GIG REVIEW

Date	: Feb/March 1980
Location	: U.C.L.A (Royce Hall), Los Angeles, California, USA
Reviewer	: Gary Page

I was a HUGE Jam fan after "All Mod Cons" appeared and had bought the import version of "Setting Sons" as soon as it came out because it wasn't going to be released for a while in the U.S. I thought the album was fantastic and eagerly awaited the tour that was going to support the L.P.

Well, when I heard about the show I immediately got a ticket, waited with anticipation for the night of the concert, and then got myself to the theater. And that night I was totally blown away by the entire experience.

I can't remember if there was an opening band for the Jam (for some reason I don't think there was), but I remember the show Paul and the guys put on QUITE vividly. I had been to other concerts by rock favs of mine such as The Who, the Kinks, the Clash, XTC, the Dead Boys, etc., but this show was EASILY ten times better than anything that Townshend or Strummer tried to do on stage. It was mainly due to the intensity of the playing. The anger and passion in Weller's voice and playing poured out in buckets.