WERE you there in 1978 when The Clash performed live in Dunfermline?
It was a performance that culminated in the encore as the stage was invaded by fans during the band’s single White Riot.
Drummer Nicky Headon walked off and the incident made national headlines with a clip featured in the film/rockumentary Rude Boy.
The July 6 date was part of their On Parole tour with tickets costing just £2 with support from Suicide and The Coventry Automatics.
The iconic night in Dunfermline was the second time The Clash had played the Kinema after initially crossing the border a year earlier.
On October 24 in 1977, they made the trip to Fife on their Get Out Of Control tour.
Support came from Richard Hell & The Voidoids, The Lous, and hometown Skids.
A rare photo from the 1978 gig is now featured in new book ‘16 YEARS Gigs In Scotland: 1974-1990’.
It features 2,000 images spanning 32 locations across Scotland, presenting rare and previously unpublished photographs of the country’s music history and lost venues.
Chris Brickley, who comes from Glasgow and is now resident in Edinburgh, sourced the material over a period of two years.
More than 150 private collectors, from Scotland, the UK and overseas, have contributed to make the book a reality and it was published this week.
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