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edited October 2008 in Other Music
The Clash Also Played Shea

One of the most famous Clash shows – available for the first time ever on October 7th.

Recorded at New York’s Shea Stadium in 1982, Live at Shea Stadium captures the band at the peak of its powers and on devastating form. Bristling with energy and attitude, Live at Shea Stadium is destined to feature alongside James Brown at the Apollo, The Who at Leeds and Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison as one of the greatest live recordings of all time.

The Clash, opening for The Who on their farewell tour of the US, played two nights at the legendary Shea Stadium (12th & 13th Oct 1982). Despite being the support act, the New York Post reported "there were as many Clash fans on those nights as Who fans."

Recorded by Glyn Johns, this album features the second night's performance in its entirety and shows the band at a fascinating and pivotal point in their career. They had risen from punk agitators to arena superstars and would break up soon after. One of the few remaining unreleased Clash treasures, the recordings have long been sought after by fans and were unearthed by the late Joe Strummer while packing for a move.

You can see the band talking about this show, and performance footage from the event on YouTube.

Pre-order the Regular Edition, Deluxe Edition (Featuring a bonus book of photographs), or Vinyl Release via Amazon today.




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Hell yeah i was there ..great shows
jesus greets me looks just like me ....
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  • Cherry GhostCherry Ghost Posts: 109
    Personally, I don't care for live Clash w/out Topper on the kit. But, may give this a listen.
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  • dirtdirt Posts: 398
    I picked up a copy of the ltd. version this afternoon. I remember the video for Should I Stay being so popular on MTV at the time. The Shea footage is there on the video. This music brings back a lot of great memories... And to think they were just winding down as a group at the same time supporting The Who -- which were doing a 'farewell tour' at the time!
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