WILKO JOHNSON with John Otway play BIRMINGHAM – Town Hall 25th Feb 2022!

Following a remarkable recovery from a diagnosis of terminal cancer, Wilko Johnson the original Dr Feelgood guitarist, actor (Game of Thrones character Ser ilyn Payne) and all round national treasure has enjoyed a rousing return to the live arena, including a number 1 album with Roger Daltrey (Going Back Home), a sold out show at The Royal Albert Hall to mark his 70th birthday and, most recently, the release of Blow Your Mind, his first album of new material in decades. 

Wilko is famed for his blistering chop-chord strumming action (the ‘stab’, as he describes it), a technique inspired by his admiration of the late Pirates guitarist Mick Green. With this electrifying sound, his trademark black-suited, scowling look and his characteristic strut, Wilko became one of the guitar heroes of the 1970s and beyond, not to mention on of rock ’n’ roll’s most extraordinary characters. He, alongside his original Feelgood bandmates, is also widely acknowledged as a forefather of punk on both sides of the Atlantic, fans ranging from Joe Strummer to Blondie.

Following a stint with Ian Dury & The Blockheads in the 1980s, he formed the Wilko Johnson Band, with Blockheads bassist Norman Watt-Roy. Featuring former Blockhead Dylan Howe on drums, the trio is known as one of the most exciting r’n’b bands in the world today.

Special guest ‘Rock and Roll’s Greatest Failure John Otway.

Tickets for the WILKO JOHNSON – Spring 2022 shows are available from:

Saturday 5th February                      PETERBOROUGH – Cresset         

Thursday 10th February                   NEW BRIGHTON (WIRRAL) – Floral Pavilion Theatre        

Saturday 12th February 2022          BEXHILL – De La Warr Pavilion          

Thursday 24th February 2022         CHELTENHAM – Town Hall         

Friday 25th February 2022               BIRMINGHAM – Town Hall         

Saturday 26th February 2022           NOTTINGHAM – Albert Hall         

Friday 22nd April 2022                     WORTHING – Assembly Hall      

Saturday 23rd April 2022                  POOLE – Lighthouse         

Tickets for the Wilko Johnson – Spring 2022 shows are available from:

Website –   https://www.thegigcartel.com/Artists-profiles/Wilko-Johnson-.htm