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JOHN ROBB – ‘DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF ROCK N ROLL’ UK TOUR 2024

Author, musician, journalist, presenter and pundit – JOHN ROBB – has shared details of a UK tour for 2024, celebrating his life in music.

Discussing everything from his recently released book ‘The Art Of Darkness – The History of Goth’ to his experience being the first person to interview Nirvana, his coining of the term ‘Britpop’ and his adventures on the post-punk frontline, the ‘Do You Believe In The Power Of Rock N Roll’ tour kicks off in March 2024

John Robb is a many-faceted creature. Not just a well-known face from TV, he is also a best-selling author, musician, journalist, presenter, pundit, music website boss, publisher, festival boss, eco-warrior, vegan behemoth and talking head singer from post-punk mainstays The Membranes.

Having grown up in Blackpool before punk rock came along and saved his life, Robb formed The Membranes, the highly-influential post-punk band whose current albums have attracted critical acclaim and continue to push forwards with added choirs and musical textures.

One of the leading post-punk fanzine writers in the UK with Rox before he went on to write for the rock press with Sounds throughout the ‘80s, Robb was the first person to interview Nirvana, coined the expression ‘Britpop’ and was instrumental in kick-starting and documenting the Madchester scene. His website Louder Than War is currently the fifth most-read music and culture site in the UK, and is at the forefront of diverse modern culture. A talking head on Channel 5 music documentaries and a regular TV and radio pundit, Robb’s is renowned for his commentary on music, culture and politics. One of the UK’s leading in-conversation hosts, he has his own successful YouTube channel and the Louder Than Words book and music festival which runs in Manchester every year.

He has also written countless best-sellers ‘Punk Rock – an Oral History’ and ‘The Stone Roses and the Resurrection of British Pop. 2021 also saw him write a book on leading eco-energy boss Dale Vince titled ‘Manifesto’, and 2023 is set to see further new releases including his own autobiography and a collected works of journalism.

The extensive ‘Do You Believe In The Power Of Rock N Roll’ tour kicks off in Spring 2024, and will see stops across the UK throughout March, April and May. Full dates and details below.

JOHN ROBB – ‘DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF ROCK N ROLL’ UK TOUR 2024

MARCH

22 SELBY Town Hall

23 CHORLEY Theatre

27 KENDAL Brewery Arts

28 SALE Waterside

29 HALIFAX Square Chapel

APRIL

10 SHEFFIELD Leadmill

11 POCKLINGTON Arts Centre

12 BUXTON Pavilion Arts

18 WORCESTER Huntingdon Hall

19 BRISTOL Folk House

20 SOUTHAMPTON The Attic

21 CAMBRIDGE Junction

22 SUDBURY Quay Theatre

23 COLCHESTER Arts Centre

24 NORWICH Arts Centre

26 CHESTER Storyhouse Garret

27 LIVERPOOL Philharmonic Music Room

28 LEEDS The Old Woollen

MAY

01 BRIGHTON Komedia

03 WOOLWICH Works

04 LONDON 21 Soho

09 EDINBURGH Voodoo Rooms

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Raymond Thomson - Deputy Editor

I am a photographer/musician/engineer living in Scotland. My passion is music and motocross and I share my work on facebook/punk4RT and facebook/madmaxmedia. I do like a bit of throw back to the heydays of the 60’s/70’s/80’s when it comes to taking shots of bands. I grew up on the music papers (NME/Sounds/Melody Maker) and drew influence from Pennie Smith/Jill Furmanovsky/Anton Corbijn/Bob Gruen/Adrian Boot/Charles Peterson.
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