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

last updated 8 July 2008 - added poster - added ticket
updated Jan 2024 lot sof extras added

Audio

Very poor
Sound 1 - 50min - unknown source/high gen - 19 tracks

Complete Control

One of the worst recordings in circulation

One of the worst recordings in circulation which is a shame as it is a great gig. It requires more than treble and bass controls to pick out the sound.

You can hear some of the lyrics and guitar, and work out the songs played but anything more is difficult! Hopefully someone has an upgrade?

Enthusiastic and 2 encores

First gig at the famous Manchester Apollo; the band having outgrown smaller venues, and the Electric Circus had closed. The crowd response is very enthusiastic and are called back for 2 encores. See also A Riot of Our Own by Johnny Green p28

The recording begins with London’s Burning and breaks up during 1977 and Complete Control with some loud static. The Clash have raged straight through the opening 3 numbers before Joe fits in some words. Everything is all power.

Green wrote that 'the front rows of seats were getting ripped up and the roadies were having a sweep on how much damage would be done." Joe asks the audiennce before Clash City Rockers if they are Ok and that they (the band) are gonna do the best for ya'.

Joe's just about cramming the quick spiel in between the bands burst from one song into the next. Capital Radio is the next song to rip into. The band slows the end of Capital Radio allowing Joe to explode some ad lib extra lyrics... Hate & War follows giveing no relent to the pace.

White Man breaks this sequence albeit temporarily, and even then this is played slightly quicker, more uptempo. Micks guitar playing is harder, less subtle than it would become for this track.

Proceeding this is the fastest Protex Blue I've heard. the amps are blowing everything away, including this recording. The crowd are going bananas by now. Joe breaks off and asks "who feels uncomfortable now?" and seems to suggest "well, sit down and have another pint" as a recourse to resusitation from all the action down the front. "I'm so bored wwith the USA'" and the band launch forward into the next attack.

The band seem to allow him one quick line before attempting a rendition of the next song at least faster than the last one. Cheat is so charged, Micks guitar playing aggressive. The songs are not even lasting two minutes.

Police and Thieves come over semi-audiable, but the band play out the track to a frentic climax. A rough cut follows the end, there are a couple edits in Career Opportunities next as well.

No breath is taken and Janie Jones follows. Green comments about seats being ripped out as far back as Row J. A no-stop for the last song of the set, and the band rage into Garageland. Joe straining his vocals to a foaming anthemic shout. The crowd volume following is as intense as anything ....

Joe tells the enthusiastic crowd to shut up and listen but we can’t hear what he’s saying!

... what an encore to follow; Whats My Name then into, 1-2-3-4, White Riot, I wanna riot...

Tune up time for Manchesters Burning is nearly drowned out by the vociferous crowd. After the opening shout, Joe mixes between London and Manchester. No Pause, 1977, Joes shouting and ad libbing finishing with the 1984 coda. The crowd clap and the recording cuts off.

Seats ripped out

Arthur - @ratherarthur - 29 Oct 1977. We're at the Apollo, Manchester, for the Clash. Complete Control added to their arsenal. High pressure hall. Stall seats rock roll rip out. Richard Hell's a no-show. Other support the Lous are great rowdy French girls. Ad from my scrapbook.

Jon Savage - @JonSavage1966 - Yep was there, dodging the chairs with @KCMANC in the press pit

Ian Pickering - @Ian3pickering - I was there too and, as I recall, Richard Hell & the voidoids did play.

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Guardian - A northern soul

Paul Morley, Sun 21 May 2006

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Thirty years ago, the Manchester music scene was changed for ever. Paul Morley revisits the city of his youth and recalls the sights and eviscerating sounds that transformed the lives of a generation

Forty years ago Ian Brown met the Clash - a band that changed everything

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Torn out seats at the Manchester Apollo after a concert by English punk band The Clash on the 'Sort It Out' tour, 23rd November 1978. Photos by Kevin Cummins#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #history #punkrockhistory pic.twitter.com/VABedTf13f

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Photos: Manchester Apollo, 29th Nov '77

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You never know when a photo is misdated. Here Mick is wearing almost identical clothing to the Electric Circus gig back on 8 May 1977. The only clue is that this is dated correctly, the 29th are the curtains/roof above Mick.

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Setlist

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19	London's Burning Complete Control 1977 Jail Guitar Doors Clash City Rockers Capital Radio Hate and War White Man In Ham Palais Protex Blue I'm So Bored With the USA Cheat Police and Thieves Career Opportunities Janie Jones Garageland What's My Name White Riot London's Burning 1977