Jun 76 - Black Swan , five piece ....
Sept 76 - 100 Club, London gigs ....
Dec 76 - Anarchy Tour ....
Jan / Mar - Early 77 Gigs ....
May 77 - White Riot UK Tour ....
Jul 77 - European Dates ....
Oct 77 - Out of Control UK Tour ....
Jan 78 - Sandy Pearlman UK Dates ....
Apr 78 - UK Festival Dates ....
Jul 78 - Out on Parole UK Tour ....
Oct 78 - Sort it Out UK Tour ....
Feb 79 - Pearl Harbour US Tour ....
Jul 79 - Finland + UK dates ....
Sep 79 - Take the Fifth US Tour ....
Dec 79 - Acklam Hall Secret Gigs ....
Jan 80 - 16 Tons UK Tour ....
Mar 80- 16 Tons US Tour ....
May 80 - 16 Tons UK/Europe ....
May 81 - Impossible Mission Tour ....
Jun 81 - Bonds Residency NY ....
Sep 81 - Mogador Paris Residency ....
Oct 81 - Radio Clash UK Tour ....
Oct 81 - London Lyceum Residency ....
Jan 82 - Japan Tour ....
Feb 82 - Australian Tour ....
Feb 82 - HK & Thai gigs ....
May 82 - Lochem Festival ....
May 82 - Combat Rock US Tour ....
July 82 - Casbah Club UK Tour ....
Aug 82 - Combat Rock US Tour ....
Oct 82 - Supporting The Who ....
Nov 82 - Bob Marley Festival ....
May 83 - US Festival + gigs ....
Jan 84 - West Coast dates ....
Feb 84 - Out of Control Europe ....
Mar 84 - Out of Control UK ....
April 84 - Out of Control US Tour ....
Sep 84 - Italian Festival dates ....
Dec 84 - Miners Benefit Gigs ....
May 85 - Busking Tour ....
Jun- Aug 85 - Festival dates ....
Sept 85 - European Tour ....
Jan 86 - Far East Tour ....
1986 onwards - Retrospective
74-76 - Joe with the 101ers ....
Jul 88 - Green Wedge UK Tour
Aug 88 - Rock the Rich UK Tour ....
Oct 89 - Earthquake Weather UK ....
Oct 89 - Earthquake Weather Euro ....
Nov 89 - Earthquake Weather US ....
Jun 99 - Comeback Festival dates ....
July 99 - Short US Tour ....
July 99 - UK Tour ....
Aug 99 - Festival Dates ....
Oct 99 - UK Tour ....
Nov 99 - Full US Tour ....
Dec 99 - European Xmas dates ....
Jan 00 - Australasian Tour ....
May 00 - Mini UK Tour ....
Nov 00 - supporting The Who Tour ....
Jul 01 - UK & US Instore Tour ....
Oct 01 - Full US Tour ....
Nov 01 - Japanese Tour ....
Nov 01 - Full UK Tour ....
April 02 - Brooklyn NY Residency ....
Jun 02 - UK Festivals ....
Jul 02 - Hootenanny Tour ....
Aug 02 - UK Festival Dates ....
Sep 02 - Japanesse Dates ....
Nov 02 - Bringing it all Back Home ....
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This page lists all known Clash gigs from 1977 with info. If you have any corrections please email blackmarketclash
Tours and studio
Jan 84 - US West Coast dates ...
Feb 84 - Out of Control Europe ...
Mar 84 - Out of Control UK ...
April 84 - US Out of Control Tour ...
Sep 84 - Italian Festival dates ...
Dec 84 - Miners Benefit Gigs ...
Dec 84 - In the studio ...
OUT OF CONTROL TOUR ‘84 ...with Mick Jones departed, a new five-man Clash hits the road to stir up interest and hone their chops: The new line up consists of Joe Strummer (vocals/guitar), Vince White (guitar/vocals), Nick Sheppard (guitar/vocals), Paul Simonon (bass/vocals), and Pete Howard (drums).
The band wasted little time in replacing Mick. A series of auditions were held at The Clash’s rehearsal space, Lucky 8. The lucky applicant was 24 year-old Nick Sheppard, former guitarist for 70s punk act The Cortinas.
Marathon rehearsals were held and over a dozen new Strummer songs were worked on. “It was more a back to basics approach, after the excesses of Mick’s last days,” says Sheppard, “[Joe’s new songs] were far more of an eclectic bunch of tunes than we ended up with. Lots of world music influences - Latin, African grooves - that kind of thing.” However, ‘that kind of thing’ wasn’t what Rhodes had in mind for the new Clash. ‘Back to Basics’ was soon upgraded to ‘Back to Punk Rock,’ or ‘Rebel Rock’ as Joe rechristened it. After a couple weeks of rehearsals, another new guitarist, Gregory “Vince” White, was brought on board. The new Clash became a three-guitar band.
The reconstituted band played its first shows in January 1984 with a batch of new material and launched into the self-financed Out of Control Tour.
Seeking to secure The Clash name, the first few dates too the band on a mini-tour of Southern Calfornia, a mere few weeks after the new line-up had been in existence. Despite touring without record company support, the dates received a substantial amount of press attention and provided suprisingly popular playing to huge audiences despite the problems off stage. The new Clash played to a capacity crowd of over 10,000 gone-apeshit fans in San Francisco which was chafing under Ronald Reagan’s rule and the new Clash were treated as conquering heroes at all the venues.
The credit or blame for the new Clash would fall solely on Strummers shoulders now, and he was touring with a band unaccustomed to large venues. Of the new members, only Howard had played to more than 200 people. And as if there wasn’t enough pressure to begin with, Mick’s zealous legal team harassed the new Clash at every turn, seemingly just out of spite.
No clear list of dates have ever surfaced though Joe mentions in an interview that they did 9 dates in California.
Extensive archive of articles and magazines from the Out of Control Tour Jan-Feb 1984
Radio interviews and broadcast TV (other than at the gig)
Out of Control Tour - California
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 Joe Strummer interviewed by Lisa Robinson for WNYC |
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| Joe Strummer interviewed Ltd Edition picture disk |
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| Jan 19 |   |
Santa Barbara CA - Arlington Centre |
 12 minute TV Interview backstage Station IDs for KCPR |
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| Jan 21 |  |
San Francisco CA - Civic Auditorium |
| Jan 22 | |
Stockton CA - U.O.P. Spanos Centre |
| Jan 24 | |
Long Beach Arena CA  |
| Radio interview 17 mins |
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| Jan 27 | |
Santa Monica CA - Civic Auditorium |
| Jan 28 | |
Fresno CA - Warnors Theatre |
 Radio interview wanted |
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| Jan 29 | |
Santa Cruz CA - Civc Auditorium |
| Jan 30 | |
Santa Barbara CA - Arlington Theatre |
| Feb 1 | |
San Diego CA - Fox Theatre |
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Entertainment Tonight features I Fought the Law |
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THE OUT OF CONTROL TOUR ‘84 moves to Europe and the UK.
After California, the band flew to Europe and found that The Clash were superstars on the continent. They were front page news in the European music press and headlined larger venues than they were used to playing in the US and UK. Then, in late February, while preparing to play the first of two nights at Milan’s Palasport stadium, Joe received news that his father had died just prior to the Paris gig.
The performances are considerably better strating with probably two of the best an dmost politically charged the band EVER played, Glasgow, then Manchester. For the past four years, the press had been slagged The Clash for abandoning punk and now they were slagging them for returning to it.
The same press whilst prescriptively writing of the bands demise foe serval years were present at the concerts reporting how the Clash were re-energised. The NME admitted through gritted teeth that the tour was a ‘lightning sell-out’ and long time Clash-basher Gavin Martin described a Brixton date as ‘the heaviest and most orthodox rock show I’ve ever seen The Clash play.’
Extensive archive of articles and magazines from the Out of Control Tour Feb-March
Video and audio from the Out of Control Tour Feb-March
Out of Control Tour - Europe
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Dublin - SFX |
| Feb 6 | |
Dublin - SFX |
| Feb 7 | |
Belfast - Ulster Hall |
| Feb 8 | |
Belfast- Ulster Hall |
| Feb 10 |  |
Joe interview 42mins Ltd Edition Picture Disc |
| Feb 10 | |
Glasgow - Barrowlands Ballroom |
| Feb 11 | |
Manchester - The Apollo Theatre |
| Feb 12 | |
Leicester - De Montfort Hall |
| Feb 13 | |
Bristol, Colston Hall |
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Radio Bristol Nick Sheppard 18mins |
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| Feb 16 | |
Drammen, Norway - Drammenshalle |
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 Backstage interview 5 mins (Video 9mins in length) Backstage Paul interview 2 mins |
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| Feb 17 | |
Stockholm, Sweden - Isstadion  |
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Radio Stockholm - Strummer int. broadcast earlier 9th Jan - 10mins Swedish Radio - various interviews 76mins |
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| Feb 19 | |
Dusseldorf, West Germany - Phillipshalle |
| Feb 21 | |
Deinze, Belgium - Brielpoort |
| Feb 22 | |
Paris, France - Zenith |
| The band were scheduled to play Espace Ballad on the 23rd Feb but this had to be re-sheduled to March 1st as a national lorry drivers strike blocked the trucks carrying the gear at Calais. Tickets stubs however stiff carry the 23rd date for a price of 80F which would have been about £6 at the time. |
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| Feb 25 | |
Bern, Switzerland - Festhalle |
| Feb 27 | |
Milan, Italy - Palazzo dello sport |
| Feb 28 | |
Milan, Italy - Palazzo dello sport |
| Italian TV interview - Mr Fantasy - Band interview - 5 mins - poor quality. Broadcast 22 March, RaiUno. Italian TV news Interview |
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| Mar 1 | |
Paris, France - Espace Balard |
| TF1 Studio interview with band Paris Radio interview Joe 37mins Paris Radio interview Joe Paul Interview (France, Europe anti Thatcher) 9mins |
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| Mar 3 | |
Edinburgh, Scotland - The Playhouse |
| Mar 4 | |
Blackburn - King Georges Hall |
| Mar 5 | |
Liverpool - The Royal Court |
| Mar 6 | |
Portsmouth - The Guildhall |
| Mar 8 | |
London - Brixton Academy |
| Mar 9 | |
London - Brixton Academy |
| Mar 10 | |
London - Brixton Academy |
| Mar 12 | |
Belfast - Ulster Hall |
| Mar 13 | |
Dublin - SFX Hall |
| Mar 14 | |
Dublin - SFX Hall |
| Mar 16 | |
London - Brixton Academy |
| Mar 17 | |
London - Brixton Academy |
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At the end of the tour, the band confirmed they had played a marathon 49 dates.
...we've exhaustively researched them all (plus the 50th, 51st & 52nd which were cancelled).
At the end of March the Clash returned for a 49 date US Tour spanning the rest of the country and Canada. With their finances constrained by legal proceedings the band had to self fund the tour. College campus's were chosen with sizeable advance payments to the band where enthusiastic and younger fans flocked to see the band.
This was probably the most exciting period ever for theband on stage and the recordings are testimony to wild crowds that turned up with largely positive feedback from local jounaists and attendees.
The reviews in the USA praised the power of the band, but questioned the relevance of punk in 1984. Which is not to say punk wasn’t still in favour with the punters. The band’s entrance into the mainstream had brought a younger and more athletic audience whose approval was often displayed through acts of mayhem. Near-riots broke out at venues in Philadelphia, Chicago and Providence.
The band would return from their succsseful US marathon, ready to go into the studio and do the album. But then came the news that Joe’s mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Right on the heels of his father’s death, the news sent Joe into an emotional tailspin and The Clash’s back was broken for good. Joe left the band to fend for themselves. A mini-tour of Italy in September was planned without Joe rehearsing with the band.
Extensive archive of articles, magazines and other from the Out of Control Tour April-May
Video and audio from the Out of Control Tour April-May
Out of Control Tour - USA
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| Mar 27 | |
Nashville TN - Vanderbilt University, Memorial Gym |
| Mar 28 | |
Knoxville TN - Tennessee Uni, Alumni Memorial Gym |
| Mar 30 | |
Orlando FL - Wdiz and Beach Club, Jai-Alai, Fern Park |
| Mar 31 | |
Fort Lauderdale FL - Sunrise Musical Theatre |
| Apr 3 | |
Atlanta GA - Fox Theatre |
| Apr 5 | |
Columbia SC - The Township Auditorium |
| Apr 6 | |
Chapel Hill NC - Carmichael Aud, Univ. North Carolina |
| Apr 7 | |
Hampton VA - Colisuem |
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| Apr 8 | |
Hempstead, Washington DC GWU Smith Center |
| Apr 9 | |
Poughkeepsie NY - Vassar College/Walker Field House |
| Apr 11 | |
Albany NY - The Palace Theatre |
| Radio interview with WCDB Station ID, Strummer, WCDB |
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| Apr 12 | |
Portland ME - The Expo |
| Apr 13 | |
Worcester MA - The Centrum |
| Apr 14 | |
Long Island NY - Hofstra University |
| Apr 15 | |
Bloomsburg PA - University |
| Apr 17 | |
Providence RI - Civic Center |
| Apr 18 | |
Hanover NH - Hopkins Center, Thompson Arena, Dartmouth Coll |
| Apr 19 | |
New Brunswick NJ - Rutgers University |
| Apr 20 | |
Lawrenceville, NJ - Rider College |
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| Apr 21 | |
Philadelphia PA - The Spectrum |
| Apr 22 | |
Oswego NY - Laker Hall Gym |
| Apr 24 | |
Rochester NY - The War Memorial |
| Apr 25 | |
West Hartford CT - The Agora |
| Apr 26 | |
Stony Brook NY - University Gym |
| ... WUSB station ID, Paul, Joe |
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| Apr 27 | |
Hamilton, New York - Colgate Uni |
| Apr 28 | |
Buffalo, New York - State University of New York |
| Apr 29 | |
Canton NY - St. Lawrence University |
| Apr 30 | |
Toronto, Canada - Maple Leaf Gardens |
| Interview on the tour bus in Toronto |
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| May 2 | |
Montreal, Canada - The Forum |
| May 3 | |
Ottawa, Canada - The Civic Centre |
| May 4 | |
Ontario, Canada - Univ. of Waterloo PAC |
| May 5 | |
Detroit MI - Fox Theater |
| May 8 | |
Dayton OH - Hara Arena |
| May 9 | |
Columbus OH - Veteran’s Memorial Hall |
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| May 10 | |
East Lansing MI - Michigan State University Auditorium |
| May 11 | |
Cleveland OH - Public Auditorium |
| May 14 | |
Milwaukee WI - Mecca Auditorium |
| May 15 | |
Saint Paul MN - The Civic Center |
| May 16 | |
Des Moines IA - The Civic Center |
| May 17 | |
Chicago IL - Aragon Ballroom |
| May 20 | |
Davenport IA - Palmer Auditorium |
| May 21 | |
Saint Louis MO - Kiel Opera House |
| May 22 | |
Kansas City MO - The Starlight Bowl/Theatre |
| May 23 | |
Omaha NB - Music Hall |
| May 25 | |
Morrison, Denver CO - Red Rocks |
| May 27 | |
Salt Lake City UT - The Exhibition Hall |
| May 29 | |
Eugene OR - University of Oregon |
| Four soundboard tracks circulate with better sound Backstage interview Paul & Kosmo 8 mins / 16mins |
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| May 30 | |
Seattle WA - Paramount Theatre |
| Four soundboard tracks circulate with better sound |
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| May 31 | |
Vancouver, Canada - PNE Coliseum |
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As part of the celebrations by the Italian Communist Party who's leader had just died or something. According to Vince White in his Clash biography The Last days of the Clash, page 173 the band flew to Milan. It was a hastily set up tour. The first date was down in Salerno before returning back north through Italy.
Extenisve archive of articles, magazines and other from the Italian Tour
Video and audio from the Italian Tour
Tour of Italy
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Denmark Festival - original poster but never booked to play... |
| Sep 9 | BBCR1 Janice Long Interview with Joe |
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| Sep 6 | |
Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy Stadio Simonetta Lamberti |
| Sep 7 | |
Rome, Italy - Arena Palasport |
| Sep 8 | |
Emilia, Italy - Campovolo, Reggio Emilia |
| Sep 9 | |
Florence, Italy |
| Sep 10 | |
Genoa, Italy - Palasport |
| Sep 11 | |
Turin, Italy - Stadio Communale |
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The first night of two successive which aimed at raising money for the miners national strike aimed at toppling the fascist right wing British Government led by 'The Leader' Margaret Thatcher.
The striking miners' benefit shows were entitled "Scargill's Christmas Party" with JOe annuncing that a new album would be released early in the new year.
Politically motivated, The Clash's packed the 4,500-capacity Brixton Academy in support of the National Union of Miners (NUM) who had been locked in a brutal, prolonged showdown against Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her aggressive monetarist policies. One result had been the numerous pit closings that triggered the strike.
While the Culture Clubs and Duran Durans stoutly insisted that such social convulsions were none of their business, a glittering array of names were playing fundraising shows for the miners -- including Aztec Camera, Elvis Costello, New Order and a young, up-and-coming, Clash-influenced troubadour named Billy Bragg, who was arguably channeling The Only Band That Matters more effectively than Strummer and company. "It would have been very odd had the Clash not done them, I think," Nick Sheppard suggests of those affairs, which marked the last major UK gigs.
On the first night (December 6), the Clash came out blazing with a stripped-down "One More Time," as Strummer reworked lyrics for the occasion ("Outright, outright dyno-mite/Just a little warning for the miner's strike").
Technical gremlins crept into the second night, to Sheppard's dismay. "I remember having a big run-in with Bernie on my guitar sound. If you listen [to the December 7 tape], most of it is one guitar at the beginning [on 'One More Time']," he said. "Vince walked on, and his guitar didn't work, so he went off, and I was left to cover it. I play a bit of the 'James Bond' theme, as well. I remember looking round when I did that, and Joe being horrified!"
Strummer second night boast reassured them that the Clash meant business: "We've got a record out, and it's coming out in the new year, and we're gonna be back! We're gonna make a comeback!"
Sadly a tired press industry were all too willing to fulfil their own agenda that the Clash were not 1977 and had moved beyond the London press. Led by New Musical Express -- whose own headline read, "Jail Guitar Bores" -- the resulting writeups slammed the Clash on familiar grounds (fatuous rebel posing; sloppy, overloaded guitar sounds; too much self-congratulatory razzle; and so on). Such comments undoubtedly failed to faze fans who took to stripped-down brand of rock that -- onstage, at any rate -- which sounded far more compelling than all the tamped-down New Romantic posing being promoted in the press.
Articles, magazines and other from late 1984
Video and audio from late 1984
Miners benefits gigs
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London - Academy, Brixton |
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London - Academy, Brixton |
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Demos - Joe Strummer 001 - demos |
| 2x demos included on official release. 1984 Previously Unreleased 1 inch 8-track Demos Recorded July 1984. Pouring Rain Blues On The River Joe Strummer: Vocals & Guitar. Paul Simonon: Bass. Pete Howard: Drums. Mixed by Peter J. Moore 2018 |
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Recording Out of Control demos |
| Late August – Studio - “tiny demo studio” in Los Angeles Joe and Kosmo record 3 or 4 songs with Mariachi players in LA. Tracks - Three or four unidentified songs except for “Three Card Trick”. Line Up: Joe Strummer – jazz rock guitar with built in keyboard, Percussion – unknown, Trumpet – unknown. Source – “We Are The Clash” page 188 |
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Joe, Andulucia demos |
| We are the Clash, page 201 | ||
| Nov 84 | |
Brixton demos |
| We are the Clash, page 228 | ||
| Jan 85 | |
New demos for CtC |
| We are The Clash page 246 | ||
