John Cooper Clarke: Last News

John Cooper Clarke opened Arctic Monkeys‘ gig in New York last night with a special performance of ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ to mark the 10th anniversary of ‘AM’.Clarke’s poem is covered by the band as the last track of their lauded 2013 album, which celebrated its birthday on Saturday (September 9).At the second of two shows from the band at the venue in Queens, Clarke came on stage before the band’s performance to share a rendition of the iconic poem.See footage of the performance below.Así iniciaba el show de los Arctic Monkeys en el 10º aniversario de "AM", con John Cooper Clarke recitando "I Wanna Be Yours".pic.twitter.com/C6VWLmusnz— The Information Action Ratio (@RatioMonkeys) September 10, 2023Dr John Cooper Clarke reciting I Wanna Be Yours on AM's 10th anniversary

She is on the brink of becoming one of the most powerful women in Britain. He and his brother gave a certain swagger to his home city.

Hollywood star Tilda Swinton has arrived at the Chanel fashion show tonight (Thursday) looking striking. The Grand Budapest Hotel star is known for her icy looks and inimitable style, and tonight's appearance was no different.

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Hugh Grant is the latest celebrity to arrive in Manchester ahead of tonight’s Chanel show.

Fashion giant Chanel booked out one of Salford's most iconic landmarks to host a star-studded party in Manchester ahead of its eagerly anticipated fashion show.

A desperate mother-of-two facing eviction was denied access to Salford council's lettings register on the grounds she was working from home - even though the policy disqualifying her on that basis was not yet active. 'Ms X' has had a complaint against Salford town hall - over the way it handled her application for housing - upheld by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.

Hundreds of people have slammed plans to build more than 300 'aspirational' homes on field's in a leafy Salford suburb. Property giant Peel L&P’s bid to launch the first phase of its development for land east of Boothstown on the doorstep of RHS Bridgwater is due to come up before the city’s planning councillors before the end of the year.

An immersive music trail through Salford will feature the chance to see and hear from the likes of Bez, John Cooper Clarke, Peter Hook, and Mike Sweeney.

John Cooper Clarke has been awarded the freedom of the city of Salford.The legendary punk poet said he was “totally knocked out” by the honour, telling local councillors: “I’ve circumnavigated the globe ten times and coming back is always a treat but this one. Wow.

As the master of the gritty sonnet, the man himself would have appreciated where the idea to honour him was hatched - in a backstreet pub off Chapel Street in Salford.

Arctic Monkeys have opened their Sheffield homecoming gig with ‘A Certain Romance’ from their 2006 album ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not.’It’s the song’s first outing on their current tour, and the first time the band have played the song together in full since 2018.The gig is the first of two homecoming events for the Arctic Monkeys at Hillsborough Park; the band last played their hometown five years ago.Elsewhere in the show, the band did a cover of John Cooper Clarke’s ‘I Wanna Be Yours’.You can see images, footage and reaction from the gig, along with the full setlist, below:Arctic Monkeys playing ‘A Certain Romance’ tonight in Sheffield

Arctic Monkeys kicked off their UK stadium tour in Bristol last night (May 29) — check out the full setlist and fan-captured footage below.The gig marked the first of 15 live dates the band have lined up on this UK and Ireland tour, which makes stops in Sheffield, Manchester, London and more.Kicking off at Bristol’s Ashton Gate Stadium, the band played a total of 21 songs, including a number of tracks from their latest LP ‘The Car’, which was released last October.Alex Turner and co. opened the gig with a live rendition of ‘Mardy Bum’. Taken from their 2006 debut ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’, the show marked the first time that the original album version of the track has been performed live since 2007.

John Cooper Clarke has spoken about his poem, I Wanna Be Yours, becoming a worldwide hit after the Arctic Monkeys‘ song adaptation of it has pushed listening into the billions.The punk poet’s 1982 creation, which featured on his album ‘Zip Style Method’, was covered by the Monkeys for their 2013 album ‘AM‘. It’s since found a new audience on TikTok and will this week pass a billion streams on Spotify.Clarke, who most recently released a covers album, ‘This Time It’s Personal’, with ex-The Stranglers member Hugh Cornwell in 2016 and shared his first new book of poetry in decades with 2018’s The Luckiest Guy Alive, spoke about the landmark achievement in a new interview.He told The Guardian in response to news of its billionth stream: “Is that a lot? An American billion is different to a British billion – and I don’t know what either of them is.

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what made Los Bitchos the obvious choice to top the bill at tonight’s New Century Hall opening party - or at a party of any description, really.

Glastonbury Festival have launched a new, official TikTok account.“We now have an official TikTok account”, the Glastonbury Twitter account tweeted, along with a link to their new page, which can be found here. The latest video posted to the account, which you can see below, was a brief history of the festival’s famous Pyramid Stage.Watch Glastonbury’s latest TikTok here:The world famous Pyramid Stage #glastonbury #billieeilish #paulmccartney #kendricklamar ♬ original sound – Glastonbury Festival This year will be Glastonbury’s first edition since 2019, with both the 2020 (due to be headlined by McCartney, Lamar and Taylor Swift) and 2021 festivals both cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.This year, the festival will be headlined by Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar, which runs between June 22-26.Other names already confirmed for the Glastonbury 2022 line-up include Lorde, Foals, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Sam Fender, Megan Thee Stallion, Charli XCX, Arlo Parks, Haim, Blossoms, Beabadoobee, Olivia Rodrigo, Girl In Red, Megan Thee Stallion, Fontaines D.C., Elbow, Pet Shop Boys, Phoebe Bridgers, IDLES, St. Vincent, Wolf Alice, Self Esteem, Sleaford Mods, Turnstile and The Jesus and Mary Chain.

Sugababes, The Damned, Imelda May and John Cooper Clarke have been announced for this year’s Field Of Avalon line-up at Glastonbury festival.Organisers for the Worthy Farm event shared a poster for the stage this morning (April 12), which also includes Lamb, The Hoosiers and McFly. You can view the full line-up below.They join headliners Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar for the bash, which will run between June 22-26.It will be Glastonbury’s first edition since 2019, with both the 2020 (due to be headlined by McCartney, Lamar and Taylor Swift) and 2021 festivals both cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.For the first of our Glastonbury 2022 area / venue announcements, here's the amazing @FieldofAvalon's line-up poster for this year's Festival! pic.twitter.com/QFdCofVVHA— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) April 12, 2022Other names already confirmed for the Glastonbury 2022 line-up include Lorde, Foals, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Sam Fender, Megan Thee Stallion, Charli XCX, Arlo Parks, Haim, Blossoms, Beabadoobee, Olivia Rodrigo, Girl In Red, Megan Thee Stallion, Fontaines D.C., Elbow, Pet Shop Boys, Phoebe Bridgers, IDLES, St.

100 gecs have shared a new Christmas song called ‘sympathy 4 the grinch’ –  listen below.Laura Les and Dylan Brady share vocal duties on the track, which tells the story of a person who is so disappointed with their gifts that they find Santa and steal his bag.“Never gave me a goddamn thing that I want,” the pair sing.

John Cooper Clarke is set to head out on a UK tour new spring – see the dates below.The tour, billed ‘I Wanna Be Yours’, shares the name of the poet’s new autobiography, which is set to come out next week (October 15).The tour dates begin in mid-May at the De Montfort Hall in Leicester, include a date in London at the Hammersmith Apollo, and finish in May in Manchester.Tickets for the shows go on general sale next Friday (October 16) at 10am BST.A bit of news from John… grab your tickets from Friday 16th October at 10am!

With his gravel-voiced on-stage renditions of rhymes about everyday urban Britain, John Cooper Clarke scribbled his way into Seventies pop culture.

"I've been up four hours and it's only half ten, watching 'Escape To The Country' and 'Dragons Den'"