Live at Bond's Casino

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Live at Bond's Casino
Live album (Bootleg) by The Clash
Released	2000
Recorded	June 4, 1981
Genre	Punk rock
Length	57:35
Label	Columbia Records
Professional reviews
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The Clash chronology
From Here to Eternity: Live (1999)	Live At Bond's (2000)	The Essential Clash (2003)

Live at Bond's Casino, or Live at Bond's is a live bootleg by The Clash.

This live bootleg was recorded live at Bond's Casino on June 4, 1981 in New York City, however, some people, like those at Allmusicguide, believe it was more likely the June 9, 1981 show.

The club was formerly Bonds department store which had been converted into a large second-floor hall. Promoters kept the name because there was a large Bonds sign on the outside of the building. As The Clash had not yet broken out into mass popularity, eight shows were originally scheduled: May 28, 29, 30, 31 and June 1,2, 3, and 5, 1981. However, given the venue's legal capacity limit of 3500, the series was blatantly oversold right from the first night, leading fire marshals for the New York Fire Department to cancel the Saturday, May 30 performance. In response, the band condemned the brazen greed of the promoters while demonstrating unprecedented integrity to each and every ticketholder by doubling the original booking with a total of 17 dates extending through June.

Strict interpretation of the fire laws meant that audiences were relatively small and the concerts had a feeling of intimacy that future Clash shows in arenas could never recapture. Audience members clambered onto the stage to join in singalongs. New York musicians, including Pearl Harbor, assisted and overseen by Andy Dunkley, provided disc jockey services as the audience entered and gathered.

The concert captures the Clash on the cusp between being a cult band and their short-lived major market penetration. As always with the Clash, even in their arena days, ticket prices were set relatively low.

[edit] Track listing

1. "London Calling"
2. "Safe European Home"
3. "The Leader"
4. "Train In Vain"
5. "This Is Radio Clash"
6. "Guns Of Brixton"
7. "The Callup"
8. "Bankrobber"
9. "Charlie Don't Surf"
10. "Magnificent Seven"
11. "Somebody Got Murdered"
12. "Police & Thieves"
13. "Clampdown"
14. "One More Time"
15. "Brand New Cadillac"
16. "The Street Parade"
17. "Janie Jones"
18. "Washington Bullets"

[edit] External links

• Bonds International Casino - 29 May 1981 - Opening night of 17.
• The Clash - Bond Residency 1981 - 25th Anniversary Project (May 2006)