The Clash- US Festival 1983- Know Your Rights

[singleh27]

I love Joe, but during this show he had a stick up his ass. It's one thing to want to get your message out, but all he did was berate the audience. Not exactly the way to endear yourself to people and get their attention.

[Slushyyy639]

@singleh27 Why what was he saying?

[thebombdigity14]

The Clash disrespected the U.S. and Wozniak, most of the crowd walked out on their disrespectful asses, including me and my family.

[neeonzen]

Goooooooo socialism!!

[coolconfuzer]

@neeonzen lmao!

[rockfan666X]

this song ain't the same without "this is a public service announcement".

Despite that, incredible.

[universalself]

brill ...supped-up rockabilly with attitude

luv the dramatic shift @ 2.02 radio clash us fest 1983(comments disabled)

[johnnyhvac]

Great show Thanks for posting! brings back great memories.

Joe RIP man

[creaturagirl]

love love love the clash! YES to people thinking for themselves!!!!!

[Groundhog2265]

My FAVoRITE Clash song---i always turn the volume all the way up when I hear this song.....

[xBooothy]

as if he cut him off!!!

[rockdelsur]

Es tan Latina esta Banda , la gran influencia de ritmos Latinos y Africanos, Jazz , hip hop y reggae. Grande The clash

[laserguru]

I was about 13 rows back left center stage. "Sex Style Subversion". Opened with London Calling if memory serves me correct. Gave a fair amount of smack to David Lee Roth. Goddamn this was a great show.

[palmostositive]

or an aristo-crat!

[Slushyyy639]

in the very begining you can hear mick yell 1 2 3 4 so joe actualy cut mick off lol

[didz83]

Murder is a crime, unless it is done by a policeman.

Justice for Ian Tomlinson and Charles de Menezes.

[pistache7]

The clash rocked. ( slight tuning problems but oh well it's live right ?)

[oOZePirateOo]

In Mick's defence I don't think he cut Joe off, it sounded like Joe said "Yeah, everybody up" ..to me.

[youthfulpunk15]

@oOZePirateOo sounds more like anybody out there well it doesnt matter whether mick cut him out u can here 1 2 3 at start kinda but that cud be anythin. i did kinda wanta here joes talkn but that doesnt matter.

[hombresh]

is this the last concert whith mick?

[sbritt1994]

@hombresh yes, yes it was

[TonyProvRi]

The Clash rule the universe!

[istanbul39]

Not sure if Mick's cut off was intentional. You can hear him "1,2,3" before Joe starts talking....

[jgreco14]

Wasn't it later in this very festival where David Lee Roth slammed The Clash saying they took things too seriously? Can't seem to find his little rant. Anyway, great vid, thanks for posting.

[jstow01]

Search for "Jamie's Crying" (or maybe Cryin') and "US Festival"; Diamond Dave takes a big swig from his handle of Jack Daniels and takes a shot at the Clash.

[wirebead]

nobody ever accused Van Halen of being the only band that matters, 'cept maybe an 11 y/o in 1981 ....

[brianpcurran]

strummer was driving the rest of the band crazy with the speaches between songs. jones and simonin were getting pissed off at him.

[youthfulpunk15]

@brianpcurran they agreed wit hjoe ad often credited him for being able to turn their views into words hence the songs and speeches.

[clashcityrockers22]

Amazing performance and song!

Is it me, or does the atmosphere on the stage seem to be a bit....tense? Especially with Mick cutting Joe off at the beginning....

[TheRealMcCoy80]

joe got pissed at that, but maybe it helped him sing the song

[librarianeric]

Thanks a lot for posting this! I was at this show, but nowhere near this close!

My girlfriend tried to get into a fight with me in the middle of their set and I told her "Look we fight all the time. You want to fight? We'll fight after the show. But until then, shut the fuck up."

[fyiiamaspy1]

@librarianeric  I would have dropped that bitch for interupting this awesome show!

[ganyi]

wooooo bestial!!! resti in peace joe strummer

[damianbac]

I guess that is the idea, to play those songs with those messages to the imperialists at their faces

[Luanaclash]

RIP Joe, we love u.

we miss u.

Clash 4 ever

ps. MJ is veryyy good looking...oh man i love him :)

[pjs90]

you have the right to free speech as long as your not dumb enough to try it sounds about right R.I.P joe

[almadora]

joe is so sexy it makes me crazy. sigh.

[dsincox]

Also note: this is their last performance together, and Terry Chimes is playing drums.  Topper's been kicked due to too much heroin.

[hangin10]

Peter Howard, not Terry. If you watch Armigideon Time from the same gig, Joe explicitly says it (well, that Peter Howard is on drums, not that he isn't Terry).

[josephedery]

its peter howard on drums he replaced terry for the rest of the u.s tour

[Lucaa1987]

Strummer lives in our souls

[jhyland2k]

awesome - i still can't believe strummer's gone

[88strummer88]

Absolutely ass kicking song--total energy. Lucky enough to have seen them 3 times--should've seen them more. ONLY Strummer and The Clash can do Know Your Rights the right way and the ONLY way...the others who cover this song really suck and don't belong on Youtube

[JOELchannel7]

of course the other vids belong on Utube, otherwise you could not see the difference. ;)

[MSJsoul]

I was at this show. It was the first concert I went to as a kid. My Dad took me and a friend. It was nuts. Clash came on at around midnight if I remember. There were reports of disputes between Joe and Mick. Didn't matter to me. I would have stayed there all night.I remember sitting on the grass watching naked people in the shower area and people smoking pipes all over the place. Quite and adventure for a 12 year old.

[circlejerk77]

the clash is god. the end

[PikeyTynkerGyppo]

Joe says awaken from your slumbers. He says you have lived under a slavery worse than when kinds ruled. You see not Joe says.

Joe says that TV blinds you. Joe says this is Radio Clash, can we get this world to listen?

[neeonzen]

Joe would say YouTube numbs your mind.

[fijago]

I disagree. I think Joe would say use Youtube for the greater good. He was the sort of person that comes along once in a lifetime, he is my generation's Johnny Cash, full of conviction, very politicised and never waivered from his beliefs. I cried when he died x

[neeonzen]

fijago, If Strummer saw you crying over his death he'd slap you in the face for crying over a pop star...a person you didn't even know. Then he'd kick you in the balls for being such a pussy. Get a life.

[Listen2Strummer]

well ur a cock

[arcticmunchy]

Joe sold out! Back home Britain was rioting in the inner cities and there is joe singing to the imperialists.

Amazing performance tho!

[punkinchavland]

why the fuck did he have to get cut off,

my school is shit!

listening to joe strummer is the best education i get!

[NobodysHero818]

Amen to that brother :D

[BabyGigantor]

...it's such a shame that Strummer bought the farm.........real fuckin' drag....

[andrian1987]

i red at Spin magazine that joe strummer want to do an encore but the promoter tell the audience "the clash has left the building",and cut the electricity, and joe punched him.

[NobodysHero818]

Wouldnt surprise me, apparantly a bodyguard beat up Jonesy at the end and Simmo dived in...

[watersydpalmerzoso]

the clash for ever

[Redogg00]

simonon is the SHIT!!

[daniel3494]

see the base player siminon does the job n guh said

[BrandoRamone]

at the very beginning you can kinda hear mick shouting"1, 2, 3..."right before joe speaks.

[ljwright1]

I think Joe may have been pissed a bit that Mick cut him off there at the start.

Check the way Joe 'sharks' around the back of Mick at the start!

One of, if not The, last gig the Clash played.

[BrandoRamone]

last gig they played with mick. This was also their largest gig.

[10x30]

Is Mick Jones cutting him off there at the beginning?

[hankcash6120]

Joe is one of a kind.......

[gabysalter]

Thanks for this! There's such a tension in this gig. It was Mick's last gig I reckon... I've got this whole concert, but I can't upload the whole thing here.

[NobodysHero818]

Yeah, they dont even look at each other on stage. ITs like in Westway to the World, simmo says how thats how it was backstage...Jonesy over there, him right over the other side, Strummer middle. They just burnt out in the end, too much touring without a break.