John Cooper Clarke's 1983 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.

Oct 06, 1983
John Cooper Clarke University of Aston Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Sep 17, 1983
John Cooper Clarke

Futurama 5 Festival

Queens Hall Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Sep 17, 1983 –
Sep 18, 1983
Futurama 5 1983
Billy Bragg / Killing Joke / Beast / The Chameleons / New Model Army / John Cooper Clarke / The Smiths / Mekons / Red Lorry Yellow Lorry / Flesh for Lulu / The Lost Boys / Comsat Angels / Danielle Dax / Play Dead / Death Cult / Poison Girls / Ground Zero / The Three Johns / Sex Beat / Red Guitars / Gina X / Action Pact / Jayne County / Joolz / Bone Orchard / The Armoury Show / Les Mckeown's Legendary Bay City Rollers / Under Two Flags / A Popular History of Signs / Silent Running / Holy Toy / Colenso Parade / Ligotage / Pleasure and the Beast / Pink Peg Slax / Lavolta Lakota / Janine Andrews / Mark Miwurdz / Edward's Voice / The Box (Sheffield) Show all bands
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Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Aug 17, 1983
John Cooper Clarke
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Tin Can Club Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Jun 16, 1983
John Cooper Clarke
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Library Theatre Manchester, England, United Kingdom
May 21, 1983
John Cooper Clarke
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Fforde Leeds, England, United Kingdom
May 18, 1983
John Cooper Clarke University of Bradford Bradford, England, United Kingdom
May 07, 1983
John Cooper Clarke Leicester Polytechnic Leicester, England, United Kingdom

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John Cooper Clarke on May 21, 1983 [129-small]

John Cooper Clarke
May 21, 1983
 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
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Ticket, John Cooper Clarke on Mar 17, 1983 [872-small]

Ticket


John Cooper Clarke
Mar 17, 1983
 Newark-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom
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Credit: Neil Martin

Flyer, John Cooper Clarke on Mar 17, 1983 [749-small]

Flyer


John Cooper Clarke
Mar 17, 1983
 Newark-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom
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Credit: Neil Martin

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