The Jam live in concert Paris 1981.wmv

[@DentdevilsLeicester]

I was at this gig with three or my mates it at the pavillion baltard, we decided to go none of us had much money no tickets for any thing jumped the train down to the coast got the hovercraft across to france train to paris found our way to the place no tickets, wellers old man came out let us go in for the sound check stayed there for the gig as well, we were 17 and 18 year olds you couldnt get away with it today two days no sleep no food hardly no money , happy days

[@Pederhermansen]

Baza Ellis WOW Great story)

[@wanderlustiger]

great story.

[@senski]

Good on ya lad

[@chrisedwards1333]

Mega!!

[@11jwb]

Fantastic

[@davehanson1958]

I was there too 8 coaches went from London, let us in for sound check too, then paul bruce and rick came on each coach at end to thank us for coming signing autographs etc those were the days

[@nickterrett6613]

amazing..did the guys really do that..touch of class..Weller was givin it the full Bradley there..is the full concert available???

[@wanderinggoliard]

I was the the kid that (inadvertently) started all the violence. I was only sixteen, I was sitting on the stairs at the interval when the some quite older French skinhead looking blokes beckoned me over, I thought to talk. Then they started shouting at me in French, then some older English lads started getting in the face of the French men and then French thugs pulled out an iron bar and and a belt made up of spent gun cartridges and they tried to hit us. I slinked away fearing for my life but another bloke got his head bashed in (he later returned much to everyone’s relief). And then when The Jam came on, it all kicked off again. The only person concerned with our safety was Bruce Foxton, he kept yelling for the security. Thank you Bruce for caring about us. All of it was a bit too much. I just wanted to listen to some live music.

[@tightslover62]

The brits were searched the fucking frogs were allowed in with chains and sticks but we kicked there fucking arses Paul and Bruce ripped into the french cuntspaul hung a union jack on his mike stand...the following year not 4 coaches but 20 and the uk boys took Paris do not fuck with the Jam boys

[@philippem4400]

toute ma jeunesse.......ca allait à 200 à l 'heure , on était fous , beaux et indestructibles !!!

[@tightslover62]

the jam truly the best band ever in the world

[@stuartmartin895]

Fantastic, this captures the band in full flight and at their awesome best.

[@1dudeleek]

The Jam kicked all in. Even in my small hometwown in the Netherlands. Very, very genuine.

[@michaelohare6498]

i'm from chicago,love the jam

[@katieparnell7514]

I was 17 and had to get permission from my parents to go. I remember what seemed like riots to me in the streets after the gig. I was on the first coach to 'get away'. Someone threw a bottle through the coach window where I was sat. It was a very cold journey home. Coming from a small town in Hampshire it was quite an eye opener for me. I think I saw The Jam 10 times that year but that was definitely the most memorable.

[@chrisgladstone4270]

Great gig , i remember 9 or 10 coach loads of us from london going over for this Paris gig,organised by Pauls dad, John. Turned out a load of French Oi Skin/Punks were tooled up and spoiling for a ruck,hence Weller tied a British Flag to his mic in anger at the morons. Jam played a great set , and John made sure all the fans boarded back safe too...

[@The170460]

un bordel sans nom ce concert

[@MOURRESDEPORC]

I was there, a 17 years old mod, after this fantastic concert, as in the song "down in the tube station at midnight", we faced skinheads in the subway, it was the life of the Rock n' Roll gang in the 80's...

[@daanje1062]

Excellent! When You're Young is totally underrated. Record store in Austin TX 1980. I asked for recommendation. Women showed me Absolute Beginners EP then available. Next I bought Sound Affects and worked backwards in the catalog. I thought The Jam was awesome, on par or close to The Clash and Elvis Costello. Bruce Springsteen albums of that period terrific too.

[@virgilrytaar9083]

This was the loudest the Jam ever played. I was deaf for 3 days, I truly thought my hearing would never come back. The P.A. was insane. You cant tell on here but if you see photos of the speakers it was incredible. I noticed at the exhibition in Liverpool that there was a note to the crew to only take into venues the amount of gear that was needed and not to go 'over the top'. They usually took no notice

[@beetleything4u]

Jesus - this was it!! I saw The Jam several times and god they where good... Weller really hit his stride here...looks so cool! Thanks.

[@grammer71]

thanks for posting this it reminds me just how fantastic the jam were and why we will never forget them.

[@Chromedtiger]

Fantastic, just fantastic

[@antifolkhero]

Seeing this band reunite would blow my fucking mind.

[@ldhumph70]

Nope. Leave it where it meant something ✊🏻

[@currypot1965]

Hey i was there as well,fantastic,i was only 15/16,told me mum i was going to a m8s for the night,lol we travelled all the way there on the coaches,maybe about 10 coaches went,bout 50 on each?Best concert i ever went,this was the one played in a circus tent,due to the original being firebombed.Great memories,glad someone else out there who went has posted,give us your memories!!!

[@TheGeniegenius]

seeing this band reunite would blow it all

[@Gykolove]

A criminally underrated band, especially in America....They are BRILLIANT!!! 🇬🇧🎸🇬🇧🎸🇬🇧🎸🇬🇧🎸🇬🇧

[@Molotovjack]

Massive in Britain.

[@mattleyland194]

Totally agree how some shit bands became huge in the states but others never made it. Big Country are another great live band that spring to mind and never made it in States.

[@versioncity1]

Interesting to hear Bruces vocal up so high in the mix. Gives a bit of different sound.

[@mikem98109]

neil: thank you for posting this! it's the middle of the night and I just came across this ... had no idea it existed, brilliant! saw 'em twice - new york & boston in '82 - and got backstage both times. meeting and talking to weller - he's just 20 here! - is one of my life's high points. cheers!

[@peterliljeholmen5703]

Such a pity that Paul Weller broke up the the Jam and left for some other stylishless projects. The Weller-Foxton-Buckler team was truly brilliant and to me one of five best UK band trough all times. The aggressive rock-punk-mods crossover style with Weller’s genius lyrics together with the prominent and melodic bass of the master Foxton made the Jam totally unique and so interesting. It is almost the same kind of magic that Waters and Gilmore produced when together in Pink Floyd but in a different genre. What kind of brilliance would have come out of this band if they had made two-three more records!? Hard to think they had reached the end of their capacity when they broke up. Weller’s (and the others) productions after the Jam was really nothing in comparison. And this Paris concert was really a pearl, thanks so much for uploading!!!

[@versioncity1]

It's good to break up at your peak. Takes nerve and insight to do so.

[@jackohullcity]

Insane definitely my favourite band !

[@currypot1965]

Was at the Paris Gig,when they played in a tent

[@currypot1965]

+Kevin Harkens Thank you.

[@jamesmcloughlin1410]

Fookin love this 😍

[@michaelohare6498]

i seen the jam in '82' at the aragon ballroom in chicago(we used to call it the brawlroom)weller does mention it on the back of live album'dig the new breed' yes some of us yanks do love the jam

[@ESutcliffe1]

oh yeah been to the BrawLroom for so many shows in the 80s. PoLice, XTC, Cure, Furs, CLash. Missed the Jam though

[@duffbaker9554]

@@ESutcliffe1 Chicago got all of the cool bands whereas Louisville got the short end of the stick in regards to that.

[@kevincurran7802]

12:43 = The Residents' Simple Song from the One Minute Movies. Interesting break bumper

[@Spectrescup]

Lol

[@philruane5910]

Saw em liverpool that autum just before the end Brilliant

[@versioncity1]

Me too. That was my first ever gig. Down the front at the Royal Court.

[@michaelohare6498]

wow thanks for posting this i'm from chicago seen this band in (82} talked to buckler after the show the the fuckin jam y ears are still ringing

[@malcc7575]

Remember sat in a cafe watching a Citroen 2CV being torched accross the road from us, then the Paris fire brigade turned up and didn't have a clue what they were doing, all seemed a bit like a Keystone Cops film. Had one of the coach windows put through after the gig. Long trip but the band were brilliant as usual,

[@bertrandgeorgeon3992]

I remember that scene too. Im my memory serves me right, it happened when a fistful of french skinheads ran away to escape from angry brits who decided to teach them better manners. They sheltered in the car, tried to start the engine but failed. As a result, they ended up with a bunch of brits shaking the 2 CV like crazy. Didn't watch the end of it, but really, these brits made my day ! French skinheads in Paris were such a pain in the ass at that time...

[@fredericbesnard9640]

I was there and I was 15...

[@boxingjerapah]

Fantastic.

[@DrewDavid]

Great song by Ray Davies, of The Kinks. True Punks.

[@anschutz600]

Saw the gig and travel arrangements advertised in the NME a bit late so we went down to the address that was advertised and it turned out to be John and Ann Weller's house in Woking, they were a bit surprised, but sold us some tickets and I must say very hospitable given a bunch of unknowns turning up on their door step. Trip was great although the gig had a tense atmosphere, Got surrounded by French yobs who thought the A on my American Army coat stood for Anarchy just avoided good kicking

[@CyberPin2001]

Magical.

[@rdgrdg1632]

I went to this April 1982 coach from Victoria loads of violence in paris

[@eddiemorra1239]

concert enregitré pour chorus au theatre de l'empire ,j'y étais, énorme!!

[@zarmatic9]

JEAN - BAPTISTE ISSA C'était au Pavillon Baltard a Nogent-sur-Marne le 14 mars 1981

[@gerardpardon7985]

@@zarmatic9 Tout à fait , j'y étais , jeune et beau . . . enfin surtout jeune ! . . .

[@fdeckard]

thats really nice mate!

[@tightslover62]

thanks paul for tying the union jack to your mike standafter trouble with french skins even if we stood our ground paris paid the next year when 30 coaches of mods went over

[@jameslangan4552]

It's not from the Sound Affects tour; Weller had short hair on that particular tour. Saw them in Brighton and a few other places, Portsmouth included, all fantastic.

[@swfc60]

@happydaystoytown71 this is the only clip ive got ,the only full gig ive got is the bingley hall gig

[@alycats99]

I sweat watching Weller's passion when he sings

[@alycats99]

Ans awesome footage thanks for the share xxxooo

[@fdeckard]

its alright. i love you =)

[@pbuk]

Saw this live and outside was like a war zone with overturned cars and fighting between English and French hooligans.Half of our coach didn't make it back to Victoria coach station.

[@billyscott7026]

I just invented a new guitar chord falling down the stairs it's called Z 7th diminished half flat.

[@GaryStockton]

I don't believe this one is from 1981. It looks to be from Sound Affects tour, 1980, they play a few tracks from Sound Affects and the rest were from All Mod Cons and Setting Sons. I could be wrong though.

[@23knuckledragger]

What's up with the splice of the Residents "Simple Song" at 12:46? Was it part of the same show? THIS is some tv I could get behind!

[@chrisgladstone4270]

Yeah, this gig was prob the most memorable for me too , along with the first jam gig i attended, at the lyceum in london early 78, which was superb,but marred with some probs in the tube station after.Still went to see them whenever they were in london,worse gig for violence though ,was after a gig at the rainbow, when a load of morons started throwing fire safety bottles,buckets ,and anything they could get their hands on into the train carriages and fighting. despite this, saw some great gigs.

[@lyndseykramer]

Anyone got footage of the Carlyon Bay, St.Austell Concert?

[@darrennoyce6516]

I bet Weller was pretty pissed off that Foxtons microphone was louder than his

[@kevinharkens3529]

+Darren Noyce you do a minor service pointing out the petty.

[@johnbarry1965]

+Kevin Harkens Foxton's hair style sucks as well!!!!

[@alycats99]

Well(er) I'm pissed that Foxtons mic is louder

[@royayersrules]

Did Bowie no harm, but then he was ten years earlier and first! And it was orange! Foxton's is just a mullet.

[@tightslover62]

love Bruces supporting vocals but Paul was the lead

[@fdeckard]

82 is my favourite jam year. that gig did you went to?

[@neilwebster9410]

A drop of nitro in time

[@sherbert500]

when they forgot to turn up the lead vocals lol

[@fdeckard]

alright i will keep it in mind! thank you for the invitation! whats the problem with my name?

[@adyshakes]

I was there with Melanie from Saffron Waldron in Essex - Selling T shirts- get in touch Mel THE SHAKES SWANSEA on FB

[@happydaystoytown71]

apols for late reply funny your saying that because i bought a JAM video years ago (bootleg) & im sure thr was footage from paris...snippets & very poor quality! keep the faith

[@currypot1965]

Don't think the whole concert exists,was recorded by a french company,footage i saw was very poor.

[@DedSetProduction]

Apart from the obvious, by that i mean The Jam just being cool as fuck and generally fuckin excellent, it's also a really good quality video. Quite a few bands from that era and that scene were filmed when they played in france and the quality of the production is brilliant, generally it's much better than any live footage that i've ever seen shot in the uk. There's video on utube of the Ruts live in paris & it's fucking amazing, admitedly, the gig in question was shot for french TV but we didn

[@unclemort1960]

i friend of mine also went and told me about the trouble, he got separated from his girlfriend which must of been a bit daunting

[@swfc60]

@GameIntelProductions sorry but i dont do boots

[@michaelohare6498]

fuckin great thanks

[@flow8985]

Does anyone know where this concert was in Paris BATACLAN ?? OLYMPIA?

[@abigailsimpson-jones6569]

It was in Pavillon Baltard, in Nogent sur Marne...

[@happydaystoytown71]

superb post swfc60....have you the whole concert???? or am just holding onto a JAM dream? keep the faith

[@The170460]

I was here too. A lot of trouble with the english audience. i've seen jam three time on stage in Paris and this show wasn't the best.

[@scoots216]

inajam.co.uk need a brucey bass man !

[@bungalow563]

Whoever decided to let Bruce sing David Watts?

[@versioncity1]

He always did.

[@bungalow563]

@@versioncity1 I know I meant when they first covered it

[@TheGeniegenius]

this was england

[@swfc60]

stoke bloke no it wasn't

[@peterigan1897]

le Paris mods

[@Frankotanko]

Hahahaha 12:46, wit the fuck

[@treatmentbound]

All that rugby puts hairs on your chest!

[@fdeckard]

sounded like a drug thing ahha

[@GVike]

12:43 What... the... fu&%?...

[@Nigelxman]

Silly French fans. They never really seem to get it.