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Iconic and influential blues man Wilko Johnson comes to Shildon Civic Hall on
Friday the 10th of September, one of only two concerts in the North East this year.
Friday the 10th of September, one of only two concerts in the North East this year.
Wilko has his own unique style, coupling a choppy guitar approach with a novel dress sense, his favoured black suit and signature jerky movements.
Johnson's unique, highly percussive playing minus a pick in his right hand, unleashes his unique powerful rhythmic guitaring with simultaneous riffs and solos. Wilko is naturally left-handed, but plays guitar right-handed and his style includes abrupt movement on stage with his shuddering strutting movements producing electrifying not to be missed performances and a cult following from his early days in Dr Feelgood, Dury and the Blockheads to the present in his own Wilko Johnson Band.
Wilko is widely recognised as one of the best guitarists in the world and a founder member and songwriter for Doctor Feelgood and is the star of the brand new Julian Temple movie "Oil City Confidential" which tells the story of the pub rock blues scene in the seventies, and is the follow up to the Joe strummer movie the future is unwritten.
‘Oil City Confidential’ has just won a MOJO award for best rock film and is
released worldwide on DVD on July 26th. Wilko’s influence and innovation laid the ground and inspired such bands as The Clash, Blondie, and Boomtown Rats.
released worldwide on DVD on July 26th. Wilko’s influence and innovation laid the ground and inspired such bands as The Clash, Blondie, and Boomtown Rats.
Wilko’s band feature Dylan Howe on drums and Norman Watt Roy on bass (Ian Dury and the blockheads) Watt Roy has also done sessions for The Clash, Madness ,Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello to name a few.
Tickets for the Shildon Civic Hall show on Friday the 10th of September are on sale by post at the following address; Wilko Concert, Shildon Civic Hall, Shildon, County Durham, DL4 1AH please include S.A.E and make all cheque's payable to Shildon Town Council. Tickets are £10 each in advance (£15 on the door). Also see here for tickets
The night features three superb local support acts; 3ft NINJA a band from
Middlesbrough, singer songwriter Harriet, runner up in the UK open mic competition at the Evolution Festival and young blues and rock band Black Water Fever from Bishop Auckland.
The show is supporting the charity ‘Walking With Giants’.
Wilko Johnson in Concert
Simply Answer the Question below!!!
Which Iconic Band did Wilko Johnson co -found?
Entries before 9.00pm 5th September 2010.
The draw will then take place
1 entry per household.
GOOD LUCK!!!
Please submit your answer contact details here.
