Wilko Johnson & The Mercy Lounge

In association with Belfast City Blues Festival

Festival Marquee, Custom House Square

Saturday 3 May, 8.00pm

Tickets: £12.00

When rock ‘n’ roll was shaken from its pre-punk complacency by the emergence of Dr. Feelgood, it was their guitarist Wilko Johnson who excited the most attention, not only for the startling violence of his stage performance, but also for his guitar style.

The list of 70s New Wave bands who acknowledge the influence of Wilko and the Feelgoods is extensive and includes The Clash, The Sex Pistols, The Jam, The Boomtown Rats, The Ramones & Blondie. After leaving Dr. Feelgood in 1977, Wilko formed his own band before joining Ian Dury’s Blockheads to co-write several songs on the Laughter album, and then reforming the Wilko Johnson Band.

Johnson stated in early 2013 that he had terminal cancer, and aptly announced he was going on a farewell tour. He discussed his terminal cancer, and said that doctors have told him he has nine or ten months to live. In true style, Wilko is still rocking and, as well as undertaking to play shows for as long as he is able. Not only that but Wilko has just recorded the album of his career with Roger Daltrey that has had critics salivating.

Joined by long time cohorts Norman Watt-Roy and Dylan Howe, don’t miss your chance to hear one of England's rock legends for what will be a stunning and emotionally charged show.