Short European Tour of Holland, France, Switzerland, Germany and Sweden

Updated 8 Jan 2008
updated October 2020 - added better poster

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Photo: 40 years ago The Clash at the Stora Hotel in Örebro
- the room was evacuated after a bomb threat – €€€ Paywall

No known audio or video
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From: "Rikard Gustafson" <rikard.gustafson[at] tjelvar.org>

Various State Recordings
Sweden 1984

The Swedish radio broadcast the the gig the night after Stockholm ’84 and the producers worked really hard on presenting the new tunes but started up with London Calling. Unfortunately my tape was damaged.

Stockholm 81

The ones I recorded myself when we followed them around the whole fxxxing globe I sent to my parents so they were intact. We recorded two sources.

From what I can recall the SQ was superb but when we pressed our copy of Stockholm ’81 we used my source (It was named “När Djurgår’n fick flytta ut för The Clash” b t w) and Michael, a friend and fellow punter placed his tape recorder in front of the master board.

This alternate source was later used for “Stockholm’s Burning” and it sounds a bit better but this source has this guy who’s talking all the time between the tunes. My source has the idiot who screams “White riot!” behind me when Joe talks. I like mine better but everyone else prefer Michaels…

European State Radio Stations
Greek Radio 85

The Greek state radio recorded this show. (I contacted them a long time ago) but all European state archives are closed for people outside; we can’t buy or hire.

Swedish Radio

When I asked an old Clashist friend and journalist on SR ( Swedish Radio ) what had to be done to get all those shows ( Malmö, Lund, Örebro ’77, Eriksdal ’80, Stockholm and Gothenburgh ’81 and ’84, they have them all – complete with perfect sound!)

I got the answer that if a show is asked for by more than 1000 people they’ll put it on the list for P3 Live, a live show every night at 21.00. (Have a look att www.sr.se and go to P3 Live and see the program and old shows.) Unfortunately it’s only 1 hour and therefore edited.

When Clash was about to start the gig the venue (Stora Hotellet ) had a bomb threat and everyone had to go outside. The picture of Mick above was shot when they waited outside to get ok to go back in and start the gig.

"I don't want to mess around with your dates but the gig in Örebro was in Stadshotellet and the correct date is October 10. I went there and i have like 20 or so instamatic photos from the gig, if you need any. rikard.gustafson@tjelvar.org"

Mick Jones outside Stora Hotellet, Orebo
taken by Goran Ekberg

Stora Hotellet, Orebro, Sweden, 9 Oct-1977
photographer Per Hurtig

2000-10-27 – IN expectation of a bomb.
Orebro 9-oct-77

The 9th of October somebody made a bomb threat to Stora Hotellet. Everybody who was there had to go outside and wait, the clash as well. In Orebro, there were to be a punk-autumn that year with lots of different bands. The Stranglers were to play the 18th but after having their instrument smashed by anti-punks in Klippan, they decided to cancel the tour. The Damned were also to play, but they canceled because of unknown reasons. In Sweden by that time there were many anti-punks willing to destroy punk shows.

The only band that showed up on this punk-autumn was The Clash. On the 9th of October they played at Stora Hotellet. One man that was there was Joakim Thåström, later performing with the Swedish punk band Ebba Grön and also doing a performance with Mick Jones on the DVD “root rock rebel”. The arrangers were counting on fight but it turned out to be a rater calm evening.

TEXT JOAKIM JOHANSSON

No known recordings exist.
If you know of any recording, email blackmarketclash

Setlist as written down:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	London’s Burning Complete Control 1977 Jail Guitar Doors Remote Control Capital Radio Hate & War Police and Thieves I’m So Bored With the U.S.A. What’s My Name Cheat Career Opportunities Janie Jones Garageland White Riot 1977

If you know of any articles or references for this particular gig, anything that is missing, please do let us know.

A bunch of photos from these few gigs taken somewhere in Germany or Sweden

If you know any please let us know