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John Otway

Punk band from Aylesbury · formed 1952

John Otway photo
Photo from the public record
Shows on record
6
Rooms played
6
Cities
6
Releases
33
Last show
Aug 3, 2019Brudenell Social Club

About

John Otway is a band from Aylesbury, formed in 1952, tagged acoustic punk, classic pop and rock, punk by its sources. Shows on record run from 1975 to 2019, across 6 rooms in 6 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

6 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 19751 show
  2. 19811 show
  3. 19971 show
  4. 20041 show
  5. 20071 show
  6. 20191 show
Show history
DateVenue
Aug 3, 2019Brudenell Social Club · LeedsHeadlinerwith Flipper, David Yow, Mike Watt
Aug 9, 2007Winter Gardens Blackpool · BlackpoolSupportwith The Adicts, Abrasive Wheels, The Animals, +161
Mar 12, 2004The 100 Club · LondonHeadlinerwith Inmates
Jun 27, 1997Worthy Farm · PiltonSupportwith Steve Harley, Attila the Stockbroker, 808 State, +69
Aug 23, 1981The Grove · OakvilleSupportwith The Police, The Specials, The Go-Go's, +5
Sep 13, 1975Aylesbury Civic Centre (Friars) · AylesburySupportwith Greenslade, Warren Harry

Where they play

6 rooms in 6 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Aylesbury1 show
  • Blackpool1 show
  • Leeds1 show
  • London1 show
  • Oakville1 show

and 1 other city

Releases

33 releases, 1977–2024
  • The Set Remains The Same Live

    2024

  • Montserrat

    2017

  • The Rest of Otway & Barrett

    2014 · Compilation

  • A John Otway Christma5

    2014

  • Otway The Movie

    2013

  • 40 ODD Years 1971-2011

    2011 · Album

  • Scoring Goals

    2008

  • No Offence

    2008

  • Strung Together

    2007

  • The Patron Saint Of Losers

    2007

  • Ot-Air

    2004 · Album

  • Greatest Hits

    2002 · Compilation

  • The Year of The Hit

    2002 · Album

  • Back From the Bin

    1998 · Compilation

  • All Balls & No Willy / Where Did I Go Right?

    1996 · Compilation

  • Premature Adulation

    1995 · Album

  • The Otway Sings Jones EP

    1995 · Ep

  • John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett / Deep & Meaningless

    1993 · Compilation

  • Under the Covers and Over the Top

    1992 · Compilation

  • Cheryl: A Rock Opera

    1991 · Album

  • Cor Baby, That's Really Me!

    1990 · Album

  • The Wimp and the Wild

    1989 · Album

  • Gleatest Hits

    1986 · Compilation

  • All Balls & No Willy

    1982 · Album

  • Gone With the Bin or the Best of Otway and Barrett

    1981 · Compilation

  • Way & Bar

    1980 · Album

  • Where Did I Go Right?

    1979 · Album

  • Baby’s in the Club

    1978 · Single

  • Deep and Meaningless

    1978 · Album

  • John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett

    1977 · Album

  • Live at the Roundhouse

    1977 · Album

  • Really Free

    1977 · Single

  • Monserrat

Lineup

  • The Crowd
  • John Otway and The Big Band · eponymous

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

John Otway — Brudenell Social Club, 2019-08-03
Poster · Brudenell Social Club, 2019-08-03 — Songkick
What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
John Otway on Last.fmArtist facts
John Otway on DiscogsArtist facts
SongkickShow history, Show posters
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.