"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 6/15/26)
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Based on 6 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that John Otway is rated as a remarkable live performer, with impressive shows that are worth watching.
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom (10/2/1952)
Bio
John Otway, (born October 2, 1952, in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom) is a self-confessed unsuccessful singer songwriter, who built a large cult audience through unrelenting touring, a surreal sense of humour and a winning underdog personality.
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Music-News.com (UK)
June 15, 2026
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Otway and Barrett have had a bizarre, fascinating and crazy career. Only one hit, more splits and reunions than you could count on several hands and a pile of crazy, and well, to be frank, weird compositions.
John Otway brought the spirit of 1977 English punk to The Wine Cellar with two sets full of laughs, love and an unrelenting sense of determination in the face of failure.
In the run-up to his 60th birthday, the night was being filmed for Otway The Movie, a next step in a career marked by his 1977 hit Really Free and follow-up hit Bunsen Burner in 2002.
The crowd of Telfords Warehouse in Chester were tonight anticipating this supposed lack of talent and his underdog personality even before he took to the stage.
