Poet Laureate of punk John Cooper Clarke has announced a full list of rescheduled dates for his I Wanna Be Yours UK tour.
The original shows, cancelled due to the pandemic, are replaced by new ones between June 2021 and April 2022.
Due to high demand, four new dates are also being added, in Bedford, Nottingham, Bexhill and Cambridge.
Tickets for the original dates are still valid, and tickets for all new shows on sale now from www.johncooperclarke.com
The Bard of Salford is not only the Poet Laureate of punk, he’s a rock star, fashion icon, TV and radio presenter, social and cultural commentator.
His lively, rapid-fire renditions of his work have made him one of Britain’s most-loved and influential writers and performers.
His new memoir I Wanna Be Yours, released in October 2020, explores his extraordinary life, filled with remarkable personalities.
From Nico to Chuck Berry; Bernard Manning to Linton Kwesi Johnson; Elvis Costello to Gregory Corso; Mark E. Smith to Gil Scott Heron and Joe Strummer.
Then there’s the poet laureate of punk’s more recent fans and collaborators – the likes of Alex Turner, Plan B and Guy Garvey.
Popular culture
John reveals his encyclopaedic take on popular culture over the centuries, interspersed with stories from his career.
JCC’s live show sees him share stories from his life and career, plus musings, off-the-wall chat, riffs, gags and wicked humour.
John Cooper Clarke’s popularity began in the 1970s as the original ‘people’s poet’. Since then his career has spanned cultures, audiences and art forms, as well as continents.
His trademark ‘look’ resonates with young and old, his poetry is on the national curriculum, and his effect on modern music is huge.
His influence shows in the work of Arctic Monkeys, who turned his poem I Wanna Be Yours into a song. It’s on their No. 1 album A:M and gives JCC’s latest tour its name.
