John Cooper Clarke Concert History

John Cooper Clarke (born January 25, 1949) is a performance poet from Salford, Lancashire, England, affectionately known as the Bard of Salford. He is often referred to as a punk poet, having initially achieved recognition in the late 1970s amidst the flourishing punk movement. His recorded output has mainly centred around musical backing The Invisible Girls, featuring Martin Hannett, Pete Shelley, Bill Nelson and Steve Hopkins.

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John Cooper Clarke Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 19)

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Oct 10, 2015
Squeeze / John Cooper Clarke
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Cliffs Pavilion Southend-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom
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Oct 09, 2015
Squeeze / John Cooper Clarke
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St. David's Hall Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Oct 06, 2015
Squeeze / John Cooper Clarke
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De Montfort Hall Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Oct 05, 2015
John Cooper Clarke Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Oct 03, 2015
Squeeze / John Cooper Clarke
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Symphony Hall Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Oct 02, 2015
Squeeze / John Cooper Clarke Sheffield City Hall Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Sep 26, 2015
John Cooper Clarke
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G Live Guildford, England, United Kingdom
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Sep 25, 2015
John Cooper Clarke Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth, England, United Kingdom
Sep 13, 2015
Riot Fest & Carnival (Day 3 of 3)
Alvvays / Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness / De La Soul / Snoop Dogg / Foxing / Hum / Manchester Orchestra / Modest Mouse / Northern Faces / Taking Back Sunday / Tenacious D / Blis. / Cayetana / Dwarves / Jazz Cartier / KONGOS / L7 / Less Than Jake / Rodrigo y Gabriela / Signals Midwest / Cypress Hill / Doomtree / Kevin Devine / The Prodigy / Twin River / The White Buffalo / Yelawolf / The Airborne Toxic Event / Have Mercy / Superheaven / Andrew W.K. / Beach Slang / Knuckle Puck / New Politics / Souvenirs / Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley / Jimmy Cliff / Morgan Heritage / Stephen Marley / Tarrus Riley / Tommy Stinson / Jo Mersa / Black-Am-I / Skip Marley / Skating Polly / Modern Chemistry / Tasha the Amazon / Foxtrott / Indian School / The Municipal Drainage Project / The Airborne Toxic Event / John Cooper Clarke Show all bands
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Douglass Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sep 10, 2015
John Cooper Clarke The Garrison Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sep 04, 2015
John Cooper Clarke Bitterzoet Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Sep 03, 2015
John Cooper Clarke Paard - Kleine Zaal The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Jul 25, 2015
Wickerman Festival
"Wickerman Festival" / Tom Odell / Example / Jimmy Cliff / Neneh Cherry / Tal National / RM Hubbert / Young Kato / The Sonics / The Amphetameanies / Hector Bizerk / The Saints / John Cooper Clarke / Withered Hand / Steve Ignorant / Baby Strange / BMX Bandits / Bill Wells and Aidan Moffat / Bill Ryder-Jones / Slug / Emma Pollock Show all bands
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East Kirkcarswell Farm Dundrennan, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jul 20, 2015
John Cooper Clarke Auden Theatre Holt, England, United Kingdom
Jul 16, 2015
John Cooper Clarke / Mike Garry Selby Town Hall Selby, United Kingdom
Jul 14, 2015
John Cooper Clarke Old Fire Station Carlisle, England, United Kingdom
Jul 11, 2015
Cornbury Music Festival
"Cornbury Music Festival" / Tom Jones / Blue / Martha Reeves & The Vandellas / Lulu / Paper Aeroplanes / Ward Thomas / The Shires / Hank Wangford / Striking Matches / Stargazer / Jess and the Bandits / John Cooper Clarke
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Great Tew Estate Chipping Norton, United Kingdom
Jul 10, 2015
John Cooper Clarke / King of Cats St Mary in the Castle Hastings, England, United Kingdom
Jun 24, 2015 –
Jun 28, 2015
Glastonbury Festival 2015
FFS (Franz Ferdinand & Sparks) / Other Lives / Death Cab for Cutie / alt-J / Hot Chip / Lionel Richie / The Libertines / Courtney Barnett / Todd Terje / Wolf Alice / Parliament-Funkadelic / Kae Tempest / The Family Stone / Everything Everything / Rival Sons / Giant Sand / King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard / Loyd Grossman and the New Forbidden / Cerrone / Michael Clark Company / LoneLady / Leon Bridges / Sharon Van Etten / Mark Ronson / Lamb / Nadine Shah / Jane Weaver / Childhood / Sleaford Mods / The Pop Group / Gregory Porter / Stealing Sheep / John Cooper Clarke / Public Broadcasting Service / Gengahr / Alvvays / Future Islands / The Fall / Grandmaster Flash / Patti Smith Show all bands
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Worthy Farm Pilton, England, United Kingdom
Jun 20, 2015
John Cooper Clarke Alban Arena St Albans, England, United Kingdom

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Genres:

Punk
Post-Punk
New Wave
Spoken Word
Madchester
Poetry
Manchester
Slam Poetry
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