Impossible Mission Tour

Last updated 9 June 2007

no known recording exists

I'm a portuguese big fan of clash and saw that you don't have any information about clash concert in Portugal. I have some photos (take from newspaper) , newspaper reviews , ticket pic , and other informations , unfortunaley I didn't go to the concerto , I had 4 years old when clash played in Portugal ,ahahah.

Cascais is a village about 30 km nearest Lisbon. Clash played in Pavilhão Dramático Cascais , a place used for great concerts of rock , before clash , have played Genesis and other big rock bands… About concert , ticket price was 400 escudos (1.5 pounds) , the concert was sold out (10.000 persons watched concert), The clash played 24 songs, and they was force to go on stage for 3 encores. Clash dedicated one song to Lisbon , when they played the song “London’s Burning” changed for “Lisbon’s burning”, they started the concert with “London Calling” , they played more song like , Janie jones , magnificent seven , Charlie don’t surf , ivan’s meet gi joe , brand new Cadillac , Spanish bombs , wrong boyo and many more and finished concert with “white riot”. A curious scene happen with stage setting , the photos (slide show , with photos Brixton confronts , page of socialist worker etc..) in back use to be scenario to support clash concert , was show inverted.

The clash have made two interviews for a two different portuguese music magazine.

You can take the photos , news paper magazines , ticket scan , in my blog , I have many stuff about clash posted :
http://rocknoliceu.blogspot.com/

cheers - André


Entrevista a Mick Jones (Clash) após o concerto de Cascais , entrevista feita por Ana Rocha e publicada na revista Musica & Som. Nota: Pode-se ler a entrevista em ampliado sem ter de recorrer à lupa (eheheh) ao clicar com o cursor do rato sobre as duas partes da entrevista.
..segunda parte da entrevista.

Este post é dedicado aos Clash e a sua passagem por Portugal em 1981.Várias imagens retiradas de jornais e revistas espelham um pouco a euforia que foi a vinda dos Clash e mais haveria para dizer , mas infelizmente este escriba não esteve presente no concerto de Cascais.
Para ler ao pormenor os recortes de jornal basta clicar com o cursor do rato sobre os recortes de jornal.

CaisCais André
http://rocknoliceu.blogspot.com/

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no known recording exists

Record Mirror 9 May 1981
Mike Nicholls in Spain with the Clash
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Any further info / reviews
appreciated

Apr 27 Barcelona, Spain
Apr 28 Madrid, Real Madrid basketball stadium
Gig reviewed in Record Mirror 9 May 81. Gig played in front of 7,000
Apr 30 Cascais, Portugal
May 1 Lisbon?
May 2 Velodromo de Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain
May 4 Bordeaux, France
Joe IDs this date and gig the following night in Lyon before the first track
May 5 Palais des Sports, Lyon, France
May 6 Palais de Beaulieu, Lausanne, Switzerland
May 7 Zurich [venue unknown]
May 8 Hippodrome de Pantin, Paris, France
May 9 Palais St. Sauveur, Lille, France
In 1981 the gigs at Lille and Amsterdam were supported by the Belle Stars (they were travelling on the tour coach which we bummed a ride on!), I think they did most of those European dates. J Heath
May 10 Japp Edenhall, Amsterdam, Holland
In 1981 the gigs at Lille and Amsterdam were supported by the Belle Stars (they were travelling on the tour coach which we bummed a ride on!), I think they did most of those European dates. J Heath
May 11 Forest National, Brussels.
Support act included The Belle Stars and Vic Goddard & Subway Sect. Thx for info. Entry 300 BEF (£5.00)
May 12 Musikhalle, Hamburg, West Germany
May 14 Idrottshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
May 15 The Scandinavium, Gothenburgh, Sweden
May 16 Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
May 18 Eissporthalle, (West) Berlin
May 19 Circus Krone, Munich, West Germany
May 21 Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy
May 22 San Remo
May 23 Stadio Comunale, Florence, Italy
May Rome - cancelled
the proposed Rome concert never came together- problems with Bernie
May 26 The Bullring, Milan??
Usually Londonderry boot LP. Probably did not take place.