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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Caroline Coon, The Clash. On the road, Topper Headon (drums), Joe Strummer (lead singer/guitar) and Paul Simonon (bass) at Heathrow airport on the way to The Second European Punk Rock Festival, South of France. August, 1977

Caroline Coon

The Clash. On the road, Topper Headon (drums), Joe Strummer (lead singer/guitar) and Paul Simonon (bass) at Heathrow airport on the way to The Second European Punk Rock Festival, South of France. August, 1977
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11 3/4 x 16 1/2 ins
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Caroline Coon, The Clash. On the road, Topper Headon (drums), Joe Strummer (lead singer/guitar) and Paul Simonon (bass) at Heathrow airport on the way to The Second European Punk Rock Festival, South of France. August, 1977
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The Clash. On the road, Topper Headon (drums), Joe Strummer (lead singer/guitar) and Paul Simonon (bass) at Heathrow airport on the way to The Second European Punk Rock Festival, South...
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The Clash. On the road, Topper Headon (drums), Joe Strummer (lead singer/guitar) and Paul Simonon (bass) at Heathrow airport on the way to The Second European Punk Rock Festival, South of France. August 1977.


Invariably flights to gigs abroad are during the day. Often a band has performed the night before… which means musicians can get to airports dog-tired. It was typical to see The Clash at airports flat out exhausted, even catching up on sleep.

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