Justice Tonight - Scala, London
Unbelievable show tonight at Scala, a benefit for the Hillborough Justice Campaign.
I grabbed tickets as soon as I heard Mick Jones would be headlining playing his first set of Clash songs since he was booted from the band in the early Eighties.
Show started with set from The Farm, who I didn't know much of apart from their set-closing 'All Together Now'. They were soon joined by Mick Jones on guitar and singer/songwriter Pete Wylie who led the combo through a brisk set of his songs.
This led to The Clash portion of the show, kicking off with the 'Train in Vain' and the crowd not unexpectedly goes wild. Quickly followed by 'Stay Free' and 'Bankrobber' with Holly Cook helping on vocals. The guests continue with Richard from Hard Fi providing great lead vocals for 'Clampdown'. 'White Man (in Hammersmith Palais)' with Peter Hooton from The Farm delivering a great vocal with help from the whole audience? The only real misstep was 'Should I stay or should I go' where Rex from the Rotten Hill Gang seems to forgot the words so Hooton and Wylie step in.
The Farm/Mick Jones combo then leave the stage to make way for Primal Scream, complete with Paul Simonon on bass (subbing for Mani who's busy with The Stone Roses reformation) who blast through 'Rocks' before being joined by Mick Jones on guitar for a mini-Clash set kicking off with 'Jail Guitar Doors' quickly followed by a cover of Vince Taylor's 'Brand New Cadillac', before Paul puts his bass down for Guns of Brixton. The Primal Scream combo (and sadly Simonon) exit as quickly as they came on. Leaving the stage for Mick Jones to bring things home backed by The Farm as they run through 'Armagideon Time' and end the set with 'London Calling'. The encore is 'Janie Jones' and Reprise of The Farms 'All Together Now' before the whole night comes to a close with BAD’s 'Rush'.
I grabbed tickets as soon as I heard Mick Jones would be headlining playing his first set of Clash songs since he was booted from the band in the early Eighties.
Show started with set from The Farm, who I didn't know much of apart from their set-closing 'All Together Now'. They were soon joined by Mick Jones on guitar and singer/songwriter Pete Wylie who led the combo through a brisk set of his songs.
This led to The Clash portion of the show, kicking off with the 'Train in Vain' and the crowd not unexpectedly goes wild. Quickly followed by 'Stay Free' and 'Bankrobber' with Holly Cook helping on vocals. The guests continue with Richard from Hard Fi providing great lead vocals for 'Clampdown'. 'White Man (in Hammersmith Palais)' with Peter Hooton from The Farm delivering a great vocal with help from the whole audience? The only real misstep was 'Should I stay or should I go' where Rex from the Rotten Hill Gang seems to forgot the words so Hooton and Wylie step in.
The Farm/Mick Jones combo then leave the stage to make way for Primal Scream, complete with Paul Simonon on bass (subbing for Mani who's busy with The Stone Roses reformation) who blast through 'Rocks' before being joined by Mick Jones on guitar for a mini-Clash set kicking off with 'Jail Guitar Doors' quickly followed by a cover of Vince Taylor's 'Brand New Cadillac', before Paul puts his bass down for Guns of Brixton. The Primal Scream combo (and sadly Simonon) exit as quickly as they came on. Leaving the stage for Mick Jones to bring things home backed by The Farm as they run through 'Armagideon Time' and end the set with 'London Calling'. The encore is 'Janie Jones' and Reprise of The Farms 'All Together Now' before the whole night comes to a close with BAD’s 'Rush'.
