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 29)

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 11, 2010
John Cooper Clarke / Temps O2 Academy 2 Liverpool Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Dec 10, 2010
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the arches Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dec 05, 2010
John Cooper Clarke Sub89 Reading, England, United Kingdom
Dec 04, 2010
John Cooper Clarke / The Humdrum Express O2 Institute3 Birmingham Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Nov 28, 2010
John Cooper Clarke Thekla Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Nov 27, 2010
John Cooper Clarke The Globe Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Nov 19, 2010
Bear Run / Low / Midlake / Jamie Lidell / Blitzen Trapper / Tom McRae / Ed Harcourt / Edwyn Collins / Ganglians / John Cooper Clarke / Villagers / John Grant / Scroobius Pip / Our Broken Garden / Pearly Gate Music / Kern Koppen / SimpleSongs / Hil...
Bear Run / Low / Midlake / Jamie Lidell / Blitzen Trapper / Tom McRae / Ed Harcourt / Edwyn Collins / Ganglians / John Cooper Clarke / Villagers / John Grant / Scroobius Pip / Our Broken Garden / Pearly Gate Music / Kern Koppen / SimpleSongs / Hilary Mantel / Lotte van Dijck / BP Fallon / DBC Pierre / Nico Dijkshoorn / Nive Nielsen & The Deer Children / Anna Drijver / Sam Cutler / Dennis Gaens / Bruce Bherman / Jesse Malin / Mercury Rev's Clearlight Ensemble Show all bands
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Koninklijke Schouwburg, Nationaal Toneel Gebouw The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Nov 17, 2010
John Cooper Clarke The Forum Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Nov 16, 2010
John Cooper Clarke Telford's Warehouse Chester, England, United Kingdom
Oct 22, 2010
John Cooper Clarke Playhouse, Whitley Bay Whitley Bay, England, United Kingdom
Oct 02, 2010
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Railway Hotel Southend-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom
Sep 30, 2010
John Cooper Clarke The Robin 2 Bilston, England, United Kingdom
Sep 21, 2010
John Cooper Clarke Whelans Dublin Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Sep 19, 2010
John Cooper Clarke Upstairs at Dolan's Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
Sep 16, 2010
John Cooper Clarke Black Box Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Aug 20, 2010 –
Aug 22, 2010
Beautiful Days Festival 2010
James / Sub Focus / Newton Faulkner / Billy Bragg / The Wailers / British Sea Power / Easy Star All-Stars / Stornoway / Levellers / The Alarm / Fairport Convention / Dreadzone / Adam F / New Model Army / Krafty Kuts / The Slackers / The Aggrolites / John Cooper Clarke / Ned's Atomic Dustbin / James Yorkston / Bellowhead / Duke Special / Wilko Johnson / Babylon Circus / Citizen Fish / Show of Hands / African Head Charge / Dervish / Shooglenifty / Tankus the Henge / Thomas White / Destroyers / The Popes / 3 Daft Monkeys / Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends / Nick Harper / Lupen Crook / Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs / Ian King / Uiscedwr / Caned & Able / Peyoti for President Show all bands
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Exeter, England, United Kingdom
Aug 13, 2010
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Udderbelly Bristo Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jul 18, 2010
Latitude Festival
"Latitude Festival" / Vampire Weekend / Rodrigo y Gabriela / Grizzly Bear / Midlake / Jónsi / Yeasayer / The Temper Trap / Dirty Projectors / Mumford & Sons / The Strange Boys / The Coral / Charlotte Gainsbourg / Kristin Hersh / The Big Pink / Rox / Darwin Deez / These New Puritans / Egyptian Hip Hop / The Liberty Vessels / Du Blonde / Tom Williams & The Boat / Mitchell Museum / John Cooper Clarke Show all bands
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Henham Park Suffolk, United Kingdom
Jul 15, 2010 –
Jul 18, 2010
Latitude Festival 2010
Mumford & Sons / The xx / Vampire Weekend / Florence + The Machine / The National / Empire of the Sun / The Temper Trap / Angus & Julia Stone / Grizzly Bear / Spoon / Crystal Castles / Belle and Sebastian / First Aid Kit / Michael Kiwanuka / Corinne Bailey Rae / Yeasayer / Laura Marling / Tom Jones / James / The Maccabees / Joshua Radin / Noah and the Whale / Dirty Projectors / Frank Turner / Tokyo Police Club / The Horrors / The Antlers / Everything Everything / The Coral / Villagers / Lissie / Rodrigo y Gabriela / Frightened Rabbit / Wild Beasts / Jónsi / The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / Charlotte Gainsbourg / Jamie Lidell / The Big Pink / Darwin Deez / The Feeling / Midlake / Richard Hawley / Active Child / Yuck / John Grant / School of Seven Bells / Black Mountain / Here We Go Magic / Girls / Hockey / Morning Parade / Jesca Hoop / CHIEF / These New Puritans / The Hundred In the Hands / I Blame Coco / Archie Bronson Outfit / Amiina / Nadine Shah / John Cooper Clarke / Holly Miranda / Kristin Hersh / Jonathan Jeremiah / Gentleman's Dub Club / The Strange Boys / TEETH / Esben and the Witch / LoneLady / Paul Heaton / Frankie & The Heartstrings / Lovestarrs / The Kissaway Trail / NZCA LINES / Egyptian Hip Hop / Rox / David Ford / Kelpe / Alice Gold / The Middle East / O. Children / The Jim Jones Revue / Engine-EarZ Experiment / Kassidy / Sweet Baboo / Spectrals / Standard Fare / Tom Williams / Beth Jeans Houghton / Sweet Billy Pilgrim / Islet / Arno Carstens / Race Horses / Nedry / Zun Zun Egui / Chris Morris / Wilder / Mark Watson / Arthur Smith / Richard Herring / Y Niwl / White Belt Yellow Tag / Kurran and the Wolfnotes / Emo Philips / Delta Maid / Matthew P / Lupen Crook / Joe Worricker / Abandoman / Gaggle / Tony Remy / Latitude / Josie Long / Mitchell Museum / Rich Hall / Francesco Mendolia / Robin Ince / Eddie Argos / Simon Evans / Ardal O'Hanlon / The Liberty Vessels / Andrew Lawrence / The Sundae Kups / Rufus Hound / Holly Walsh / Tim Clare / Eleanor Lou / Luna Belle / Marlon Davis / The Restaurant Mystery / The Unthanks / Tom Jones Show all bands
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Henham Park Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Jul 09, 2010
John Cooper Clarke Queen Elizabeth Hall London, England, United Kingdom

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