Short European Tour of Holland, France, Switzerland, Germany and Sweden
Support New Bondage from Lund & The Runaways

Updated 8 Jan 2008
updaye July 2022 -added extra phots and No Action book link
updated Jan 2024 added new photos and venue info

Audio

Sound 3 - 40min - Source unknown - 16 tracks

Capital Radio

Quality

speed and ageing problems...

Another excellent fast and furious performance but not quite as a good a recording (or performance) as Zurich a week earlier.

Joe tells the audience before the encore that "we're all sick in the band, do you understand" as the reason for what the band obviously considered a below par performance. However the recording shows little evidence of this with the band still blasting through the set in their inimitable style.

This good, fairly low generation recording is of almost all the gig; there are a few small edits.

The sound is enjoyable with a good degree of clarity though it does have some speed and ageing problems with some spots of wear as well. There is some distortion throughout which may well be from the over amped equipment rather than the limitations of the recording equipment.

Vocals are good but somewhat distant, Mick's suffers particularly. Drums not bad, almost no bass but good guitars.

Radio source?

From: "Rikard Gustafson" <rikard.gustafson[at] tjelvar.org>

Swedish Radio

When I asked an old Clashist friend and journalist on SR ( Swedish Radio ) what had to be done to get all those shows ( Malmö, Lund, Örebro '77, Eriksdal '80, Stockholm and Gothenburgh '81 and '84, they have them all - complete with perfect sound!)

I got the answer that if a show is asked for by more than 1000 people they'll put it on the list for P3 Live, a live show every night at 21.00. (Have a look att www.sr.se and go to P3 Live and see the program and old shows.) Unfortunately it's only 1 hour and therefore edited.

First visit to Malmö, Sweden,

This was the the Clash's first visit to Malmö, Sweden, as part of their European tour in 1977 as part of their efforts to expand their audience and influence beyond the UK.

Malmö was a hub for punk and new wave music, with Dad's Dancehall being a notable venue for these genres. The city was undergoing economic and cultural changes, and the punk movement was a significant part of the youth culture

The Clash's visit to Malmö was part of a larger trend of British and American punk bands touring Europe to spread their music and message.

The Clash's music, with its rebellious tone and socially conscious lyrics, appealed to the youth in Malmö and other parts of Sweden.

Generic poster, Sweden

Malmo - Dads

Dad's Dancehall, located at Föreningsgatan 54 in Malmö, was a significant venue for Punk and New Wave bands during a brief period in the late 1970s. Specifically, from 1977 to 1978, it was considered Sweden's best concert venue for these genres.

The Clash, an English rock band formed in 1976 and key players in the original wave of British punk rock., performed there as part of their "Get Out of Control Tour.

"a terrific White Riot"

The recording fades in after the opening bars of London's Burning. All the performances are good but not exceptional. A very good Police & Thieves fades out during Mick's solo but fades back in almost immediately only losing a few seconds.

I'm So Bored With The USA is a highlight with different verses: "Yankee television in your living room, know all about " rest is hard to decipher but the taste of cola gets a mention.

What's My Name gets some different words too and the band now blast through to Garageland. At the start of the encore Joe explains that the band are sick and then there's a gap before he says, "we're waiting for Mick Jones to do his hair" An early indication of the problem that would later cause the band's break-up.

The Clash, sick or not put in a terrific White Riot (or White Christmas as Joe intro's it), which goes immediately into the second 1977.

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Jöran Linder - I was there!

Johan Erichs - Great gig in Malmö, first time i saw the Clash!

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LITIK AR DYNGA"

Swedish music paper "Musikens Makt"

Link

from November 1977. In Swedish
An interview with Joe when the played Malmö in October 1977.

För 42 år sedan stormade punkvågen in i Malmö. Under ett år blev en rockklubb på Föreningsgatan platsen där The Clash, Ramones, Blondie och Elvis Costello spelade. Nu blir berättelsen om Dad's Dancehall bok.

Noncha Allt #2 Oct-1977

The Clash at Dad's Dancehall Malmö 7 Oct 1977
(Brief translation of the review)

> original fanzine in Swedish
> translated into English version

First of the local support bands was New Bondage from Lund who got the crowd with them, they played their own song plus Wayne County's "Cream In My Jeans".

Next band was Problem from Malmö, they didn't do so well. Had borrowed some equipment from The Clash.

The Clash gets a top review, there's no "new" info in the review except that Topper is called a Johnny Rotten look a like!

The interview with the Clash after soundcheck

Joe - They said that the Jam had a succes when they played here
Paul - We have to play better then...

Noncha Allt - Have you heard what happened to the Stranglers when they played here?
Joe - Oh yeah...

Noncha Allt - Where are you going to play tomorrow?
Paul - Some place called Ronneby

Noncha Allt - It was there The Jam got eggs thrown at them...where did you played yesterday?

Paul - I don't remember, do you Mick?
Mick - It was in Hamburg around 1000 people in the audience

Noncha Allt- Was it good?
Mick - Yeah, really

Noncha Allt - Was there any punks there?
Mick - A few but the main thing is that you're into the music not that you are a punk

Noncha Allt - I mean that in Germany everyone seems to listen to electronic music like Kraftwerk
Paul - I don't know I don't listen to that kind of music

Noncha Allt - What do you think about the other punkbands from England?
Paul - Half of them a shit but there are a few good ones like Glen Matlock's Rich Kids

Noncha Allt - Have you heared the romour that Glen wrote all Sex Pistols songs and without him they can't do anything
Paul - I don't know as I don't play for the Pistols

Noncha Allt - Have you heard any new bands?
Paul - No, I don't go out much in London
Mick - If people like these new bands let them do it as long they have fun

Noncha Allt - What do you think of these American bands like The Heartbreakers and Wayne County?
Joe - I've seen them but I don't like them

Noncha Allt - What about the Ramones?
Joe - They are brilliant, Patti Smith Group as well

Interview and photos by Artchie and Binkie

Swedish Punk Fanzines

Link

Den här sajten startades i början av juni 2012 och är tillägnad alla Er som vill läsa eller vill veta mera om Svenska Punkfanzin *. Det är också en hyllning till alla de om gav ut Fanzin.

From No Action magazine

Large feature and photos from the gig.

Link to book or archived PDF or alternate Link to book and Facebook post

Michael Bällstav - It was hard to take some good pics but here's som photographs of The Clash from Dad's Dancehall in Malmö, Sweden 7 October 1977 from a new book. Clash City Collectors | Facebook

http://bilderisyd.se/produkt/dads-dancehall/

Tour dates

Setlist

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	London's Burning Complete Control 1977 Jail Guitar Doors Remote Control Capital Radio Hate and War Police and Thieves I'm So Bored With the USA What's My Name Cheat Career Opportunities Janie Jones Garageland White Riot 1977