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The Clash - The Riot Show (1980)

Track listing:
  1. Clash City Rockers 3:30
  2. English Civil War 3:22
  3. Brand New Cadillac 2:19
  4. Safe European Home 3:03
  5. Koka Kola 1:16
  6. I Fought The Law 3:10
  7. White Man In Hammersmith Palais 5:03
  8. 48 Hours 1:41
  9. Police And Thieves 4:32
  10. Clampdown 3:57
  11. Janie Jones 2:06
  12. London’s Burning 1:47
  13. I'm So Bored With The Usa 2:23
  14. White Riot 2:56
  15. Armagideon Time 4:50
  16. Complete Control 2:56

Notes


Markethalle
Hamburg

16 Tons Tour

This is the infamous riot show where there was mayhem in the audience and on the stage, riot police battling with fans outside, and Joe was arrested for seriously assaulting a ‘fan’ with his guitar. His actions shocked Joe, and had a lasting personal impact on him.

He would raise the incident in a number of interviews there after. Joe said, “I nearly murdered somebody, and it made me realise that you can’t face violence with violence. It doesn’t work”. There is information on the night from three sources; German newspaper reports from the time, an eyewitness account described in Last Gang in Town, and interviews with Joe.