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Punk poet icon, Arctic Monkey's inspiration and all-round-hero John Cooper Clarke has announced a UK tour. Full dates and ticket details are below.
The literary hero, who found fame during the punk era supporting the likes of The Buzzcocks and The Sex Pistols, has inspired generations of writers and lyricists - including Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner who described him as his 'hero' and even turned his poem 'I Wanna Be Yours' into a song their massive 2013 album, AM.
Get ready to have your mind-blown by his runaway tongue and tales of urban decay and how modern life is rubbish as he hits the road next year.
John Cooper Clarke's full upcoming tour dates are below. Tickets are on sale from 10am on Friday 16 October. For tickets and more information, visit here.
Saturday 04 June Edinburgh Queen’s Hall
Thursday 09 June Gateshead Sage 2
Friday 10 June Manchester Albert Hall
Saturday 11 June Liverpool Guild of Students
Thursday 16 June Milton Keynes The Stables
Friday 17 June Birmingham Town Hall
Saturday 18 June Bath The Forum
Thursday 30 June Southend Palace Theatre
Friday 01 July London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Watch Clarke recite 'I Wanna Be Yours' below
Dr John Cooper Clarke has recently announced the first anthology of his work, a unique 3CD/DVD bookset collection of his work Anthologia - released through Sony on 16 October.
