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Swedish Waiting for the Bomb...
Waiting for the bomb...
ЦREBRO On October 9, 1977, someone called in a bomb threat to the Stora Hotellet . Everyone who was there had to kindly go out, wait a while, and then go back in again. And it didn't matter if you were a local from Цrebro or a famous punk guitarist from England . Meny’s classic concerts have reached number three on the list.
The "raggare" (greasers) in the late seventies did not like punk. If punk was played in folk parks or venues, they were, for some strange reason, almost always there, disturbing and generally disliking the bands, audience, and organizers. The Swedish punk band Rude Kids , who always ended up in fights with raggare, wrote the song " Raggare is a bunch of motherfuckers ". Quite telling. When the Sex Pistols were on their first USA tour, they encountered narrow-minded raggare in the South . Wherever Johnny Rotten sang that he was the Antichrist and an anarchist, it ended with the audience throwing bottles at the whole band. A classic scene is when Sid Vicious finally had enough and hit one of the spectators in the head with his bass.
But to return to Sweden , it was precisely the raggare who caused the planned "punk autumn" in Цrebro 1977 to fall through. The Stranglers were supposed to have come as early as September 18. But when they played in Klippan , Skеne , two days prior, the raggare became so incensed that they smashed The Stranglers' instruments and chased the band away. So The Stranglers went home. On October 18, Ultravox was supposed to have played, but there was no suitable venue for them. And why The Damned never showed up on October 30 is unclear.
The only band that came was The Clash . On October 9, they played at Stora Hotellet . And, as they sometimes say, everyone was there. And many of those who were there later formed their own punk bands. The most famous was Joakim Thеstrцm , who would later form the classic Ebba Grцn .
Another person who was there was Gцran Ekberg . At the time, he was 24. Now he is older and works for Kumla Municipality . He also took the photo on this page.
"I thought they had destroyed Stora Hotellet ," he says. "All loose objects were removed. It seemed as if the organizers had expected a riot atmosphere. But it never happened. It was quite orderly if I remember correctly" .
The gig, however, had an odd beginning. Someone had phoned in a bomb threat which afterwards turned out to be false. Stora Hotellet had to be evacuated, and it is during that sequence that Gцran himself photographed Mick Jones on Storbron (The Big Bridge).
"I had a camera with me," says Gцran . "And it was when we all had to go out of the venue that I saw someone from the band standing there. I thought it was Joe Strummer , but apparently, it wasn't" .
"In any case, I took a picture. Then we were allowed to go back in again" .
In 1977, The Clash were still a relatively pure punk band. Along with the Sex Pistols , they became then, as now, figureheads for the entire punk scene. When they came to Цrebro , they had the song " White Riot " from their self-titled debut album with them. Joe Strummer was the punk wave's best singer when he sang with a mixture of euphoria and anger. And Mick Jones was the best guitarist. They didn't become a brilliant rock band, however, until two years later when, to the anger of their loyal punk fans, they released " London Calling ," which now in the year 2000 is still the best album ever recorded by a white rock group. But after the success of that record, they unfortunately never returned to Цrebro .
TEXT JOAKIM JOHANSSON
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I vдntan pе bomben...
ЦREBRO Den 9 oktober 1977 bombhotade någon Stora Hotellet . Alla som var där fick vackert gå ut, vänta ett tag och sedan gå in igen. Och det spelade ingen roll om du var örebroare eller känd punkgitarrist från England . Menys klassiska konserter har kommit till plats nummer tre.
Raggarna i slutet på sjuttiotalet gillade inte punk. Spelades det punk i folkparker eller i lokaler var de, av någon konstig anledning, nästan alltid där, störde och tyckte allmänt illa om band, publik och arrangörer. Svenska punkbandet Rude Kids , som alltid hamnade i bråk med raggare, skrev låten " Raggare is a bunch of motherfuckers ". Ganska talande. När Sex Pistols var på sin första USA -turné träffade de på de inskränkta raggarna i södern. Var Johnny Rotten än sjöng att han var Antikrist och anarkist slutade det med att publiken kastade flaskor på hela bandet. En klassisk scen är när Sid Vicious till slut fick nog och slog basen i huvudet på en av åskådarna.
Men för att återgå till Sverige var det just raggarna som gjorde att den tänkta punkhösten i Цrebro 1977 inte blev av. Stranglers skulle kommit redan 18 september. Men när de två dagar innan spelade i Klippan i Skеne blev raggarna så förbannade att de slog sönder Stranglers instrument och jagade bandet på flykten. Så Stranglers åkte hem. 18 oktober skulle Ultravox ha spelat. Men det fanns ingen lämplig lokal till dem. Och varför The Damned aldrig dök upp 30 oktober är oklart.
Det enda band som kom var Clash . 9 oktober spelade de på Stora Hotellet . Och, som man säger ibland, alla var där. Och många av dem som var där bildade sedan sina egna punkband. Den mest kände var Joakim Thеstrцm som senare skulle bilda klassiska Ebba Grцn .
En annan som var där var Gцran Ekberg . Då var han 24. Nu är han äldre och jobbar på Kumla kommun . Han har dessutom tagit bilden på den här sidan.
"Jag tyckte de hade förstört Stora Hotellet " , berättar han. "Alla lösa föremål var borttagna. Det verkade som om arrangörerna hade väntat sig kravallstämning. Men så blev det aldrig. Det var ganska städat om jag minns rätt."
Spelningen fick dock en udda början. Någon hade ringt in ett bombhot som i efterhand visade sig vara falskt. Stora Hotellet fick utrymmas och det är just vid den sekvensen som Gцran själv fotograferat Mick Jones på Storbron .
"Jag hade med mig en kamera" , säger Gцran . "And det var när vi alla fick gå ut ur lokalen som jag såg någon ur bandet stå där. Jag trodde det var Joe Strummer , men det var det tydligen inte. I varje fall så tog jag en bild. Sedan fick vi gå in igen."
1977 var Clash fortfarande ett relativt renodlat punkband. Tillsammans med Sex Pistols blev de då, som nu, ett slags galjonsfigurer för hela punkscenen. När de kom till Цrebro hade de låten " White riot " från det självbetitlade debutalbumet i bagaget. Joe Strummer var punkvågens bäste sångare när han sjöng med en blandning av eufori och ilska. Och Mick Jones var den bästa gitarristen. Genialiskt rockband blev de dock inte förrän två år senare då de, till sina trogna punkfans ilska, släppte " London calling ", som nu år 2000 fortfarande är den bästa skivan som någonsin spelats in av en vit rockgrupp. Men efter framgången med den skivan kom de tyvärr aldrig tillbaka till Цrebro .
TEXT JOAKIM JOHANSSON
2000-10-27 - Wednesday 16 November 2005, Vibeke, Viveka
Waiting for the bomb...
CLASSICAL/ORRESTORED Published: 2000-10-27 00:00
On October 9, 1977, someone bombed the Grand Hotel. Everyone who was there had to beautifully go out, wait a while and then go back in. And it didn't matter if you were from Orebro or a famous punk guitarist from England. Meny's classic concerts have moved up to number three.
The rags in the late seventies didn't like punk. If punk was played in public parks or venues they were, for some strange reason, almost always there, disturbing and generally disliking bands, audiences and organisers. The Swedish punk band Rude Kids, who were always getting into trouble with raggers, wrote the song "Raggare is a bunch of motherfuckers". Quite telling. When the Sex Pistols were on their first US tour, they encountered the narrow-minded raggers of the South. Wherever Johnny Rotten sang that he was the Antichrist and an anarchist, the crowd ended up throwing bottles at the whole band. A classic scene is when Sid Vicious finally had enough and hit the bass on the head of one of the audience members.
But to return to Sweden, it was precisely the raggers who made the supposed punk festival in Örebro in 1977 not happen. The Stranglers were supposed to arrive on September 18. But when they played in Klippan in Skåne two days before, the raggers got so pissed off that they smashed the Stranglers' instruments and chased the band on the run. So the Stranglers went home. On October 18, Ultravox was to have played. But there was no suitable venue for them. And why The Damned never showed up on October 30 is unclear.
The only band that showed up was the Clash. On October 9 they played at the Big Hotel. And, as they sometimes say, everyone was there. And many of those who were there went on to form their own punk bands. The most famous was Joakim Thåström who would later form the classic Ebba Grön.
Another who was there was Göran Ekberg. He was 24 at the time. Now he's older and works at Kumla municipality. He also took the picture on this page.
- I thought they had ruined the Big Hotel, he says. All the loose objects had been removed. It seemed as if the organizers had expected a riotous atmosphere. But that never happened. It was pretty tidy if I remember correctly.
The gig had an odd beginning, though. Someone had called in a bomb threat which later turned out to be false. The big hotel had to be evacuated and it is precisely at that sequence that Göran himself photographed Mick Jones on the Grand Bridge.
- I had a camera with me, says Göran. And it was when we all had to leave the room that I saw someone from the band standing there. I thought it was Joe Strummer, but apparently it wasn't.
- Anyway, I took a picture. Then we had to go back inside.
In 1977, the Clash was still a relatively pure punk band. Along with the Sex Pistols, they became then, as now, a sort of figurehead for the whole punk scene. When they came to Örebro, they had the song "White riot" from the self-titled debut album in their luggage. Joe Strummer was the best singer of the punk wave as he sang with a mixture of euphoria and anger. And Mick Jones was the best guitarist.
However, they didn't become a brilliant rock band until two years later when, to the anger of their loyal punk fans, they released 'London Calling', which now in 2000 is still the best album ever recorded by a white rock group.
But after the success of that album, they unfortunately never came back to Örebro.
TEXT JOAKIM JOHANSSON
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Nerikes Allehanda - News from Цrebro County
Wednesday 16 November 2005 Vibeke , Viveka
Waiting for the bomb
CLASSIC/ЦREBRO Published: 2000-10-27 00:00
On October 9, 1977, someone threatened to bomb the Stora Hotellet . Everyone who was there had to go out beautifully, wait a while and then go in again. And it did not matter if you were from Цrebro or a famous punk guitarist from England .
The menu's classical concerts have come in third place. The rags in the late seventies did not like punk. If punk was played in folk parks or on premises, they were, for some strange reason, almost always there, disturbed and generally disliked bands, audiences and organizers. The Swedish punk band Rude Kids , who always got into fights with raggers, wrote the song " Raggare is a bunch of motherfuckers ". Pretty telling. When the Sex Pistols were on their first US tour, they met the restricted rags in the south. Wherever Johnny Rotten sang that he was the Antichrist and anarchist, it ended with the audience throwing bottles at the whole band. A classic scene is when Sid Vicious finally got enough and hit the base in the head of one of the spectators.
But to return to Sweden , it was precisely the rags that made the imagined punk autumn in Цrebro in 1977 not happen. Stranglers would arrive as early as September 18th. But when they played in Klippan in Skеne two days before, the raggs became so cursed that they broke Strangler's instruments and chased the band on the run. So the Stranglers went home. On October 18, Ultravox would have played. But there was no suitable room for them. And why The Damned never appeared on October 30 is unclear.
The only band that came was Clash . On October 9, they played at Stora Hotellet . And, as they say sometimes, everyone was there. And many of those who were there then formed their own punk bands. The most famous was Joakim Thеstrцm who would later form the classic Ebba Grцn . Another who was there was Gцran Ekberg . He was then 24. Now he is older and works at Kumla municipality. He has also taken the picture on this page.
- I thought they had destroyed Stora Hotellet , he says. All loose objects were removed. It seemed as if the organizers had expected a riot. But then it never happened. It was pretty tidy if I remember correctly.
However, the show got off to an odd start. Someone had called in a bomb threat which later turned out to be false. Stora Hotellet had to be evacuated and it is precisely at that sequence that Gцran himself photographed Mick Jones on Storbron .
- I had a camera with me, says Gцran . And it was when we all had to leave the room that I saw someone from the band standing there. I thought it was Joe Strummer , but apparently it was not. - In any case, I took a picture. Then we had to go in again.
In 1977, Clash was still a relatively pure punk band. Together with the Sex Pistols , they then, as now, became a kind of galleon figures for the entire punk scene. When they came to Цrebro , they had the song " White riot " from the self-titled debut album in their luggage. Joe Strummer was the punk wave's best singer when he sang with a mixture of euphoria and anger. And Mick Jones was the best guitarist. However, they did not become an ingenious rock band until two years later when, to the anger of their loyal punk fans, they released " London calling ", which now in 2000 is still the best record ever recorded by a white rock group. But after the success of that record, they unfortunately never came back to Цrebro .
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