Geoffrey Allerton

Allerton On Tour with Dr John

Legendary performance poet Dr John Cooper Clarke is undertaking a UK tour next Autumn, and he’s taking fellow Northern wordsmith Geoffrey Allerton – aka Simon Day – on the road with him. The seminal punk writer has shared bills with just about every major punk band since the [...]

December 4, 2017 // 0 Comments

Onion Talking: Tony Beckton on Simon Day’s UK Tour

We here at The Velvet Onion were very excited to find out earlier this year that the legendary alternative character comedian Simon Day was going out on tour across the UK. Now the tour is underway, and runs through October and early November, it has transpired that Simon is merely directing the [...]

October 4, 2017 // 1 Comment