The Clash were an English rock band formed in London in 1976 as a key player in the original wave of British punk rock. They have also contributed to the post-punk and new wave movements that emerged in the wake of punk and employed elements of a variety of genres including reggae, dub, funk, ska and rockabilly.




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The Clash, 1982
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The Clash in Tokyo

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The Clash by Sheila Rock

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1982, The Clash perform at Shibuya Kokaido in Tokyo.

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Ipswich Gaumont gig review 1980 - Harsh Reality Fanzine #9

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During the recording of London Calling, The Clash played football every day.⁠

“I just think we really found ourselves at that time, and it was a lot to do with the football, because it made us play together as one.” - Mick Jones

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1980, a month after the original UK release, London Calling is officially released in the US. The split Atlantic release date results in the record being voted ‘best album of the 1980s’ by Rolling Stone magazine and one of the top 10 greatest albums of the 70s by the UKs own NME.

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On New Year's Day 1977, The Clash played the opening night at Londons premier punk venue, The Roxy Club in Covent Garden.

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In response to kids shouting happy new year at a gig at the Lyceum in London, Joe Strummer shouted back ‘Never mind that shit…you’ve got your future at stake. Face front! Take it!’

📷 Gus Stewart, 1978

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Guess what year and gig this picture is from

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