Start of the Pearl Harbour Tour - apparently a warm up gig in Vancover.
Supported by Bo Diddley and the Dishrags (local all-girl punk band).
Updated Feb 2024
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Complete Control - (See below and foot)
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The Clash started their first official North America tour on January 31, 1979 in Vancouver, B.C. They performed at The Commodore Ballroom with 2 openers: local 1977 all-girl band The Dishrags, followed by Bo Diddley. Complete Control was the 1st song of the set. Hang to the end of this video and you will also see related content including original drawings done by Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon that were done for Vancouver punk fanzine "Snot Rag".
holding up a portable mono tape recorder recording the show
In articles I have read about the Pearl Harbor Tour, including the Q Magazine spread, they say that the Clash played at the Agora Ballroom in Vancouver. But in fact, the venue the Clash played was called the Commodore Ballroom. It's located on Granville Street in downtown Vancouver and was built in the early 1930's. See advert above for the show from a Vancouver paper.
Someone at the gig distinctly remembers seeing a guy at that show who was standing off to the left of the Commodore stage holding up a portable mono tape recorder recording the show.
Interview - Radio Vancouver
Vancouver Interview with Topper and Paul - Time 15mins
great interview with band as they embark on their first tour
Vancover Interview with Topper and Paul (better)
Full recording 26mins with songs (longer)
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The Windmill
David Spanner used to manage a band called The Rabid, later The Subhumans. Dave was talking about the few days before the Clash 1st show of the 1979 tour. They were at the Commodore playing, getting ready for the tour, before the Vancouver show, and he drove with Joe Strummer to the Quadra Club, a local punk club at the time. The Rabid were playing.
The Clash were at the Windmill
Jaime Clay - Legendary. It was The Windmill, and not the Quadra where the Clash were taken to, and the Rabid were playing. I was there. We were at the Windmill the night before when the good lads of the Clash showed up. The Rabid gave an awesome show...with stacked amps falling down.
Scott Beadle - Yeah Jaime, it was indeed the Windmill. Joe Strummer even sketched Rabid's set there. @Dave, possibly, except Grant usually made soundboard recordings, straight from the PA mixing desk.
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Dave Furry - Hey Scott, in this article on left hand side, mentions someone remembers seeing a guy recording the gig. Grant told me he recorded it and has it somewhere but cant find it. Thought it might be him.
Scott Beadle - "No known recordings..." | Facebook
The Clash rock the Commodore
Time the Clash Played Soccer With a Bunch of Vancouver Punks
Allan MacInnis,
Montecristo Magazine
Published date: unknown
Vancouver punks remember that his most famous band, the Clash, kicked off their first North American tour not with a concert, but with a soccer game—in Kitsilano, just before the band's inaugural North American show at the Commodore on January 31, 1979. The Clash also checked out some local music at the Windmill and went to a house party at 509 East Cordova, a site so notorious the Modernettes wrote a song about it.
Karl Braun - Members of the Clash played a football/soccer match with several local bands at Vancouver's McBride Park. Clash members used concert merchandise as uniforms and Doc Marten's, instead of cleats.
Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada
The Commodore Ballroom was built in 1929 in the Art Deco style and originally opened as the Commodore Cabaret. 1 It briefly closed in 1930 during the Great Depression but reopened later that year and has operated under various owners since then.1 The venue is known for its sprung dance floor, which absorbs the impact of dancers' feet, and has hosted many notable musical acts over the decades including The Tragically Hip, U2, Radiohead, and Nirvana. 1
After closing in 1996, the Commodore Ballroom underwent a $3.5 million renovation and reopened in 1999 under the House of Blues banner. 1 It continues to be a popular destination for live music and concerts in Vancouver.
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Live at the Commodore: The Story of Vancouver's Historic Commodore Ballroom
We round out the final of the great #January1979 40th anniversary shows with a big one, when, The Clash played The Commodore Ballroom to a packed house. There was considerable hype about the show leading up to the event. It wasn't just another concert--it was a historic event--the first North American show by the group. It's still very fondly remembered by those fortunate enough to be there on this night, 40 years ago, on January 31st 1979.
The band had arrived a couple of days earlier to beat the jetlag from the UK, and do press. They turned up at the Windmill (at 1014 Granville Street to catch a set by local punks The Rabid) and the next day played soccer in a pick up game with the Clash, local punks and the media at McBride Park.
The Commodore was a bit of a different room in terms of production capabilities in 1979. In Live at the Commodore: The Story of Vancouver's Historic Commodore Ballroom stagehand Tim Tilton recalls the Commodore had to take unusual emergency measures to make sure the Commodore had enough amperage to stage the light show, that they needed to tap right into the power lines on the power poles in the Commodore alleyway.
Opening the show was local punk group The Dishrags, and Bo Diddley. Bo sadly got somewhat of a lukewarm reception, as everyone was perhaps too excited to see the headliner. But The Dishrags played a cover of London's Burning, which got the thumbs up from the band who introduced the song as a Dishrags song, when they played it their set.
Perhaps of all the shows at the Commodore, the Clash show is the one that many people wish they could go back in time to be at. By all accounts, it was an amazing set.
(Thanks to Grant McDonagh at ZuluRecords Store for passing along this photo of him in the front row!)
A bootleg of the show has surfaced, and the set list appears to be: (see top left of page)
"Give it all you got or forget it." -Joe Strummer
THE CLASH! 40 years ago on this night, The Clash kicked off their first-ever North American tour ...
The Clash, Vancouver, 1978
The Clash played Vancouver for the first time in 1978 at the Commodore Ballroom. The place was packed with punks revved up at the prospect of slam-dancing on the spring-loaded dance floor. A local act, the Dishrags, got things going with a punishing, sneer-filled set, then Bo Diddley took the stage with his odd rectangular-shaped guitar and let rip with his epic riff "Hey, Bo Diddley."
The punks were polite for a few songs, but clearly failed to grasp why Clash lead singer Joe Strummer would invite this old guy along for the tour. The beer and joints were starting to kick in, along with the catcalls, so Bo cut his set short. When the Clash took the stage, pandemonium hit.
The punks paid tribute to their heroes by slamming into each other, jumping onstage, throwing drinks and beer bottles at the band, and spitting at them. The Clash withstood the controlled riot for four songs, ducking and dodging the fusillade, then Strummer interrupted the music to mock them: "If anybody had any balls they'd be throwing wine bottles!"
At the end of the shortened set, Strummer, clearly peeved at the lack of respect shown one of the greats of rock and roll, pulled Bo Diddley out onstage for the encore to jam with them on "I Fought the Law."
Excerpted from The Book of Lists: The Original Compendium of Curious Information by David Wallechinsky, Amy Wallace, Ira Basen & Jane Farrow. Copyright © 2005 Ira Basen and Jane Farrow. Reprinted by permission of Knopf Canada.
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Best concert ever! #1 out of about 400
Jim Tredwell - Best concert ever! #1 out of about 400.
Bruce Mitchell - Was this the gig where they kicked around a soccer ball earlier in Kitsilano ?
Lary Bremner - A great show. A great year of Commodore gigs.
Went to the after-party and hung out with Joe Strummer
Mike Keeping - Saw the show then went to the after-party and hung out with Joe Strummer. Til the cops showed up. I got his autograph to remind me it really happened.
Wow. Didn’t know the Dishrags opened for the Clash. Saw them and the Clash separately in Seattle way back when. The good old days.
That show was fuck8ng awesome!! Saw them.again in October in San Francisco and then at the Paramount in Seattle... lucky lucky lucky
We flew up from Portland for the concert
Thor and I flew up from Portland for the concert. What a great show. We had to rely on buses and rides to get around since we were so low on money. After the party was broken up, we found a 24 hour restaurant and drank coffee until dawn since a hotel wasn't in the budget. After 6 am we could finally bus back to the airport and head home. It was the end of January and damn cold, luckily we brought heavy coats.
Stella Kramer - I was there. We all came up from Seattle. Interviewed Paul for Stelazine. The show was fire!!!!!!!!! They opened with Complete Control. Incredible!
During the concert I remember seeing a guy with a handheld cassette recorder
@CineRocco - This is amazing. I was at this show. Drove up with friends from Seattle. During the concert I remember seeing a guy with a handheld cassette recorder standing to the left of the stage..I wondered how it was going to sound....love the Snot Rag shots at the end!
@davidclarkson4412 - My first punk gig met Dave Fairburn with Roger there smashed up chair was jumping up and down so much .ahh teenage angst.The rest is history.
The Clash Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, B.C.
I was there! And immortalized the night in my novel.
Dave Furry - Hey Scott [link below], in this article on left hand side, mentions someone remembers seeing a guy recording the gig. Grant told me he recorded it and has it somewhere but cant find it. Thought it might be him.
Scott Beadle - "No known recordings..." | Facebook
the greatest live band I ever saw
Russ Breakey - Was a great show and a very memorable evening. Also saw the Gardens show and the final Clash show in Athens, Greece in 1985.
Rob James - I was there. I still think it’s the greatest live band I ever saw and I’ve seen many.
Wilson Roantree - It was an amazing unforgettable show!
Live at the Commodore: The Story of Vancouver's Historic Commodore Ballroom
Patrick Mokrane - I was there
Russ Breakey - They were touring in support of their 2nd album Give Em Enough Rope. Opening acts were Bo Diddley and The Dishrags. Very memorable night and one of my top 10 Commodore moments. My 1st of 3 Clash shows.
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Without question the best rock n' roll show I ever saw
Incredible Tomatoes: I was fortunate enough to see this show in Vancouver at the Commodore Ballroom about two weeks before. Bo Diddley [see below] and a local band called the Dishrags opened. Without question the best rock n' roll show I ever saw.
Harry Doupe - Shortened from the original name Dee Dee and the Dishrags.
After the concert there was a party at one of the local band houses
Gary Blair Smith - Yes!! I was at this show plus the Kerrisdale arena show. They also played the PNE Gardens with DOA opening. Best DOA line up too, Joey, Randy Rampage & Chuck Biscuits! I may be old now but I got to see all the best live shows!
Fred Seegmuller - After the concert there was a party at one of the local band houses. All four members of the Clash showed up and hung out until the police arrived and broke up the party. My photos from the Commodore show on the cover of Portland's NOIZE Magazine. Bo Diddley was second billed.
... so I went insane
Stelazine Vol 2 #1 USA 1979 - From the editor: “ I met The Clash. On their first trip to the U.S. they started in Vancouver, Canada and then went south. We all went up to Vancouver to see them. They were my favorite band and when they came out the first song they played was my all-time favorite (Complete Control), so I went insane.” THE CLASH ON PAROLE | facebook.com
A truly life changing experience
Gary Blair Smith - I was there. A truly life changing experience
Jim Tredwell - I was! Best show Evah!!
Bill Loach - I was there.
Hans Fenger - I saw this,like a flash of lightning.
Dave Fairburn - I was there
Book
Aaron Chapman - I worte a book that detailed the history of this gig.
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The Clash start in Vancouver
Karl Braun The Clash's first live show outside Europe was at the (Vancouver, BC) Commodore Ballroom on January 31, 1979. They spent close to a week in Vancouver getting ready for their upcoming 'Give 'em Enough Rope' Tour, attending shows and playing soccer with some local bands, and nearly getting busted at a house party. Bo Diddley and Vancouver's Dishrags opened for the Commodore set.
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The concert was a big deal in Vancouver. “It kinda was the show that really opened up the scene, I would agree with that,” said Joe Keithley of Vancouver punk legends DOA. “It was tremendous. They were at their peak in those days. It was a total event. Everybody who could be there and was vaguely connected with the scene made sure they were there.” (Vancouver Sun, John Mackie, 1/25/2019).
The band played a soccer match with some local musicians they met while going to some club shows. Mick Jones and Paul Simonon were photographed playing against a team comprised of band members of the Pointed Sticks, Subhumans and a few others. The band didn't bring any proper gear, so they dressed in tour merchandise and Doc Martens. Details are fuzzy with participants, but most agree The Clash won the match 5 - 3.
Additionally, Clash members attended a house party at 509 East Cordova after the Commodore show. The house party (allegedly) had some drug usage going on and got busted by the Vancouver police, according to Susan McGillivray, band member of The Devices. She knew a way out the back and got the band out before any trouble. (MacInnis, Montecristo Magazine, 2/20/2020)
After the band crossed the border driving to their first US show (in Berkeley, CA), they found out that Sid Vicious had died on Feb 2, 1979. “I wake up and as I’m searching for some breakfast, Ace Penna, our U.S. tour manager, tells me ‘Hey, didja know Sid is dead?’” Strummer wrote in the tour diary he penned for NME. “I grab him by the throat. ‘What do you mean?’ I snarl. Then, as it sinks in, I don’t want no breakfast. Our first morning in America.”
Additional photos from Fred Seegmuller, with review by Thor Lindsay from the Portland NOIZE zine (see below).
Mick Jones sent a Vancouver (BC) post card
Mick Jones sent a Vancouver (BC) post card stamped in Washington State en route to SF. The Clash debuted in North America Jan 31, 1979, at Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver. Feb. 7, 1979, the Clash played their first U.S. gig at the Berkeley Community Theatre in Berkeley, Ca.
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NOIZE magazine review & photos
More from NOIZE magazine in Portland, Oregon.
Here is a short review and chat with the Clash from January 1979 Vancouver BC concert by Thor Lindsay, later of Tim/Kerr Records.
I took the photos at the Commodore Ballroom.
The Clash Official | Fred Seegmuller | Facebook
The Clash playing the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver B.C. in January 1979. The is the color Xerox cover of NOIZE magazine from Portland, Oregon. Layout by Mike King and photos by me.
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The is the color Xerox cover of NOIZE magazine from Portland, Oregon
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Fred Seegmuller - The Clash playing the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver B.C. in January 1979. The is the color Xerox cover of NOIZE magazine from Portland, Oregon. Layout by Mike King and photos by me. Fred Seegmuller
NOIZE magazine in Portland, Oregon
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More from NOIZE magazine in Portland, Oregon. Here is a short review and chat with the Clash from January 1979 Vancouver BC concert by Thor Lindsay, later of Tim/Kerr Records. I took the photos at the Commodore Ballroom.
Fred Seegmuller article - PDF Archive
The Clash make North American debut in Vancouver
Clash: a New Rock Import
The Los Angeles Times
How 3 teenage girls opened for The Clash 40 years ago The Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver
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How 3 teenage girls opened for The Clash 40 years ago
Dominika Lirette · CBC News Posted: February 3, 2019
It's been 40 years since female punk rock band, The Dishrags, scored a gig opening for The Clash at The Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver.
In 1979, bandmates Jill Bain, Chris Lalonde and Carmen Michaud were 17 years old when they performed at The Clash's North American debut.
"It was a really thrilling moment because we were huge Clash fans," said lead singer Bain, also known as Jade Blade.
Jade Blade remembers opening for The Clash 40 years ago | CBC News
'The Clash were actually standing by the side of the stage, dancing'
The Dishrags opened for The Clash three times, as well as for The Ramones. (Don Denton)
It's been 40 years since female punk rock band, The Dishrags, scored a gig opening for The Clash at The Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver.
In 1979, bandmates Jill Bain, Chris Lalonde and Carmen Michaud were 17 years old when they performed at The Clash's North American debut.
"It was a really thrilling moment because we were huge Clash fans," said lead singer Bain, also known as Jade Blade.
The Vancouver-based band played a cover of The Clash's London's Burning as their encore.
"I think the biggest thrill was that when we were playing the song, The Clash were actually standing by the side of the stage, dancing. I mean, that was just the most awesome thing to see them there," Bain told Early Edition host Stephen Quinn.
Getting the gig
Bain and her bandmates were pretty new to the music scene, having dropped out of high school in Central Saanich only two years earlier to pursue their punk music dreams in Vancouver.
She thinks it was The Clash's manager, Caroline Coon, who had the idea to hire the girls.
"[She] had her own mandate to hire female bands to open for The Clash," said Bain.
"Every chance they got they would hire female bands, which was awesome because punk was a bit of an opening for women to enter into the scene."
Archives 5:50 The Clash rates North American punk in 1979
'Best rock band' talks to Great Canadian Gold Rush. The Dishrags continued to get gigs and played together until 1980, and then the band members began to play with parody bands for a while.
Bain said at that point the punk scene had shifted and it didn't have the same familial quality as when they entered, but the women kept collaborating with other groups, like Corsage, into the 1980s.
Today, Bain is an art history teacher at the University of the Fraser Valley, Lalonde lives in Nanaimo and is a transit bus driver and Michaud lives on Salt Spring Island.
Novelty
In 1979, The Dishrags stood out for being an all-female punk band.
"It was pretty new and I think that for us was an advantage in that we got on a lot of bills, because we were a bit of a novelty act," said Bain.
"It was also really difficult though, because we weren't taken that seriously because we were considered a novelty."
Jill Bain, also known as Jade Blade, stopped by The Early Edition to share her experience. (CBC)
Hanging with the band
Bain remembers the British punk rockers were excited to explore Vancouver because it was their first North American tour.
"[The Clash] actually came down to The Windmill on Granville Street, which was a little hole-in-the-wall punk club, and they hung out there," she said.
"We got to hang out with them before the show too, which was was really nerve-wracking because [we were] three 17-year-old girls, and these guys were our idols."
She recalls being wowed by a buffet dinner they were served, but being too nervous to eat.
"[We were] pushing the food around on our plates while trying to make conversation with these guys."
More shows
After that night, The Dishrags went on to open two more times for The Clash, as well as The Ramones.
The last time they opened for The Clash was in 1984, as backup singers with the band Corsage at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver.
"It was actually their last North American show, so we got to kind of bookend ... first show and last show."
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In January of 1979 the Clash came to North America for the first time, touring on the Give 'Em Enough Rope LP, and the first stop was in Vancouver. The band arrived a few days early, and hung out with everyone from the local scene.
There was even a football match, staged at some park way out on W 4th, the Clash and their road crew vs Warehouse United, the ad-hoc local punk team. T
he Clash wore their promo t-shirts as a uniform, and won the game 5-3. But the locals did lay a bruising on them, including one contentious play where Nick shin-hacked Mick Jones so badly that harsh words were exchanged.
These could well be the only surviving pictures from that day, thanks to Susan MacGillivray for sharing them.
Ron Reyes - Ha! I bootlegged that t shirt way back in the day. [Mick in t-shirt playing football]
Two decidedly differing remembrances
35 years ago tonight, Jan. 31, 1979, The Clash played their first ever North American show at the legendary Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, with The Dishrags and Bo Diddley opening. Two decidedly differing remembrances of it:
http://thedependent.ca/.../day-vancouver-january-31st/
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This Week in History 1979
The Clash rock the Commodore
Live at the Commodore: The Story of Vancouver's Historic Commodore Ballroom | Facebook
The Vancouver Sun's John W. Mackie Jr. on The Clash at The Commodore Ballroom. The 40th anniversary...
Robert Ballantyne - My first concert at the Commodore what a show! The power music to signal change was immense.
Time the Clash Played Soccer With a Bunch of Vancouver Punks
Allan MacInnis, Montecristo Magazine
Published date: unknown
Vancouver punks remember that his most famous band, the Clash, kicked off their first North American tour not with a concert, but with a soccer game—in Kitsilano, just before the band's inaugural North American show at the Commodore on January 31, 1979. The Clash also checked out some local music at the Windmill and went to a house party at 509 East Cordova, a site so notorious the Modernettes wrote a song about it.
Public Enemy Number No3
3 February 1979 - Vancouver Fanzine
Public Enemy Number No4
4 March 1979 - Vancouver Fanzine
Vancouver punk fanzine "Snot Rag".
Chico Harris - The Clash opened their first official North... | Facebook
The Clash started their first official North America tour on January 31, 1979 in Vancouver, B.C. They performed at The Commodore Ballroom with 2 openers: local 1977 all-girl band The Dishrags, followed by Bo Diddley. Complete Control was the 1st song of the set. Hang to the end of this video and you will also see related content including original drawings done by Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon that were done for Vancouver punk fanzine "Snot Rag".
Newsprint zine called Public Enemy
Fred Seegmuller - They played at the Commodore Ballroom and showed up at a party afterwards. I meet them there and they all signed an article from the local newsprint zine called Public Enemy.
A Riot of Our Own pg127
On this day, January 31, 1979 The Clash played their first North American show right here in Vancouver, Canada.
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The Clash toured the US for the first time, taking along Bo Diddley as support, one of the greatest pioneers of American rhythm & blues and a Clash hero.
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Tim down at the Commodore has some photos of the gig
Aaron Chapman - I know Tim down at the Commodore has some photos of the gig. He still works there.
THE CLASH! 40 years ago on this night, The Clash...
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THE CLASH! 40 years ago on this night, The Clash kicked off their first-ever North American tour at the The Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver. The opening acts were Bo Diddley and the Dishrags from Victoria. The Jan 31, 1979 gig capped off a historic month at the Commodore that had already seen shows by Blondie, the Ramones, BB King, and Devo. Read all about it in Aaron Chapman’s awesome book “Live at the Commodore.” Were you there? Photos by Dee Lippingwell and Lois Klingbeil. #theclash #onthisday #thecommodoreballroom
The Clash kicked off their first-ever North American tour at the The Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver
Steve McLean - Tomorrow night I'm going to a photo exhibition of the first Toronto Clash show in 1979. Here's the Facebook page for it: https://www.facebook.com/events/286619868713747/
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When The Clash performed at the Commodore on January 31st 1979 - Zulu Records store founder Grant McDonagh was in the front row, and is spotted (bottom right) in this pic by legendary UK concert photographer Pennie Smith who was on tour with the band. Read all about it in Live at The Commodore.
Aaron Chapman - I staged a considerable effort to see if we could find that photo and contacted Pennie Smith but a lot of her photos and negatives were given to UK music magazines who never sent them back, so she did not have the original of this photo - which is reproduced from a magazine that Grant found, and Pennie only had a faint memory of shooting one roll of colour film that night at the Commodore herself.
Photo: Ian Lindsay
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Stuart McArtney - Vancouver 1979 - Photo: Ian Lindsay
The Clash at the Commodore Ballroom
Photo Don Denton
THE CLASH ON PAROLE | facebook.com - THE CLASH ON PAROLE | Facebook
The Clash at the Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Jan. 31, 1979. Photo by Don Denton
Nostalgic/Sentimental Vancouver (Pictures) | Facebook
Clash bassist Paul Simonon, at McBride Park. Photo by Heather Ewasew.
Karl Braun - Members of the Clash played a football/soccer match with several local bands at Vancouver's McBride Park. Clash members used concert merchandise as uniforms and Doc Marten's, instead of cleats.
Journalist Tom Harrison (right), Mick Jones of the Clash (centre), Nick Jones of the Pointed Sticks (background.) Photo by Heather Ewasew.
Commodore Ballroom Photos
The Dishrags
(Vancouver, BC) The Dishrags. They opened for The Clash at the Commodore Ballroom on Jan 31, 1979.
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Football: Pic credit
Paul Simonon of #TheClash during a football game in McBride Park, Vancouver, Canada, 1979.
Pic by Heather Ewasew.
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"And as always, eternal thanks to the photographers, of all sizes, of all stripes, equipped like cuirassers or with the family Polaroid. A thousand and one Thank you, it’s to you that we owe all our sharing !!"
Michael LordZonka Custance - Ranking Fred - Some great pics. Capturing the long hours spent on a tour bus... At the time it can be a very monotonous experience.. I remember 22 hr drives. Miami to Dallas etc etc.. But looking back its an amazing exciting experience that I feel privileged to have been a part of
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Extensive archive of articles, magazines and other from the UK and European dates on the Pearl Harbour Tour of the US, February 1979
Archive - Tour dates - Adverts - Comments - Posters - UK Articles - US Articles - International Articles - Passes, tickets, programmes - Snippets - Tour Photos - Memorabilia - Video and audio
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(BMC has discovered one track: The Clash - Complete Control Live (audio mp3) - 31 Jan 1979 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, B.C.)
Complete Control
Jail Guitar Doors
Drug Stabbing Time
City Of The Dead
Safe European Home
Clash City Rockers
White Man In Hammersmith Palais
Tommy Gun
English Civil War
Stay Free
Guns On The Roof
Janie Jones
Garageland
Julie's Been Working For The Drug Squad
I'm so Bored With The U.S.A.
London's Burning
White Riot
What's My Name (encore)
Career Opportunities (encore)
*I Fought The Law (encore)
and we believe Police & Thieves was played in the encore as well--(though we're still researching that.)
Extensive archive of articles, magazines and other from the Pearl Harbour Tour of the US, February 1979
There are several sights that provide setlists but most mirror www.blackmarketclash.co.uk. They are worth checking.
from Setlist FM (cannot be relied on)
from Songkick (cannot be relied on)
... both have lists of people who say they went
& from the newer Concert Database and also Concert Archives
Also useful: Ultimate Music database, All Music, Clash books at DISCOGS
Articles, check 'Rocks Back Pages'
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Clash's first US Tour Pearl Harbour Tour
ARTICLES, POSTERS, CLIPPINGS ...
A collection of
- Tour previews
- Tour posters
- Interviews
- Features
- Articles
- Tour information
Numerous articles, interviews, reviews, posters, tour dates from the Clash's first US Tour
covering the period of the Pearl Harbour Tour.
VIDEO AND AUDIO
Video and audio footage from the tour including radio interviews.
BOOKS
A Riot of Our Own
Johnny Green
by Johnny Green (Author), Garry Barker (Author), Ray Lowry (Illustrator)
Pearl Harbour Tour pg129
Vancover pg131
Seattle pg133
San Francisco pg134
Berkley pg138
Filmore pg139
Santa Monica pg140
Cleveland pg145
New York pg147
Johnny Green first met the Clash in 1977 and was their road manager for three years. Ray Lowry accompanied the band as official "war artist" on the second American tour and designed the ' London Calling' album cover. Together, in words and pictures, Green and Lowry give the definitive, inside story on one of the most magnificent rock 'n' roll bands ever.
Return of the Last Gang in Town,
Marcus Gray
Passion is a Fashion,
Pat Gilbert
Redemption Song,
Chris Salewicz
Joe Strummer and the legend of The Clash
Kris Needs
Hundreds of fans comments about the gigs they went to...
What do you remember about seeing the Clash? Leave your comment
Wikipedia - band mambers
Wikipedia - The Clash
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A complete treasure trove of archive of audio (official, unofficial), readable books, magazine
[BMC lists]
The Clash Books
The Clash Magazine Features
The Clash articles, clippings
The Clash Fanzines
The Clash interviewed
The Clash on film
The Clash live
The Clash tribute albums
The Clash official releases
Magazine searches
Trouser Press
all editons digitised
Creem Magazine [US]
Record Mirror [UK]
Rockscene Magazine [US]
Boston Rock [US]
British Library [UK]
Nothing Else On Flickr
Large catalogue of music magazines
Fanzine searches
Slash Fanzine [US]
No Mag Fanzine [US]
Damage Fanzine [US]
Dry zines Fanzine [US]
Auction sites
Great for rare sales such as posters & tickets
Photos.com
includes images
Heritage Auctions
Past - Current
Image search
Getty Images The Clash here
Need to vary search and year
The Clash Art for Sale - Fine Art America
Collection of Clash images, need to vary search and year
WireImages here
Brixton Academy 8 March 1984
ST. PAUL, MN - MAY 15
Other 1984 photos
Sacramento Oct 22 1982
Oct 13 1982 Shea
Oct 12 1982 Shea
San Francisco, Jun 22 1982
Hamburg, Germany May 12 1981
San Francisco, Mar 02 1980
Los Angeles, April 27 1980
Notre Dame Hall Jul 06 1979
New York Sep 20 1979
Southall Jul 14 1979
San Francisco, Feb 09 1979
San FranciscoFeb 08 1979
Berkeley, Feb 02 1979
Toronto, Feb 20 1979
RAR Apr 30 1978
Roxy Oct 25 1978
Rainbow May 9 1977
Us May 28 1983
Photoshelter here
Sep 11, 2013: THE CLASH (REUNION) - Paris France 2 IMAGES
Mar 16, 1984: THE CLASH - Out of Control UK Tour - Academy Brixton London 19 IMAGES
Jul 10, 1982: THE CLASH - Casbah Club UK Tour - Brixton Fair Deal London 16 IMAGES
1982: THE CLASH - Photosession in San Francisco CA USA 2 IMAGES
Jul 25, 1981: JOE STRUMMER - At an event at the Wimpy Bar Piccadilly Circus London 33 IMAGES
Jun 16, 1980: THE CLASH - Hammersmith Palais London 13 IMAGES
Feb 17, 1980: THE CLASH - Lyceum Ballroom London 8 IMAGES
Jul 06, 1979: THE CLASH - Notre Dame Hall London 54 IMAGES
Jan 03, 1979: THE CLASH - Lyceum Ballroom London 19 IMAGES
Dec 1978: THE CLASH - Lyceum Ballroom London 34 IMAGES
Jul 24, 1978: THE CLASH - Music Machine London 48 IMAGES
Aug 05, 1977: THE CLASH - Mont-de-Marsan Punk Rock Festival France 33 IMAGES
1977: THE CLASH - London 18 IMAGES
Any further info, articles, reviews, comments or photos welcome.
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If Music Could Talk
The best Clash messageboard and which also has links to downloads on its megalists
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Go here for uploads and downloads. It's not a massive space so its on an as and when basis.
Also go to 101 Guitars for downloads
Contact your local library here and see if they can help.
If you are searching for articles in the USA - DPLA Find the local US library link here
WorldCat? - find your local library Link
British Newspaper Archive - United Kingdom Link
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Historical Newspapers - USA & beyond Link
Elephind.com - international Link
New York Times - USA Link
Gallica - France - Not very helpful Link
Explore the British Library Link
Trove - Australia National Library Link
The Official Clash
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The Official Clash Group
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Joe Strummer
And there are two Joe Strummer sites, official and unnoffical here
Clash City Collectors - excellent
Facebook Page - for Clash Collectors to share unusual & interesting items like..Vinyl. Badges, Posters, etc anything by the Clash. Search Clash City Collectors & enter search in search box. Place, venue, etc
Clash on Parole - excellent
Facebook page - The only page that matters
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Clash City Snappers
Anything to do with The Clash. Photos inspired by lyrics, song titles, music, artwork, members, attitude, rhetoric,haunts,locations etc, of the greatest and coolest rock 'n' roll band ever.Tributes to Joe especially wanted. Pictures of graffitti, murals, music collections, memorabilia all welcome. No limit to postings. Don't wait to be invited, just join and upload.
Search Flickr / Clash City Snappers
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I saw The Clash at Bonds - excellent
Facebook page - The Clash played a series of 17 concerts at Bond's Casino in New York City in May and June of 1981 in support of their album Sandinista!. Due to their wide publicity, the concerts became an important moment in the history of the Clash. Search I Saw The Clash at Bonds & enter search in red box. Place, venue, etc
Loving the Clash
Facebook page - The only Clash page that is totally dedicated to the last gang in town. Search Loving The Clash & enter search in the search box. Place, venue, etc
Blackmarketclash.co.uk
Facebook page - Our very own Facebook page. Search Blackmarketclash.co.uk & enter search in red box. Place, venue, etc
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Images on the offical Clash site. http://www.theclash.com/gallery
www.theclash.com/ (all images via google).
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