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A Riot of Our Own mentions a gig at the Apollo going down well and Joe asked for another Manchester date on their day off. Green found a small venue but had difficulty putting up Pauls bomber plane backdrop. A Riot of Our Own pg 61.
Clash At Rafters
English punk band The Clash performing at Rafters Club, Glasgow, 3rd July 1978. Left to right: Mick Jones, Joe Strummer (1952 - 2002) and Paul Simonon. (Photo by Kevin Cummins/Getty Images)
Singer Joe Strummer (1952 2002) hanging from the rafters during a performance by English punk group The Clash at Rafters, Manchester, 3rd July 1978. Left to right: Mick Jones, Topper Headon, Strummer and Paul Simonon. (Photo by Kevin Cummins/Getty Images
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A Riot of Our Own mentions a gig at the Apollo going down well and Joe asked for another Manchester date on their day off. Green found a small venue but had difficulty putting up Pauls bomber plane backdrop. A Riot of Our Own pg 61.
Granada region, Whats On - ITV
Manchester - Apollo - 2nd July
Rock Revolution Video - 2 tracks - 5 mins The "Rock revolution" vid is overdubbed with fake crowd noise. This is labeled often November 1978 inlcluding inthe video itself but with both audio recordings circulating - it is from this gig, the 2nd July.
Glasgow - Apollo 4 - July 4th
audio & video tracks from Rude Boy
Aberdeen - Music Hall - July 5th
2 audio & video tracks from Rude Boy
London - Music Machine - Jul 27
3 audio & video tracks from Rude Boy
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