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Live at Shea Stadium is a live album by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was recorded at Shea Stadium in New York City on 13 October 1982, the band's second night opening for The Who; the concert was produced by Kosmo Vinyl. The album features Terry Chimes on drums instead of Topper Headon, who was fired for heroin abuse earlier in the ...
After finishing the New York recording sessions in December 1981, the band returned to London for most of January 1982. Between January and March, the Clash embarked on a six-week tour of Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Thailand. [8] During this tour, the album's cover photograph was shot by Pennie Smith in Thailand in March 1982. [4]
In October 1977, the Clash set out on the "Out of Control" UK tour. The tour was due to open at the Ulster Hall, Belfast but the insurance was pulled and the gig was cancelled at the last moment. This led to punks blocking the road outside the venue and a confrontation between the punks and the police, which became known as the "Battle of ...
They continued to tour to large audiences before taking a hiatus from live performances at the end of 1976. In 1978, Moon died of a drug overdose, [6] and the band, backed with drummer Kenney Jones and keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick, toured 1979 and 1980 supporting their album Who Are You. [7] After a successful tour in 1982, the band broke ...
Before the album Combat Rock was released in 1982, Strummer went into hiding and the band's management said that he had "disappeared". Bernie Rhodes, the band's manager, pressured Strummer to do so because tickets were selling slowly for the Scottish leg of an upcoming tour. [8]
Don Letts mid-tour video shoot for 'Rock the Casbah', June 1982, captures the band performing in front of an oil well in the Texas desert with Bernie Rhodes dressed up as an Arab. Joe's hair is cut in the shape of a red-dyed mohican whilst Mick refuses to be left out in the weirdness stakes.
Joe Strummer vanishes, forcing The Clash to postpone their U.K. tour. ... Olivia Newton-John (6 weeks in 1981 + 4 weeks in 1982) best selling single of the year
The Clash – 1982 " The Fulham Connection" Rat Patrol from Fort Bragg: The Clash – 1982 "Garageland" The Clash: Joe Strummer Mick Jones Micky Foote: 1977 [3] "Gates of the West" The Cost of Living: Joe Strummer Mick Jones Bill Price: 1979 "Ghetto Defendant" Combat Rock: The Clash: The Clash: 1982 [7] "Groovy Times" The Cost of Living: Joe ...