This was a great performance with the band fired up particularly in the first half of the gig. Kosmo, as per on this tour, opens the show with his strapline, Pill Poppers Punk Rockers.... Joe goes energetically into London Calling / Safe European Home combo before relaxing to welcome the new members to the punters, humorously suggesting ‘that’s Joe Strummer on bass’ and ‘I’m Paul Simonon’.

The upbeat tempo continues with an alternate sequence of new songs. Are You Ready For War ends with Joe shouting are you ready for this?, and immediately the opening chords of a storming I’m so bored with the USA follows.

Unlike the previous night the gathered take no exception to the new tracks, the atmosphere very energetic as it would be throughout this sell out tour. But these pre-tour reviews are characterised by a more upbeat attitude and more of the new songs which did not go down well with the gutter-scribes, (the NME’s resident bullshitter, Steve Gaol gave this gig though a very positive review ). After a short burst into Europe, some of these songs would be axed for more old favourites in an effort to please.

There were outbreaks of violence particular with the bouncers at the front of the Apollo stage. The fracas had started from the end of the support act (the One O'Clock Gang?) as people surged over the fixed seats of this old cinema to the narrow front which caused some aggro. Sporadic bursts continued as the bouncers tried to halt the enthusiastic audience members unable to dance but anywhere on the front seats. Such is the quality of the sound on the tapes that these events seem largely unnoticeable.

Guns of Brixton is delayed while Paul lines up his harmonica and someone barracks Joe who shouts retaliatory, 'closet case.' Joe seems very motivated and follows ‘Guns’ with a political tirade against the Tories and the necessity for young people to register to vote (Labour). Such social concerns lead the band into a very rare unreleased song Glue Zombie, a great track which would have been the one of the best on the Cut the Crap.

Unlike Sweden, Dremen and Glasgow. Joe offers a different set of vocals and a subtle shorter end. Probably the best recorded version of this song is here at Manchester or possibly Stockholm.

This is England has a different arrangement and altered lyrics to the later version. The tape is turned over during Police and Thieves and about 10 secs is lost. The noisy crowd seems to have been mixed down on the recording allowing the band to come through clearly. This is most noticeable during Garageland when the roof went up 6 inches as the band cranked things up with a sequence of four crowd pleasing classics. Joe, energetic as ever gives his all here. By the end of throw everything at it White Riot, the band were knackered but were playing no matter what. Ammunition and a tired Tommy Gun follow before a final energetic Know your Rights.

Following the break the band came out for two encores 4 songs and then another 2. By now the Clash had given there all… the clash had brought hope to the oppressed…

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