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They also played an extra show on Friday July 21st at Eric's in Liverpool with the Specials in support. This was in response to the cancellation of the Empire concert and the large demand.
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Eric's Club, Liverpool, England, is a renowned music venue that has played a significant role in the city's music scene. It opened on 1 October 1976 in the basement of The Fruit Exchange in Victoria Street before moving around the block to its long-term site on Mathew Street opposite The Cavern Club where The Beatles and other bands of the 1960s played, and became notable for hosting early performances by many punk and post-punk bands.[1]
The club was started by Roger Eagle and Ken Testi (manager of cult Liverpool band Deaf School) and joined later by Pete Fulwell (owner of a small record label "Inevitable" and later to become manager of Liverpool bands It's Immaterial and The Christians).
The building, which is situated in the basement of The Fruit Exchange on Victoria Street, was instrumental in the rise of the 'Merseybeat' movement in the 1960s[10]. The name 'Eric's' came from Ken Testi as an antidote to disco clubs with names such as 'Tiffany's' and 'Samantha's'
Eric's Club has hosted numerous notable bands and artists over the years. One of the most significant events in the club's history was The Clash's performance on May 5, 1977, as part of their White Riot Tour[1][4][5]. This gig is often credited with sparking a transformation in Liverpool's music scene. The Clash's performance was described as a turning point, with Pete Wylie, who later formed the band Wah!, famously stating, "That day everything changed… nothing in Liverpool was ever the same again"[4].
The Clash's performance at Eric's Club was not only a memorable event for the audience but also inspired several attendees to form their own bands. Among those in attendance were Jayne Casey, Julian Cope, and Ian McCulloch, who went on to form Big in Japan, The Teardrop Explodes, and Echo & The Bunnymen, respectively[4][5]. The gig also marked the formation of The Crucial Three, a short-lived band consisting of Julian Cope, Ian McCulloch, and Pete Wylie[5].
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Eric's Demise
The club's co-owner Pete Fulwell blames Ericís demise, in March 1980, on mounting debts and patchy attendances. Plus there was the old joke about how many people does it take to change a light bulb at Ericís? Thirty. One to change the bulb and 29 on the guest list. Finally, keen to be seen ìcracking downî on Liverpoolís gangster-ridden clubland, the police picked on the softest target available. A huge raid on the night of a Psychedelic Furs show dealt the fatal blow.
Despite its significant cultural impact, Eric's Club closed in March 1980[11]. However, it reopened in September 2011 in its original location[11][12]. Today, Eric's Club continues to be a vibrant part of Liverpool's music scene, hosting both established and up-and-coming acts[12].
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New location early 1977
Eric's club moved here from its original location around the corner in 1977. The club usually had a Saturday matinee at 5pm for those under 18, followed by an evening gig. The Clash at Eric's on 5 May 1977 was voted the most important gig in Liverpool's punk and new wave history.
There was before Eric’s and there was after Eric’s...
Andrew Cooke - On the 3rd June 1978 Eric’s introduced Saturday matinee shows for under 18s.
Eric's '77 | Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/
"I have just been told this young man is Alan Johnson. I didn't know Alan but I remember this moment, Alan was very happy that day and he asked me to take their photograph, he seemed very proud."
Eric's and the rise of Liverpool Punk Culture
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Next week marks the 40th anniversary of the closure of legendary Liverpool club Eric's. Kevin McManus, our Head of Music, writes about what made Eric's so special. (This article was first published by Q in July 2016 as part of the ‘Eric's To Evol' commission for LIMF 2016).
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Wikipedia: Eric's Club was a music club in Liverpool, England. It opened on 1 October 1976 in a building basement on Mathew Street opposite The Cavern Club where The Beatles and other bands of the 1960s played, and became notable for hosting early performances by many punk and post-punk bands.[1]
The club was started by Roger Eagle and Ken Testi (manager of cult Liverpool band Deaf School) and joined later by Pete Fulwell (owner of a small record label "Inevitable" and later to become manager of Liverpool bands It's Immaterial and The Christians). The club was given the name 'Eric's' by Ken Testi as an antidote to disco clubs with names such as 'Tiffany's' and 'Samantha's'
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Eric's people (Liverpool Punk). - YouTube - A collection of some of the various faces to be seen at Eric's Liverpool between 1976 and 1980. Many of who went on to become international artists.
Eric's Club - Liverpool UK - YouTube - In the late 70's Eric's became notable for hosting early performances by many punk and post-punk bands, The club was given the name 'Eric's' by Ken Testi as an antidote to disco clubs with names such as 'Tiffany's' and 'Samantha's'. The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Jam, Joy Division, Siouxsie and the Banshees etc.. etc.. all made appearances at Erics before coming big names..
The Liverpool Punk Scene: Eric's - YouTube - This is a documentary for a college project about the Liverpool Punk Scene.
Kids Outside the Eric's Club Liverpool - YouTube - Eric's Club a Liverpool, aperto verso la fine del 1976 in Mathew Street, ospitò molte band punk e post-punk come, Buzzcocks, Clash, Joy Division, Ramones, Sex Pistols, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Ultravox, X-Ray Spex
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Sandinista, Erics July '78 and John Lennon's death
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Saturday 20 Dec 1980
Joe Strummer is seven years dead today, and we are much worse for it.-300
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JOE Strummer is seven years dead today, and we are much worse for it.
No one pop star ever touched me more than Strummage and never a week goes by without listening to The Clash or his four ‘solo’ albums.
I wrote this interview a month prior to his death for the Liverpool ECHO.
It’s a rubbish interview because I was overawed speaking to a hero, I hope I did him justice. He even phoned me a day later to make sure I had got the pictures his wife was sending for it. I was feeding our daughter Ella her brekkie when I took the call, I dropped Weetabix all over the floor.
All the best, Joe.
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Liverpool ECHO, November 22, 2002
THE voice is as enthusiastic and passionate as it ever was, the beliefs as idealistic as they ever were.
Joe Strummer’s back in town and he ain’t changed a bit.
Leader of punk deities the Clash, musical pioneer, political idealist and doting father, Strummer remains undimmed by the slings and arrows of 25 years outrageous fortune in the music industry.
And, excited punk rock pop pickers, he’s heading our way.
On the phone from his West Country home, the man born John Mellor in Turkey 50 years ago is looking forward to coming back to Liverpool, a city which took the Clash to its bosom like no other.
But more of the nostalgia later. This time he’s bringing his band, the Mescaleros, back to town next Friday at Liverpool University’s small but perfectly formed Stanley theatre.
This is the story so far.
Strummer and his young band have recorded a couple of critically acclaimed albums (Pop Art And The X-Ray Style from 1999 and last year’s Global A Go-Go) and won rave live reviews since the great man came back from nearly a decade of self-imposed showbiz exile three years ago.
They rip through a handful of Clash classics every night and augment these punk favourites with the best tracks from the two albums, as well as throwing in the odd new song or reggae cover.
And how would you describe the new songs?
Well, deep breath now, it’s an interesting mixture of pop, blues, reggae, dance dub and African jive.
It’s infectious and irresistible for anyone with a passing interest in quality sounds.
This time around they are hitting the university with the intention of honing a set ready for recording a new album early in the New Year.
Cue Joe, rapping quickly and enthusiastically about the vibe in the band.
He says: “We were out in Japan and America and we were really rocking, blowing crowds away with the new songs. So I wanted to get it back out on the road again and bash the songs out and make them stronger before we get in to the studio.
“The new songs are mutating, and becoming more human because we are banging them out without fussing.
“Playing live is a part of the process; we aren’t interested in making something pristine, we want to bash the songs out before we get into the studio.
“But what I have learned is that when you are on a roll like this and the vibe is right you have to keep riding it; the only time we ever managed to do it before was with (legendary Clash triple album) Sandinista.”
Clang! That there, folks, is the sound of the Clash name being dropped, and it’s a musical legacy you can’t ignore when interviewing the great one.
Liverpool loves him and he loves us. Heck, Liverpool is practically home territory for Strummer, who made his long-awaited return to the stage at a legendary show at the now closed Cumberland Street venue the Lomax in 1999.
1978 ...
But for many an ex-punk about town, a Clash show at Eric’s in 1978 was the high water mark for both the band and the movement.
Joe adds: “We had some great shows in Eric’s where it really went off, they were brilliant nights where we really rocked the house.
“We loved Eric’s and loved playing Liverpool.”
In fact Eric’s in 1978 can claim to be the most packed show of all time – the club only held a couple of hundred people, but up to 10,000 claim to have been present.
Despite these nostalgic waxings there was no place for the Clash on the cheap TV celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the birth of British punk.
As middle-aged men and women rehashed a quarter of a century-old anecdotes, Strummer and his band mates Mick Jones, Topper Headon and Paul Simenon kept a dignified silence.
Strummer simply says: “That’s all false memory syndrome. I don’t want to look back, I want to keep going forward, I still have something to say to people.
“I don’t want to be seen as one of the Searchers, doing the same things over and over again.
But until then, I’ll just keep going.”
There is no chance of a potentially multi-million dollar reunion of the Clash, but they are still the band most revered by the current crop of garage groups.
On top this of their 1979 classic London Calling has been voted one of the top 10 singles of all time by music bible NME.
Joe says: “That’s better than money or anything else in this job – that’s respect, the fact that these great bands acknowledge a debt to us. That’s fantastic.”
So that’s Joe , punk rock Godfather and a man of the people.
* See Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Stanley Theatre, Liverpool University, Friday, November 22.
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“Not long after his arrival in Liverpool, Julian Cope began visiting punk mecca Eric's, the area's cultural centre for the punk and post-punk movement. Bonding at a Clash gig, Julian's first group came together, The Crucial Three, an oufit that lasted all of six weeks and one that included Ian McCulloch and Pete Wylie, pre-fame, talented, and with egos to match.
By autumn '78, after a succession of post-Crucial Three outfits….”
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FlashingBlade - In terms of 'mattered' musically there's the key moments in the arc of a groups artistic life and when they 'matter' is usually ( but not always) the early years...then there's the groups when the time and place is what matters....and magically when it all comes together..for me one stands out , The Clash , Erics 1978. never mind being at a 'gig' It felt ( and still does!) there wasn't a more important or crucial place to be in the world on that night.
Was sitting on the side of the stage when a ted who worked at erics told me to get off
@tonynesbit9673 - My 18th birthday had a drink with Joe and either Paul or mick in the swinging apple after the Eric's gig then went onto sefton park for a doo that wasn't!twat,the two John's followed them everywhere,good lads except for that night they fucked up with the address of the doo,still had a great unforgettable 18th though l hope are they still out there?
The Clash audio live at Eric's, Liverpool, 1978 - YouTube
@david.williams2150 - loved the place me and my mates use to come from north wales we would jump the train and go and watch all these great bands the clash was the best band i ever seen there penetration was my first gig loved it
@tonyknaggs9885 - i was at this - with the band - and was sitting on the side of the stage when a ted who worked at erics told me to get off.... we ended up having a bit of a barney while clash city rockers was playing....hahaha - great times
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Bobby Evo - Got the cloth patch the night the clash played in 78, some girl had made them and was giving them out in Eric’s Liverpool,I was one of the lucky ones! The two top badges were thrown out from the stage before or after the gig,can’t remember.But I’ve never seen such a scramble for badges like that ! punching, kicking, u name it! The Clash Official | Facebook
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