Record

Performance TitleWilko Johnson Band - The Thirtieth Anniversary
Performance Date26 September 2017
Performance DayTuesday
Performance Time19:32
Main PerformersWilko Johnson - vocal, guitar
Secondary PerformersDr John Cooper Clarke - speaker
Eight Round Rapid,
Ben Tehoval
Orchestra or BandWilko Johnson Band (Norman Watt-Roy - bass guitar, Dylan Howe - drums)
Set ListEight Round Rapid:
'My Mate',
'Bully Boy',
'Channel Swimmer',
'Steve',
'String Theory'
INTERVAL
Ben Tehoval:
'Killing Floor', C Burnett,
'44 Blues', R Sykes,
'God Bless The Child', A Herzog Jr., B Holiday,
'Daniel and The Sacred Harp', R Robertson,
'Stop Breakin Down', R Johnson,
'Willow Weep For Me', A Ronell,
'The More I Give', W Johnson,
'Down In The Bottom', W Dixon,
'Ain't That Love', R Charles,
'Blue Monday', D Bartholomew, Fats Domino
INTERVAL
Dr John Cooper Clarke:
'Guest List',
'Hire Car',
'Get Back on Drugs',
'Man Who Didn't Like Elvis',
'Beaseley Street and Boulevard',
'I Wanna Be Yours',
'Shave Off',
'The Motorist',
'Bed Blocker Blues',
'Fallen in Love With Wife',
'Chicken Town',
'Twat'
INTERVAL
Wilko Johnson Band:
'Alright',
'If You Want Me, You've Got Me',
'Dr. Dupree',
'Going Back Home',
'Roxette',
'Sneakin Suspicion',
'Keep on Loving You',
'When I'm Gone',
'Paradise',
'Everybody's Carrying a Gun',
'Some Kind of Hero',
'She's Good Like That',
'Back n the Night',
'She Does it Right'
ENCORE
'Bye Bye Johnny'
SECOND ENCORE
'Route 66'
Performance Notes2017 is certainly a special year for Wilko Johnson: not only does it mark the 30th anniversary of the Wilko Johnson Band, but this year sees the guitarist celebrating his 70th birthday.

Given the events of recent years, when Wilko was diagnosed with, and overcame, terminal pancreatic cancer, this celebration at the Royal Albert Hall is all the more meaningful.

Shortly after his 70th birthday, the death-defying Wilko Johnson will lead his own party alongside family, friends and special guests, plus of course partners in crime Norman Watt-Roy (bass), Dylan Howe (drums) – a rhythm & blues power trio widely acknowledged as one of the most exciting live acts in the world today.

Dr John Cooper Clarke shot to prominence in the 1970s as the original ‘people’s poet’. Since then his career has spanned cultures, audiences, art forms and continents.

His latest show, touring across the UK and Europe this year, is a mix of classic verse, extraordinary new material, hilarious ponderings on modern life, good honest gags, riffs and chat – a chance to witness a living legend at the top of this game.

Wilko Johnson's final appearance at the Royal Albert Hall.
Related Archival MaterialAutographs (RAHE/8/1/10)
Ticket Prices£27.50-£75.00
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/BgzBV_eBG9NTWM
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/8/1/10Performers Autograph Book 2016-201714 March 2016-26 September 2017
RAHE/8/7/2017/42Wilko Johnson Band set list26 September 2017
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work10987Wilko Johnson1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/14282Johnson; Wilko (1947-2022); English singer, guitarist and songwriter
DS/UK/9815Clarke; John Cooper (1949-); English performance poet
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