The Bond’s Casino concert poster for The Clash (1981) is an iconic piece of punk rock memorabilia, advertising the band’s legendary 17-night residency at Bond’s International Casino in New York City from May 28 to June 13, 1981.
Designed with bold, rebellious typography and gritty DIY aesthetics—hallmarks of punk visual culture—the poster captures the raw energy of The Clash’s “Sandinista!” era. The artwork typically features the band’s name in striking block letters, sometimes with distressed textures or graffiti-like elements, alongside venue details and the tagline “SOLD OUT”
These shows were historic, blending punk fury with expanding musical experimentation (reggae, funk, rockabilly) and nearly causing a riot due to overselling tickets. The poster has since become a coveted collector’s item, symbolizing The Clash’s anarchic spirit and their explosive impact on 1980s music.
The promoters of the shows underestimated the band’s popularity and cult following, under booking them and overselling each night, and, this being the band’s first American appearance, initially only eight concerts were scheduled from May 28-31 and June 1-3 and June 5. Ten thousand fans queued for tickets and the fiasco for waiting to get in spilled into the streets and drew much more negative attention than initially wanted. With fire marshals closing down a few of the shows.