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Drammenshallen, Drammen Norway

Drammen 84 - Kopia Review original (Norwegian)
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The new Clash sounds great. Joe Strummer did the right thing when he kicked Mick Jones out of the band. The new Clash are better than ever, they are heavier, has more speed and more passion. The european tour started of to a crowd of 5000 chair throwing Norwiegans(!) but the wildest of them all was Joe Strummer who at the last song throw himself from an amplifier with blood and a bump on the head as a result. Then the reviewer goes on with more info that the new Clash are better than ever with the new guys in the band. Only Paul Simonons harmonica version of Guns of Brixton getÌs the thumbs down. The new songs are difficult to judge after just one listen but the reviewer thinks the new songs are going back to old fashion rock ÌnÌ roll. Joe gets the last word in the review

The Clash getsÌs better with each gig, we just has to give it all on stage. Stockholm 84 Same revier as STO 81 show startÌs of with some words from Joe about the new Clash Ò We will be as punkier as ever. And the Clash keeps their promise, last night the Clash played with so much heat, energy and passion that it was ages a show like this was played in an arena this big. The reviewer expectations of the gig was not high as the last time Clash played Stockholm (1981) they were careless, played long raggae improvisations and had a really bad sound.

The new guys gets the credit for the vitamin injection the new Clash has. Not many bands can get an audience this big feel like they are on a more intimate venue but The Clash showed that they can along with Springsteen, Bowie and the heavy metal bands. The new songs gets thumbs up but not everything was perfect at the show, the sound was bad from time to time but overall The Clash showed that they have the energy and feeling for a rock ÌnÌ roll show when itÌs at the best! Here's a photosession Schlager did when the Clash played Stockholm Feb 1984 Photos of security, roadies, managers, fans etc but not the record label as the Clash told to them to f*** off!

'Kopia' - gig review

The new Clash sounds great. Joe Strummer did the right thing when he kicked Mick Jones out of the band. The new Clash are better than ever, they are heavier, has more speed and more passion. The european tour started of to a crowd of 5000 chair throwing Norwiegans(!) but the wildest of them all was Joe Strummer who at the last song throw himself from an amplifier with blood and a bump on the head as a result.

English translation (thanks to Lars)

Puls Mag Joe Interview

Tue 16 Feb
Norwegian

[English translation] 'Gigi. Clash interview. Kl. 1300-1400. Thursday 16.2. Astoria - Message from editors Olsen a week ago for the Clash to play in the Drammenshallen. Vel. interview bottle I thought, now I'll take them. I was mildly skeptical of this whole Clash program ... Mick Jones fired ... two men left touring ... no plate ... back-to-punk messages what was this for nonsense?

Drammen review - Norwegian

Drammen Puls Magazine
March 1

Oslo snippets

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Leffes Lab: We know our market value

(interview originally published March 1984)

Oslo: When the punk wave rocked rock England in its foundations, there were two particular names that graced the headlines: Sex Pistols and The Clash. Sex Pistols accounted for most of the scandals and were quickly burnt out. The Clash, on the other hand, went from victory to victory.

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The Last Days of the Clash

Vince White describes this gig extensively in his Clash biog, The Last Days of the Clash, page 78

A great live show, full of energy and power

I discovered some photos which I took when The Clash (MKII) played at Drammenshallen in February 1984. 

Unfortunately the quality is fairly poor because I did use a disposal camera. I was standing as far as approximately the 10th row from the stage, so the band seems very distant.

There are total 9 pictures all in jpeg format. I only attach one picture in this e-mail so that you can judge the quality.

The background for the pictures is that me and 3 other friends travelled on a one day trip from my hometown Trondheim to Drammen to see the show. 

I was already a huge Clash fan from early on, I discovered them just after their debut album was released. The Clash were going to play in my hometown Trondheim on (as I recall) Sunday the 4th May 1980. It was the biggest disappointment in my life when the gig was cancelled due to Toppers injury. 

I can’t say that I remember much details about the gig in Drammenshallen, but it was (in my opinion) a great live show full of energy and power. The band seemed very tight. Even though for me it wasn’t The Clash. I do remember that Joe did climb on the amps and fell over. He was lying on the floor for so long that we’d thought he was seriously injured and that the rest of gig was due to be cancelled.

I did keep the full set list for a long time, but it was (typically) lost after some years. Though I know that the show contained more songs that the bootleg lists, and I’m 100 percent sure that they’d play Koka Kola.

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