gig photos so rule out Dads Malmo and a couple more and can't believe a UK venue would have the poster up for something never released here !!!






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VIDEO AND AUDIO

Video and audio footage from the tour including radio interviews.



BOOKS

Return of the Last Gang in Town,
Marcus Gray

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Passion is a Fashion,
Pat Gilbert

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Redemption Song,
Chris Salewicz

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Joe Strummer and the legend of The Clash
Kris Needs

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The Clash (official)
by The Clash (Author), Mal Peachey

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Other books



I saw The Clash

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Brixton Academy 8 March 1984
ST. PAUL, MN - MAY 15
Other 1984 photos
Sacramento Oct 22 1982
Oct 13 1982 Shea
Oct 12 1982 Shea
San Francisco, Jun 22 1982
Hamburg, Germany May 12 1981
San Francisco, Mar 02 1980
Los Angeles, April 27 1980
Notre Dame Hall Jul 06 1979
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San FranciscoFeb 08 1979
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RAR Apr 30 1978
Roxy Oct 25 1978
Rainbow May 9 1977
Us May 28 1983

Photoshelter here

Sep 11, 2013: THE CLASH (REUNION) - Paris France 2 IMAGES
Mar 16, 1984: THE CLASH - Out of Control UK Tour - Academy Brixton London 19 IMAGES
Jul 10, 1982: THE CLASH - Casbah Club UK Tour - Brixton Fair Deal London 16 IMAGES
1982: THE CLASH - Photosession in San Francisco CA USA 2 IMAGES
Jul 25, 1981: JOE STRUMMER - At an event at the Wimpy Bar Piccadilly Circus London 33 IMAGES
Jun 16, 1980: THE CLASH - Hammersmith Palais London 13 IMAGES
Feb 17, 1980: THE CLASH - Lyceum Ballroom London 8 IMAGES
Jul 06, 1979: THE CLASH - Notre Dame Hall London 54 IMAGES
Jan 03, 1979: THE CLASH - Lyceum Ballroom London 19 IMAGES
Dec 1978: THE CLASH - Lyceum Ballroom London 34 IMAGES
Jul 24, 1978: THE CLASH - Music Machine London 48 IMAGES
Aug 05, 1977: THE CLASH - Mont-de-Marsan Punk Rock Festival France 33 IMAGES
1977: THE CLASH - London 18 IMAGES

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If Music Could Talk
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Go here for uploads and downloads. It's not a massive space so its on an as and when basis.

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Remastered audio
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The Official Clash
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Joe Strummer
And there are two Joe Strummer sites, official and unnoffical here

Clash City Collectors - excellent
Facebook Page - for Clash Collectors to share unusual & interesting items like..Vinyl. Badges, Posters, etc anything by the Clash.
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Clash on Parole - excellent
Facebook page - The only page that matters
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Clash City Snappers
Anything to do with The Clash. Photos inspired by lyrics, song titles, music, artwork, members, attitude, rhetoric,haunts,locations etc, of the greatest and coolest rock 'n' roll band ever.Tributes to Joe especially wanted. Pictures of graffitti, murals, music collections, memorabilia all welcome. No limit to postings. Don't wait to be invited, just join and upload.
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I saw The Clash at Bonds - excellent
Facebook page - The Clash played a series of 17 concerts at Bond's Casino in New York City in May and June of 1981 in support of their album Sandinista!. Due to their wide publicity, the concerts became an important moment in the history of the Clash.
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