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To give some supporting details: Around this time Mick Jones was using the dual setup of a 100 W mesa boogie mark i AND a 100 W mark ii, each into a marshall 4x12. That's literally an insane amount of power that can handle a stadium - and they were in clubs. After a few decades people eventually realized this was sort of overdoing the wattage a little bit.

now this is punk

I figure if there was a punk band Bo would be down with it’d be the Cramps.

Was at the DC show at the Ontario Theater on this tour...(Same venue as the Worldwide Premiere of Rock and Roll High School but another posting I guess) Bo was great... had his own punk attitude. Clash…clashed loudly…very…we left midway thru. Saw them a few years later at the Smith Center and they were great.

Bo Didley is getting the amps mixed up with the P.A system. I was actually there that day with my Dad The Clash were audio tuned so loud that it was almost impossible to distinguish one song from the other. I remember my Dad turning to me and saying "Son, that just sounds like a wall of death". Unlike my Dad and Bo, I thought it was funny! I really enjoyed that concert. I heard so many people that day comment that the Amps and sound was crap. But guess what, they got it all mixed up too. It's not the Amps folks. It's the P.A system. Bo is absolutely correct on the volume issue. But who cares? As long as you enjoy yourself. It was one of my favourite concerts of all time.

This is some historical revisionism from Mr Diddley. Look at the Penny Smith and Bob Gruen Clash photo books. Mr Diddley had a great time touring with them. The Clash paid Mr Diddley up front in cash before every show. If Mr Diddley had had a problem with the volume, The Clash would have sorted it out for him. They were entirely accommodating. After touring with Mr Diddley, The Clash toured with Lee Dorsey, & Mikey Dread as opening acts. Mr Dorsey & Mr Dread never complained about the PA, & they had a great time as well.

I saw Bo with the Clash, Bo knows your Mama ha ha ha! Hey !Leroy! Bo Knows Your Mama, do you understand? Haw Haw Haw!

Saw The Clash, The Cramps, and Bo Diddely at the NYC Paladium in Feb 1979. I have also seen space shuttles take off. The Clash were louder. Great concert, unforgettable...but my ears were ringing for days afterward.

Very well done. Beautiful pictures.

I saw that tour in 1979 at the Santa Monica Civic in Santa Monica, California. I was 23. Bo Diddley was fantastic playing his music on stage. And The Clash were also fantastic. But I do understand what Bo Diddley is saying about having all those amps on stage. Just way overdone to have that many for an indoor concert. The acoustics at the Santa Monica Civic were pretty bad. A couple of years later I saw The Psychedelic Furs there and it was so very loud that I had to go to the lobby so I could hear them better, but couldn't see them on stage.

He's absolutely right. If it's not a stadium you don't need to shake the whole building. It ruins the experience. Finding perfect levels for your surrounding is key.

The Clash should have been opening for Bo Diddley. Not the other way around. This is literally one of the guys that built Rock music

Welcome to punk rock old dude.

He wouldn't have liked playing with motorhead they'll make your ears bleed

The phrase "two worlds collide" seems appropriate here...Maybe both parties weren't certain about expectations. If memory serves, that was the only tour they did together. I believe they decided to have the English Beat later on, and the U.S. shows (West Texas and California) with Joe Ely were reportedly much more positive for all...

Es su opinion, son otras generaciones, creo que tiene razon, amo a este señor y a The Clash, está perfecto que opine de lo que el sabe y quién le va a decir que está equivocado???

I passed out flyers for Bo Diddley shows. Have been a fan of The Clash, since around '81. I didn't know they played together. 🎸

Posting a video with a guy saying the Clash was too loud? The Clash is the best band in the world

I saw Bo Diddley live at Rock City, Nottingham, UK some time around 1990 (give or take a couple of years?) and he was a great entertainer.

0:46 Clash started out with one amp, the axe, no money, and a studio in Canden Town.

I'd trade 10 clash shows for 1 Bo Diddley. I have never seen or heard of him ever not putting on a hell of a show (+ the Clash are essentially reds anyways). '79 would have been London Calling - so seems odd they had such an arsenal. It was the era of the 135w Twin Reverb and 6 x 10" speakers in a single combo amp. Into the +1980 hair band era a lot of the "walls of Marshall stacks" were half made of empty cabs

Bo Diddley almost saying shit was the best thing ever haha he caught himself tho! no swearing from Diddley no sir!

I wonder what promoter put that lineup together. OMG! Bo should have just got his money and left.

the real thing...

Never knew about him. I better take a seconth look at my CD From Here To Eternity.

Wow, surprised he was not open minded about other musicians work.

Although I wasn't around back then, from all the videos and photographs I've seen the Clash didn't do the stuff he's describing. It seems like they only used one or two small amps each, except for Paul's big old 8x10 bass amp. Interesting interview from Bo Diddley either way.

"THAT DID NOT MAKE SENSE"

Saw two CLASH shows in person and both were amped so loud you couldn't hear anything with clarity. Still love Diddley and the legacy of the Clash

He's talking about the volume of the shows y'all and I totally agree with him as I saw him open for them in SF and he was great and could be heard so clearly and he was a great opening act for them! Then the "wall of noise" happened!! It was so fucking loud you couldn't discern one song from another and actually I thought that it was one of the worst shows that I've ever seen (and still do!) it was truly sad because as Bo said "they didn't need to be that loud" and even tho' I enjoyed it for their energy but the music sucked and I love the Clash!!! My ears were shot for days after that...

He sounds like my Dad "Turn that stuff DOWN!"

Bo Diddley WAS an originator but I was not impressed by his personality. I saw him once at the Vogue in Indianapolis. He came out drunk with a bandaged finger. Talked for 10 minutes about how it happened. Played for about 20 minutes and walked offstage for good. Literally the worst concert I ever saw.

LOL!!!

Folks might find this interesting, as Bo is interviewed at the time he was supporting The Clash. He seems happy to me and the crowd is digging it. ua-cam.com/video/wdThHDMA_9o/v-deo.html

bo diddley was real rock n roll. the clash were crap , the death of a culture.

Louder than Bo's

The future is now, old man.

OPEN? Shit, the clash should have opened for HIM

Maybe Bo IS onto something, here. Many years ago, Pete Townsend had hearing damage, tinnitus, & was told by his doctor that if he wanted to maintain any hearing AT ALL , he`d have to cut out the loud volume. I can understand how loud volume is actually part of The Clash's anitestablishment, abrasive approach - to Society! We're all at least a little different. But really loud volume HAS been shown to cause an effect on the ability to hear. Including nuances, which is important to musicians. Subtlety.

Haters gonna hate.

Fuck him then

Bo is talking out of his arse here, but that's OK, he's allowed...

Bo Diddley could be forgiven for this. He was treated harshly by Clash fans who had no idea who he was when he opened for them...

I saw the Clash 5 times and I don't recall more than a amp or two for each member..but it's irrelevant because in a large room or hall almost all the volume is going to come through the PA. The band hears themselves and each other in the monitor mix...when you see a wall of amps on stage most are just stage props

This sucks, the clash treated bo with respect and looked up to him!

i think bo coulda done a great london calling