Here is a list of known articles around the time of the tour. If you know of anything that is missing please do let us know.

Record Mirror archive 1955-1981
Searchable, most editions

Fanzines: Great Collection
Great collection of scanned fanzines from the 1970s and 1980s

White Riot full page ads
Spring 1977
Various sorts

Riot on the Road Caroline Coon
1 May 1977
Melody Maker

NME Thinking Mans Yobs
2 April 1977
Sten Guns in Knightsbridge.pdf

Melody Maker
30 April 1977
Clash new drummer, album, tidbits.pdf

The Storm is Coming
9 April 1977 Record Mirror

The Jam forced off the White Riot Tour
Punk rockers in Tour row
Melody Maker Mid May 77

Jam forced off White Riot Tour
May 1977
unknown

Oct 77 - Unknown Fanzine
page 1 page 2 page 3

La Nouvelle Vague
April 1977
French article

Far Out Magazine

Remembering The Clash’s ‘White Riot’ tour with The Jam and The Buzzcocks – archived PDF

43 years ago today, The Clash kicked off their White Riot tour in emphatic style at the Roxy in London where they were joined by The Jam and The Buzzcocks on support duties making it one of the greatest tours in the history of British music with three iconic bands all sharing the same bill on a tour that brought punk to the provinces.

The tour was a historic moment in punk history as it took the punk movement to areas that were uncharted territory such after it kicked off on May 1st, other provincial places the trio of bands would pass through on the run of shows would include Swansea, Chester, Stafford and Swindon to name just a handful.

The White Riot tour was a landmark moment in which rebellious adolescents across Britain would realise that punk was their reconning.

The tour marked the beginning of their time with CBS, less than a month after the release of the debut album, The Clash. It also saw the integration of new band member, Topper Headon, on the drums following Terry Grimes’ departure.

“The only band that matters,” CBS employee, Gary Lucas, once said of The Clash. This statement came shortly after the band had signed a relatively lucrative deal with the ‘big-time’ record company and, in the eyes of many, had ‘sold out’. The editor of the ultimate punk fanzine, Sniffin’ Glue, reacted to the news of the time, writing: “Punk died the day The Clash signed for CBS.”

Punk didn’t die at all, however, it was just getting started and The Clash were keen to make sure that it was alive and well all over Britain rather than just in London. The tour was notorious for a whole host of reasons, another one would be the in-fighting that went on between the bands which would lead to The Jam being fired from their support slot at some point during the run.

Former Clash tech Barry ‘Baker’ Auguste spoke about the wildness that ensued on the White Riot Tour to MOJO back in 2017, revealing: “We’re going out on this huge tour, and we can’t put the [protective] covers on the equipment because the paint isn’t dry. We get to the venue and the speakers are damaged and have to be repaired, all the grilles have to be screwed back on… It was complete chaos before it even started.”

He then explained why The Jam suddenly vanished from the tour: The Jam left because they thought they should be headlining the show,” reckons Auguste. “[Clash bassist] Paul [Simonon] was constantly taking the piss out of them. We all thought they were a mockery. Their dad [manager John Weller] would come into the dressing room and start bossing everyone around. In the end, he said they wanted more money. But Joe [Strummer] in particular felt they weren’t right for the tour. Joe and Paul [Weller] later became good friends, but then there was a lot of animosity.”

Konkrete Clockwork
April 1977
Zig Zag Magazine.pdf

Weird Scenes On The Clash's White Riot Tour
Mojo Magazine
Pat Gilbert

The Clash War on the Inner City Front
NME – Platters
unreadable, hi-res scan wanted

Typical Girls? The Story of the Slits
Chapter 5 The White Riot Tour
General reflections on the Tour

Letters Page 'Punk, it's a real killer'
24 June 1977
Record Mirror.pdf

Gigwise: The Clash's 1977 performance at London's Rainbow Theatre has been voted the best gig in the countries capital ever.

A poll of over 100 Time Out writers and contributors voted it the most legendary performance ever reports Ananova. The gig is mostly remembered for a riot in which fans ripped out hundreds of seats. (archived PDF)

Good Clean Punk
July 1977
SUNDAY TIMES MAG

Greatness from Garageland
Peter Silverton, Trouser Press, February 1978
UNANNOUNCED, TO SAY the least, a kid in boots, suspenders and short-cropped hair clambers through the photographers' pit and up onto the stage of London's Rainbow Theatre. Benignly ignored by band, stage crew and security alike...

The Clash Are Alright
May 1977
Album Tracking Magazine

White Riot T-Shirt

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White Riot t-shirt ad

Clash Landing
Search and Destroy Fanzine
Clash Interviewed by Annette Weatherman and Vermilion Sands
A lengthy interview with Joe, Mick & Paul in 1977. It was published in Search & Destroy mag out of San Francisco. It was the first word of the Clash in print in the U.S. Birmingham Rag Marktt & Sweden gigs referenced.

RECORD EXEC'S LETTER TO A PUNK FAN ABOUT WHY HE PASSED ON THE CLASH
Last year Paul Dougherty posted this treasure on his blog When p**k was a work in progress, where it then went unaccountably ignored.

Rocks Back Pages : The Clash
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