John Otway

Mr H Presents
John Otway
‘The Road To 5000 Gigs’
Friday 7th January, 7.30pm
Tickets are £14 in advance (more on the door) and available online from See Tickets.

From the age of 9, John Otway always knew he wanted to be a pop star but had to wait until 1977 and an appearance on the Old Grey Whistle Test, remembered for an unfortunate leap across an amplifier, the full force of which was rendered upon the most tender part of his body.

Suddenly, John was a talking point and audiences surged sending ‘Really Free’ in to the charts and a TOTP appearance introduced by Elton John.

It was another 25 years before ‘Rock and Roll’s Greatest Failure’ troubled the chart compilers again but this enigma, this relentlessly inventive pop auteur, keeps on entertaining huge audiences.

John Otway, then. Enigma, hilariously funny showman, comic genius and all-round musician. This show is on the run up to his 5000th show and is number 4856…

Mr H Presents
John Otway
‘The Road To 5000 Gigs’
Friday 7th January, 7.30pm
Tickets are £14 in advance (more on the door) and available online from See Tickets.