1980

 

...16 Tons and what do I get / Another day older and deeper in debt... (Tennessee Ernie Ford)

Jan 5

Friars, Aylesbury

Jan 6

Odeon, Canterbury

Jan 8

Top Rank, Brighton

Jan 9

Top Rank, Brighton

Jan 11

Leisure Centre, Crawley

Jan 12

Pavilion, Hastings

Jan 13

Locarno, Bristol

 

 

was this gig may have been postponed to the 10th June

Jan 14

Gaumont, Ipswich

Jan 16

De Montford, Leicester

Jan 18

Caird Hall, Dundee, Scotland

Jan 19

Odeon, Edinburgh, Scotland

Jan 20

Odeon, Edinburgh, Scotland

Jan 21

Apollo, Glasgow, Scotland

Jan 22

Apollo, Glasgow, Scotland

 

 

A Riot of Our Own p227

Jan 23

University, Lancaster

 

 

A Riot of Our Own p227

Jan 24

Tiffany’s, Blackpool

 

 

A Riot of Our Own p227

Jan 25

King Georges, Blackburn

 

 

support act The Not Sensibles, Haggis et al!

Jan 26

Leisure Centre, Chester

Jan 27

Top Rank, Sheffield

 

 

A Riot of Our Own p222

Jan 29

St. Georges, Bradford

Jan 30

Royal Spa, Bridlington

 

 

Support The Akrylics

Jan 31

University, Leeds

Feb 1

 

Victoria Hall, Hanley - cancelled

 

 

Poster advertising Clash concerts at the Victoria hall in Hanley near Stoke- on- trent. The concerts stated are for 1/2, 20/2, 12/6, & 18/6.

Hanley Victoria Hall, Feb 1 was postponed at least twice, maybe three times. I think the final date was either mid-May or early June (the May date may have been cancelled because Topper broke his finger)

Feb 3

Apollo, Manchester

Feb 4

Apollo, Manchester

Feb 5

Top Rank, Birmingham

Feb 6

Top Rank, Birmingham

Feb 7

Tiffany’s, Coventry

Feb 9

Guild Hall, Portsmouth

Feb 10

Wessex Hall, Poole

Feb 11

Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales

Feb 12

Stateside, Bournemouth

Feb 13

Top Rank, Southampton

Feb 15

Electric Ballroom, London

Feb 16

Electric Ballroom, London

Feb 17

Lyceum, London

Feb 18

Odeon, Lewisham

Feb 20

Victoria Hall, Hanley

 

 

Poster advertising Clash concerts at the Victoria hall in Hanley near Stoke- on- trent. The concerts stated are for 1/2, 20/2, 12/6, & 18/6.

Hanley Victoria Hall, Feb 1 was postponed at least twice, maybe three times. I think the final date was either mid-May or early June (the May date may have been cancelled because Topper broke his finger)

Feb 22

Liberty Theatre, Balham, London

Feb 27

Palais De Sports, Paris, France

 

Mar 1

The Fox, Warfield, San Francisco CA, USA

 

 

A Riot of Our Own 235

Mar 2

The Fox, Warfield, San Francisco CA, USA

Mar 3

Santa Monica Civic, Los Angeles CA, USA

Mar 6

Tower Theatre, Philadelphia PA, USA

Mar 7

Palladium, New York NY, USA

Mar 8

Capitol Theater, Passaic NJ, USA

Mar 9

Orpheum Theater, Boston MA, USA

Mar 10

Motor City Roller Rink, Detroit MI, USA

Apr 25

“Fridays” ABC-TV appearance, Los Angeles CA, USA

Apr 27

Roxy Theatre, Hollywood CA, USA

 

 

“(The Roxy Theatre was) the smallest venue the Clash ever played in the States. And it was a very cool gig, they opened with “Time Is Tight”. The Roxy for years had a red velvet curtain. When it came time for the encore, the audience tore it down, and it was never replaced.”

 

May 13

Metropole, Berlin

May 14

Schwabingerbrau, Munich

May 15

Oberlaa, Vienna, Austria

May 16

Wartburg, Wiesbaden

May 18

Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, West Germany

May 20

Markethalle, Hamburg, West Germany

 

 

...Joe arrested for hitting a violent fan with his guitar...

May 21

Chateau Neuf, Oslo, Norway 1.4mb PDF with photos & text

May 22

Olypen, Lund, Sweden

May 23

Eriksdalsballen, Stockholm, Sweden

May 24

The Scandinavium, Gothenburgh, Sweden

May 25

Chateus Neuf, Oslo, Norway

May 26

Cambrai, France

May 27

Palais de Sports, Paris, France

May 28

Hall Tivoli, Strasbourg, France

May 29

Palais D'Hiver,Lyon, France

May 30

Theatre De Verdure, Nice

Jun 1

Piazza Maggiore, Bologna, Italy

Jun 3

Parco Ruffini, Torino, Italy

Jun 9

Derby Assembly Rooms, Derby

Jun 10

Colston Hall, Bristol

Jun 11

Colston Hall, Bristol

Jun 12

Mayfair, Newcastle

Jun 12

 

Victoria Hall, Hanley, Stoke - CANCELLED AGAIN

 

 

Hanley Victoria Hall, Feb 1 was postponed at least twice, maybe three times. I think the final date was either mid-May or early June (the May date may have been cancelled because Topper broke his finger)

Poster advertising Clash concerts at the Victoria hall in Hanley near Stoke- on- trent. The concerts stated are for 1/2, 20/2, 12/6, & 18/6.

Jun 14

Rettel Festival, France

Jun 16

Hammersmith Palais, London

Jun 17

Hammersmith Palais, London

Jun 18

Victoria Hall, Hanley, Stoke

 

 

Hanley Victoria Hall, Feb 1 was postponed at least twice, maybe three times. I think the final date was either mid-May or early June (the May date may have been cancelled because Topper broke his finger)

Poster advertising Clash concerts at the Victoria hall in Hanley near Stoke- on- trent. The concerts stated are for 1/2, 20/2, 12/6, & 18/6.

Aug 23

 

Heatwave Festival, Mosport Park Toronto

 

 

Billed as a "new wave Woodstock" [punkstock], the Heatwave festival was held at Mosport Park, northeast of Toronto, Ontario. Performers included Elvis Costello, The Pretenders and Talking Heads. The Clash cancelled at the last minute, leaving Elvis Costello to headline introducing themselves to the crowd as "Hello, we're the Clash". In the end only half as many people as expected, 50,000 people showed up. Review in the NME. See also Post Punk Diary page 73.

 

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