ONE of the leading voices of punk and youth culture of the late 70s is performing at the London Palladium next month.
John Cooper Clarke, dubbed the 'Punk Poet' and the 'Bard of Salford', is one of Britain’s best loved and most important poets and performers.
He will be at the London Palladium on Sunday June 9 on the latest leg of his UK tour.
His biting, satirical, political and very funny verse delivered in his rapid-fire performance style resonated with the punk movement that had begun to pick up speed in the late 70s and saw him begin to draw huge crowds in his own right after touring with most of punk’s seminal and ground breaking bands including Sex Pistols, The Clash, Buzzcocks, The Fall and Elvis Costello among others.
He spent most of the 80s with a serious heroin addiction which saw his output wane dramatically. A tough battle which thankfully saw him kick the habit in the early 90s. And now, aside from being a key component of the punk movement which has shaped countless bands since and being a key orator of British society during this time, his mark is indelibly seen in today’s pop culture.
The revival of the 70s punk phenomenon over the last few years has seen a whole new generation clamouring over John’s work and watched his star rocket once again. Continuing to write new work from his Colchester home, he has a plethora of new poems and monologues.
For tickets to the performance on June 9 go here or here or call the Box Office on 020 7492 9930 / 0844 412 4642.
John Cooper Clarke also has a Facebook Page - http://www.facebook.com/johncooperclarke
