John Cooper Clarke heading to the USA

John Cooper Clarke is heading to the U.S. to embark on a national tour for the first time in 30 years, kicking off in Las Vegas on April 30th at the Hard Rock.

Today John Cooper Clarke is adored across Europe as an elder statesman of subversive art; the witty, political poet of the first UK Punk movement whose blazing creativity survived a bumpy ride through the late '80's and early '90's that took down some of his contemporaries.

Now he's back to delight America with a new tour and the download release of the DVD, Live in London, which is available on iTunes. Recorded at a legendary concert, it features performance of his sardonic, hilarious and revealing poems. He will be performing both classic and new material at nine US shows and Sony Music has re-released the CD, John Cooper Clarke: The Very Best Of to coincide with the tour.

The much-loved cultural icon is the subject of a BBC documentary, Evidently John Cooper Clarke, and he has been awarded an honorary Arts Doctorate degree from Salford University in his native Manchester for his contributions to literature. His book of poetry, Ten Years In An Open-Neck Shirt, is one of the world's top-sellers.

John Cooper Clarke has defined incisive poetry and humor for generations of British comedians, poets and musicians. With the American dream circling the drain in this era of post financial collapse, now is the time for America to discover and appreciate John Cooper Clarke's gallows humor and wicked, social insight.

Don't miss him playing dates in the following cities:

Thursday, April 30 Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas, NV
Saturday, May 2 El Rey Los Angeles, CA
Sunday, May 3 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
Tuesday, May 5 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
Thursday, May 7 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, May 9 Stage One Fairfield, CT
Monday, May 11 World Café Philadelphia, PA
Tuesday, May 12 Hamilton Washington, DC
Thursday, May 14 Berklee Recital Hall Boston, MA