John Cooper Clarke's 2013 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
Sep 14, 2013
Festival Number 6
"Festival Number 6" / My Bloody Valentine / Everything Everything / Tricky / Daughter / London Grammar / Mount Kimbie / The Leisure Society / Chapel Club / Sweet Baboo / Hookworms / Outfit / Bright Light Bright Light / Norman Jay / DJ Greg Wilson / Daniel Avery / UnaBombers / Gruff Rhys / Boom Bip / Caitlin Rose / Stealing Sheep / Serafina Steer / Andrew Weatherall / John Cooper Clarke / Justin Robertson / Tim Burgess / The Wave Pictures Show all bands
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Festival Number 6 Festival Grounds Portmeirion, United Kingdom
Sep 05, 2013 –
Sep 08, 2013
Bestival 2013
Snoop Dogg / Elton John / Bastille / Disclosure / M.I.A. / Clean Bandit / Franz Ferdinand / The 1975 / James Blake / The Flaming Lips / Rudimental / Wu-Tang Clan / The Roots / Bombay Bicycle Club / London Grammar / Belle and Sebastian / Tom Odell / Jessie Ware / DJ Fresh / Sinéad O'Connor / Crystal Fighters / Chic / The Knife / Jon Hopkins / Lissie / Parquet Courts / Caravan Palace / Hudson Mohawke / Jagwar Ma / Savages / Peace / The Walkmen / Angel Haze / Maribou State / Lewis Watson / Squarepusher / Rustie / The Polyphonic Spree / Swim Deep / Valerie June / Johnny Marr / While She Sleeps / Musical Youth / Hot Natured / Max Romeo / Drenge / Is Tropical / Jamie Jones / The Strypes / Jaws / The Wonder Stuff / Matthew E. White / To Kill A King / Merchandise / John Cooper Clarke / East India Youth / Chloe Howl / Barbarossa / The Champs / Bodhi / Duke Special / The Correspondents / Devilman / Courtney Pine / The Slow Show / Evian Christ / Sexy Sushi / Mikill Pane / Sarah Close / Roska / True Tiger / Dexys / Molotov Jukebox / Greg Wilson / Little Axe / Tom Williams / The Cuban Brothers / Myles Sanko / Moulettes / Reeps One / By the Rivers / Troumaca / Bobby Tank / Tankus the Henge / Isaiah Dreads / Signals. / CC Smugglers / Filthy Boy / Golden Fable / London Afrobeat Collective / Le Carousel / Lewis Mokler / New City Kings / Story Books / Micky Finn / Seán McGowan / Tantz / Lloyd Yates / Wheelchair Sports Camp / Tythe / Woodpecker Wooliams / Ben Hoo / Jerome Hill / Fleetwood Bac / The Keepsakes / Mojo Filter / Benoit Viellefon / Howard Marks / Cable Street Collective / Ouse Valley Singles Club / Parlour Flames / The Goat Roper Rodeo Band / Airtist / A.J. Holmes and The Hackney Empire / Electric Jalaba / The Congo Faith Healers / Charley Macaulay / Jaipur Kawa Brass Band / Velvet Stream / J-Cats / Muha / Pete Callard / Mr. Tom / Rabbit Foot / Lokandes / Kawa Circus / Martin Newnham / Cherishport / Rev Milo Speedwagon / Chris Tofu / Heavenly Jukebox / The Dudes (DJs) / Olli Dutton / Warm DJs / Modeste Hughes Show all bands
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Robin Hill Country Park Downend, Isle of Wight, UK
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Sep 01, 2013
Jersey Live Festival
"Jersey Live Festival" / Example / Bastille / The Enemy / Tom Odell / Deap Vally / Gabrielle Aplin / Kanka / Pete Tong / Dusky / Hot Since 82 / Russ Chimes / Neville Staple / Howard Marks / Lewis Watson / Wolf People / Skip & Die / John Cooper Clarke
Royal Jersey Showgrounds Channel Islands, United Kingdom
Aug 31, 2013 –
Sep 01, 2013
Jersey Live Festival 2013
Bastille / Clean Bandit / The 1975 / Fatboy Slim / Tom Odell / Example / Zeds Dead / Gabrielle Aplin / Netsky / The Cribs / Doctor P / The Enemy / Lewis Watson / Dusky / Public Service Broadcasting / Hot Since 82 / Deap Vally / Waze & Odyssey / John Cooper Clarke / Wolf People / Russ Chimes / Dynamite MC / Kanka / Skip & Die / The Neville Staple Band / Craig Charles / Schlomo / Howard Marks / Simon Evans / All Gone... Pete Tong / Count Sizzle Show all bands
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Jersey, Channel Islands, UK
Aug 02, 2013
Camp Bestival
"Camp Bestival" / Richard Hawley / Ash / The Proclaimers / I Am Kloot / Billy Bragg / DJ Yoda / John Cooper Clarke / The Farm (UK) / Correspondents / London Grammar / Erth's Dinosaur Zoo
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Lulworth Castle Dorset, United Kingdom
Jul 04, 2013
Beck / Jarvis Cocker / Franz Ferdinand / Beth Orton / Charlotte Gainsbourg / Joan As Police Woman / Conor J O'Brien / The Staves / Guillemots / Michael Kiwanuka / James Yorkston / Pictish Trail / Seb Rochford / Tom Herbert / Dave Okumu / Ed Harcou...
Beck / Jarvis Cocker / Franz Ferdinand / Beth Orton / Charlotte Gainsbourg / Joan As Police Woman / Conor J O'Brien / The Staves / Guillemots / Michael Kiwanuka / James Yorkston / Pictish Trail / Seb Rochford / Tom Herbert / Dave Okumu / Ed Harcourt / David Coulter / Sam Amidon / The Mighty Boosh / John Cooper Clarke / The Irrepressibles Show all bands
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Barbican Centre London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 09, 2013
John Cooper Clarke The London Palladium London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 07, 2013
John Cooper Clarke

John Cooper Clarke at Colston Hall

Bristol Beacon Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Jun 01, 2013
John Cooper Clarke Grand Opera House York York, England, United Kingdom
May 25, 2013
Field Day (UK)
"Field Day" (UK) / CHVRCHES / Daughter / Palma Violets / Mount Kimbie / Animal Collective / Everything Everything / Dark Dark Dark / Bat For Lashes / Amateur Best / Bok Bok / Clean Bandit / Connan Mockasin / Daniel Avery / Daphni / Disclosure / Django Django / Do Make Say Think / Dollop DJ's / Duologue / East India Youth / Egyptian Hip Hop / Feathers / Four Tet / Fránçois & The Atlas Mountains / Fucked Up / Gabriel Bruce / Ginger Baker Jazz Confusion / Guards / Happa / How to Dress Well / J. Marinelli / Jacques Greene / Jagwar Ma / James Yorkston / John Cooper Clarke / Julio Bashmore / Karenn / King Krule / Koreless / Kurt Vile / Kwes / Lee Gamble / Metz / Mulatu Astatke / DJ Oneman / Psychemagik / Rainy Milo / Objekt / Savages / Seth Troxler / Shed / Solange / SPLASHH / Stealing Sheep / Stubborn Heart / Thomas Mapfumo / Tim Burgess / Todd Edwards / Toy / TNGHT / Virals / Vondelpark / Wild Nothing Show all bands
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Victoria Park London, England, United Kingdom
May 18, 2013
John Cooper Clarke The Picture House, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mar 13, 2013
Waterloo Records SXSW Day Party
John Cooper Clarke / Chelsea Light Moving / Nick Cave / Tegan and Sara / Macklemore & Ryan Lewis / Twenty One Pilots / Robert DeLong / Jovanotti
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Waterloo Records Austin, Texas, United States

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Bestival 2013 on Sep 5, 2013 [466-small]

Bestival 2013
Sep 5 - 8, 2013
 Downend, Isle of Wight, UK
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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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