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John Cooper Clarke plays O2 Apollo Manchester in Manchester on 21 November 2026, on stage at 19:00. Tickets are sold by the official seller — follow the ticket link on this page.
Set times: John Cooper Clarke due on stage around 19:00.
A Grade II listed concert venue in Ardwick Green, Manchester, known locally simply as The Apollo. Formerly the Manchester Apollo and ABC Ardwick, it holds 3,500, split between 2,514 standing and 986 seats, making it one of the city's most enduring mid-to-large touring rooms. John Cooper Clarke is an English performance poet from Salford, known as the 'Bard of Salford' for the rapid-fire verse he first made his name with during the late-1970s punk era.
