THE
COMBAT ROCK TOUR 1982 London Calling, Clash City Rockers, The Leader, White Man In Hammersmith
Palais, Janie Jones,The
Guns Of Brixton, Should I Stay or Should I Go?, Know Your Rights, The
Call Up, The Magnificent Seven, Police
On My Back, Wrong ‘Em Boyo, Rock
the Casbah, Career Opportunities,Somebody
Got Murdered, Brand New Cadillac, Clampdown, Ghetto
Defendent, Armagideon Time,
Stay Free, I Fought the Law, Straight
to Hell, Safe European Home, Garageland, Jimmy Jazz, Complete Control, Car Jamming
Joe
Strummer Mick Jones Paul Simenon Terry Chimes
Ticket - thanks Black Market Clash.
Ticket shows original date before
postponement.
The
webmaster, north Bucks, writing
for www.aylesburyfriars.co.uk said:
"This
was a special and unusual gig not least because of the location.
The gig itself was an amazing atmosphere and electric by the time the
Clash came on stage. This was during the ASLEF strike of 1982 which caused
mayhem on the railways. Joe Strummer sauntered on and said "we got the
train to Aylesbury from London, we support ASLEF, this one's called London
Calling" After that it was non-stop brilliance from start to finish. A
great night"
Rik Moore, Friars fan, now
in France, writing for the Friars Aylesbury website, 2009:
"Two quite vivid memories to share which often run
through my mind (the other is
Toyah 1981):
2. The Clash gig at Stoke Mandeville sports hall. A strange venue. About
2pm whilst having finished building up the stage/sound system with the
Clashpeople, Dave Stopps asked me if I had a car. Well at the time I had a
massive 12 yr old green volvo (nice!) and so I was promptly given the
job oftaking Strummer and Co down to the Market Square for a few drinks and a
couple of hours in Aylesbury prior to the gig that evening. Its still my
claim
to fame!"
Joe Strummer meets some young patients at Stoke Mandeville Hospital
which had a profound effect on him according to someone who saw him very
emotional after this visit
The Clash effectively imploded
after the final Cut The Crap album by which time Jones had been sacked
from the band. After The Clash, Jones went on to successfully form Big
Audio Dynamite. Currently he is part of Carbon Silicon. Strummer formed and toured with The Mascaleros. Simonon
went into art and came back into prominence in 2007 with The Good, The Bad
and The Queen, a project also featuring Damon Albarn. Topper is believed
to be living and playing in the Dover area. Joe Strummer died in 2002.
Jones and Headon reunited
for the first time on stage in 25 years in January 2008 at a Carbon/Silicon gig
(Jones' current band)
