In a vain attempt at bourgeois credibility, Manchester's sharp-dressed, sharp-delivering punk poet Lenny, changed his name to John Cooper Clarke and embarked on a ?polysyllabic excursion though Thrillsville'! Clad in the slum chic of the hipster, he issued the slang anthems of the zip age in the desperate esperanto of bop. Expect a mix of hilarious anecdotes of life in a Northern town interspersed with machine-gun fast delivery of some of his best poems. If you think poetry is dull and boring, or posh and erudite - you haven't seen JCC! John Cooper Clarke, the Bard of Salford, returns to Queen Elizabeth Hall following his performance at Ray Davies' Meltdown in 2011. His frenetic live shows have been the stuff of legend since the 1970s, with fans and collaborators including Joy Division, Sex Pistols, The Fall and The Arctic Monkeys. John Cooper Clarke website.| 4 Oct 12 | Southbank Centre West End, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
