Live at Shea Stadium

2008 live album by The Clash

Live at Shea Stadium is a live album by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was recorded at Shea Stadium in New York City on 13 October 1982, the band's second night opening for The Who; the concert was produced by Kosmo Vinyl. The album features Terry Chimes on drums instead of Topper Headon, who was fired for heroin abuse earlier in the year. The original recordings were unearthed by Clash frontman Joe Strummer while packing for a move.^[2] The album was released in the United Kingdom on 6 October 2008^[3] and in the United States the following day.^[4]

Reception

Reception for Live at Shea Stadium was very positive. Review aggregator Metacritic, which collates reviews from various publications, indicates a score of 81 (indicating "Universal acclaim").^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, except where noted

Film footage

The performances of "Career Opportunities" and "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" are widely available. On 11 December 2020, during a Q&A celebrating the debut of his music video for "The Magnificent Seven", Don Letts confirmed that only "Career Opportunities" and "Should I Stay or Should I Go" were filmed. The Who's headline performance was released on DVD in 2015.

Personnel

• Joe Strummer - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass on "The Guns of Brixton"
• Mick Jones - lead guitar, vocals
• Paul Simonon - bass, backing vocals, lead vocals and rhythm guitar on "The Guns of Brixton"
• Terry Chimes - drums

Production

• Glyn Johns - original recording
• David Bates; Mark Frith - restoration, mixing
• Tim Young - master recording
• Bob Gruen; Joe Stevens - photography

Charts

References

1. Christgau, Robert (November 2008). "The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium". Blender. Retrieved 27 December 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
2. "The Clash London Calling - Vinyl Replica Edition | The Clash Site". Theclashonline.com. 14 December 2009. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
3. "The Clash - Live At Shea Stadium MusicOMH 6 October, 2008". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
4. "Hot Stuff Newsday 5 October, 2008". Newsday.com. 26 June 2009. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
5. "Live at Shea Stadium [Live] Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
6. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Live at Shea Stadium at AllMusic
7. "The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium". Alternative Press: 170. November 2008.
8. Dowden, Neil (6 October 2008). "The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium – Album Reviews". musicOMH.
9. Berman, Stuart (17 October 2008). "The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium – Album Reviews". Pitchfork.
10. Keefe, Michael (9 October 2008). "The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium". PopMatters.
11. "Album Reviews: Live at Shea Stadium". Q: 126. October 2008.
12. Hoard, Christian (16 October 2008). "Album Reviews: Live at Shea Stadium". Rolling Stone.
13. Eddy, Chuck (12 October 2008). "The Clash, 'Live at Shea Stadium' Review". Spin: 89.
14. Moody, Paul (October 2008). "Album Review: The Clash - Live at Shea Stadium". Uncut. London: 34.
15. "Ultratop.be – The Clash – Live at Shea Stadium" (in French). Hung Medien.
16. "Lescharts.com – The Clash – Live at Shea Stadium". Hung Medien.
17. "Swedishcharts.com – The Clash – Live at Shea Stadium". Hung Medien.
18. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
19. "The Clash Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

External links

• Live at Shea Stadium - The Sunday Times review
• Live at Shea Stadium - Rolling Stone review
• Another memento from Shea Stadium: recording of 1982 Clash concert by The Canadian Press^{[dead link]}