It was first released in 2012 as a Record Store Day exclusive – a vinyl double LP in a limited number of 2,200 copies.

[1] The show was recorded directly off the mixing desk by fans who, with foreknowledge of Mick Jones' plans to attend, anticipated some kind of onstage reunion of the former Clash songwriting partners.

The concert, a benefit for striking firefighters, was recorded on 15 November 2002 and features one of the final live performances by Strummer (the last live show being in Liverpool on 22 November 2002), who died due to a heart condition on 22 December 2002.

The highlight of the performance features a reunion with Strummer's former bandmate from The Clash, Mick Jones for the first time in almost twenty years.

The live album was also made available as part of a 57-song digital download-only collection titled Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros: The Hellcat Years.