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Making the Microstar sound good since 1993

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John Otway at the bar

John Otway at the bar

John Otway and the Big Band - happy to have the electricity back on!

John Otway and the Big Band - happy to have the electricity back on!

Seagulls on Speed

Seagulls on Speed

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Great night (15/01) at Alexander's Live Chester @alexanderslive.bsky.social with the legendary John Otway and the Big Band @thejohnotwayband.bsky.social. Great fun, even if the electrics went bang a couple of times - we got a bit of ad-lib acoustic thrown in. Just blame the theremin! Cheers, John!

16.01.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

A great shot of Otway. Cheers! It was a fun and different evening, glad you enjoyed it. Adam (the drummer)

16.01.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
John Otway Official Website

Four gigs in a row this week starting tonight in Chester. Then York, Huddersfield and a first for the band, Blackpool and an early evening show on Sunday.

www.johnotway.com/gigs.html

15.01.2026 07:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The John Otway Band

Right then, a late Happy New Year!

Today's the first gig of 2026 for the band and the beginning of an exciting world-touring year. A relatively local for gig for us tonight in Cambridge at the Portland Arms

wegottickets.com/greenmind/f/...

10.01.2026 09:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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John Otway Band At

Last gig of the year tonight for the band in Sheffield at the marvellous Backroom in The Greystones.

wegottickets.com/f/14076/

21.12.2025 14:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Last band gig of the weekend at the Putney Half Moon. A favourite venue of the bands and John’s local. The beer is good too…

tickets.halfmoon.co.uk/events/2025-11…

30.11.2025 12:39 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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3/5ths of the Otway Band practicing the end of season pose…

Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis

30.11.2025 10:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Otway Band’s string section…

27.11.2025 16:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The first of four gigs for John and the band this week starts tonight in Bristol at the Thunderbolt - bit.ly/4irPJcP
Friday - Tavistock - bit.ly/4pCHm0l
Saturday - Lyme Regis - bit.ly/3XSAnV7
Sunday - Putney - bit.ly/4pzpqUb

27.11.2025 08:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How to tune a snare drum head.

1. Tighten all the lugs finger tight in a clockwise pattern.
2. Stand on the drum skin and then tighten the lugs with a drum key until the skin crackles slightly.
3. Repeat step 2 until you run out of thread.
4. Your snare drum is now correctly tuned...

27.11.2025 08:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Two band gigs this weekend, first of which is in Malvern at the Malvern Cube bit.ly/48dlguj

Then tomorrow the band travel north to Stoke-On-Trent and to the small but splendidly decorated Artisan Tap bit.ly/4oYV91o

22.11.2025 08:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today the band travel (for the first time) to the Isle of White and a gig tonight in Newport at Strings Bar: bit.ly/4a2xdW8

20.11.2025 09:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Richard and me moonlighting for a band without Otway. Headbutt free πŸ‘

17.11.2025 21:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Belfast, we are in you…

06.11.2025 13:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bill Glass Celebrated Fairycroft House are proud to present this event to celebrate the late and brilliant Bill Glass.

Adam and Richard will be playing at this event for our much missed friend and colleague, Mr Bill Glass www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bill-glass...

01.11.2025 13:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's Otway's birthday this week so to celebrate the band are doing two shows. Thursday in Southampton at the 1865 bit.ly/4nTCbbn

And on Friday, a welcome return to The Victoria in Swindon. bit.ly/4nuIqCT

'Who's a lucky birthday boy!'

01.10.2025 07:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Right. Summer’s over and the band’s back. First of the weekend’s three gigs starts tonight at β€˜Hampton Hub Club’ www.hamptonhubclub.com London.

Sat β€˜Hot Box’ Chelmsford

Sun β€˜Hull Social’, Hull

19.09.2025 13:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not so secret… IYKYK

25.08.2025 18:46 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Redirecting...

Also info on next years world record tour, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Japan…

www.facebook.com/share/v/1F9s...

25.08.2025 09:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

First gig in a while - A bank holiday gig today (25/8) for John and the band at The Prince Of Wales pub, Stow Maries in deepest Essex. 4pm onwards

25.08.2025 08:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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11.04.2025 06:55 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For more information about this trip please email John directly at otway@johnotway.com

29.03.2025 13:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ireland band Coach Trip now confirmed.

Belfast > Limerick > Galway > Dublin β€’ November 6th > 9th

More information soon.

24.03.2025 16:13 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Under the kit…

24.03.2025 16:08 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The John Otway Band on 16 Mar 2025 Pit.live - The John Otway Band at New Cross Inn on 16 Mar 2025

After a break of a few weeks tonight is the last gig of 'The Set remains the Same' tour in London's New Cross.

Back at it later in the year with a possible tour of Ireland, North and South and in 2026? A band tour around the world, as you do...

But tonight... pit.live/events/the-j...

16.03.2025 12:45 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Richard in Southend

02.03.2025 16:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Seymour at the 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire

πŸ“Έ Christina Jansen

01.03.2025 17:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Otway with a violin…

Fortunately, no sound

26.02.2025 16:54 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Murray Torkildsen of the Otway Band on stage.

25.02.2025 16:59 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MELTING POT PRESENTS THE JOHN OTWAY BAND To celebrate Deadly the Roadie’s 50th birthday, the John Otway Band return to The Jericho as part of their Set Remains The Same Tour. Hear all the songs, exactly how you would have heard them before! ...

To celebrate @deadlytheroadie.bsky.social 50th birthday, the Otway Band return to Oxford and The Jericho tonight as part of the Set Remains The Same Tour. 'Hear all the songs, exactly how you would have heard them before!'

wegottickets.com/event/637793/

09.02.2025 08:41 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0