Jump to main content
Reviews Artists Concerts Search Example
The Clash SOURCE

The Clash concert reviews and tour history

add to favorites
  • rank: 207
  • reviews: 13
  • photos: 0
  • rating: 95.1% (15)

Fans' concert reviews Read all

  • William and Mary Hall in Williamsburg, US on Fri, 15 Oct 1982

  • The Clash fan avatar
    The Clash fan

    Me and two buds drove from Seymour Johnson AFB, in Goldsboro, NC, to Williamsburg for the show and it was worth every minute spent on the road. Supporting the newly released Combat Rock album I was blown away by the new music. Factor in the classics, the attitude, the politics and rebellion and multiply it by a forceful sound system, and lots a feedback…. What a show. They don’t make them like that anymore.

    1
    reply
  • The Clash fan avatar
    The Clash fan

    From my memory the first half of the show was pretty iffy. It sucked. Then something turned and it ended being one of the best concerts I saw.

    1
    reply
  • The Clash fan avatar
    The Clash fan

    The opening band at the '82 Clash show at William & Mary Hall was The Mighty Invaders...100% for sure...

    0
    reply
  • The Clash fan avatar
    The Clash fan

    What's up SUBLMNK-

    I was also at this show , along with several of my friends...we were recently discussing the show, and trying to recall who opened for The Clash. One says Stray Cats; another says The Go Gos...I disagree with both of them. I pretty clearly remember it was a reggae band. I want to say they were called something like The Mighty Thunderbirds. Internet searches have turned up nothing. Do you recall who opened?

    0
    reply
    • Simon Kojc avatar
      Simon Kojc

      I know it's not a reggae band, but i will try anyway. Maybe T-Bone Burnett?

      0
  • Golden Hall in San Diego, US on Sat, 12 Jun 1982

  • The Clash fan avatar
    The Clash fan

    One of my favorite concerts of all time. Mosh pit was huge. I worked my way to within a foot of the stage standing right under Mick Jones. I had not heard their new album Combat Rock yet (it had come out a month earlier), and was blown away hearing live the new songs. I especially remember Rock the Casbah, Straight to Hell, and especially Should I Stay or Should I Go. It was almost a religious experience.

    1
    reply
  • The Clash fan avatar
    The Clash fan

    This was on of the greatest concerts I ever witnessed!

    1
    reply
  • Southeastern Massachusetts University (SMU) in North Dartmouth, US on Wed, 06 Oct 1982

  • The Clash fan avatar
    The Clash fan

    Great concert. Remember it well. I was all of 16 years old.

    1
    reply
  • Portsmouth Guildhall in Portsmouth, UK on Tue, 06 Mar 1984

  • The Clash fan avatar
    The Clash fan

    Easily the best live gig I have seen. The band led by Strummer, Simonin on bass stormed it even with Topper and Jones on board. I was with a mate near the front of the stage and it was fucking intense. The crowd just wouldn't leave at the end and they came back on for the standard two encores and then two more. The last after all the lights had switched on and fans were starting to vacate. I recall turning around and moving with the crowd toward the exit and then...bang! Off went the lights. Brief pitch blackness. The crowd surged back and Strummer and the band flew back on with one last blast of White Riot. Blew me away.

    1
    reply
  • Thebarton Theatre in Adelaide, Australia on Mon, 22 Feb 1982

  • The Clash fan avatar
    The Clash fan

    I was there. It was just amazing to be seeing this band. The sound was horrible and I have never seen a bass guitar slung so low in my life.

    Great days of my misspent youth

    1
    reply
  • Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada on Thu, 31 May 1984

  • The Clash fan avatar
    The Clash fan

    I honestly don’t remember much but I recall the crowd pushing forward against the security and one of the Clash saying “C’mon, they can’t hold you all back”. The crowd overran the security and as the 3 frontline Clash mates played on the edge of the stage, the rest of the stage filled with 50+ dancing fans. It was controlled chaos.

    1
    reply

RatingsView all

  • one of the best: 10
    67%
  • fantastic: 4
    27%
  • great: 1
    7%
  • good: 0
    0%
  • disappointing: 0
    0%
  • bad: 0
    0%
  • should've stayed at home: 0
    0%

The Clash tour history

  • 1989
  • 1988
  • 1985
  • 1984
  • 1983
  • 1982
  • 1981
  • 1980
  • 1979
  • 1978
  • more

About The Clash

The Clash was a group founded 48 years ago in 1976 in London, UK.
They dissolved after 10 years in 1986.

Based on our research data, it appears, that the first The Clash concert happened 48 years ago on Sun, 04 Jul 1976 in Black Swan - Sheffield, UK and that the last The Clash concert was 35 years ago on Fri, 06 Oct 1989 in Barrowland - Glasgow, UK.

The Clash is most often considered to be:You can find more information about The Clash at these official social media links:You can listen to The Clash on various free streaming services and other music platforms:

Last information data update: 5 days ago

Songkick