SheffieldUni Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 John Cooper Clarke, the legendary performance poet, is considered a major figure in punk poetry and punk literature, having opened for acts such as Sex Pistols, The Fall, Joy Division, Buzzcocks, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Elvis Costello, and New Order. On May 26th he will be live in Foundry at Sheffield Students' Union. He also duetted with a poem entitled Last Resort with Reverend Jon McClure at a Reverend and the Makers concer...t at London's Spread Eagle, which Later was released as the b-side for the band's single "Heavyweight Champion of the World". A live performance of "Evidently Chickentown" featured in the film 'Control' with Clarke portraying himself in a re-creation of a 1977 concert where he supported Joy Division. His poem "Out of Control Fairground" was printed inside Arctic Monkeys' single "Fluorescent Adolescent" CD, which was released on 9 July 2007. The poem is also the inspiration behind the single's video in which clowns brawl. Another poem was printed inside the 10" release of the same single. Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys has said he is very fond of Cooper Clarke's work and takes inspiration for lyrics from his poems. ************************** TICKET INFO Tickets are £15 full and £12 NUS from the following outlets: Sheffield Students' Union Box Office - over the counter, via 0114 22 28777 or on http://tickets.sheffieldstudentsunion.com/ http://www.seetickets.com/ http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/ http://www.ticketline.co.uk/ http://www.gigantic.com/ NON STUDENTS AND 14+ WELCOME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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