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Strange stormy night. Other piers had been blown down that night!
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Hastings Pier
Hastings Pier is a historic music venue located at 1-10 White Rock, Hastings 18. The pier was designed by the renowned Victorian engineer Eugenius Birch and was opened on August Bank Holiday Monday in 1872 2. The pier quickly became a major attraction, drawing large numbers of visitors from southeast London and beyond 2.
The original Hastings Pier was designed by Eugenius Birch, a renowned Victorian engineer 2, 6. The architectural style of the pier is Victorian, reflecting the era in which it was built. The pier is still standing today, although it has undergone significant changes and renovations over the years. However, the pier has also faced numerous challenges, including a devastating fire that nearly destroyed it. Despite this, the pier was reopened in April 2016, with a new design by dRMM architects which aimed to make it a sustainable and flexible platform for a broad range of community uses 2.
Punk rock shows its violent face
November 12, 1977.
Hastings Pier.
Group Scene - Stephen Turner
Punk Rock - Stephen Turner
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Billy Idol there
Simon Lokes Yes i saw them [Lou's] at Hastings pier pavilion Nov 1977, 3rd on the bill behind The Clash and Richard Hell, also remember seeing Billy Idol hanging around after the gig, slept in a phone box outside Hastings train station as no trains back. Link
Gill Robinson - To Jana - I saw the Clash again on Hastings Pier in November 1977 - great gig, though I did think we might have ended up in the sea with all the heavy pogoing!
Voidoids walked off stage
Ken Copsey. - Remember the Voidoids walked off stage after their ëbaldí lead guitarist was hit on the head by what looked like a full can of beer. Thank god that kind of age discrimination doesnt go on nowadays or none of us would dare set foot on stage again!
One of the best gigs I ever saw
John Storer. - The Clash in 77 was one of the best gigs I ever saw at the Pier, even though I had to stand at the back because it was the first gig Iíd taken the future Mrs Storer to (She was a Genesis / Yes / Pink Floyd fan). Weíd only been going out a couple of weeks so I had to be on best behaviour. Knew it was going to be a great gig as soon as they launched into Londons Burning. ìTheir debut still stands the test of time and is one of the few albums from that era I still listen to occasionally. But only in the car Mrs S still hates punk!
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My life had already been changed by The Clash. The first time I saw the band was at the Corn Exchange in Cambridge, November '77. I had turned sixteen in September and was at boarding school in Stamford. We persuaded a liberal teacher to hire a mini bus and improvised a punk look. It wasn't hard, then: if you didn't have long hair & flared trousers, you stood out.
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November 12, 1977. Hastings Pier.
November 12, 1977. Hastings Pier. In the summer of '77
I started going to the Basement Club, near to the Art College in Brighton. Saturday night was punk night and although it was dark and dingy and the walls ran with sweat, we went there for the music. The DJ, Tony, was always happy to play requests and after a few visits, I got to know him. During a party at his house, Tony came up with the idea to drive to Hastings to see the Clash in the White Riot Tour. (The band had played in Brighton on May 25th, but that night I was watching the Stranglers instead at the Suite.) Tony being a DJ, drove a van so there was room for several of us to go. I left work early on the Saturday to give myself plenty of time to get dressed up. This wasnít just an ordinary concert, I was going off with the coolest DJ to see THE punk band of the moment! Tony and a girlfriend turned up at 6.15 and to my horror I found them sitting on the settee drinking tea with my mum and dad! In full make-up, black leather, pins and chains ñ the embarrassment! I quickly got them out the house and we drove around Brighton picking up an assortment of hardcore punks eager to get to Hastings. Of course, there were more people than there were seats in the van. We all squeezed in somehow, wedged between the seats and propped on the floor. With the Clash blaring out the speakers to get us warmed up, we finally arrived at 8.30.
The concert was actually on the end of the pier, which for some reason I hadnít really realized. As we walked along the wooden slats, you could see the sea below and I was wondering if this was a good idea after all. I thought I had seen lots of punks and punk bands in Brighton, but they were tame compared to the busloads of punks that were going in to see the Clash. The band had clearly brought an entourage of punks down with them from London. These were scary. I didnít know whether to look at the stage or the crowd.
The support band was Richard Hell and the Voidoids. An American, but well known in the English punk scene with his singles Blank Generation and Love comes in spurts. He didnít seem to be too comfortable with the spitting and the beer emanating from the front rows, but nevertheless managed to get the crowd focused on the stage instead of each other. There was a distinct feeling of aggression and expectation. There was no way I could get to the front with this crowd, but the view from the side was just as good. My friends from Brighton of course, had all dispersed and were lost somewhere in the heaving black mosh pit at the front of the stage.
When the Clash came on with a raw rendition of Londonís Burning, I really thought we would end up in the sea. The Pavilion vibrated to the pogoing and the floorboards groaned. Joe Strummer seemed to recognize faces in the crowd and the energy on and off the stage was overpowering. Mick Jones, dressed up in his SS gear stomped around, launching into the next song before the other was finished. Iím so bored with the USA, Career Opportunities, Janie Jones ñ the songs whipped the crowd up into a jumping frenzy that I hadnít seen before. What a buzz - it was a relentless jostle of dancing, jumping and seething bodies. The crowd had been screaming for White Riot since the start, but they had to wait for the encore to hear it.
Hoarse, battered and streaked with smeared make-up, we met back up at the van for the drive back. That we got back in one piece, after all the drink etc. that had been consumed, was a miracle. It was unanimously agreed that this had been the best punk concert ever.
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