Arms Aloft 2022 – twentieth Anniversary of Joe Strummer’s Final London Gig
On Saturday nineteenth November, a really particular stay occasion takes place at The Maxilla Social Membership, beneath the legendary Westway within the coronary heart of West London Clashland.
Richard Chorley from CFATR and On Resistance Road offers us the data.
On that evening, a high-quality roster of bands and solo artists will take to the stage to have fun the twentieth anniversary of Joe Strummer’s final ever London gig. (Ticket data for ARMS ALOFT 2022 may be discovered on the finish of this piece.)
That final London present was a profit for the then hanging fighters of the Hearth Brigade Union (FBU) and has entered into the folklore of Rock’n’Roll, on condition that Mick Jones joined Joe onstage for a couple of numbers for the primary time in twenty years. Tragically, Joe would move away not too lengthy afterwards, with Firefighters offering a ‘Guard of Honour’ at his funeral. The robust hyperlink between the FBU and Joe stays till today, with the Union being one of many co-promoters of the twentieth anniversary together with comrades from the RMT, who’re main the struggle within the present tumultuous industrial panorama. Earlier this yr, Matt Wrack, chief of the FBU, gave a really highly effective interview for the total size documentary ”On Resistance Road” (Presently beneath modifying course of) during which he described how Joe and The Conflict have been a significant component in politicising him throughout his youth in Manchester.
”The Conflict have been the primary band I ever noticed and again then you definately needed to choose a facet. It was clear to me and my mates that we have been going to face with Anti-Fascism and Anti-Racism and we attended numerous ‘Rock In opposition to Racism’ Punk and Reggae gigs. All that helped form and reinforce the political opinions you have been creating in that interval.”
MATT WRACK FBU Chief 2022
The truth that Matt leads a significant Commerce Union right now is in fact an embodiment of the large affect The Conflict and Joe had on a era. On the final fifteenth anniversary occasion, Mick Jones joined Rotten Hill Gang onstage and the 2022 present incorporates a terrific line up. On the bands facet, Rotten Hill Gang can be joined by Conflict tribute band Take
The fifth and Brigade Junk. Joe’s long run pal and inventive collaborator Tymon Dogg leads the solo artist line up, together with Ed Borrie (S*M*A*S*H), Comrade X, The Lone Groover, Axilya and Joe (48 Thrills) Williams. DJ for the evening is Ray Gange, star of The Conflict film ‘Impolite Boy’ film.
For individuals who have by no means been there, The Maxilla Social Membership is an outstanding group oriented venue, standing proper beneath the Westway. It was initially opened as a spot for the employees constructing the flyover to loosen up in and is on the forefront of group energies within the Notting Hill/Portobello space. It additionally stands only a quick approach from Grenfell Tower, the charred stays of which, stand as testomony to one of many nice social justice campaigns of our occasions. The membership is surrounded by murals and tributes to all those that died through the hearth and to the continuing marketing campaign for political accountability for his or her deaths.
As such the organisers shall be making a donation to the ‘Justice4Grenfell’ marketing campaign by way of ticket gross sales for this occasion. The occasion subsequently offers Conflict and Strummer followers a perfect alternative to have fun Joe’s life and socio-political artistic legacy, while contributing to the J4G marketing campaign for justice.
Arms Aloft organiser Mark Bedford stated:
“I used to be a serving firefighter in 2002, so when my hero, Joe Strummer got here and supported our union’s wrestle for honest pay on the FBU profit at Acton City Corridor I couldn’t have been prouder. Sadly, it was to be the final of Joe’s many nice gestures of solidarity. Arms Aloft in Acton City was set as much as make some extent of remembering how Joe Strummer walked it like he talked it by placing on commemorative occasions each 5 years. The upcoming twentieth anniversary occasion seems set to be particularly emotional!”
Tickets are promoting effectively with folks flying in from Canada, the USA, Eire and plenty of European nations, along with these coming from throughout mainland Britain. Individuals are suggested to snap the remaining ones up shortly. They are often obtained by way of the hyperlink beneath and there are concessions for these in receipt of advantages.
Arms Aloft TICKETS LINK
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All phrases Richard Chorley Strummer pic courtesy of Steve Rapport.
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