Clearly, this wasn’t just Mick Jones’s reformed outfit going through the motions of reliving their more youthful days – this was a retro trip worth embarking upon.
Opening with the theme to the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, as sampled for Medicine Show, this was a swaggering, proficient performance, all the more impressive as it was only the group’s second gig since reuniting. They were tight musically, with the only complaint being that Jones’s vocal was a bit lost in the mix. Never the most graceful vocalist, the former Clash guitarist, dapperly dressed in a suit and shades, was initially submerged under the din of bass, beats, samples and guitar riffs.
