Following his recent TV appearance on BBC 2 Television’s Later With Jools Holland, “Wilko Johnson”, the legendary former guitarist of Dr. Feelgood, who has influenced everyone from Joe Strummer, Mick Jones to Steve Albini, is pleased to announce and extensive April 2012 15-date UK tour with very special guest Virgil and the Accelerators. 

Sunday 15th April Doors Open 7.30p.m.

£17.50 per ticket

(subject to booking fee)

In addition to pioneering Dr. Feelgood’s distinctive mid-seventies, pre-punk British R&B sound, in 1980 Johnson went on to play guitar for Ian Dury and the Blockheads.  Wilko’s current live band features Blockheads’ Norman Watt-Roy (bass guitar), and Dylan Howe (drums).  

In 2009 Johnson featured in JulienTemple’s Oil City Confidential; a fascinating full-length feature film documentary about Dr. Feelgood.  The film received many accolades including the MOJO Vision Award at the MOJO Honours List 2010.

Dr. Feelgood originally formed in 1971 as a British pub rock band who hailed fromCanveyIsland,Essex.  Their name derived from a slang term for heroin or for a doctor who was willing to overprescribe drugs.  It is also a reference to a 1962 record by the American blues pianist and singer Willie Perryman (also known as "Piano Red") called "Dr Feel-Good", which Perryman originally recorded under the name of Dr Feelgood & The Interns.

Dr. Feelgood’s distinctive British R&B sound was centered on Wilko Johnson’s choppy guitar style.  The original band line-up also included singer Lee Brilleaux, and the rhythm section of John B.Sparks(aka "Sparko") on bass guitar and John Martin (aka "The Big Figure") on drums.

Dr. Feelgood was known primarily for their high energy live performances, although studio albums like Down by the Jetty (1974) and Malpractice (1975) were also incredibly popular.  Their 1976 breakthrough live album, Stupidity reached No.1 in the Official UK Album Chart.  When the band released their fourth album, Sneakin’ Suspicion (1977), Johnson departed to pursue a solo career.