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Following the Pittsburgh The Clash played at the Cape Cod Coliseum in South Yarmouth MA the second night on the 21^st being Joe’s 30^th birthday.   

Joyce : And a night at the decrepit Cape Cod Coliseum in 1982, when I met the Clash for the first and only time and was too wobbly to say anything of substance, not that it mattered. Strummer was silent and either exhausted or stoned; his eyes were hooded and evasive. I still have the ticket stub that they signed for me.  Strummer’s signature, in ballpoint pen, has faded away and is barely readable next to the brighter permanent Sharpie autographs of Jones and Simonon. As I look at it now, I realize something:  The date of the show was August 21, 1982. It was Strummer’s 30th birthday. Joyce Millman

Anon: There was definitely a day or two off after the 21st (Joe's 30th b-day party, Kosmo somehow talked the hotel into letting us at the closed bar, some yarn about important people from the record label being there. I remember Joe being behind the bar pouring drinks. In between the Clash gigs Elvis Costello played in the same venue. And The Baker somehow talked me into bringing my mom to the last night, the one and only Pulsallama supported this night.

Ed: I stumbled across your site looking for info on the 1982 Orpheum show, which I had no recollection of. I wonder, however, if we might know each other, if I read correctly that you were a Bostonian at that time (I still am). I went (one of) the Cape Cod show(s)[I didn't remember that there was more than one], and saw the Elvis Costello show the following night [22nd August]. I was 23, and my road trip was slightly more adult than yours. I had just gotten married on August 1, and a couple of people from work were interested in making the trip, including a girl who promised that we could all stay at a friend of hers house in Dennis. There were friends of friends, and I brought my wife, so when we all met up in the parking lot, most of us didn't know each other. One guy was wearing a camouflage t-shirt. When we entered the Coliseum, we were faced with the choice of the swealtering, crushing crowd up front or the complete lack of sight and sound down back. I looked up and saw what appeared to be a press box or something (for hockey games?) with very few people up there, and started scheming for a way to get up there. It turned out that the bouncers/security guys were all wearing camouflage t-shirts, so I convinced the guy with one in our party to try to lead us up. I told him to just bluff his way past anyone with "Vinny says it's okay for these folks to go up". The first security guy we encountered told him something like "who cares what Vinny say; if Peter didn't approve it, no way". My guy was ready to give up, but I told him he was nuts; let's just go another way and drop Peter's name, which worked like a charm. The 5 or 6 of us had plenty of space and air and a good view. The sound still sucked, but probably not as much as down on the floor. I remember that standing next to me was Crass, the personality from Y102 FM (WLYN which later became WFNX 101.7). On another occasion, I got her to get me into an English Beat show at the Channel---I don't remember if that was before or after The Clash; do you?

Edward Onessimo - Milton, MA < >

I seem to recall, but may not be 100% sure on this, the opening act(s) on some of the nights were Gang Green and/or Jerry's Kids - both Boston hardcore bands at the time. 007 also supported one of the gigs, as your site mentions. I remember the shows being on fire! Loud, fast, and everyone was dancing!
Elvis Costello did indeed play with the Attractions at South Yarmouth, MA, Cape Cod Coliseum on the 22nd. Link

I was looking, recently, at the summer 1982 listings for Cape Cod Coliseum (Aug 20th, etal)... I attended all the shows. I was working a summer college job, and it was just about the end of the summer, as Labor Day was closing in fast. There were 3 Clash shows in all, but recollection is they only took one night off (shows were Friday, Saturday, Monday - 20th, 21st, 23rd). In between, Elvis Costello brought his Imperial Bedroom tour through.... I seem to recall being at the venue 4 straight nights - no breaks.

Ed: I stumbled across your site looking for info on the 1982 Orpheum show, which I had no recollection of. I wonder, however, if we might know each other, if I read correctly that you were a Bostonian at that time (I still am). I went (one of) the Cape Cod show(s)[I didn't remember that there was more than one], and saw the Elvis Costello show the following night [22nd August]. I was 23, and my road trip was slightly more adult than yours. I had just gotten married on August 1, and a couple of people from work were interested in making the trip, including a girl who promised that we could all stay at a friend of hers house in Dennis. There were friends of friends, and I brought my wife, so when we all met up in the parking lot, most of us didn't know each other. One guy was wearing a camouflage t-shirt. When we entered the Coliseum, we were faced with the choice of the swealtering, crushing crowd up front or the complete lack of sight and sound down back. I looked up and saw what appeared to be a press box or something (for hockey games?) with very few people up there, and started scheming for a way to get up there. It turned out that the bouncers/security guys were all wearing camouflage t-shirts, so I convinced the guy with one in our party to try to lead us up. I told him to just bluff his way past anyone with "Vinny says it's okay for these folks to go up". The first security guy we encountered told him something like "who cares what Vinny say; if Peter didn't approve it, no way". My guy was ready to give up, but I told him he was nuts; let's just go another way and drop Peter's name, which worked like a charm. The 5 or 6 of us had plenty of space and air and a good view. The sound still sucked, but probably not as much as down on the floor. I remember that standing next to me was Crass, the personality from Y102 FM (WLYN which later became WFNX 101.7). On another occasion, I got her to get me into an English Beat show at the Channel---I don't remember if that was before or after The Clash; do you?

Edward Onessimo - Milton, MA < >

Sorry CCC this one did come up in my Clash history when i looked the other day! I think this ticket is probably the last of three or four nights at the Cape Cod Coliseum, Hyannis on the 24th of August 1982 as part of the Clashís Combat Rock US Tour ( they had different Support bands on each of the nights, i think tonight it was Jerryís Kids ?)

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