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On this day, 4 November 1977, punk legends The Clash played Cardiff University on their Get Out Of Control Tour. Support was provided by Richard He’ll and the Voidoids.
The Clash were still suffering the full backlash of punks bad reputation, including front page headlines for the riot at the Rainbow back in May on the White Riot Tour.
Several dates on the rebeliously entitled 'Get Out of Control Tour' had to be cancelled or re-arranged. Out of the original 21 dates/venues, 19 were advertised as having 'no seating'.
The tour was due to open at the Ulster Hall, Belfast but the insurance was pulled and the gig was cancelled at the last moment. This led to punks blocking the road outside the venue and a confrontation between the punks and the police, which became known as the "Battle of Bedford Street". Compared to many other riots in 1970's Belfast it was small scale but it was unique in that it was a non-sectarian "riot" of Protestant and Catholic punks.
