The Clash Live – Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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Get Out Of Control Tour
Supported by Richard Hell & The Voidoids & The Lous

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Cancelled, see A Riot of Our Own p20

Alan McBride - Saw them also on Dec 20 1977 at queens university. Happy days.....Met joe strummer on the same tour when the clash came to Belfast. The gig was cancelled at the Ulster hall. joe and paul simonon turned up at the venue with the biggest minder I ever seen in my life. Had a right chat with both and they invited us all back to their hotel for a drink but the fascist RUC pigs wouldn't let us in. .... might have been the inspiration for police and thieves.... who knows

The Clash: first date called off

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The Clash foundthemselves in the centre of another controversy last Thursday when the first night of their Major British Tour ...

Insurance strangles two more punk dates

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References the Clash cancelled concert two weeks prior

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The Clash, Belfast Polytechnic, 20 November 1977 with the County Bishops

Remembering the time The Clash turned up in Northern Ireland for a gig, but instead ended up causing a riot

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Remembering the time The Clash turned up in Northern Ireland for a gig, but instead ended up causing a riot

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When we fought the law for The Clash: Recalling Belfast's 1977 punk riot |

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For Elvis - a 9-hour rocking requiem

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Rearrangments for non-appearance

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The Gig (?) At first The Clash were reluctant to have their picture taken anywhere near the soldiers. ìThey'll think we're here to entertain the troops," said Strummer. They all felt they didn't know enough about the political situation. They learned fast.

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Will the Clash make an impact?

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When we fought the law for The Clash: Recalling Belfast's 1977 punk riot, Belfast Telegraph

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As an academic conference opening today debates what really happened during the band's infamous visit to Belfast in 1977, Henry McDonald recalls the riot that took place - and the myths that followed.

'Belfast Calling' out to all fans of punk music

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July 04 2008

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It's been credited as the catalyst for the Northern Ireland punk movement. On October 20 1977 the late Joe Strummer brought The Clash to Belfast at a time when the city was a no-go area at night. But at the eleventh hour the concert was cancelled by the city fathers, sparking a mini riot in Bedford Street. Punk had arrived in Northern Ireland.

Sounds: Clash City of the Dead

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The Clash came and conquered (Belfast)

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Conflict and Clash, Clash lose control

MELODY MAKER 22 October 1977 - Report from Belfast

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RECORD MIRROR INTERVIEWS LEGENDARY PUNK PROMOTER RON WATTS

Record Mirror: Back to the serious stuff, Ron. The Clash flew to Belfast, had some nice photos taken near some barricades and murals. Then they flew home. No gigs played. What do you think about all that?

Ron) Well, it's to them. Sometimes, promotional events can take over. You can be wise after the event, it might have sounded like a good thing at the time. Who knows, I mean, it might have been sincere. I didn't know them as a band who had very political motives outside of the publicity. It's saying they didn't have a heart, but sometimes publicity sows a life of its own, you know.

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BBC: The Clash discussed at university conference in Belfast

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Belfast University celebrates that iconic cancelled 1977 Clash gig in Belfast with conference

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A Riot of Our Own - a symposium on the Clash

Belfast University celebrates that iconic cancelled 1977 Clash gig in belfast with conference

By johnrobb -June 18, 2014

All culture becomes history and all the noise and confusion of rock n roll will one day be a University thesis' someone once said. ...full text

ULSTER HALL Flyer - POSTPONED

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"This gig had to be cancelled due to security worries, so the CBS insurance people pulled the plug. Because of this several fights started outside ! Below’s John Shipley’s original Autographed flyer from the night, thanks again for sharing John."

Belfast Fanzine

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Belfast Burning fanzine

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TRICK Fanzine - Clash in Ulster

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Sounds Clash visit Belfast for picture session

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The Clash in Belfast, 1977

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Adrian Boot The Clash Story and all the important the photosessions

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The Clash Story contains 3 important photo sessions including The Clash in Belfast. The other two main sections were The Clash at the Camden Rehearsal Studios and The Clash under London's A40 Westway. Maybe it should have been called "UK Calling.

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