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DR John Cooper Clarke
John Cooper Clarke is an English performance poet who emerged from the Manchester punk scene in the late 1970s and became known as the 'punk poet' for his rapid-fire, satirical delivery.
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- Oct 7Southend On SeaPalace Theatre, SouthendView details
- Oct 7 – Oct 8Southend On SeaPalace TheatreView details
- Oct 10BournemouthLighthouseView details
- Oct 11BristolBristol BeaconView details
- Oct 14BrightonTheatre Royal - BrightonView details
- Oct 15LondonThe London PalladiumView details
- Oct 17SheffieldSheffield City Hall Oval HallView details
- Oct 23Stoke On TrentVictoria HallView details
- Oct 23 – Oct 24Stoke On TrentVictoria HallView details
- Oct 24BirminghamTown Hall BirminghamView details
- Oct 28LiverpoolLiverpool Philharmonic HallView details
- Oct 30LeedsCity Varieties Music HallView details
- Oct 31LeedsCity Varieties Music HallView details
- Nov 4Newcastle Upon TynePlayhouse, Whitley BayView details
- Nov 6YorkGrand Opera House, YorkView details
- Nov 18BlackpoolBlackpool Opera HouseView details
- Nov 21ManchesterO2 Apollo ManchesterView details
- Nov 25LeicesterDe Montfort HallView details
- Nov 27EdinburghThe Queen's HallView details
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About DR John Cooper Clarke
His poems Evidently Chickentown and I Wanna Be Yours have reached audiences well beyond poetry circles, the latter after Arctic Monkeys adapted it for their 2013 album AM. His 1983 collection Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt was a bestseller.
On stage he performs largely a cappella, delivering his work at speed with the timing of a stand-up comedian.