The Jam Whitley Bay Ice Rink September 1982
By the end of 1982 it was all over and The Jam were no more. The last time I saw them play was at the cavernous (and cold) Ice Rink in Whitley Bay. This was the first gig to be held at the Ice Rink which was used as a venue for large gigs before Newcastle Arena was built. The Jam played two nights in the massive venue and once again showed what a great band they were. 
I saw the Style Council a few times, and couldn’t really get away with them, and saw Paul Weller in concert a few years ago, and he was just great. But nothing compares to The Jam in the late 70s and early 80s. Role on the reunion (never say never 🙂 ). The setlist from The Jam’s final gig which was at Brighton (where else for a true mod band?) Centre in December 1982: Start!; It’s Too Bad; Beat Surrender; Away From the Numbers; Ghosts; In the Crowd; Boy About Town; Get Yourself Together; All Mod Cons; To Be Someone (Didn’t We Have a Nice Time); Smithers-Jones; Tales From the Riverbank; Precious; Move On Up; Circus; Down in the Tube Station at Midnight. Encore: David Watts; Mr Clean; Going Underground; In the City; Town Called Malice. Encore 2: The Butterfly Collector; Pretty Green; The Gift
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