Live at Shea Stadium

For the Billy Joel concert recording, see Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert.

Live at Shea Stadium
Live album by The Clash
Released	6 October 2008
Recorded	13 October 1982 at Shea Stadium in New York City
Genre	Punk rock, hard rock[1]
Length	49:05
Label	Epic
Producer	The Clash
The Clash compilations and lives chronology
The Singles (2007) Live at Shea Stadium (2008) Sound System (2013)

Live at Shea Stadium is a live album by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was recorded at Shea Stadium in New York City on 13 October 1982, the band's second night opening for The Who; the concert was produced by Kosmo Vinyl. The album features Terry Chimes on drums instead of Topper Headon, who was fired for heroin abuse earlier in the year. The original recordings were unearthed by Clash frontman Joe Strummer while packing for a move.^[2] The album was released in the United Kingdom on 6 October 2008^[3] and in the United States the following day.^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Alternative Press	[7]
Blender	[1]
musicOMH	[8]
Pitchfork	7.7/10[9]
PopMatters	8/10[10]
Q	[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]
Spin	8/10[13]
Uncut	[14]

Reception for Live at Shea Stadium was very positive. Review aggregator Metacritic, which collates reviews from various publications, indicates a score of 81 (indicating "Universal acclaim").^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kosmo Vinyl Introduction" (Concert introduction)	1:10
2.	"London Calling"	3:29
3.	"Police on My Back" (written by Eddy Grant; originally performed by The Equals)	3:28
4.	"The Guns of Brixton" (written by Paul Simonon)	4:06
5.	"Tommy Gun"	3:19
6.	"The Magnificent Seven" (written by The Clash)	2:33
7.	"Armagideon Time" (written by Willi Williams and Jackie Mittoo; originally performed by Willi Williams)	2:55
8.	"The Magnificent Seven (Return)" (written by The Clash)	2:23
9.	"Rock the Casbah" (written by The Clash)	3:21
10.	"Train in Vain"	3:45
11.	"Career Opportunities"	2:05
12.	"Spanish Bombs"	3:18
13.	"Clampdown"	4:26
14.	"English Civil War" (Traditional; arranged by Strummer and Jones)	2:39
15.	"Should I Stay or Should I Go" (written by The Clash)	2:44
16.	"I Fought the Law" (written by Sonny Curtis)	3:22
Total length:		49:05

Film footage

The performances of "Career Opportunities" and "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" are widely available. On 11 December 2020, during a Q&A celebrating the debut of his music video for "The Magnificent Seven", Don Letts confirmed that only "Career Opportunities" and "Should I Stay or Should I Go" were filmed. The Who's headline performance was released on DVD in 2015.

Personnel

• Joe Strummer - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass on "The Guns of Brixton"
• Mick Jones - lead guitar, vocals
• Paul Simonon - bass, backing vocals, lead vocals and rhythm guitar on "The Guns of Brixton"
• Terry Chimes - drums

Production

• Glyn Johns - original recording
• David Bates; Mark Frith - restoration, mixing
• Tim Young - master recording
• Bob Gruen; Joe Stevens - photography

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15]	75
French Albums (SNEP)[16]	57
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17]	26
UK Albums (OCC)[18]	31
US Billboard 200[19]	93

References

1. Christgau, Robert (November 2008). "The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium". Blender. Retrieved 27 December 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
2. "The Clash London Calling - Vinyl Replica Edition | The Clash Site". Theclashonline.com. 14 December 2009. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
3. "The Clash - Live At Shea Stadium MusicOMH 6 October, 2008". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
4. "Hot Stuff Newsday 5 October, 2008". Newsday.com. 26 June 2009. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
5. "Live at Shea Stadium [Live] Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
6. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Live at Shea Stadium at AllMusic
7. "The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium". Alternative Press: 170. November 2008.
8. Dowden, Neil (6 October 2008). "The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium – Album Reviews". musicOMH.
9. Berman, Stuart (17 October 2008). "The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium – Album Reviews". Pitchfork.
10. Keefe, Michael (9 October 2008). "The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium". PopMatters.
11. "Album Reviews: Live at Shea Stadium". Q: 126. October 2008.
12. Hoard, Christian (16 October 2008). "Album Reviews: Live at Shea Stadium". Rolling Stone.
13. Eddy, Chuck (12 October 2008). "The Clash, 'Live at Shea Stadium' Review". Spin: 89.
14. Moody, Paul (October 2008). "Album Review: The Clash - Live at Shea Stadium". Uncut. London: 34.
15. "Ultratop.be – The Clash – Live at Shea Stadium" (in French). Hung Medien.
16. "Lescharts.com – The Clash – Live at Shea Stadium". Hung Medien.
17. "Swedishcharts.com – The Clash – Live at Shea Stadium". Hung Medien.
18. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
19. "The Clash Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

External links

• Live at Shea Stadium - The Sunday Times review
• Live at Shea Stadium - Rolling Stone review
• Another memento from Shea Stadium: recording of 1982 Clash concert by The Canadian Press^{[dead link]}