John Otway
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Artist

John Otway

Type
Solo artist
Styles
pop, rock

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John Otway — artist performing in London.

Next date in Liverpool: 14 January 2027 at Alexander's Live.

John Otway on tour elsewhere in United Kingdom

One date announced outside London:

Upcoming dates

1 upcoming date

Upcoming concerts

Profile

Latest album
40 ODD Years 1971-2011 (2011)
Born
1952 · Aylesbury
Origin
United Kingdom
Active since
1969
Label
Polydor Records

About — The artist

John Otway (born 2 October 1952) is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter with two hit records - 1977's "Really Free" with Wild Willy Barrett and the 2002 disco pastiche "Bunsen Burner". He has performed over 5,000 gigs and in 2022 received an honorary doctorate from Oxford Brookes University. He has built a sizeable cult audience through extensive touring, a surreal sense of humour and self-deprecating underdog persona.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “John Otway” (en), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Discography

  • Live at the Roundhouse 1977
  • John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett 1977
  • Deep and Meaningless 1978
  • Where Did I Go Right? 1979
  • Way & Bar 1980
  • All Balls & No Willy 1982
  • The Wimp and the Wild 1989
  • Cor Baby, That's Really Me! 1990
  • Cheryl: A Rock Opera 1991
  • Premature Adulation 1995
  • The Year of The Hit 2002
  • Ot-Air 2004
  • 40 ODD Years 1971-2011 2011

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