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page updated - started May 2020
updated June 2021 added photos
updated July 2021 added repro green poster
updated 22 January 2022 added backstage pass

No known audio or video
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Rumours that footage of gig exists. Probably the Sussex Uni footage from 1977..

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Repro of unseen original gig poster.

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This shot of Joe was taken on an instamatic 100 camera with no flash and a tiny negative hence the grain. It was taken in ether the 8th or 9th of January 1980 at the Brighton Top Rank on their 16 Tons Tour. Taken by & kindly shared by my old Punk mate Stan Cox

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Robin Tate. And for those of you who are interested Townsend played on Bankrobber, Louie Louie and Garageland reputedly?"

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There are several sights that provide setlists but most mirror www.blackmarketclash.co.uk. They are worth checking.

from Setlist FM (cannot be relied on)

from Songkick (cannot be relied on)
... both have lists of people who say they went

& from the newer Concert Database

Also useful: Ultimate Music datbase, All Music, Clash books at DISCOGS

A collection of articles, interviews, reviews, posters, tour dates January, February 1980 covering the period the 16 Tons tour of the UK.

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Unknown Interview with Joe followed by John Tobler 'Rock On' interview with Mick and Paul

John Tobler 'Rock On' interview with Mick and Paul

John on Facebook

Radio Interview with Duncan-Gibbons

BBC Roundtable

The Clash on TISWAS (UK-ITV) on 5th January 1980, promoting London Calling

THE CLASH - RARE INTERVIEW - LONDON WEEKEND TV - 6 JANUARY 1979 - HD

Archive footage when - the clash - appeared on the saturday morning show on 6 january 1979. The official music video of tommy gun was played - this is now available on vevo - and cannot be uploaded here. Joe strummer - paul simonon - topper headon - were live in the studio and were interviewed by elvis payne. It was tx on lwt in london area only - rest of country watched tiswas.

Saturday morning show was introduced by steve jones and elvis payne. The saturday morning show - tx in london area only - ran for 16 shows eventually replaced by the itv networked show - tiswas - with chris tarrant from atv in the midlands

Punk & Its After Shocks
Aylesbury 5 Jan 1980

BBC Nationwide documentary
- 12.39mins - Sound 3

Dundee 18 Jan 1980
Edinburgh 19 Jan 1980
Edinburgh 20 Jan 1980

The live footage probably comes from the two Edinburgh gigs from Jan 19/20th 1980, and not from the 18th Dundee gig. Last 30 secs Londons Burning in nationwide clip does sound a lot like the Londons burning from 20th. It looks like Joe's wearing the same clothes in the van ( nationwide interview) and the soundcheck pictures from the 20th.

Essential Clash DVD
Lewisham 18 Feb 1980

8 mins - 5 sound -
Clampdown & Train In Vain

Source for various officlal single track video and audio sources - 2 videos plus 4 audio tracks. A good listing of the contents of the The Clash's Sound System box set can be found here.

Paris 27 Feb 1980
Quality /sound 5 - 41mins - 13 tracks - excellent

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