Clash Take the Fifth Tour
Supported by The Undertones & Sam And Dave
updated 5 Jan 2010 - added punters comments
updated 13 Feb 2012 - added more punters comments
updated 3 August 2014 - added video
updated Dec 2014 - added notes and detail to video
updated June 2021 added set list
updated October 2024
Video - notes from camerman
Sound 3.5 - master - 8mins - is it complete & but where did the sound come from - presumedly from the original? Though the sound does sync with the video.
A brief Super 8 colour film and sound from both the Detroit 79 and 80 show has appeared online.
What has surfaced
Decent video with very good audio
Jimmy Jazz edited 1:40
I'm so Bored with the USA edited 1:00
Safe European Home edited 2:30
I Fought the Law edited intro 1:40
Jail Guitar Doors 40secs
Video - notes from camerman
The person who shot the video said in advance
1) Opening Sept 17, 1979 with White Riot, Joe says something about in the intro, "We'll see now who the poseur is!"
2) about 1/2 of Clampdown
3) back half (nice quiet guitar part) of Jimmy Jazz, Joe very emotive
4) back half from bridge of I Faught the Law, and here Joe gives a shout to "Guitar hero Wayne Kramer! The father of us all Chuck Berry! James Brown."
5) Bored with the USA footage from Sept 17/79 gig - I shot this from Mick's side of the stage and this ist verse/chorus/most of 2nd verse is INDENDIARY - Strummer takes off his Tele and rubs his ass with it while singing "Yankee detective is always on the tv..."
Joe, Mick, ‘Scratchy' Barry Myers & Kosmo play some music (Passengers, Prince Buster) with DJ Mark McEwan in the afternoon before the Detroit gig. There's a short interview where Kosmo & Mick in particular, pursue "The Quest" to turn off America to AOR Foreigner/Kansas "flared rock" as they call it and an appeal to listeners " phone in if you like anything on the radio, its down to you!" They talk about the planned gig in Buddy Holly's home town of Lubbock Texas to play with The Crickets at a dance in the cotton fields with. Duration 27.57 mins.
The Clash "Take the Fifth" Masonic Auditorium Detroit Handbill (Son of Bamboo, 1979). A Gary Grimshaw-designed handbill; signed by Grimshaw in pencil. Supporting acts include David Johansen and the Undertones. 8.5" x 11", in Excellent condition.
Adey Read - facebook - Notice this one is signed by Gary Grimshaw. Who I think was the artist. Think I read that he passed away a couple of years ago.. I also have a signed flyer.
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The Detroit Masonic Temple, the largest Masonic temple in the world, has a rich history spanning over a century.
Construction of the Detroit Masonic Temple began on Thanksgiving Day in 1920, following the Masonic Temple Association's decision to build a larger facility to accommodate growing membership 17. Designed by architect George D. Mason, the temple was built between 1920 and 1926 at a cost of $6.5 million (equivalent to about $87.9 million today) 45. The cornerstone was laid on September 18, 1922, using a trowel once used by George Washington during the construction of the U.S. Capitol 47
The temple was officially dedicated on Thanksgiving Day in 1926, with thousands of Detroiters present for the ceremony 7. The massive structure stands 210 feet tall, covers 550,000 square feet, and contains 1,037 rooms4. It features multiple theaters, a Shrine building, a chapel, eight lodge rooms, a drill hall, two ballrooms, and various other facilities 7. The building's design incorporates Gothic revival architecture, paying homage to the origins of Freemasonry in 18th-century London 4.
Over the years, the Masonic Temple has served both as a meeting space for Masonic orders and as a civic center for Detroit residents 4. It has hosted numerous concerts and events in its auditoriums and ballrooms. In 2013, the temple faced potential foreclosure due to unpaid taxes, but was saved when Detroit native Jack White paid $142,000 in back taxes. Today, the Masonic Temple continues to be an important landmark in Detroit, hosting various organizations and events while maintaining its Masonic heritage 7.
Joe actually kicked an amp over near the end
Back in '79 - I was extremely excited when the Clash had a date in Detroit...
From what I remember, the Clash were dealing with some equipment problems (amps coming and going) and I think it stole some of their thunder.
They would get on a roll and then some of the sound would go out. Joe actually kicked an amp over near the end. Despite the bands frustrations, I thought it was a good show and a treat to see them in person...
David Johanson was a tough act to follow because he did a bunch of Motown covers and reminded me of Mick Jagger. I'm pretty sure The Undertones started. Mark
Detroit setlist
Leslie Fleischman - Facebook - So here’s the story, 1998 Primrose Hill London, there’s a small art gallery, one day I went in to have a look as I worked nearby, there was a small collection of work by Ray Lowery ( pictured below), those of you who know a lot about The Clash will know that Ray Lowery designed the cover of London Calling.
Check out a book called A Riot Of our Own and you will find a lot more about him. He befriended the band after seeing them support The Sex Pistols in Manchester, he then accompanied them on their first US Tour, where he designed the cover of what some might say is their most iconic album, the cover certainly is !
Anyway in that gallery were paintings he produced whilst on the bands first US Tour in 1979, what caught my eye and I subsequently bought was the original Artwork for London Calling and all the designs that led up to it which I bought for a few hundred pounds !
It hung on my wall at home for many years until in 2009 when due to the financial crash I was desperate for some money and sold all of it at Bonhams for considerably more than I paid for it, When I say all, not quite as the set list from that definitive Detroit show I held back, as you can see it’s signed and dated by Ray Lowery and the date of the show which was the 17th September 1979.
This is real Clash memorabilia, once again I’m strapped financially this time thanks to the bloody virus, I’ve had offers over the years but now I need to move this on, anyone interested ? Please DM me with your best offer, thanks.
I attended the Clash concerts in Detroit in September, 1979 and March, 1980 (as well as a forgettable show in 1982). Nestor's recollections of the Motor city Roller Rink show was spot on. i've been to many concerts over the years before and after this show, and I still believe that this was the best concert I've ever seen.
The contrast in the two shows (from masonic to MCRR) was an amazing transformation. However, the transformation was not so much in the band, but in the audience's reaction to the band. One commentator was correct, in the masonic Auditorium show it seemed the audience was there mostly to see David Johansen, who had only recently left the New york Dolls, and had a small but dedicated following in Detroit. It's also true that the Clash had equipment problems and became very frustrated, kicking the amps, spitting, etc.
The MCRR show was a complete contrast. the band came on late (after the sound check which one of your readers spoke of). But somehow it was perfect. it was just late enough where the anticipation was growing to a fever pitch, but no so late that the crowd was frustrated. The second they came on the electricity was intense. Perhaps it was the release of London Calling, or just the fact that this was a crowd of hard core fans who came to see The Clash and the Clash only (although the back up bands performed admirably).
I remember that they opened with Clash city Rockers. As your other commentators mentioned, there were no seats in the Roller rink, and I had fought my way all the way towards the front (probably the equivalent of the 10th row or so). After that first number i remember Joe Strummer was filled with sweat. There was no question that the band was preforming with all they had, and the crowd loved them. I've never seen, before or since, this complete connection between a band and it's fans, they just fed off of each other. It was just one of those nights that I will remember for as long as i live.
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The Clash expereinced the same reception the Sex Pistols experienced on their American Tour
The Clash followed the Undertones and David Johansen (formerly of The NY Dolls). Unfortunately, I arrived late to the majestic Masonic Auditorium after having difficulty finding suitable parking -- and missed the Undertones (with much regret).
David Johansen strutted his stuff, and there seemed to be many unusually dressed/coiffed audience members who had come to see him -- as I recall, he had a good reception from the audience...
When the curtains came up for the Clash, I was impressed with the huge canvas backdrop showing flags from around the world sewn together as a sort of quilt.
The Clash played with angry energy, mainly songs from their release "The Clash" (e.g., I'm So Bored with the USA). But there did not seem to be any chemistry with the audience.
On several occasions, Joe Strummer tried to stir up some excitement with his song introductions, but instead, the audience appeared to demonstrate a similar rudeness that the Sex Pistols experienced on their American Tour.
I was too far from the stage, but I am guessing there was spit being hurled from the front rows, and it looked like a cup of ice was thrown in Joe's direction. As I recall, Joe made some comment about the bad manners and treatment, and when another cup was lobbed towards the band after a song, the Clash decided that was enough and stormed off -- without any encore.
I can recall feeling that the show was a great bill, but was cut short by the antics of hooligans...I severely wished I could have heard more of the Clash...
I also felt (though realized after their Motor City Roller Rink show; comments below) that the stage was too large, the venue not very intimate, and the lineup of acts really not suited for a Clash show...the next show in the Detroit area would be VERY different.
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Clash found a deep frozen wild- boar's head waiting backstage for their dinner.
floydy opz - Youtube - I saw that gig - I was 21. Saw them in Brixton too. At the Detroit gig the vegetarian Clash found a deep frozen wild- boar's head waiting backstage for their dinner.... welcome to Motor City...
Can't believe someone was able to capture this in that hot, roiling, over-crowded basement of a venue...
handfularain - Youtube - "...I was there, too! You know what they say...Well some of it was true!" This is awesome. Can't believe someone was able to capture this in that hot, roiling, over-crowded basement of a venue... Love to know how they physically accomplished this. I recall being able to see almost nothing! Flat floor, low stage, crazy crowd...
I was 10 and my aunt took me
Joe Pio - Youtube - I went to this show; I was 10 and my aunt took me. There were alot of Punk shows there; Ramones, 999...
The Clash went to the bar after the show trading beer and jokes
Nigel9999 Peterson - Youtube - I was probably about eight feet to your right when you filmed this. I thank you so much for posting it. We were "the fans from Kansas, not the group" and had seen The Jam in Chicago three nights before. The Clash went to the bar after the show trading beer and jokes. Gawd, it was wonderful. The Jam and the Clash in the same week in 1980 when both bands were at the heights of their power? I'd say that was a damn fine week.
"ferocious"
rrbbkk - The Clash`s best concert - Their '79 show at Detroit's Masonic Auditorium was ferocious. I had a friend drag me there because it was " important" to see this band and damned if he wasn't right. I became an ardent fan in those 90 minutes. They came back 18 months later and played the Motor City Roller Rink on Seven Mile Road. That was a good one too. Like seeing a teenage sock-hop band only it was The Clash. AND Lee Dorsey. My friend threw a bottle at Mikey Dread. I saw them a couple more times after that but you could tell the disillusionment had set in, especially in '82.
brianvargo - Saw them in Sept. of '79 @Masonic Temple Detroit
Robert Matheu - Mick Jones and I meet for the first time backstage
Robert Matheu - facebook - “Mick Jones and I meet for the first time backstage at The Clash’s Detroit show at Masonic Auditorium in 1979. It was on this night that he and Joe Strummer gifted me a copy of their single ‘Jail Guitar Doors.’” —Excerpt from Wayne’s memoir ‘The Hard Stuff’
Rod Sanford - Nice. I was at that show with friends. The Undertones were great that night, btw!
Wayne Kramer ... prison, Clash write a song for Wayne
Arthur Jones - In a 2018 Songfacts interview with Wayne Kramer, he talked about his first interaction with The Clash. Said Kramer: "When I got back from prison, just after I got home, The Clash came to Detroit. I went over to meet them, because one of my friends told me that they had written a song about me. So, I went backstage and said hello to Mick Jones and Joe Strummer, and they gave me a copy of a single, and they had written, 'To Wayne Kramer, #1 in the USA.' I was very proud of that.
I didn't know these guys - they were just brothers from across the sea who displayed some solidarity with a fellow musician and wrote about his bad behavior in a song. And it was ironic that it turns out all these years later that's what we call our independent initiative that works in America's prisons
Sat next to Sid Vicious at Max’s Kansas City in New york too
Charles Bowen - facebook - I was at both shows in Detroit. Sat next to Sid Vicious at Max’s Kansas City in New york too.
I almost got kicked out before it started
Mark Lahti - facebook - I almost got kicked out before it started. I pretended to orgasm while I was being searched and the security guard got PISSED.
John Morgan - My brother, Scott and I were at the show. We all wound up at the old Miami.
It remains one of the best performances of ANY kind of music
Jennifer Saffran - I saw the Clash in 1980 at the Motor City Roller Rink. It remains one of the best performances of ANY kind of music, including world class classical music. I was surprised to read/hear of the legacy of The Five to the Clash and others.
Doug Geer - The Clash Official | Facebook - I saw them at the same place both tours. But I have read that they paid a ton for the opening acts THEY wanted...and sounds system etc, so they may have had to scale back on the next tour. Just a guess.
John Youens - The Clash Official | Facebook - Possibly has a bit to do with management as well...in 1979 they did their first 2 US tours and had Caroline Coon helping them - with not much regard for the profit/loss balance sheet, getting Epic to send money as the tours progressed...in 1980 they were managed by a professional company, Blackhill, who probably tried to reign in excess expenses and get the tours to break even at least....smaller venues are easier to manage, lower rental costs, less insurance costs, etc...., especially as The Clash liked low ticket prices for their fans, but still liked to stay in decent hotels....unfortunately, they kicked against the professionalism of Blackhill (Paul turning up to a meeting in a rabbit suit...), sacked them and then this led to Joe wanting to bring Bernie back for the chaos he brought with him....the rest is history....
we stormed the stage and jumped around with the band for the last song!! Incredible
Simon Crawley - I saw them with The Undertones....we stormed the stage and jumped around with the band for the last song!! Incredible.
On the night of the show I snuck out of the house, went down to the rink, and listened to the muffled sound of the show from the outside
@robertlivingood - YouTube - This video means so much to me! I was ten years old and lived down the street from the Motor City Roller Rink when The Clash played there. I loved the band and desperately wanted to see them but was "too young." On the night of the show I snuck out of the house, went down to the rink, and listened to the muffled sound of the show from the outside. Now, 35 years later, I finally get a glimpse of what it looked like on the inside. This is beautiful!!
One of the best shows I've been to
@MGZstudios - YouTube - I was at this show. Amazing. One of the best shows I've been to. I worked in the live music business and played in bands and still this one holds up as one of the greatest. So glad you guys had a Super 8 camera cranking. I was about 20 feet behind you! So amazed you were able to hold a steady shot. I remember a slam dance circle of insanity in that vicinity! The 3 foot high stage and being in a Roller Rink even made it more special. No pretension. Just solid Clash.This was one of the great bands at a great moment in a great city. Let's make America great again like this.
@sparkyguitar0058 - YouTube - This was the best of about 6 shows before they closed this place and tore it down. Souxie and the Banshees, Iggy, Ramones. Some great times in my past.
hot, boiling, over-crowded basement of a venue
@handfularain8938 - YouTube - "...I was there, too! You know what they say...Well some of it was true!" This is awesome. Can't believe someone was able to capture this in that hot, boiling, over-crowded basement of a venue... Love to know how they physically accomplished this. I recall being able to see almost nothing! Flat floor, low stage, crazy crowd...
I was 10 and my aunt took me
@joedoomsdaypio4374 - YouTube - I went to this show; I was 10 and my aunt took me. There were alot of Punk shows there; Ramones, 999...
@NigelPeterson-pd5er - YouTube - I was probably about eight feet to your right when you filmed this [Detroit Punks 8mm film]. I thank you so much for posting it. We were "the fans from Kansas, not the group" and had seen The Jam in Chicago three nights before. Were you there for that beautiful thing? And, did you follow The Clash to the bar after the show and trade beer and jokes with them? Gawd, it was wonderful.
jettjones99 - 103 w - I attended this concert, my first time seeing the Clash. It was a great show.
Joe Strummer walked onstage swinging a couple flashlights in almost pitch darkness
Martin Deck - I saw the Clash twice in September 1979, in Detroit and Toronto, and I have a distinct memory that when they performed Armagideon Time, Joe Strummer walked onstage swinging a couple flashlights in almost pitch darkness. I can't find this memory corroborated anywhere on Google, but I wonder: do you remember that from their Montreal gig?
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NME - Fastest gang in the West part 1 & 2
13th & 20th October 1979, Paul Morley
Paul Morley of the NME travels on the tour bus from Detroit on the 17th through to New York on the 21st interviewing and following the band.
DETAILS: The Scene. The Clash on tour of America. There's a glamorous image, with a confident, crusading edge to it. The Clash: a lot of hope and responsibility there. America: it still means a lot. Clash's current six week coast to coast tip to toe tour of the United States Of America is their first major assault.
December 1979 JOE STRUMMER and I are sitting in a bar, talking about his band. I ask him about ‘I Fought the Law' and its relatively unexpected success on American radio... (reference to Monterey as well)
Pop/ Detroit News
★ By JIM MCFARLIN News Staff Writer
(“The Clash" (from left): Nicky Headon, Mick Jones, Joe Strummer, Paul Simonon.)
Just what is The Clash supposed to be so angry about, anyway?
"Man, we're disgusted," says the band's riveting guitarist-lead singer Joe Strummer. "Disgusted with everything. We sing about it and we leave it at that. What more can we do? I'm just a singer."
Judging from their American release, "The Clash," there is almost nothing which escapes the British group's malice. They don't like our country; they don't like their country. They're certainly not wild about the work ethic, authority figures, war, racial conflict they even sing a song ridiculing their record label.
Strummer and his mates may feel powerless to affect the world's crises. But if my quartet was being hailed as the best and most intensely relevant of all New Wave catalysts, and some Yan kee upstart named David Johansen stole my show out from under me, you can bet the Union Jack I'd set about changing matters in my own little area of influence straightaway.
Johansen stuck out between the two groups around him at the Masonic Temple Auditorium last night like a fra grant lilac in the middle of a bramble patch. Unlike the good young Undertones from Northern Ireland or the Strummer-led Clash, he had no sociopolitical ax to grind, no seething consumer angst to unleash.
Johansen is pre-punk; all he carried was scintillating, pungent rock in healthy doses. And although the tattered, safety-pinned punkies came with other expectations, the audience rose as one at the end of Johansen's nine-song set to cheer him through three encores.
Comparisons to Mick Jagger in physical appearance, blustery projection and stage mannerisms are trite in Johansen's case. He and his support ing trio sold their portion of the four hour concert solely through kinetic, pulse-quickening performance and selections from Johansen's new "In Force," the most diversely entertaining LP I've heard this year. He tried two Motown classics among his encores: "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" suffered a bit in transition, but "Sock It to Me, Baby" felt just right.
The Clash had a lot of catching up to do, and they didn't make it. Plagued by equipment woes and a rage which bordered on pretension when transferred to the stage, their 19 selections wavered helplessly between moments of deafening brilliance and stretches of futility. In the end, The Clash were not mad as hell, and we couldn't take any more.
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Detroit was next for the Clash attack. We had badges from CBS – well, buttons, which were so awful that we all wore them. They were little stars, each with a band member’s face on it, so that fans could collect a Clash set.
They had ‘Clash Attack’ written underneath. Detroit,the Motor City, had great radio stations – the band loved doing radio interviews.
And the place loved the Clash. We could tell there was a buzz. People were sitting on the edge of their seats taking notice. I rushed around ferrying the band in different combinations to different radio stations.
We taped the music and interviews on ghettoblasters we carried into hotel rooms every night, and played the heavy funk back on the bus, where it blended nicely with the demented hillbilly wailings that Joe had picked up from K-FAT on the coast.
It took a lot of smooth talking for anyone to get backstage before we went on. It took someone special. Ted Nugent – local boy makes rock god – thought he was, but he’d reckoned without us. I answered the knock on the dressing-room door to find the local promoter and a bloke with long frizzy hair shuffling next to him.
‘This is Ted Nugent. He wants to jam with you guys.’
“Ang on.’ I went and told the band how lucky they were.
Joe said, ‘Tell him yeah, Johnny.’
I scratched my head. ‘Eh?’ He handed me a pair of scissors. I timed it perfectly.
‘The band are looking forward to it, but could you cut your hair first?’I said, reaching for his locks.
‘The hell—’ he said, jerking his head away and pulling back a fist before storming off.
Kurt M. Ross - facebook - This photo is from the Santa Monica Civic…Avalon Attractions were Los Angeles based! March 3, 1980
Gordon Shirk - March 1980. The Motor City Roller Rink. They were playing a benefit for Jackie Wilson. The October 1979 Masonic show had David Johansen and The Undertones as openers
The Clash 14" x 11" Estate Photograph by Robert Matheu. Inkjet pigment archival 14" x 11" black and white print of the Clash on stage by photographer Robert Matheu, with estate embossed blind stamp. Printed later. Fine condition, exhibiting a finger print above the image. Captured and Coerced: The Photography and Rock Archive of Robert Matheu. COA from Heritage Auctions.
More Information: ROBERT MATHEU: PHOTOGRAPHER
From George Harrison and Brian Wilson to Johnny Cash and Faces, Robert Matheu has compiled a comprehensive historical compendium of photographs whose iconoclastic images are as revealing as they are diverse.
Matheu provided the artistic vision and editorial direction for the return of CREEM Magazine, which culminated in 2007 with the publication for the Harper Collins hardcover anthology CREEM: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine.
History
Matheu began attending shows in his hometown of Detroit. Long smitten with the Motown and British Invasion records heard on WKNR and CKLW via his Realtone transistor radio, he began to "borrow" a 35mm camera from the next-door neighbor's Dad to bring to shows. At not-quite-14 years old, young Bob made his way to the Detroit Pop Festival. There, he would take his first iconic photo of the MC5.
Many shots were taken during those teenage years, several of which have graced reisssues of albums, including photos of the MC5, the Stooges, and the Faces. One photo of Blind Faith taken in late 1969 was purchased by Sheryl Crow's manager as a gift to Eric Clapton. Another unpublished photo of Clapton was purchased by Eric's management recently for his upcoming tour book. E.C. was in his guise as Derek of the Dominos, most did not know that Clapton was even in the band, as Layla would not become a hit for 2 more years
After stints on Cody High School's newspaper and long hours in the school's darkroom, Matheu attended Wayne State University. Already way ahead of anything they could offer in the photo department, Matheu opted to major in communications with the hope of landing a career FM radio. While working for WWWW FM, he began following the folks from CREEM around at concerts, into the after-show parties with the likes of Alice Cooper and the Faces. Ahhh, the decadence.
Soon a handful of publications loved what Matheu was capturing at these shows. He began selling photos to CREEM, Rolling Stone, Rock Scene, Melody Maker, NME and hometown dailies the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News. Long night drives on the road led to catching the Clash on their first U.S. tour, the Vibrators in Toronto, and Cheap Trick just about anywhere in the Midwest. Although the Sex Pistols weren't originally on the agenda, Matheu still found himself on international flights out of Detroit Metro to London to catch the punk legends.
Eventually, he relocated to Los Angeles, and did tours with Cheap Trick, Pretenders, Romantics, Stray Cats, The Replacements and Brian Wilson.
The photography of Robert Matheu has appeared on over 100 albums and 500 magazine covers worldwide in addition to having been published in such prestigious publications such as: Playboy, Vogue, Rolling Stone, Life, Time, Harpers, Mojo, Melody Maker, Los Angeles Times, and CREEM to name only a few. Matheu was also the official photographer and artist-press liaison for the North American segment of the historic, continent-spanning LIVE AID concerts.
“Mick Jones and I meet for the first time backstage at The Clash’s Detroit show at Masonic Auditorium in 1979. It was on this night that he and Joe Strummer gifted me a copy of their single ‘Jail Guitar Doors.’” —Excerpt from Wayne’s memoir ‘The Hard Stuff’ : Robert Matheu
PHOTOS 1-3: The Clash (L-R Mick Jones, Joe Strummer, Nicky 'Topper' Headon and Paul Simonon pose for a portrait before performing at the Masonic Temple Theatre on September 17, 1979 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Michael Marks/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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Extensive archive of articles, magazines and other from the Take the Fifth Tour of the US, late 1979
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Video - notes from camerman
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WWWW Detroit FM Radio Interview
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