Next month musicians and trade union members will gather in Joe's spiritual stomping ground of Notting Hill to remember him on Friday 16th November 2012.
The line-up includes Hard-Fi who will play a special, one-off, stripped down set, and the night will be headlined by The Men They Couldn't Hang. Also lining up to salute Joe will be long-time Strummer collaborator and sometime Mescalero, Tymon Dogg, New Town Neurotics frontman, Steve Drewett and Clash tribute band, Take the 5th.
There will also be a DJ set by former Clash and Mescaleros DJ, Barry 'Scratchy' Miles. Other very special guests are expected to be present with further announcements in due course.
On November 15th 2002, Strummer (with his band the Mescaleros) played his last London show, supporting striking fire fighters at Acton Town Hall. As Acton Town Hall is now sitting empty and derelict and no longer available to hire, the Tabernacle in Notting Hill, with its connections to Joe and the community where he cuts his political and musical teeth, is a suitable alternative venue to commemorate that Acton show.
The event will begin with '4 Songs From Acton', a unique filmic art-instalation that brilliantly captures the highlights of the Acton Town FBU from a decade ago where Joe is joined on stage by Mick Jones for the first time in almost two decades.
The event will also promote and support the Strummerville Foundation for New Music and Jail Guitar Doors, the initiative set up by Billy Bragg that provides musical equipment for the use of inmates serving time in prison.
Matt Wrack, the FBU's general secretary, said, "Firefighters are immensely proud of our links with Joe Strummer and what he stood for politically and as a musician. We're delighted to have helped support the 10th anniversary memorial."
Tickets are priced at £20. To buy them click here, or visit the Rough Trade shop.
FUTURE GIGS
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Sat 27 Apr 2024
The Men They Couldn't Hang
Shepherds Bush
O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
[W12 8TT] £23.50
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Thu 2 May 2024
The Men They Couldn't Hang
Oxford
O2 Academy (1, 2, and 3)
[OX4 1UE] £22.00
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Fri 3 May 2024
The Men They Couldn't Hang
Portsmouth
The Wedgewood Rooms
[PO4 0JW] £22.00
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Sat 4 May 2024
The Men They Couldn't Hang
Brighton
Patterns (ex Audio)
[BN2 1TL] £20.00
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Fri 10 May 2024
The Men They Couldn't Hang
Holmfirth
The Picturedrome
[HD9 7DA] £20.00
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Sat 11 May 2024
The Men They Couldn't Hang
Manchester
Gorilla
[M1 5WW] £20.00
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Fri 17 May 2024
The Men They Couldn't Hang
Bedford
Esquires
[MK40 2QG] £20.00
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Sat 18 May 2024
The Men They Couldn't Hang
Buckley
The Tivoli
[CH7 2EF] £22.00
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Fri 13 Sep 2024
The Men They Couldn't Hang
Exeter
Exeter Phoenix
[EX4 3LS] £22.00
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Sat 14 Sep 2024
The Men They Couldn't Hang
Bristol
Thekla
[BS1 4RB] £22.00
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Thu 19 Sep 2024
The Men They Couldn't Hang
Hull
Welly Club
[HU3 1TS] £22.00
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Sat 21 Sep 2024
The Men They Couldn't Hang
Edinburgh
La Belle Angele
[EH1 1JD] £22.00
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Fri 4 Oct 2024
The Men They Couldn't Hang
Milton Keynes
The Crauford Arms
[MK12 5LT] £22.00
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Sat 5 Oct 2024
The Men They Couldn't Hang
Cambridge
The Junction
[CB1 7GX] £23.50
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Fri 13 Dec 2024
The Men They Couldn't Hang
Kendal
Brewery Arts Centre
[LA9 4HE] £22.00
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