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Real Live Certified
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Critics Consensus
John Cooper Clarke is "Real Live Certified" and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 22 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that John Cooper Clarke is rated as a superb live performer, with remarkable shows that are worth watching. John Cooper Clarke concert reviews describe live shows and performances as poetic, joyous, and versatile.
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How long are John Cooper Clarke concerts? John Cooper Clarke concerts usually last to up to an hour and 15 minutes.
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On tour
Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland (June 7)
John Cooper Clarke (born January 25, 1949) is a performance poet from Salford, Lancashire, England, affectionately known as the Bard of Salford. He is often referred to as a punk poet, having initially achieved recognition in the late 1970s amidst the flourishing punk movement.
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The 13th Floor (New Zealand)
April 24, 2018
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A mix of aging hipsters, ex-punks and the occasional younger attendees filed in and filled the ornate church.
There were tales of how you’d never see a nipple in the Daily Express (This paper’s boring mindless mean full of pornography the kind that’s clean) and marrying a monster from outer space (We walked out tentacle in hand.
‘He looked hollow and went soberly/Right threadbare was his overcoat/ Yet, and for all he was philosopher/ He had but little gold within his coffer/ Of study took he utmost care and heed.
