| Live at Shea Stadium | |
| Type: | Live album |
| Artist: | The Clash |
| Cover: | The Clash - Live at Shea Stadium Cover.jpg |
| Released: | 6 October 2008 |
| Recorded: | 13 October 1982 at Shea Stadium in New York City |
| Genre: | Punk rock, hard rock |
| Length: | 49:05 |
| Label: | Epic |
| Producer: | The Clash |
| Chronology: | The Clash compilations and lives |
| Prev Title: | The Singles |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | Sound System |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
Live at Shea Stadium is a live album by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was recorded at Shea Stadium in New York City on 13 October 1982, the band's second night opening for The Who; the concert was produced by Kosmo Vinyl. The album features Terry Chimes on drums instead of Topper Headon, who was fired for heroin abuse earlier in the year. The original recordings were unearthed by Clash frontman Joe Strummer while packing for a move.[1] The album was released in the United Kingdom on 6 October 2008[2] and in the United States the following day.[3]
Reception for Live at Shea Stadium was very positive. Review aggregator Metacritic, which collates reviews from various publications, indicates a score of 81 (indicating "Universal acclaim").
The performances of "Career Opportunities" and "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" are widely available. On 11 December 2020, during a Q&A celebrating the debut of his music video for "The Magnificent Seven", Don Letts confirmed that only "Career Opportunities" and "Should I Stay or Should I Go" were filmed. The Who's headline performance was released on DVD in 2015.
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