The Clash - (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 1978) | Rude Boy Footage

The Clash - ‘(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais’ 📍 Live at Glasgow Apollo, 4 July 1978 🎥 From Rude Boy (1980) | 🎧 Studio audio from Wessex, 1978 Filmed during the band’s 'Out On Parole' tour, this footage captures ‪@theclash‬ at the Glasgow Apollo. The video appeared in Rude Boy, the semi-fictional 1980 film built around the band’s tours and political climate of the time. ‘(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais’ had just been released. Musically, it marked a shift - slowing the tempo, pulling in reggae rhythms, and breaking from punk’s straight-ahead drive. Lyrically, Joe Strummer was at his best. Lines like “turning rebellion into money” and the dig at the Four Tops’ showbiz polish cut through with precision, calling out the commodification of black music, the creeping far-right, and the disillusionment within punk itself. It’s still one of the sharpest pieces in their catalogue. The audio here isn’t live - it’s a studio version recorded at Wessex Studios in 1978 and synced to the footage for the film.