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Poster for my upcoming May 2026 spoken word tour for the launch of my upcoming memoirs! Ticket details and pre order link for signed copy of the book in biog above! Special guests for each event to be announced soon! I will be talking about #postpunk #punkrock #goth #gothgoth #thembranes #nirvana #oasis #thefall #thestonerosesš #kurtcobain and so much more! See you there #johnrobb
It was great to do this exclusive filmed interview with #noelgallagher about #oasis ādefinitely maybeā album. MY OASIS BOOK HAS BEEN A BEST SELLER - PLEASE BUY A COPY FROM THE LINK IN BIOG ABOVE! In the interview he says lovely stuff about brother #liamgallagher and talks in depth about the band. Interview on Oasis YouTube channel PLEASE JOIN MY INSTAGRAM
The ultimate honour! A mural of me painted in my hometown #blackpool by great artist @pic.one.art on Caunce Street next to his painting of #robertsmith #thecure
Great sold out night in Leek on my āPunk Rock Ruined My Lifeā memoirs tour! With special guest the legendary Martin Bramah for the in conversation in part 2 of the show talking about #thefall mark smith and house of all and much more. Nearly sold out of all the books at the event ! Tonight Iām in Dorking with Dave Rowntree from #blur and Dave does tomorrow in Corsham then Dale Vince in Stroud then Isle of Wight and southampton - link in bio above #johnrobb #punkrock #postpunk š· Moray Simpson
Publishing today! š¤š¼
The irresistible story of a one-man cultural phenomenon - @johnrobb77 . š¤
Charting his adventures in the cultural frontline, beginning in his hometown of Blackpool and following his career through touring with his band, interviewing superstars including Nirvana, The Stone Roses and Nick Cave, and packed with riotous stories. šø
Pick up your copy today from all good bookshops & online.
And donāt miss John on tour now, coming to a venue near you! Head to our Events page (link in bio) for details. šļø
#memoir #musicbooks #manchester #blackpool #nirvana
Great night in Edinburgh doing my āPunk Rock Ruined My Lifeā memoirs tour with specual guest Stuart from @mogwaiband tonight I'm in#newcastle withspecual guest Pauline Murray from Penetration - ticket link in Bio above #johnrobb #punkrock #postpunk
Grooving around #edinburgh before tonights book event at the @thevoodoorooms with Stuart from Mogwai for my āpunk rock ruined my lifeā memoirs #johnrobb #postpunk #punkrock #gothic
Thanks for sold out night on my āPunk Rock Ruined My Lifeā memoirs tour in Carlisle! Tonight I'm in #galashiels at @macartsscotland with special guest @plasmatron from #mogwaiband and again in #edinburgh and the sunday in #newcastle with Pauline Murray from Penetration. See you there! #johnrobb photo by Lāal Chegs
Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes!
Great to be 65 in #Belfast - one of my favourite cities where I did a sold out book talk for my memoirs last night! Photo from my room in the @theharrisonbelfast Hotel - amazing place full of great kitsch - best hotel in town.
Next stops #carlisle, Galashiels, #Edinburgh and #Newcastle - all details in link below.
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Today Iām in #colchester here with Lily from #themeffs on compere at their 1000 capacity venue - Iām back with Lily as my guest on my āpunk rock ruined my lifeā memoirs tour Colchester at @colchartscentre on June 1st and @norwichartscentre on June 2nd - tickets and details in Bio above #johnrobb #punk
One of the things I write about in my upcoming memoirs āPunk Rock Ruined My Lifeā is our DIY approach to āstyleā here at an early #themembranes gig the hot lights have been too much for the soap used to create the big hair and itās collapsed! Photo by Alastair Robb from 1981 #johnrobb #postpunk #punkrock come and see me talk about the books in #carlisle Galashiels. Edinburgh and newcastle next week
Another photo from the recent #belfast session by @beemacay - Iām back in Belfast on May 3rd to talk about my upcoming āpunk rock ruined my lifeā memoirs at the @cathedralquarterartsfest you can pre order the memoirs from the link in my biog above #johnrobb #postpunk #punkrock
