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Punk poet John Cooper Clarke has announced that he will be touring North America for the first time in 35 years.
The 10-city tour will begin on April 30 in Las Vegas, NV and finish with a two-night stint in Toronto, ON. Clarke will also be making stops in Los Angeles Chicago, Brooklyn and Boston, amongst other cities. You can see his full tour itinerary below.
Clarke, who is known not only as a poet and a comedian, has also appeared on HBO’s The Sopranos and in Plan B’s 2012 film, Ill Manors. He has also previously toured and collaborated with the likes of The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Elvis Costello and Alan Ginsberg.
In 2013, the Arctic Monkeys released a song ‘I Wanna Be Yours’, which was an adaptation of a poem of the same name by Clarke. You can watch Clarke discussing and reciting 'I Wanna Be Yours' below.
You can catch John Cooper Clarke at one of the following shows:
Thursday, April 30 - Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock Hotel
Saturday, May 2 - Los Angeles, CA El Rey
Sunday, May 3 - San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
Tuesday, May 5 - Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
Thursday, May 7 - Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
Saturday, May 9 - Fairfield, CT Stage One
Monday, May 11 - Philadelphia, PA World Café
Tuesday, May 12 - Washington, DC Hamilton
Thursday, May 14 - Boston, MA Berklee Recital Hall
Friday, May 15 - Toronto, ON Rivoli
Saturday, May 16 - Toronto, ON Rivoli
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