Big Audio Dynamite were an English band, formed in London in 1984 by Mick Jones, former lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the Clash. The band mixed various musical styles, incorporating elements of punk rock, dance music, hip hop, reggae, and funk. After releasing a number of well-received studio albums and touring extensively throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Big Audio Dynamite broke up in 1997. In 2011, the band embarked on a reunion tour.
Big Audio Dynamite performing live at Lollapalooza at Grant Park in Chicago, 2011
A promotional photo of Big Audio Dynamite in 1995
Mick Jones (The Clash guitarist)
Michael Geoffrey Jones is a British musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer best known as the co-founder of the Clash, and as that group's guitarist until 1983. In 1984, he formed Big Audio Dynamite with Don Letts. Jones has played with the band Carbon/Silicon along with Tony James since 2002 and was part of the Gorillaz live band for a world tour in 2010–2011. In late 2011, Jones collaborated with Pete Wylie and members of the Farm to form the Justice Tonight Band.
Jones in New York City in 1987, during his stint with Big Audio Dynamite
Jones (centre) performing live onstage with the Clash at Chateau Neuf in Oslo, Norway, 1980
Jones performing live with Carbon/Silicon at the Carbon Casino VI event in London, 2008
Jones playing his Fender Thinline Telecaster at Carbon Casino VI in London, 2008