John Otway at the bar
John Otway and the Big Band - happy to have the electricity back on!
Seagulls on Speed
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Otway Band’s string section…
27.11.2025 16:59
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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
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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
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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
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The John Otway Band Tickets
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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
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Richard and me moonlighting for a band without Otway. Headbutt free 👍
17.11.2025 21:37
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Belfast, we are in you…
06.11.2025 13:21
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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
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Right. Summer’s over and the band’s back. First of the weekend’s three gigs starts tonight at ‘Hampton Hub Club’ www.hamptonhubclub.com London.
Sat ‘Hot Box’ Chelmsford
Sun ‘Hull Social’, Hull
19.09.2025 13:34
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Not so secret… IYKYK
25.08.2025 18:46
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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
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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
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11.04.2025 06:55
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For more information about this trip please email John directly at otway@johnotway.com
29.03.2025 13:09
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Ireland band Coach Trip now confirmed.
Belfast > Limerick > Galway > Dublin • November 6th > 9th
More information soon.
24.03.2025 16:13
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Under the kit…
24.03.2025 16:08
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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
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Richard in Southend
02.03.2025 16:31
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Seymour at the 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
📸 Christina Jansen
01.03.2025 17:22
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Otway with a violin…
Fortunately, no sound
26.02.2025 16:54
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Murray Torkildsen of the Otway Band on stage.
25.02.2025 16:59
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