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.

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 24, 2014
John Cooper Clarke Hull City Hall Hull, United Kingdom
Oct 23, 2014
John Cooper Clarke
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Town Hall Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Oct 18, 2014
John Cooper Clarke Anson Room Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Oct 17, 2014
John Cooper Clarke Pyramid Centre Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
Oct 05, 2014
John Cooper Clarke The Stables Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
Oct 04, 2014
John Cooper Clarke Royal Festival Hall London, England, United Kingdom
Sep 24, 2014
John Cooper Clarke Church Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Sep 23, 2014
John Cooper Clarke Cafe Nine New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Sep 22, 2014
John Cooper Clarke The Stand NYC New York, New York, United States
Sep 20, 2014
John Cooper Clarke Philadelphia Mausoleum Of Contemporary Art Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Sep 10, 2014
John Cooper Clarke The Cantab Lounge Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Aug 31, 2014
End Of The Road Festival
"End Of The Road Festival" / Wild Beasts / Yo La Tengo / Tune-Yards / Deer Tick / Lucius / Cold Specks / White Denim / Tinariwen / Richard Thompson / Woods / Juana Molina / Stealing Sheep / Lyla Foy / Futur Primitif / Mark Kozelek / The Felice Brothers / Pink Mountaintops / John Cooper Clarke / Benjamin Booker / The Melodic / Chad VanGaalen / Horse Thief / Tiny Ruins / Samantha Crain / The Rails / Tides of Man / Lonnie Holley Show all bands
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Larmer Tree Gardens Salisbury, United Kingdom
Aug 29, 2014 –
Aug 31, 2014
End of the Road Festival 2014
Mark Kozelek / The Flaming Lips / St. Vincent / Yo La Tengo / Black Lips / The Horrors / Unknown Mortal Orchestra / tUnE-yArDs / Wild Beasts / Deer Tick / Wye Oak / Jenny Lewis / White Denim / Perfume Genius / Temples / Woods / British Sea Power / Johnny Flynn / John Grant / Alice Boman / Lucius / Phox / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / The Barr Brothers / The Felice Brothers / Cold Specks / Rosie Lowe / Tinariwen / Tides of Man / Richard Thompson / Connan Mockasin / Benjamin Booker / Chad VanGaalen / Drenge / Mazes / Archie Bronson Outfit / Marissa Nadler / The Districts / Samantha Crain / Gruff Rhys / Nick Waterhouse / Cate Le Bon / Ezra Furman / Three Trapped Tigers / Benjamin Clementine / Eagulls / All We Are / Pink Mountaintops / Juana Molina / Robert Ellis / The Wave Pictures / Hookworms / The Wytches / John Cooper Clarke / The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger / Stealing Sheep / Peggy Sue / St. Paul and The Broken Bones / Celebration / Adult Jazz / Lau / Israel Nash / TRAAMS / Tiny Ruins / Andrew Combs / John Smith / The Melodic / Sweet Baboo / Lyla Foy / Kiran Leonard / Horse Thief / Alexis Taylor / David Thomas Broughton / Houndstooth / Arc Iris / Laish / Zachary Cale / Oliver Wilde / Arrows of Love / Bird Courage / Theo Verney / The Rails / 9Bach / Lapland / The Radiophonic Workshop / Nuala Honan / Speak Galactic / The gene Clark No other Band / Otti Albietz & The Voices / Lonnie Holey Show all bands
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Larmer Tree Gardens Salisbury
May 10, 2014
John Cooper Clarke Wulfrun Hall Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom
Apr 11, 2014
John Cooper Clarke Cheese & Grain Frome, England, United Kingdom
Apr 09, 2014
John Cooper Clarke Princess Pavilion Falmouth, United Kingdom
Mar 07, 2014
John Cooper Clarke
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O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire London, England, United Kingdom
Mar 05, 2014
John Cooper Clarke
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Cambridge Junction Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Mar 01, 2014
John Cooper Clarke / Mike Garry / Luke Wright Town Hall Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Feb 22, 2014
John Cooper Clarke Pyramid Centre Portsmouth, United Kingdom

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Glastonbury Festival 1982
Jun 18 - 20, 1982
 Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2021
Jul 22 - 25, 2021
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2021
Jul 22 - 25, 2021
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2021
Jul 22 - 25, 2021
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2021
Jul 22 - 25, 2021
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2021
Jul 22 - 25, 2021
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2021
Jul 22 - 25, 2021
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2021
Jul 22 - 25, 2021
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2021
Jul 22 - 25, 2021
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Elvis Costello / Attractions / Richard Hell & The Voidoids / John Cooper Clarke on Jan 5, 1979 [062-small]

Elvis Costello / Attractions / Richard Hell & The Voidoids / John Cooper Clarke
Jan 5, 1979
 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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John Cooper Clarke on Oct 23, 2014 [436-small]

John Cooper Clarke
Oct 23, 2014
 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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Field Day 2017 on Jun 3, 2017 [719-small]

Field Day 2017
Jun 3, 2017
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2010 on Jul 15, 2010 [598-small]

Latitude Festival 2010
Jul 15 - 18, 2010
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Big Day Out (Gold Coast) on Jan 21, 2007 [844-small]

Big Day Out (Gold Coast)
Jan 21, 2007
 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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John Cooper Clarke / Mike Garry on Sep 19, 2023 [072-small]

John Cooper Clarke / Mike Garry
Sep 19, 2023
 Portland, Oregon, United States
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John Cooper Clarke / Mike Garry on Mar 15, 2024 [091-small]

John Cooper Clarke / Mike Garry
Mar 15, 2024
 Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom
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John Cooper Clarke / Mike Garry on Mar 15, 2024 [096-small]

John Cooper Clarke / Mike Garry
Mar 15, 2024
 Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom
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Squeeze / John Cooper Clarke on Nov 19, 2022 [265-small]

Squeeze / John Cooper Clarke
Nov 19, 2022
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has John Cooper Clarke had?

John Cooper Clarke has had 294 concerts.

What genre is John Cooper Clarke?

John Cooper Clarke is most often considered to be Punk, Post-Punk, New Wave, Spoken Word, Madchester, Poetry, Slam Poetry, and Poet.

When is the next John Cooper Clarke concert?

The next John Cooper Clarke concert is on May 14, 2024 at 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland.

When was the last John Cooper Clarke concert?

The last John Cooper Clarke concert was on April 04, 2024 at O2 Academy Leeds in Leeds, England, United Kingdom.

What setlist does John Cooper Clarke play live?

The songs that John Cooper Clarke performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the September 06, 2023 concert at Lee's Palace in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:

  1. Hire Car
  2. Get Back on Drugs You Fat Fuck
  3. The Luckiest Guy Alive
  4. Bedblocker Blues
  5. Home, Honey I'm High
  6. Lydia, Girl With an Itch
  7. Necrophilia
  8. Beasley Street
  9. Beasley Boulevard
  10. I've Fallen in Love With My Wife
  11. Evidently Chickentown
  12. Twat
  13. I Wanna Be Yours

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