Sort it Out Tour
Supported by the Innocents and the Slits.
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An original Ticket from the night along with the Two Official CBS Badge Set for their Sort It Out Tour kindly shared by Johnny Kardash Clash City Collectors | Facebook
Wolverhampton Civic Hall
The hall was designed in the Classical style and completed in May 1938. It was officially opened by the Earl of Dartmouth, with entertainment provided by Jack Hylton and his orchestra 1.
The venue was renovated and expanded in 2001. It is part of a complex called "The Halls, Wolverhampton" which also includes the Wulfrun Hall and the Slade Rooms 1.
The Civic Hall is a Grade II listed building owned by the City of Wolverhampton Council. It is currently operated by AEG Presents and has a capacity of 3,404 1.
Over the years, the Civic Hall has hosted a wide variety of acts, from rock legends like Queen, David Bowie, and Nirvana to pop stars, comedians, and sporting events 3.
In 2015, the council announced plans for a £10.4 million revamp of the Civic Halls, but the project faced delays and cost overruns, with the reopening now scheduled for June 2023 1.
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At school next day, people stood in a daze, struggling to come to terms with what they had just witnessed
Robin Tate - Who ever's ticket this (No.6, ripped, above) wrote the following from the night...My ripped stub from Wolverhampton Civic Hall on the 'Sort it Out' tour, Wednesday 20th December 1978. Best Wednesday of my life. I will never forget that date, the first time I saw The Clash as a school kid.
I remember the snow, my brother driving us in a blizzard, taking his Opal Manta down an alleyway to avoid the gridlock, the severely delayed gig, the madness, the clutching to the front of the stage from the moment we got through the door, The Innocents, the spit, The Slits, the spit, the clutching to the front of the stage, the skinhead who seconds before The Clash were due on stage tapped my mate on the shoulder to tell him his mom was on the phone and he should stop clutching to the front of the stage and go and find out what she wanted, my mate thinking about giving up his spot and then 'Safe European Home' kicking in and changing our lives forever!
After the gig it was very late, we had school next day, people stood in a daze, struggling to come to terms with what they had just witnessed. The snow made Wolverhampton look beautiful. Our lives would never be the same again. Wolverhampton would never be the same again.
It was a great night!
Sean Regan - Abiding memory, Toppers drum sound which was so good, and Paul had just started slicking his hair back..soon to be copied
Karen Hill - Snowed like hell had struck that night - we all ended up having to walk miles home.
Mark Jeavons - It was a great night! It was a bitter winter's night karen,but the clash were absolutely brilliant weren't they!
Lorne Cartlidge - We had to walk and partly hitch to new st Birmingham to get early morning train too derby as train from Wolverhampton had stopped running due to a strike..start of the winter of discontent
Strummer "this ain't a boxing ring y'know"
"The Slits and the Innocents were supporting that day. I remember it well coz Joe Strummer stopped the gig halfway through the set coz myself and some of my hooligan mates were having a ding dong with some Stafford punks, there was a lot of inter town rivalry in those days. He said "this ain't a boxing ring y'know".
The greatest Wednesday of my life. The Clash were immense!
Simon Catmur - I was there - hometown gig for me. The the Civic Hall covered in snow. Got the bus up in the snow after school. The Innocents, Slits & Clash were awesome, running on stage in front of the Unprovoked Retaliation flags. Brilliant.
I bought that shirt too & cut off the neck & sleeves - looked great under a holey pink / black mohair I got from Malc Treece (pre From Eden & Wonderstuff).
I remember being spat at by a lady at a bus stop for 'dressing disgracefully', a snowstorm, a snowball fight outside the venue & the Clash charging onto stage like their lives depended on it. I walked some of the way home as the buses were snowbound. A version of the shirt I bought & wore to death.
The greatest Wednesday of my life. The Clash were immense! ɹnɯʇɐɔ uoɯıs - @SCatmur
Chris Fradgley - I was there as well and had the t.shirt....happy days!
Tim Owen - I was at that gig too , my favourite gig of all time I think . Had that t shirt and wore it to many gigs till had it ripped off !
T-shirt
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