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From the very first power chord blasting out of the speaker at 120 db, the Clash live knocks you flat on your ass. The pure youthful energy and exciting, intimate atmosphere of seeing the band in a club or theater is unlike any other concert experience.

Joe Strummer's incredible intensity, Mick Jones' high leaps, Paul Simonon's cool sway and Topper Headon's steady groove is one of the most gripping live combinations ever assembled in rock. Every word Joe said had 1,000x more meanings and power than it does on record, and his expressions and voice capture all the feelings of youth: anger, fear, frustration, and rebellion. Mick Jones' performance was like seeing pete Townshend in his prime. Everysong had ample improv, and solos that were played that same, like on Complete Control, sounded even better in the flesh. On later tour, some of his songs, like Train in Vain, always got the biggest cheers from the crowd, especially the girls.

In the late 70s, in a room full of anxious and rebellious leather clad rockers, angry bouncers, and sound loud enough to fill the Grand Canyon, only The Clash could calm everyone down. Every Clash concert felt like a personal conversation with Joe, he managed to make the entire theatre be so intimate, even with 500 fans to tend to. The Clash were one of the greatest live acts in rock history, and there performances were like nothing anybody had seen or ever will witness again..

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July 4, 1976 Black Swan, Sheffield, ENG (supporting Sex Pistols & Keith Levene) August 13, 1976 London, ENG (private invite only gig in Camden) August 29, 1976 Screen On The Green, London, ENG (supporting Sex Pistols, with The Buzzcocks) August 31, 1976 100 Club, London, ENG (supporting Sex Pistols) September 5, 1976 Roundhouse, London, ENG (supporting Keith Levene) September 20, 1976 100 Club, London, ENG (supporting Sex Pistols, with Siouxsie & The Banshees) October 9, 1976 Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre, Leighton Buzzard, ENG (supported by Leyton Buzzard & Rockets) October ?, 1976 Guildford, ENG October 15, 1976 Acklam Hall, London, ENG (supporting Spartacus & Sukuya) October 16, 1976 University of London Union, London, ENG (supporting Shakin' Stevens. The Clash were involved in the first major showdown between punks and Teds when they fought with Teds and had to barricade themselves in their dressing room after the gig, with Mick Jones ending up with a cut nose in the fracas) October 23, 1976 Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, ENG (supported by Subway Sect & Snatch Sounds) October 27, 1976 Barbarella's, Birmingham, ENG October 28, 1976 Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, ENG (supported by Subway Sect) October 29, 1976 Fulham Town Hall, London, ENG (Supporting Roogalator) November 3, 1976 Harlesden Coliseum, London, ENG November 5, 1976 Royal College Of Art, London, ENG November 6, 1976 Lanchester Polytechnic, Coventry, ENG November 11, 1976 Lacy Lady, London, ENG November 13, 1976 Barbarella's, Birmingham, ENG November 18, 1976 Nags Head, Reading, ENG November 29, 1976 Lanchester Polytechnic, Coventry, ENG

Anarchy In The UK Tour

December 1, 1976 Caird Hall, Dundee, SCOT (CANCELLED. supporting Sex Pistols & The Damned, with Johnny Thunders And The Heartbreakers)

December 3, 1976 UEA Students Union, Norwich, ENG (CANCELLED. supporting Sex Pistols & The Damned, with Johnny Thunders And The Heartbreakers)

December 4, 1976 Kings Hall, Derby, ENG (CANCELLED. supporting Sex Pistols & The Damned, with Johnny Thunders And The Heartbreakers) December 5, 1976 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG (CANCELLED) December 6, 1976 Leeds Polytechnic, Leeds, ENG (supporting Sex Pistols & The Damned, with Johnny Thunders And The Heartbreakers) December 7, 1976 Village Bowl, Bournemouth, ENG (CANCELLED) December 9, 1976 Electric Circus, Manchester, ENG (supporting Sex Pistols & Buzzcocks, with Heartbreakers) December 10, 1976 Eric's, Liverpool, ENG

December 10, 1976 Lancaster University, Lancaster, ENG (CANCELLED)

December 10, 1976 Guildhall, Preston, ENG (CANCELLED. Booked as a replacement for the Lancaster gig)

December 11, 1976 Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, ENG (CANCELLED)

December 12, 1976 Cavern Club, Liverpool, ENG (CANCELLED)

December 13, 1976 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (CANCELLED)

December 14, 1976 Top Rank, Cardiff, WAL (CANCELLED)

December 14, 1976 Castle Cinema, Caerphilly, WAL (supporting Sex Pistols)

December 15, 1976 Apollo, Glasgow, SCOT (CANCELLED)

December 16, 1976 Caird Hall, Dundee, SCOT (CANCELLED)

December 17, 1976 City Hall, Sheffield, ENG (CANCELLED)

December 17, 1976 Market Hall, Carlisle, ENG (CANCELLED. Booked as a replacement for the Sheffield gig)

December 18, 1976 Kursaal, Southend, ENG (CANCELLED)

December 19, 1976 Civic Hall, Guildford, ENG (CANCELLED)

December 19, 1976 Electric Circus, Manchester, ENG (supporting Sex Pistols)

December 20, 1976 Town Hall, Birmingham, ENG (CANCELLED)

December 20, 1976 Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes, ENG (supporting Sex Pistols)

December 21-22, 1976 Woods Centre, Plymouth, ENG (supporting Sex Pistols)

December 22, 1976 400 Ballroom, Torquay, ENG (CANCELLED)

December 23, 1976 Penelope's Ballroom, Paignton, ENG (CANCELLED)

December 26, 1976 Roxy, London, ENG (CANCELLED)

January 1, 1977 Roxy, Covent Garden, London, ENG (2 shows 9.30 & 12.30, supported by Chelsea & Sounds) March 11, 1977 Colisseum, Harlesden, ENG (supported by Buzzcocks, Subway Sect & The Slits) April 10-11, 1977 Roundhouse, London, ENG (cancelled appearance, supporting John Cale, with Generation X & The Boys. Subway Sect also cancelled) April 26, 1977 Le Chartreux Cinema, Rouen, FRA April 30, 1977 Rockin' Club, Brussels, BEL

The Clash White Riot UK Tour May 1977

May 1, 1977 Civic Hall, Guilford, ENG May 2, 1977 Rascal's Club, Liverpool, ENG May 3, 1977 Barbarella's, Birmingham, ENG May 4, 1977 The Affair, Swindon, ENG May 5, 1977 Eric's, Liverpool, ENG May 6, 1977 Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, SCOT May 7, 1977 Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh, SCOT May 8, 1977 Electric Circus, Manchester, ENG May 9, 1977 Rainbow, London, ENG (with The Jam, Buzzcocks & Subway Sect) May 10, 1977 Stourbridge Town Hall, Dudley, ENG May 12, 1977 Palais, Nottingham, ENG May 13, 1977 De Montfort University, Leicester, ENG May 14, 1977 Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, NED May 15, 1977 Fiesta Suite, Plymouth, ENG May 16, 1977 Swansea University, Swansea, WAL May 17, 1977 Leeds Polytechnic, Leeds, ENG May 19, 1977 Rock Garden, Middlesbrough, ENG May 20, 1977 Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, ENG May 21, 1977 City Hall, St. Albans, ENG (supported by The Jam (who cancelled), Buzzcocks & The Slits) May 23, 1977 Top Of The World, Wolverhampton, ENG May 24, 1977 Top Rank, Cardiff, WAL May 25, 1977 Sussex University, Brighton, ENG May 26, 1977 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG May 27, 1977 Pavilion, West Runton, ENG May 28, 1977 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, ENG (with Buzzcocks, The Slits & Subway Sect) May 29, 1977 Chancellor Hall, Chelmsford, ENG May 30, 1977 California Ballroom, Luton, ENG June 14, 1977 Gröna Lund Tivoli, Stockholm, SWE July 17, 1977 Birmingham Rag Market, Birmingham, ENG (supported by The Saints, Cherry Vanilla, Tom Robinson Band, Subway Sect, Stinky Tots, Snatch, The Slits & Shag Nasty) September 26, 1977 Paradiso, Amsterdam, NED (with Siouxsie & The Banshees) September 29, 1977 Le Bataclan, Paris, FRA September 30, 1977 Salle Des Fetes De Tinqueux, Reims, FRA October 1, 1977 Kaufleuten, Zürich, SUI (with The Damned) October 2, 1977 Porrhaus, Vienna, AUT October 4, 1977 Munich, GER October 5, 1977 Volksbildungsheim, Frankfurt, GER October 6, 1977 Winterhuder Fährhaus, Hamburg, GER October 7, 1977 Dads, Malmö, SWE October 8, 1977 Ronneby, SWE October 21, 1977 Trinity College, Dublin, IRE (supported by The Count Bishops) October 22, 1977 Eric's, Liverpool, ENG (supported by The Toilets) October 24, 1977 Kinema Ballroom, Edinburgh, SCOT (with The Skids, Richard Hell & The Voidoids & Lous) October 25, 1977 Apollo, Glasgow, SCOT October 26, 1977 Clouds, Edinburgh, SCOT October 27, 1977 Leeds University Refectory, Leeds, ENG October 28, 1977 Polytechnic, Newcastle Upon Tyne, ENG October 29, 1977 Apollo, Manchester, ENG (supported by Louis) October 30, 1977 Victoria Hall, Stoke On Trent, ENG November 1, 1977 Top Rank, Sheffield, ENG (with Richard Hell & The Voidoids & Lous) November 2, 1977 Bradford University, Bradford, ENG November 3, 1977 Kings Hall, Derby, ENG November 4, 1977 Cardiff University, Cardiff, WAL November 5, 1977 Exhibition Centre, Bristol, ENG (Supported by Richard Hell & The Voidoids) November 6, 1977 Market Hall, Carlisle, ENG November 7, 1977 Top Rank, Birmingham, ENG November 8, 1977 Tiffany's, Coventry, ENG November 9, 1977 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, ENG (Supported by Richard Hell & The Voidoids & Lous) November 10, 1977 Exhibition Centre, Bristol, ENG November 11, 1977 Corn Exchange, Cambridge, ENG November 12, 1977 Hastings Pier Ballroom, Hastings, ENG (Supported by Richard Hell & The Voidoids, The Slits) November 13, 1977 Top Rank, Southampton, ENG November 15, 1977 Belle Vue, Manchester, ENG (with Siouxsie & The Banshees) December 11, 1977 Apollo, Glasgow, SCOT December 13-15, 1977 Rainbow Theatre, London, ENG (with Sham 69, Drunk 'n' Disorderly & Lous) December 19-20, 1977 McMordie Hall, Queens University Students Union, Belfast, NI

January 24, 1978 Barbarella's, Birmingham, ENG January 25, 1978 Queensway Hall, Luton, ENG January 26, 1978 Lanchester Polytechnic, Coventry, ENG April 30, 1978 Victoria Park, London, ENG (Rock Against Racism 1978 with Tom Robinson Band, X-ray Spex, Steel Pulse)

The Clash On Parole UK Tour 1978 (supported by Suicide)

June 28, 1978 Aylesbury Civic Centre (Friars), Aylesbury, ENG June 29, 1978 Queens Hall, Leeds, ENG June 30, 1978 Top Rank, Sheffield, ENG July 1, 1978 Granby Halls, Leicester, ENG (supported by Suicide & The Coventry Specials) July 2, 1978 Apollo, Manchester, ENG (supported by Suicide) July 3, 1978 Rafters, Manchester, ENG (supported by Suicide) July 4, 1978 Apollo, Glasgow, SCOT (supported by Suicide) July 5, 1978 Music Hall, Aberdeen, SCOT (supported by Suicide) July 6, 1978 Kinema Ballroom, Dunfermline, SCOT (supported by Suicide) July 7, 1978 Deeside Leisure Centre, Queensferry, ENG (supported by Suicide) July 8, 1978 Sports Centre, Brighton, ENG (supported by Suicide) July 9, 1978 Locarno, Bristol, ENG (supported by Suicide) July 10, 1978 Town Hall, Exeter, ENG (supported by Suicide) July 11, 1978 Top Rank, Cardiff, WAL (supported by Suicide) July 12, 1978 Top Rank, Birmingham, ENG (supported by Suicide, Coventry Automatics & Spizz 77) July 13, 1978 King Georges Hall, Blackburn, ENG (supported by Suicide) July 14, 1978 Corn Exchange, Bury St Edmunds, ENG (supported by Suicide & The Specials) July 22, 1978 Eric's, Liverpool, ENG (supported by The Specials) July 24-27, 1978 Music Machine, London, ENG (supported by Suicide, The Specials, Burning Cane & Innocents) October 13, 1978 University SU, Queens Hall, Belfast, NI October 14, 1978 Top Hat, Dun Laoghaire, IRE (with Berlin) October 16, 1978 Le Stadium, Paris, FRA October 20, 1978 Stokvishal, Arnhem, NED October 22, 1978 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, BEL October 23, 1978 Paradiso, Amsterdam, NED (with Dire Straits) October 25-26, 1978 Roxy Theatre, Harlesden, London, ENG November 15, 1978 Belle Vue, Manchester, ENG November 16, 1978 Odeon Theatre, Edinburgh, SCOT November 17, 1978 Town Hall, Middlesbrough, ENG November 18, 1978 Leeds University Refectory, Leeds, ENG (with Innocents & The Slits) November 19, 1978 Top Rank, Sheffield, ENG (with Innocents & The Slits) November 20, 1978 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, ENG (with Innocents & The Slits) November 21, 1978 Locarno, Bristol, ENG (with Innocents & The Slits) November 22, 1978 Village Bowl, Bournemouth, ENG (with The Slits) November 23, 1978 Apollo, Manchester, ENG November 24, 1978 Kings Hall, Derby, ENG (with Innocents & The Slits) November 26, 1978 Top Rank, Cardiff, WAL November 28, 1978 Tiffany's, Coventry, ENG November 29, 1978 Victoria Hall, Stoke On Trent, ENG November 30, 1978 Wirrina Stadium, Peterborough, ENG (with The Slits) December 2, 1978 Polytechnic, Newcastle Upon Tyne, ENG December 6, 1978 Liverpool University Guild of Students (Mountford Hall & Stanley Theatre), Liverpool, ENG December 12, 1978 Bath Pavilion, Bath, ENG December 17, 1978 Locarno, Portsmouth, ENG December 18, 1978 Tiffany's, Purley, ENG (supported by The Slits & The Innocents) December 19, 1978 Music Machine, London, ENG (Sid Vicious Defence Fund, with The Slits, Phil Rambow and Friends & Innocents) December 20, 1978 The Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, ENG December 21, 1978 Hastings Pier Ballroom, Hastings, ENG (supported by The Slits & The Innocents) December 28-29, 1978 Lyceum Theatre, London, ENG (supported by The Slits & The Innocents)

January 3, 1979 Lyceum, London, ENG (supported by The Slits) January 31, 1979 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC February 7, 1979 Berkeley Community Centre, Berkeley, CA February 8, 1979 Fillmore, San Francisco, CA February 9, 1979 Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA (supported by Bo Diddley) February 13, 1979 Agora Theatre & Ballroom, Cleveland, OH (supported by Bo Diddley & Alex Bevan) February 15, 1979 Ontario Theatre, Washington DC (supported by Bo Diddley and D-ceats) February 16, 1979 Harvard Square Theatre, Cambridge, MA February 17, 1979 Palladium, New York City, NY (supported by Bo Diddley & The Cramps) February 20, 1979 Rex Danforth Theatre, Toronto, ON June 21, 1979 Peppermint Lounge, New York City, NY July 5-6, 1979 Notre Dame Hall, London, ENG (supported by Mo-Dettes) July 14, 1979 Rainbow, London, ENG (supported by Aswad, The Members, Enchanters, and 1 more) August 4, 1979 Turku, FIN (Ruisrock 1979) September 8, 1979 Monterey Fairgrounds, Monterey, CA (Family Dog 2nd Annual Tribal Stomp Potluck Picnic & Dance) September 12, 1979 Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, MN (supported by David Johansen) September 14, 1979 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL September 17, 1979 Masonic Auditorium, Detroit, MI (supported by The Undertones & David Johansen) September 18, 1979 Cleveland, OH September 19, 1979 Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA September 20-21, 1979 Palladium, New York City, NY September 25, 1979 Théatre St-Denis, Montreal, QC (supported by The 'b' Girls & The Undertones) September 26, 1979 O'Keefe Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, ON September 28, 1979 Clark University, Worcester, MA September 29, 1979 Ritchie Colisseum, Washington, DC October 2, 1979 Agora Ballroom, Atlanta, GA October 4, 1979 Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX (supported by Joe Ely) October 5, 1979 Cullen Auditorium, Houston, TX (supported by Joe Ely) October 6, 1979 Palladium, Dallas, TX (supported by Joe Ely) October 7, 1979 Rocks Club, Lubbock, TX (supported by Joe Ely) October 10, 1979 San Diego, CA October 11, 1979 Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA (supported by Joe Ely) October 13, 1979 Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, CA (supported by The Cramps) October 15, 1979 Paramount Northwest, Seattle, WA October 16, 1979 Pacific National Exhibition Coliseum, Vancouver, BC December 25-26, 1979 Acklam Hall, London, ENG December 27, 1979 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG (Concerts for the Peoples of Kampuchea, with Ian Dury & The Blockheads & Mutumbi)

January 5, 1980 Friar's Club, Aylesbury, ENG (with Ian Dury and The Vice January 6, 1980 The Odeon, Southend On Sea, ENG (supported by Tradition) January 8-9, 1980 Top Rank, Brighton, ENG (supported by Gillinski Brothers, Prince Hammer & Creation Rebels) January 11, 1980 Crawley Leisure Centre, Brighton, ENG (supported by Escalators & Prince Hammer) January 12, 1980 Hastings Pier Pavilion, Hastings, ENG (supported by The Bodysnatchers) January 13, 1980 The Pavilion, Brighton, ENG January 14, 1980 Gaumont Theatre, Ipswich, ENG January 16, 1980 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, ENG January 18, 1980 Caird Hall, Dundee, SCOT January 19-20, 1980 Odeon Theatre, Edinburgh, SCOT January 21-22, 1980 The Glasgow Apollo, Glasgow, SCOT (supported by Limit, One Takes, & Mickey Dredd) January 23, 1980 University, Blackpool, ENG January 24, 1980 Tiffany's, Blackpool, ENG January 25, 1980 King George's Hall, Blackburn, ENG (supported by Not Sensibles) January 26, 1980 Deeside Leisure Centre, Queensferry, ENG (supported by Mikey Dread & The Jiving Daleks) January 27, 1980 Top Rank, Sheffield, ENG January 29, 1980 St George's Concert Hall, Bradford, ENG January 30, 1980 Royal Spa, Hull, ENG (supported by The Akrylics) January 31, 1980 The Refectory, Leeds University, Leeds, ENG February 1, 1980 Victoria Hall, Hanley, ENG (Postponed until February 20th) February 3-4, 1980 Apollo, Manchester, ENG February 5-6, 1980 Top Rank, Birmingham, ENG February 7, 1980 Tiffany's, Coventry, ENG February 9, 1980 Guildhall, Portsmouth, ENG February 10, 1980 Wessex Hall, Bournemouth, ENG February 11, 1980 Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, WAL (with The Xcerts) February 12, 1980 Stateside, Bournemouth, ENG (with Joe Ely & Mikey Dread) February 13, 1980 Top Rank, Southampton, ENG (with Joe Ely & Mikey Dread) February 15-16, 1980 Electric Ballroom, London, ENG (with Joe Ely & The Vincent Units) February 17, 1980 Lyceum, London, ENG (with Joe Ely & The Vincent Units) February 18, 1980 Lewisham Odeon, London, ENG (with Joe Ely & Mikey Dread) February 20, 1980 Victoria Hall, Hanley, ENG (Rescheduled from February 1st. Postponed again until June 12th) February 22, 1980 Liberty Theatre, Balham, ENG February 23, 1980 Mile End Liberty Theatre, London, ENG February 25, 1980 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Cancelled) March 1-2, 1980 Warfield, San Francisco, CA March 3-4, 1980 Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA March 6, 1980 Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA March 7, 1980 Palladium, New York City, NY March 8, 1980 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ March 9, 1980 Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA March 10, 1980 Motor City Roller Rink, Detroit, MI (with Mikey Dread & Lee Dorsey) April 27, 1980 Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles, CA May 12, 1980 Markthalle, Hamburg, GER (Postponed until March 19th) May 13, 1980 Huxley's Neue Welt, Berlin, GER May 14, 1980 Schwabinger Brau, Munich, GER May 15, 1980 Oberlaa, Vienna, AUT May 17, 1980 Wartburg, Wiesbaden, GER May 18, 1980 Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, GER May 19-20, 1980 Markthalle, Hamburg, GER May 21, 1980 Château Neuf, Oslo, NOR May 22, 1980 Olypen, Lund, SWE May 23, 1980 Eriksdalshallen, Stockholm, SWE May 24, 1980 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, SWE May 26, 1980 Cambrai, FRA May 27, 1980 Palais Des Sports, Paris, FRA May 28, 1980 Hall Tivoli, Strasbourg, FRA May 29, 1980 Palais D'Hiver, Lyon, FRA May 30, 1980 Theatre de Verdure, Nice, FRA June 1, 1980 Piazza Maggiore, Bologna, ITY June 3, 1980 Parco Ruffini, Turin, ITay June 9, 1980 Assembly Rooms, Derby, ENG (supported by ANTI PASTI) June 10-11, 1980 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (supported by Holly & The Italians) June 12, 1980 Victoria Hall, Hanley, ENG (Rescheduled from February 20th. Postponed again until June 18th) June 12, 1980 Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle Upon Tyne, ENG June 14, 1980 France (Rettel Festival) June 16-17, 1980 Hammersmith Palais, London, ENG (supported by Spartacus, Holli and the Italians & Whirlwind) June 18, 1980 Victoria Hall, Hanley, ENG (Rescheduled from June 12th, February 20th & February 1st) June 21, 1980 Laugardalshollin, Reykjavík, ICE

August 23, 1980 Mosport Park, Bowmanville, ON (Heatwave Festival, cancelled appearance)

April 27, 1981 Barcelona, SPA April 27, 1981 Real Madrid Basketball Stadium, Madrid, SPA April 30, 1981 Cascais, POR May 1, 1981 Lisbon, POR May 2, 1981 Velodromo Anoeta, San Sebastián, SPA May 4, 1981 Bordeaux, FRA May 5, 1981 Palais Des Sports, Lyon, FRA May 6, 1981 Palais De Beaulieu, Lausanne, SUI May 7, 1981 Zürich, SUI May 8, 1981 Hippodrome De Pantin, Paris, FRA May 9, 1981 Palais Saint Sauveur, Lille, FRA (with The Belle Stars) May 10, 1981 Japp Edenhall, Amsterdam, NED (with The Belle Stars) May 11, 1981 Forest National, Brussels, BEL (with The Belle Stars, Vic Goddard, and Subway Sect) May 12, 1981 Markthalle, Hamburg, GER May 14, 1981 Idrottshuset, Copenhagen, DEN May 15, 1981 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, SWE May 16, 1981 Isstadion, Stockholm, SWE May 17-18, 1981 Eissporthalle, Berlin, GER May 19, 1981 Circus Krone, Munich, GER May 21, 1981 Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, ITY May 22, 1981 San Remo, ITY May 23, 1981 Stadio Comunale, Firenze, ITY May 26, 1981 The Bullring, Milan, ITY May 28-June 6 & 8-13, 1981 Bond International Casino, New York City, NY (After the first show, Bond’s was closed down by the Building Department as a fire hazard, in a move reportedly involving murky inter-club politics. This incited frustrated Clash fans to riot in Times Square the following day, the biggest public disorder in Times Square since Frank Sinatra fans ran wild in the 1940s. After negotiations, the capacity of the venue was reduced and the band had to stretch their residency to two weeks, with specially chosen support acts the Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash showcasing hip-hop to a largely white rock audience for the first time)

September 23-26 & 28-30, 1981 Theatre Mogador, Paris, FRA October 2, 1981 Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, AUT October 5-6, 1981 Apollo, Manchester, ENG (supported by Theatre Of Hate) October 7-8, 1981 The Glasgow Apollo, Glasgow, SCOT (supported by Theatre Of Hate) October 12, 1981 Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, ENG October 15, 1981 Colisseum, Saint Austell, ENG October 18-22 & 25-26, 1981 Lyceum, London, ENG (supported by (25th & 26th) Havana Let's Go) December 1, 1981 Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit, MI (supporting The Rolling Stones, Santana & Iggy Pop)

January 24, 1982 Shibuya Kokaido, Tokyo, JPN January 25, 1982 Osaka Festival Hall, Osaka, JPN January 27-29, 1982 Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, JPN January 30, 1982 Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, JPN February 1, 1982 Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, JPN February 2, 1982 Osaka Festival Hall, Osaka, JPN February 5-6, 1982 Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland, NZ February 8, 1982 Town Hall, Christchurch, NZ February 12-14 & 16-18, 1982 Capitol Theatre, Sydney, AUS February 20, 1982 Cloudland Ballroom, Brisbane, AUS February 22, 1982 Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, AUS February 23, 1982 Festival Hall, Melbourne, AUS February 24, 1982 Unknown venue, Perth, AUS February 27, 1982 Thamasat University, Bangkok, THAI May 5, 1982 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG May 13, 1982 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Aylesbury, ENG (Postponed until July 12th) May 18, 1982 Civic Center, Amarillo May 19, 1982 Convention Center, Dallas - Fort Worth May 20, 1982 Lochem, NED May 22, 1982 Majestic Theatre, San Antonio, TX May 23, 1982 Omaha, NB May 25, 1982 Civic Center Theatre, El Paso (with The Little Charlie Sexton and The Eager Beaver Boys) May 26, 1982 Tuscon Activity Center, Tucson, AZ May 29-31, 1982 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ June 2, 1982 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA June 4, 1982 Warehouse, New Orleans, LA June 5, 1982 Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, TX June 6, 1982 Bronco Bowl, Dallas - Fort Worth, TX June 8-9, 1982 Austin City Coliseum, Austin, TX (with Stevie Ray Vaughan) June 10, 1982 Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA June 12, 1982 Golden Hall, San Diego, CA (with The English Beat) June 13, 1982 Community Center, Mesa, CA (with The English Beat) June 14-15 & 17-19, 1982 Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA (supported by The English Beat) June 20, 1982 Santa Barbara Bowl, Los Angeles, CA (with The English Beat) June 22-23, 1982 Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA June 26, 1982 Kerrisdale Arena, Vancouver, BC June 28, 1982 Max Bell Arena, Calgary, AB June 29, 1982 Kinsmen Fieldhouse, Edmonton, AB (with Harold Nix) July 10-11, 1982 Brixton Academy, London, ENG July 12, 1982 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Aylesbury, ENG (Rescheduled from May 13th) July 13, 1982 Victoria Hall, Hanley, ENG July 14-15, 1982 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG July 17, 1982 St. George's Hall, Bradford, ENG July 18, 1982 Bingley Hall, Birmingham, ENG July 19, 1982 Assembly Rooms, Derby, ENG July 20, 1982 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, ENG July 22, 1982 Leisure Centre, Glasgow, SCOT July 23, 1982 Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh, SCOT (with So You Want to Be a Cowboy) July 24, 1982 Ice Rink, Inverness, SCOT (with APB) July 26, 1982 Leeds University Refectory, Leeds, ENG July 27, 1982 Arts Centre, Bournemouth, ENG July 28, 1982 Guildhall, Portsmouth, ENG July 30, 1982 Brixton Academy, London, ENG July 31, 1982 Brighton Centre, Brighton, ENG August 2-3, 1982 Locarno, Bristol, ENG August 9, 1982 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, CO August 11, 1982 Mayo Civic Centre, Rochester, MN August 12-13, 1982 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL August 14, 1982 Civic Center, Grand Rapids August 16, 1982 Grand Circus Theater, Detroit, MI August 17, 1982 Civic Theatre, Akron, OH August 18, 1982 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA August 19, 1982 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA August 20-21 & 23-24, 1982 Cape Cod Coliseum, Hyannis, South Yarmouth August 26-27, 1982 Penn Rink, Philadelphia, PA August 28, 1982 Civic Center, Providence, RI August 29, 1982 West Hartford Agora Ballroom, Springfield August 31-September 2, 1982 Pier 84, New York City, NY (with Kurtis Blow and Gregory Isaacs) September 4, 1982 Auditorium De Verdun, Montreal, QC September 5, 1982 CNE Grandstand, Toronto, ON September 7-8, 1982 Orpheum Theatre, Cambridge, MA September 25, 1982 JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA (supporting The Who) September 26, 1982 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, NY (supporting The Who) September 30, 1982 Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit, MI (with The Who and Eddie Money) October 2, 1982 State University Of New York, Binghampton, NY October 3, 1982 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Houston Fieldhouse, Troy, NY October 4, 1982 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (supported by Pinhead) October 6, 1982 Southeastern Massachusetts University, North Dartmouth, MA October 12-13, 1982 Shea Stadium, New York City, NY (supporting The Who) October 15, 1982 William and Mary Hall, Williamsburg, VA October 16, 1982 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA October 17, 1982 Kent State University Memorial Gym, Akron, OH October 20, 1982 Kingdom, Seattle, WA (supporting The Who) October 22, 1982 Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA October 23, 1982 Oakland Stadium, Oakland, CA (supporting The Who, with T-Bone Burnett) October 25, 1982 Colisseum Arena, SF Bay Area October 29, 1982 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA (supporting The Who, with T-Bone Burnett) November 27, 1982 Bob Marley Centre, Montego Bay, JAM (Jamaica World Music Festival 1982)

May 19, 1983 Memorial Auditorium Wichita Falls Tx, Dallas - Fort Worth (with Charlie Sexton) May 22, 1983 Majestic Theatre, San Antonio, TX May 26, 1983 Activity Center, Tucson, AZ May 28, 1983 Glen Helen Regional Park, Los Angeles, CA (The US Festival 1983. The Clash’s last-ever gig featuring the three founding members from 1976 – Strummer, Jones and Simonon - took place on 28 May 1983 at the Us Festival, a huge outdoor event held at the Glen Helen Regional Park, Los Angeles. The festival was organised by the Apple computers guru Steve Wozniak, and The Clash headlined the ‘New Music’ night, playing to a vast crowd of 150,000 on a bill also featuring A Flock Of Seagulls, The Stray Cats and Men At Work. Before the show, the band had called an emergency press conference to explain they wouldn’t play unless the organisers made a $100,000 donation to a summer camp for disadvantaged children; this the organisers did, fearing the event would descend into chaos. The Clash eventually took the stage two hours later, and finished the evening fighting with a DJ whose onstage announcements after their last song was seen as an attempt to rob them of an encore. Three months later, Mick Jones left the group, effectively signalling its end)

July 30, 1983 Brixton Academy, London, ENG

January 19, 1984 Arlington Theatre, Los Angeles, CA January 21, 1984 Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (supported by Malcolm Mclaren & Los Lobos) January 22, 1984 Stockton, CA January 24, 1984 Long Beach Arena, Los Angeles, CA January 27, 1984 Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA (with Los Lobos and Malcolm Mclaren) January 28, 1984 Warnors Theatre, Fresno, CA (supported by Los Lobos) February 1, 1984 Fox Theatre, San Diego, CA February 10, 1984 Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, SCOT (supported by Under Two Flags) February 11, 1984 Apollo, Manchester, ENG (supported by The Orson Family) February 12, 1984 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, ENG February 13, 1984 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG February 16, 1984 Drammenshallen, Oslo, NOR February 17, 1984 Isstadion, Stockholm, SWE February 19, 1984 Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, GER February 21, 1984 Brielpoort, Deinze, BEL February 25, 1984 Festhalle, Bern, SUI February 27-28, 1984 Palasesto, Milan, ITY March 1, 1984 Espace Balard, Paris, FRA March 3, 1984 Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh, SCOT March 4, 1984 King Georges Hall, Blackburn, ENG March 5, 1984 Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, ENG March 6, 1984 Guildhall, Portsmouth, ENG March 8-10, 1984 Brixton Academy, London, ENG (with Fab Five Freddie & Under Two Flags) March 12, 1984 Ulster Hall, Belfast, NI (with The Defects) March 13-14, 1984 SFX Theatre, Dublin, IRE March 16-17, 1984 Brixton Academy, London, ENG March 27, 1984 Nashville, TN March 28, 1984 University Of Tennessee Alumni Memorial Gym, Knoxville, TN March 30, 1984 Wdiz And Beach Club, Orlando, FL March 31, 1984 Sunrise, Fort Lauderdale, FL April 3, 1984 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA April 5, 1984 Township Auditorium, Columbia, SC April 6, 1984 University Of North Carolina Carmichael Auditorium, Durham, NC April 8, 1984 Smith Center, Washington April 11, 1984 Palace Theatre, Springfield April 12, 1984 Exposition Building, Portland, ME April 13, 1984 DCU Center, Worcester April 14, 1984 Hofstra University, New York City, NY April 15, 1984 St. Lawrence University, Canton April 16, 1984 Rutgers University, Newark, NJ April 17, 1984 Civic Center, Providence, RI April 18, 1984 Hopkins Center, Thompson Arena, Dartmouth College, Manchester April 22, 1984 Wachovia Spectrum Center, Philadelphia, PA April 24, 1984 War Memorial at the Oncenter Complex, Rochester, NY April 25, 1984 Agora, Springfield April 26, 1984 Stony Brook University Gym, Bridgeport, NY April 27, 1984 Colgate University, Rochester, NY April 28, 1984 Buffalo, NY April 30, 1984 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON May 2, 1984 Forum, Montreal, QC May 3, 1984 Civic Centre, Ottawa, ON (supported by Wise Guys) May 4, 1984 University Of Waterloo Physical Auditorium Complex, Waterloo, ON May 5-6, 1984 Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI May 8, 1984 Hara Arena, Dayton, OH May 9, 1984 Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, OH May 10, 1984 Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI May 11, 1984 Public Hall, Cleveland, OH May 14, 1984 Mecca Auditorium, Milwaukee, WI May 15, 1984 Mayo Civic Centre, Rochester, MN May 16, 1984 Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, Des Moines, IA May 17, 1984 The Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL May 20, 1984 Vickie Anne Palmer Hall, Rockford, IA May 21, 1984 Kiel Auditorium, St Louis, MO May 22, 1984 Starlight Bowl, Kansas City, MO May 23, 1984 Music Hall, Omaha, NB May 25, 1984 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO (Joe Ely and The Clash) May 27, 1984 Exhibition Hall, Salt Lake City, UT May 29, 1984 University Of Oregon, Salem, OR May 30, 1984 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA May 31, 1984 Pacific National Exhibition Coliseum, Vancouver, BC

September 6, 1984 Stadio Comunale Simonetta Lamberti, Cava de' Tirreni, ITY September 7, 1984 Palasport, Rome, ITY (Festa Nazionale de l'Unità 1984) September 8, 1984 Palazzetto dello Sport, Reggio Emilia, ITY September 10, 1984 Stadio Communale, Turin, ITY (The Clash sound checked for this gig but the local council cancelled it at the last minute) September 11, 1984 Palasport, Genoa, ITY December 6-7, 1984 Brixton Academy, London, ENG (Striking Miners Benefit Gigs, supported by Smiley Culture)

May 3, 1985 Garage Club, Nottingham, ENG May 4, 1985 Le Phonographic Nightclub, Leeds, ENG May 6, 1985 Royal Park Road Pub, Leeds, ENG May 7, 1985 The Faversham, Leeds, ENG May 8, 1985 York Minster, York, ENG May 9, 1985 Ripon & St Johns College, York, ENG May 10, 1985 The Bunker, Sunderland, ENG May 11, 1985 Drum Club, Sunderland, ENG May 13, 1985 La Sorbonne, Edinburgh, SCOT May 14, 1985 Coaster's, Edinburgh, SCOT May 16, 1985 The Wind Jammer Bar, Glasgow, SCOT May 17, 1985 The Fixx, Glasgow, SCOT May 18, 1985 City Centre, Manchester, ENG June 28, 1985 Roskilde, DEN (Roskilde Festival 1985) July 27, 1985 Athens, GRE October 22, 1985 Portsmouth, ENG

August 7, 1988 Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, SCOT (Joe Strummer and The Clash)

October 6, 1989 Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, SCOT (Joe Strummer and The Clash)

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While no one would dispute that it was a poor choice to fire Mick Jones, the Clash did a few things worth remembering between 1984 and 1986. Determined to make a radical break with stardom, they went on a busking tour of the U.K. that included a stop in the parking lot of an Alarm show, where the headliners reportedly came out to watch. Strummer never sounded so fired up in interviews as he did in 1984, and rock critic Greil Marcus reported that, despite the new Clash’s shortcomings, he’d “never seen Strummer more exhilarated, or more convincing” than at a January 1984 show in California.  

Strummer and Simonon interview, 1984 ( part two )   Danny Garcia’s documentary The Rise and Fall Of The Clash , a whodunit about the breakup, is the first movie to shed light on this bizarre period. Based on interviews with original members Mick Jones and Terry Chimes, late-period members Pete Howard, Nick Sheppard, and Vince White, comrades Pearl Harbor, Viv Albertine, and Vic Godard, and others from the band’s circle, the movie largely focuses on the role of manager Bernie Rhodes.  

The Rise and Fall of The Clash trailer   Evaluations of Rhodes’ actual contribution to the band vary widely, but most parties agree that Strummer trusted the manager while Jones did not. The Clash fired Rhodes in 1978—they were managed by big-timers Blackhill Enterprises during the recording of London Calling and Sandinista! —but they hired Rhodes back in 1981. “Joe wanted Bernie back because there was no excitement in the situation with Blackhill and Joe needed to have someone like Bernie around to give him confidence,” Simonon says in the coffee-table book.

Cut the Crap side two, track one: “This Is England”  

Cut the Crap side two, track two: “Three Card Trick” There is a touching moment near the end of The Rise and Fall of The Clash . In a denouement worthy of a romantic comedy, Strummer, having suddenly realized he was mistaken to trust Rhodes and that Mick Jones had been his true and honest mate all along, rushes to Jones’s house and finds his former bandmate waiting for a cab to the airport. They share a spliff, Strummer jumps in Jones’s cab, and together they fly to Nassau. Jones wouldn’t come back into the Clash, because he’d formed Big Audio Dynamite, but Strummer and Jones would collaborate on BAD’s second album No. 10, Upping St .

Here’s little-known footage of The Clash 2 performing “Brand New Cadillac” at the 1985 Roskilde Festival, one of their final performances:

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Shaw, Ugarte, Hojlund - Manchester United injury news and return dates ahead of Southampton

All the very latest on the man united injury front ahead of saturday's premier league clash with southampton..

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Manchester United will be targeting a much-needed victory when they travel to Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday lunchtime.

United, who won their most recent visit to St Mary's, winning 1-0 in August 2022, were beaten 3-0 by Liverpool at Old Trafford last time out. That marked a second successive defeat, having been beaten 2-1 by Brighton & Hove Albion eight days earlier.

As a result, United amassed just three points from their opening three matches, meaning they have spent the international break 14th in the table.

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Ahead of this weekend's long trip south, United manager Erik ten Hag has confirmed the game will come too soon for both Luke Shaw and Rasmus Hojlund. However, deadline day signing Manuel Ugarte is in contention to make his debut.

With that said, here is all the very latest on the United injury front ahead of what promises to be a demanding few weeks.

Injury: Fractured metatarsal

Yoro , who joined United from Lille in the summer transfer window, fractured his metatarsal in the opening game of the club's pre-season tour of the United States. He required surgery and it is still thought he may be sidelined for up to three months.

The Frenchman, however, is understood to be making good progress, so much so that he is already walking without crutches.

Possible return date: November.

• Victor Lindelof

Injury: Toe.

Lindelof, who is out of contract at Old Trafford next summer, was taken off at half-time in United's final pre-season friendly against Liverpool in South Carolina last month and has not featured since.

Speaking ahead of the defeat to Brighton three weeks ago, Ten Hag said: "He has an issue on his toe, hopefully he can return quickly, but not available."

The United manager did not speak about him during this afternoon's [Thursday] press conference.

Possible return date: Unknown.

Injury: Calf

United confirmed Shaw would miss the start of the season just three days before their Premier League opener against Fulham last month. The club said in a statement the left-back was working hard on his rehabilitation with a view to returning after the first international break of the season.

However, the trip to St Mary's will come too soon for the England international.

Speaking this afternoon, Ten Hag said: "Rasmus Hojlund and Luke Shaw are progressing very well but not ready,"

He last played for United on February 18, starting the 2-1 win over Luton Town at Kenilworth Road.

Possible return date: September 17 (Barnsley H).

• Tyrell Malacia

Injury: Knee

Malacia has been sidelined for more than a year because of a knee injury, meaning he last featured for United in any capacity on the final day of the 2022/23 Premier League season against Fulham.

He has been working hard on his rehabilitation programme and Ten Hag, at the start of August, said his fellow countryman could be back in contention within the next couple of months.

The United manager said: "He is not that far [off], but he is now in a progress situation. At a relatively short notice, he can again return into team training and then into team performance in games. I think it would be possible [to be available again] in two months."

Last week, he was included in United's 25-man squad for their upcoming Europa League campaign, suggesting he is closing in on a return.

Possible return date: October.

• Manuel Ugarte

Ugarte returned to Carrington today after representing Uruguay over the international break and could make his debut at St Mary's. He played for his country as recently as Tuesday, starting their goalless draw with Venezuela, while suffering from a fever.

However, he has seemingly shaken off that complaint and will be available for selection on Saturday.

Ten Hag said: "Manuel Ugarte, you will have seen he played for Uruguay, he returned this afternoon, he was the only player who returned today, the rest yesterday, so he is available for this game."

Possible return date: September 14 (Southampton A).

• Mason Mount

Injury: Muscle.

Mount, ahead of the defeat to Liverpool, issued an update on social media, revealing he had suffered a 'minor muscle issue'. As a result, he would face another spell on the sidelines.

He suffered the blow in the defeat at Brighton and said that he expects to be unavailable for 'a few games'.

• Rasmus Hojlund

Injury: Hamstring

Hojlund suffered a hamstring injury in the opening game of United's pre-season tour of the United States, being forced off just minutes after scoring in the 2-1 defeat to Arsenal.

As outlined above, the trip to St Mary's will come too soon for him. The next available opportunity for him to potentially make his comeback will be against Barnsley in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.

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Kneecap: How a biopic about drug-dealing rappers became 2024's most important Irish-language movie

By Al Newstead

Topic: Hip Hop

It's not often that a riotous film about an anti-authoritarian rap group, featuring running gags about drugs and bare butt cheeks declaring "Brits Out", claims highbrow film festival awards.

But Kneecap — the self-mythologising biopic about the real-life Belfast hip hop trio of the same name — can claim that rare achievement.

A blend of 8 Mile's fictionalised rap origin story with the stylish hedonism and banging soundtrack of Trainspotting, the movie won Sundance Film Festival's audience award in January and has since been officially submitted by Ireland for the 2025 Oscars shortlist.

Set against the complex political backdrop of 2010s Belfast, the group unite, make music representing the working class, and clash with police, radical groups and conservatives on an anarchic rise to fame filled with plenty of sex, drugs and swearing.

And starring as heightened versions of themselves in their debut acting roles are Kneecap's three members — MCs Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap alongside DJ Próvaí.

The film's word-of-mouth popularity has been bolstered by the group's second album, Fine Art, which debuted in the top 3 of the Irish and Scottish album charts in June.

Kneecap's first Australian tour, announced a month later, has had extra dates and upgraded venues to meet demand for the band's arrival in March.

The accolades don't stop there.

"We literally had Elton John play one of our tracks [on] his radio station," Naoise Ó Cairealláin, aka MC Móglaí Bap, tells Double J's Karen Leng .

"We just came back from Glastonbury [festival] and played in front of like 8,500 people at half-eleven in the morning."

The language of resistance

Kneecap's success is especially impressive when you consider they rap primarily in Irish language. They fuse their mother tongue with hard-hitting sonics and a rebellious punk attitude on combustible odes to craic, cocaine and the damaging effects of British colonialism.

Kneecap grew up listening to "the usual" rap touchstones — Eminem, N.W.A — and were inspired by the genre's history as a cultural voice to oppose the establishment. But their other main influence was the Irish rebel music of home.

"Kind of anti-authority, Irish folk music, but it all had the same structure as a rap song," Bap explains. 

"So, like, we were indoctrinated into it by mistake."

Rapping in Irish "wasn't necessarily a conscious decision" for the 30-year-old, who was raised at home speaking the language. But sprinkling in English bars makes things "actually a lot easier; two languages … so we have twice as many rhymes."

Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, aka Mo Chara, adds: "Obviously us rapping in a language that not many people speak has definitely piqued the interest of people around the world."

Kneecap arrive in style at this year's Sundance Film Festival.  ( Getty Images: Michael Buckner/Deadline )

Less than half of Ireland's population can speak the native language, according to a 2022 census . 

And "800 years of colonialism from the British Empire doesn't help," remarks Bap.

The Irish language was banned when England colonised the country — a centuries-old law that was only overturned in 2022, when the country's Identity and Language Act was passed and granted Irish equal status to English.

"I feel like a language in itself is not political," Bap says. "But 800 years of trying to eradicate that language and culture is definitely going to create an atmosphere where anybody who refused to not speak the language and continue to keep it alive is, in itself, a political act."

In the film, the phrase "every word of Irish spoken is a bullet for Irish freedom" is taught to Bap as a boy by his Republican father (played by Irish-German actor Michael Fassbender).

The spirit of rebellion is central to Kneecap's formation. But instead of taking up arms, they leaned into the philosophy that the pen is mightier than the sword.

From graffiti to Glastonbury

In 2017, Bap was out spray-painting the slogan "Cearta" ('rights' in Irish) with a friend the night before an Irish Language Act march in West Belfast. 

While Bap escaped, his friend was arrested and refused to speak English, spending the night in a jail cell awaiting an interpreter.

The incident inspired Bap to enlist his buddy Chara to write and record their first song, 'C.E.A.R.T.A.', which was banned from airplay on an Irish-language radio station due to "drug references and cursing".

The track, and its accompanying music video, went viral after fans successfully petitioned to get it back on the airwaves.

Kneecap's music — politically charged, expletive-filled, hedonistic — has faced down censorship and controversy ever since.

"As we always say, it's not hard to be controversial where we're from."

Kneecap joke they're part of the "ceasefire generation", born after the violent conflict that long defined Northern Ireland .

It gives them enough distance to provide serious commentary on the lingering cultural effects of colonialism and the Troubles, but also play it for subversive laughs.

There's a rapidly edited scene in the movie where the rappers playfully exploit their sob story to stock up on prescription meds. And one of their signature hits, ' Get Your Brits Out ', imagines a wild, narcotics-fuelled night out with members of the British nationalist Democratic Unionist Party (who were "appalled" Kneecap received film financing ).

Between arriving at Sundance in a defaced Irish Police Land Rover , commissioning a mural exhibiting their ongoing solidarity with Palestine , and seeking legal action against the UK government , Kneecap have never strayed far from media headlines. But they seem to thrive on the criticism and opposition.

"We've never seen it as opposition. We just seen [it as] free PR," Chara deadpans.

"In the north of Ireland, we have a dysfunctional, symbiotic relationship with some politicians here."

"We'll do something, or create a piece of art, and they get to be outraged about it. And they get to go into the paper [or] on the news. So, we all get our time in the limelight … We're all winning."

Fact or fiction?

When director Rich Peppiatt first approached Kneecap about making a movie, "we thought he was full of shit", says Chara.

"We ignored him for six months, because we are very sceptical of English people who want to profit off Irish people. But, eventually, we answered his calls, and it was great craic, actually."

They began working together on a script in 2019 over crates of Dublin's most famous stout brew.

"After like the fourth Guinness, the script was going very well … the first 10 pages were f**king fantastic. And then it would just gradually get worse by the amount of drink we had," Bap and Chara chuckle.

A still from the film Kneecap featuring DJ Próvai, Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap. ( .Image: Supplied/Madman Entertainment )

The resulting film is a kinetic rollercoaster, bringing to life the kind of incredible yarns you'd boastfully spin to mates at the bar.

"We like to keep the lines blurred, but as we say, some of the crazier stories in the movie are true," says Bap.

That includes the opening sequence, in which an infant Bap is christened on a Catholic mass rock under the glare of a British Army helicopter's spotlight. 

"That actually happened, and there's a newspaper clipping of that."

Then there's DJ Próvaí, depicted as an Irish-language and music teacher by day, getting behind the decks for Kneecap in an Irish-coloured balaclava by night.

They confirm that's all true, including getting thrown out of his school and investigated. 

What about Chara getting into a raunchy relationship with Georgia (played by Jessica Reynolds), the Unionist niece of the police investigator who makes Kneecap's life a living hell?

"In good Irish spirit, we like to keep stories vague about what is true and what isn't," he says.

That particular subplot parallels the group's song ' Fenian C***s ', a bawdy update of the Romeo & Juliet trope where the doomed romance is between a loyalist and a republican.

An Irish language renaissance

Irish culture has always been a successful export, but there's a renewed pride in the language currently brewing across pop culture.

A clip of Paul Mescal speaking Irish at the BAFTAs went viral. 2002 film An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) became the first Irish-language movie to earn a Best International Film nod at the Oscars.

Plus, Cillian Murphy concluded his Oscar acceptance speech as the first Irish-born Best Actor saying "Go raibh míle maith agaibh" [Thank you very much].

The Kneecap movie has already earned more than €1 million ($1.65 m) at the Irish box office , and had the biggest box office opening for an Irish-language film ever.

In the realm of music, the trio are front and centre in bringing Irish to the world and revitalising its use. And their high-octane live shows are the locus of that renaissance.

"We get people all the time that message us saying they've learned Irish because of us," Chara notes.

"We always tell this story about a young woman up the front [of our concert] and she knew every word. 

"We went up to her after and spoke in Irish, because we assumed she spoke Irish. But she didn't … she just knew every word phonetically, which was absurd."

Combining their rap, folk and electronic influences with the popular sounds of UK drill and garage, Kneecap's Fine Art album is similarly bringing Irish language to the pointy end of the pop charts. Just don't go asking for English subtitles.

"We get people all the time saying we need to do translations of our songs … you wouldn't ask any other language to do that. Like, a Portuguese band, 'Oh, can you translate that all into English for us please?'" Chara scoffs.

There are fans online who'll translate Kneecap's lyrics, Bap notes.

"It's kind of like a wee puzzle for people now to work out what we're talking about in our songs, which also encourages people to actually learn Irish … because the only way to learn Irish properly is to actually…"

Chara interjects: "Immerse yourself. Listen to our songs, buy our album," he concludes, tongue firmly planted in cheek. "That's the best way to learn."

Fine Art is out now. Kneecap is in Australian cinemas now.

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