Dr John Cooper Clarke announces additional Leeds date due to popular demand to UK headline tour
- Desh Kapur
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DR JOHN COOPER CLARKE
UK HEADLINE TOUR AND
NEW BOOK ‘HAVE IT’ FOR 2026
ADDITIONAL LEEDS DATE ADDED DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND
One of Britain's most outstanding poets Dr John Cooper Clarke will embark on a major UK tour in October and November 2026. The tour will stretch across the UK with performances in iconic venues such as London’s Palladium and Manchester’s O2 Apollo.
Now, due to popular demand, the Salford Bard has just announced an additional date at Leeds City Varieties Music Hall on Friday 30th October. Tickets for all tour dates are on sale now via www.gigsandtours.com and www.johncooperclarke.com.
Dr John Cooper Clarke will also be releasing a brand-new poetry collection titled ‘Have It’ set for Autumn 2026 and following2024's ‘WHAT’, an instant Sunday Times bestseller.
2025 saw Dr John Cooper Clarke achieve historical feats as he became the first poet to headline a UK arena – the biggest indoor arena in Europe, Manchester’s Co-op Live. The celebrated poet also received the prestigious 2025 Northern Music Award in recognition of his phenomenal influence in the music world.
Now in 2026, Dr John Cooper Clarke is bringing his latest and greatest work to the stage and the page with this major UK tour and book release
John's anarchic punk poetry has thrilled people for decades and his no-nonsense approach to his work has seen his career spanning cultures, audiences, art forms and continents. His critically acclaimed 2020 memoir ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ explored his extraordinary life, filled with remarkable personalities.
His eagerly anticipated new release, ‘Have It’, will be a completely new collection of poetry Across his 20-date 2026 tour, Dr John Cooper Clarke will be introducing this new body of work alongside his beloved, hilarious and classic fan-favourites.
2026 UK HEADLINE TOUR
Wed 07 Oct Southend Palace Theatre
Sat 10 Oct Poole Lighthouse
Sun 11 Oct Bristol Beacon
Wed 14 Oct Brighton Theatre Royal
Thu 15 Oct London Palladium
Sat 17 Oct Sheffield City Hall
Tue 20 Oct Glasgow Pavilion
Wed 21 Oct Carlisle Old Fire Station
Fri 23 Oct Stoke-On-Trent Victoria Hall
Sat 24 Oct Birmingham Town Hall
Wed 28 Oct Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Fri 30 Oct Leeds City Varieties Music Hall
Sat 31 Oct Leeds City Varieties Music Hall
Wed 04 Nov Whitley Bay The Playhouse
Fri 06 Nov York Grand Opera House
Thu 12 Nov Dublin 3 Olympia
Sun 15 Nov Belfast Mandela Hall
Wed 18 Nov Blackpool Opera House
Sat 21 Nov Manchester O2 Apollo
Wed 25 Nov Leicester De Montfort Hall
Fri 27 Nov Edinburgh Queens Hall
‘Have It’ and all of John Cooper Clarke’s books will be available at all of the shows.