Support ... Tav Falco & Panther Burns
Out of Control Tour '84
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Audio 1
Sound 3.5 - 1hr 20min - decent- 23 tracks
Fades out at Tommy Gun
Are You Ready for War?
Dates
The Tennessean Sun Mar 25 1984
The opening night of US Tour...
Alex Chilton played BOTH the Nashville and Knoxville shows with the outstanding New Orleans bassist Rene Coman (now with The Iguanas). The main drummer for the band, Ross Johnson played both shows. You had the best, most technically proficient and creative lineup, the premier rock lineup for panther burns at both shows. Unfortunately, The Clash fans were not interested in that sound, and that's ok. I will read whatever Vince White had to say as well, but he also notes he was not sober at Clash shows he particpated in except for one show at the end of a tour, so I imagine he had other things to think about. I've ordered Vince's book.
The Nashville gig went smoothly; the booing incident took place in Knoxville. In Knoxville the band could not hear themselves thanks to a bizarre stage setup involving placing the opening act in front of the front curtain side by side, firing squad style, with only four feet of floor in front of them. There was a miscue at one point on either an open tuning/standard tuning confusion or a song form miscue, and this set off the hostility.
Lisa
Clash Comes To Town, Seeks Hank's Haunts
By ROBERT K. OERMANN
The Tennessean Tue Mar 27 1984
When outlaw British rockers The Clash arrived in Nashvilile to kick off their U.S. tour, the first thing they wanted to do was go somewhere Hank Williams would've gone...
Yes, that's right the Clash are coming to the Vanderbilt
The Vanderbilt Hustler
We're all excited about the upcoming Clash concert
The Vanderbilt Hustler
Still tickets for the Clash show
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Support band
Did not mean to send that pic of Tav and myself to everyone on my friend list. Yes, I am a bit tech challenged. Taken during our first (and my favorite) PB Nashville gig at Vanderbilt University in the spring of 1981 (let’s not mention opening for the Clash in the gym there in 1984). As I wrote to Pat Rainer last night: “Forty plus years and fifty pounds ago.” Tav still looks the same while I resemble a corpulent drum fossil these days.
Nashville TN, Vanderbilt University, Memorial Gym
The Clash performed at the Memorial Gymnasium at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 27, 1984, as part of their "Out of Control Tour" .
The Memorial Gymnasium is a significant venue with a rich history, serving as the home court for the Vanderbilt Commodores' basketball teams and as a memorial to Vanderbilt men and women who served in World War II.
Joe, Paul visit hospitalised girl
Nashville on March 27 and Knoxville on March 28, 1984.
Hi, I went to both shows [Knoxville on March 27 and Nashville on March 28, 1984]. The Nashville show was much better, but was marred by a bizarre crowd incident--my friend Dave W. was involved. He was standing on the bleachers like everyone else, but some drunk sorority girl from Vandy kept kicking him in the back of his legs for half the Clash's set. He finally got fed up and kicked her back, and it sent her falling over. It broke her leg in three places, and show security immediately set after Dave, who had to flee immediately or get the shit knocked out of him.
She was taken to Vandy hospital of course, and after hearing about her side of the incident, Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon paid her a visit in hospital
before moving on to the show in Knoxville at UT Alumni Hall, a much smaller
venue about 3 hours away by car.
Tav Falco & Panther Burns did in fact open both shows, but only at the Nashville show were they the full line-up--they played a full opening set at Vanderbilt in the basketball auditorium, but by the time they played Knoxville, the second guitarist and the piano player had quit and--of all people--Alex Chilton was drafted in to play guitar in their place, even though it immediately became clear to the audience that Alex obviously did not know the songs at all. The "band" played about 6 songs in total, and the booing got so bad that the drummer stopped playing several times to smile and sarcastically blow kisses at the audience.
I spoke with the Clash backstage at both shows and got my "Give 'Em Enough Rope" poster and my "MoHawk Madness" sleeveless t-shirt autographed, the latter by all 5 of the CTC-era members.
Some other corrections, from 1982: The Clash played Toronto on Sept. 5, at the CNE grandstand at the old Expo grounds--I travelled there by Greyhound bus to see it. There were numerous equipment problems during the show, including both Mick and Joe alternately having amp problems during "Clampdown". At the end of the show, the audience, myself included, stormed the stage, some 10 feet high. I still have some of the camouflauge...
In Oct., around the 17th, the Clash played Kent State University, in between
shows opening for the Who. I went with four other friends to the show and got
autographed posters afterward. Mike Proctor taped the show on his Sony Walkman Pro, and I do have a 1st gen copy of that on cassette.
Robert German, <nc-sprachatnetcologne.de> GmbH
Give me a court where the Clash never roams
The Vanderbilt Hustler 1984-03-30... pg19
Problems at Clash concert with the the doors opening late
The Vanderbilt Hustler
Energetic new model Clash continue with comeback
The Vanderbilt Hustler
Letters: Alarm fan pissed off with The Clash
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Nashville Then: A 1984 Highlight – The Clash lead vocalist Joe Strummer, right, with new guitarist Vince White, left, start their 1984 American tour kick-off concert with “London Calling” before a capacity crowd in Vanderbilt University’s Memorial Gym on March 27, 1984. Ricky Rogers / The Tennessean
Jed DeKalb I was there
Keith Coes I was there. Worked at 91 Rock back in the day.
Michael Buhl I remember that show. It was incredibly loud and great!
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Clash Makes a Splash
By ROBERT K. OERMANN
The Tennessean Wed Mar 28
The Clash introduced its new show, the first of a 49-date na-tional tour, last night before a capacity crowd in Vanderbilt's Memorial Gymnasium. The ever-evolving British band
bowed three new members be-fore the Nashville audience, dem-onstrating its on-going commit-ment to top-notch talent. The students shouted and lept to their feet at the opening beats of London Calling as Clash leader
Joe Strummer held the side of his head and dolefully barked out the lyrics...
Politics and punk collide when The Clash play at Vandy
Unknown
Wanted - This local newspaper report. Maybe student magazine?
Only have thumbnails.
Photos
The Clash in Nashville March 1984 at the iconic Tootsie's World Famous Orchid Lounge.. Sorry for incorrect info, lounge still exists today! (Sans Mick and Topper. Nick Sheppard in this pic who was in The Cortinas before that)
By Ricky Rogers, Photographer
Wider photo
I was present when this shot was taken.
See comments
Ricky Rogers, Photographer hi-res
1. Andrew Katz's Facebook Post
2. Facebook Photo
3. Ricky Rogers' Facebook Post
4. Facebook Permalink
5. Nashville Then - March 1984
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