Gig Reviews

  1. November 22, 2002 - This another cool review of the final gig of the "Bringing It All Back Home" tour held at Liverpool University by reviewer Simms!

  2. November 22, 2002 - This a collection of Strummer News Message Board posts from the final gig of the "Bringing It All Back Home" tour held at Liverpool University by reviewer Tosh!

  3. November 20, 2002 - This a very cool review of the Hastings gig held at Hastings Pier by reviewer Pete!

  4. November 19, 2002 - A very cool review of the Portsmouth gig held at Wedgewood Rooms where a new song called "Dakar Meantime" was played by reviewer Steve Kirk!

  5. November 17, 2002 - A top review from a local Bridgwater newspaper by writer Rory Stamp. Thanks to Tony Griffiths for contributing this review to Strummer News!

  6. November 17, 2002 - This is another excellent review of the Bridgwater gig held at The Palace by reviewer Mark Elvins!

  7. November 17, 2002 - This is an excellent review of the Bridgwater gig held at The Palace by reviewer Out West!

  8. November 16, 2002 - This is a collection of excellent reviews from the Newport gig held at TJ's by reviewers Rich and Jamesy!

  9. November 15, 2002 - This is another excellent of review from the Acton benefit show by reviewer Fenton!

  10. November 15, 2002 - This is a collection of excellent reviews from the Acton benefit show where Mick Jones made a surprise encore appearance! These reviews are by Sean and Steve from the Strummer News Message Board.

  11. November 13, 2002 - This is a collection of great reviews from the Blackpool show taken from three participants on the Strummer News Message Board. Reviewers are Wakey, Gadgezone, and Lisa Marie!

  12. November 12, 2002 - This is a very cool review of the Newcastle gig by Strummer fan Svenn!

  13. November 11, 2002 - This is an excellent review of the Edinburgh gig which was the first night of the "Bringing It All Back Home" tour. The reviewer gives the show 5 stars.

  14. October 6, 2002 - A good review of the Asigiri Jam Festival in The Japan Times. It includes a favorable review of Joe and the Mescaleros' performance and gives a good feel for how the festival was in general. The review is by Simon Bartz.

  15. July 12, 2002 - A good review of the MOVE Festival by Alex McCann. A quote from the review reads "Joe Strummer can sleep easy that he's still producing music more relevant than 90% of the kids today." Thanks to Anna for finding this one.

  16. July 12, 2002 - NME.com's review of the Manchester MOVE Festival. Has some cool quotes from Joe on the other bands performances.

  17. July 12, 2002 - An ok review of the Manchester MOVE Festival from Manchester Online by a reviewer who obviously doesn't appreciate the reggae and roots that the Mescaleros bring time and again to the British rock scene, but hey, we won't hold it against him...

  18. July 11, 2002 - A review of the different musicians who made up the Manchester MOVE festival. Scroll down to see a pic of Joe signing for fans.

  19. July 11, 2002 - A very good review of the Shepherd's Bush Empire show which appeared in the Sunday Mail's July 14th 2002 edition. The live show gets a 4 out of posible 5 stars. Thanks to Jonny the Glove for this contribution!!!

  20. July 7, 2002 - Review of the final Hootenanny Festival appearance by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros performed at Embarcadero Park in San Diego, CA. Review by The Web Princess.

  21. July 6, 2002 - Review of all acts of the Hootenanny Festival played in Irvine, CA at Hidden Valley. Review for Deadontheweb.com by Snack Baggs with a couple of pics from Joe's set.

  22. July 6, 2002 - Review of all acts of the Hootenanny Festival played in Irvine, CA at Hidden Valley. Review for Myoc.com by Ben Wener with a pic of Joe.

  23. July 6, 2002 - Review of all acts of the Hootenanny Festival played in Irvine, CA at Hidden Valley. Review for TheSceneLA.com with a cool pic of Joe.

  24. July 6, 2002 - Review of all acts of the Hootenanny Festival played in Irvine, CA at Hidden Valley. Review by Kari Rogers of Anti-music.com

  25. July 6, 2002 - Review of the July 6th show by fan Mitch Aase. It also includes some cool pics that he took! This is being hosted by the Joe Strummer Database.

  26. July 6, 2002 - Review of the Hootenanny Festival gig played in Irvine, CA at Hidden Valley. Review by The Web Princess.

  27. July 5, 2002 - Review of the first of three Hootenanny Festival gigs played by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros in Mountain View, California at the Shoreline Ampitheater. Review by The Web Princess.

  28. July 4, 2002 - Review of the July 4th show at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, Nevada, this first of the Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros mini West coast tour of the US. Review by The Web Princess.

  29. April 6, 2002 - Reviews of the April 6th Brooklyn show at St. Ann's Warehouse by fans of Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros. Includes photos taken that evening and a copy of the laminted pass for the shows.

  30. April 5, 2002 - Reviews of the April 5th Brooklyn show at St. Ann's Warehouse by fans of Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros. Includes photos taken that evening from Punkcast.com and a ticket stub.

  31. April 4, 2002 - Reviews of the April 4th Brooklyn show at St. Ann's Warehouse by fans of Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros. Includes a copy of a flyer of the event from St. Ann's and a ticket stub.

  32. April 2, 2002 - Reviews of the April 2nd Brooklyn show at St. Ann's Warehouse by fans of Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros. Includes a copy of an original set list from that evening and a ticket stub.

  33. April 1, 2002 - Reviews of the April 1st Brooklyn show at St. Ann's Warehouse by fans of Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros. Includes photos taken that evening.

  34. November 29, 2001 Mic.gr - Show review in Greek. I'm not sure which show this is a review of but it has some interesting photos.

  35. November 23, 2001 The Irish Times - A good review of the Dublin show from one of Ireland's leading newspapers. Contributed to Strummer News by Ronan O Ceallachain.

  36. November 22, 2001 Guardian.co.uk - Review of the Manchester Academy show by Dave Simpson of The Guardian who gives the performance 3 out of a possible 5 stars.

  37. November 12, 2001 BBC.co.uk "Joe Strummer Greets Gran Canaria" - Review of Strummer's appearance at the WOMAD festival. Joe reportedly warmed up the crowd by speaking in Spanish.

  38. November 2001 3ammagazine.com "Message From the Underworld: Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros. On Not Being The Clash. - A review from a guy who didn't really like Joe's show at the Troubadour.

  39. October 24, 2001 Hollywoodreporter.com "Joe Strummer" - A show review from fan John Lappen of the first show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, California.

  40. October 18, 2001 Phillyburbs.com "Is Joe Still Clashing?" - A great review by Pennsbury High School student Sarah Wilson of the Philadelphia show.

  41. October 16, 2001 Toronto Sun "Toronto's Clash with Strummer" - Review of the Joe Strummer and Mescaleros show October 14th at the Guverment in Toronto.

  42. October 10, 2001 Nyrock.com "Not Your Average Joe" - Review of the October show at Irving Plaza in New York City. Recommended review.

  43. July 26, 2001 Chartattack.com "Strummer on the Go-Go in Toronto" - An interesting review from the Toronto in-store where Joe had a few choice words regarding Pablo's departure. The review also talks about Joe's effort to sign autographs for all of the people there.

  44. July 17, 2001 Dotmusic.com "Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros - HMV Oxford Street, London" - Review of the Oxford HMV in-store in London.

  45. October 30, 2000 Rockol.it "Joe Strummer, concerto per pochi (illustri) intimi a Londra" - Review in Italian of a Joe Strummer and the mescaleros gig at the 100 Club in London.

  46. August 17, 2000 Leicestermusicscene.co.uk "Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros the Charlotte 17 August 2000" - Review of a Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros show at Leicester in the UK.

  47. November 22, 1999 Columbia Chronicle "Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros" - Review of the show at Chicago's Metro in Illinois by a college newspaper.

  48. November 20, 1999 Musicinsight.com "Concert Review - Joe Strummer" - Review of the show at the Warehouse in Toronto Canada.

  49. July '99 Bidean.demon.co.uk "Fun in the Sun...T in the Park" - A review of the Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros performance at T in the Park including reviews of other acts.

  50. June 30, 1999 Rokpix.com "Joe Strummer at irving Plaza" - A fan's review of the Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros show in New York City at Irving Plaza.

  51. June 26, 1999 Dotmusic.com "Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros - Pyramid Stage, Glastonbury - Review of the show at Glastonbury in June 1999.

  52. June 26, 1999 Blasdale.com "Glastonbury 1999 Joe Strummer" - A short review with some pictures from a fan.

    Do you have a gig review that isn't listed here? Did you write a review yourself of a show you went to? Please send them to me so that I can add them to the list! E-mail me at thewebprincess@strummernews.com