Combat Rock were formed in Glasgow in 1997 by Mark Hannaway, a lifelong Clash fan. They quickly started to gig around Central Scotland leading to some major support slots in 2000 including Stiff Little Fingers in the Barrowlands, Glasgow and The Stranglers in Devon.
Following a personnel change in 2002 the band embarked on more gigs further from home in venues such as TJs in Newport and Queens Hall in Belfast (supporting The Buzzcocks).
In 2017 the band played in 'The Tache Club', Blackpool during the Rebellion Weekend. They received such a great response that have returned in 2018 and 2019 to great acclaim.
The band plays a range of songs from the first four albums plus some singles’ B-sides including Rock the Casbah, I Fought the Law, Should I Stay or Should I Go, Bankrobber, London Calling, Train in Vain, Guns of Brixton, Janie Jones, English Civil War, Straight to Hell, The Card Cheat and many others. They are capable of playing up to two hours non-stop.
Combat Rock always strive to capture the excitement of the live sound of The Clash with close attention paid to the original recordings. They also attempt to emulate the look of the band in their early days with the result that many have said that Combat Rock look and sound very much like the originals.
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