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AUTUMN 2024 UK TOUR
“This band goes from strength to strength. We’ve had great shows already this year throughout Europe, the UK, Ireland, the USA and Canada, and we can’t wait to play more” JAH WOBBLE | 2024
The legendary JAH WOBBLE continues his huge touring schedule over the last couple of years with the announcement of a further UK tour for the autumn of 2024. The dates will again include a number of Metal Box Rebuilt In Dub shows, featuring former Siouxsie & The Banshees guitarist Jon Klein, which rework the second PUBLIC IMAGE LTD album with additional tracks from the debut album First Issue.
OCTOBER
Fri 04 BUCKLEY Tivoli
Thu 10 BATH Komedia (METAL BOX)
Fri 11 BRIDPORT Electric Palace
Fri 18 LEEDS Brudenell Social Club (METAL BOX)
Fri 25 WHITBY Musicport Festival
Sun 27 ABERDARE Jac’s Music Venue (METAL BOX)
NOVEMBER
Sat 02 LEEK Foxlowe Arts Centre
Wed 13 LONDON Haggerston Signature Brew
Thu 14 TUNBRIDGE WELLS Forum (METAL BOX)
Fri 15 BEDFORD Esquires
Sun 24 BURY ST EDMUNDS Apex
Tickets available from www.songkick.com
“Jah Wobble has “a job of work to do,” he proclaims right from the off tonight but, first, “If you’re English, can we have a moment’s uncomfortable silence?”. Comedy silence over, the bass maelstrom begins …” LOUDER THAN WAR
“This really is the most modern of jazz experiments, threading and weaving the recognisable strands of something over 40 years old, smothering it, stretching it out and then letting go to see the elasticity of the original form snap back into line, albeit a few degrees off centre. Wobble looks genuinely pleased at the end of each song, flashing us a big cockney smile …” BACKSEAT MAFIA
“At the end of it all, you feel that you have witnessed something extraordinary. Wobble is an amiable and relatable Master of Dub Ceremonies – part muso, part geezer – and if your mental image of the man was shaped by PiL’s austere and industrial outlook you would have been ill-prepared for this clowning and irreverence. Yes, there was theatre, maybe it was schtick. It doesn’t matter. Jah Wobble and his merry band have earned the right to do whatever the hell they want …” THE PUNK SITE
“Ever restless, ever an outlier, ever on the hunt for new musical experiences and collaborators …”
SCOTTISH HERALD MAGAZINE
Jah Wobble was born John Wardle in 1958 – renamed by Sid Vicious who, under severe influence one night, struggled to pronounce his name correctly – and is an English bassist, singer and composer. He began his astounding 45+ year career in music as a founding member of Public Image Limited in 1978 with Keith Levene and former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon and quickly became known for his distinctive and trailblazing bass, combining elements of dub, funk and world music. During his time with PiL, he played on the band’s acclaimed albums First Issue and Metal Box and collaborated with Keith Levene and Martin Atkins on a variety of side projects.
In 1980 he left PiL to pursue a solo career, releasing his debut album The Legend Lives On … Jah Wobble In Betrayal, followed over the years by a succession of acclaimed solo albums and collaborations with the likes of Brian Eno, Sinead O’Connor, Bjork, Holger Czukay from Can, Chris Connelly from Ministry, The Edge from U2 and Geordie Walker from Killing Joke. His work showcased his unique style and his interest in world music, particularly that of Africa and the Middle East, and his innovative playing ability to blend diverse styles into a cohesive whole continues to receive accolades.
Wobble is also a prolific writer and author, having published numerous books on music, politics and spirituality, as well his autobiography Dark Luminosity: Memoirs Of A Geezer which was expanded and reprinted by Faber earlier this year, earning wholesome praise from The Times Literary Supplement and The Independent amongst others. He is also renowned for his interest in Eastern philosophy, having written extensively on the subject. As a musician and artist he remains highly influential and continues to make a significant impact on the world of music and beyond, making him an original and important figure in the history of the arts. He has stories to tell and recounts them with charm, with humour and with honesty. One of his most recent solo albums, The Bus Routes Of South London, was written and recorded on … buses in South London. Of course it was.
Legendary hardly begins to cover it …
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