DR John Cooper Clarke at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

DR John Cooper Clarke takes place at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool on 28 October 2026, 19:00, with John Cooper Clarke on stage. John Cooper Clarke, also known as JCC and "The Bard of Salford", is an English performance poet and comedian. He was often referred to as a "punk poet" in the late 1970s.

His first poetry anthology, Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt, was published in 1982. In 2013 the University of Salford presented him with an honorary doctorate. He has released three anthologies of poetry and a memoir, as well as many albums and singles.