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Gigs and concerts· Colchester
SHOW: John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett - The Christmas Bash!
- When
- Tuesday, 8 December 2026, 8pm
- Where
- Colchester Arts Centre, CHURCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO1 1NF
- Sold by
- See Tickets
See Tickets' price for one ticket includes its booking fee. It then adds an order fee to each booking (an order processing fee, a transaction fee or both), set event by event: from £1.25 to £4.00 on the events I checked. You'll see the total before you pay.
About the event
From See Tickets's listing
On the road again in 2026 with their latest tour: ALIVE AND GIGGING! John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett have been at it .... and each other.... for over 50 years. Hilarious …. totally outrageous …. superb musicianship: It's guaranteed you'll never see anything like it again. Totally unmissable! On the road again with their ALIVE AND GIGGING tour, this magnetic bond still holds after more than 50 years of attempted escapes. Still loved for their total in-yer-face originality, the contrast between the deadpan humour of Barrett and mad onstage antics of Otway are hilarious to watch. John’s lyrical genius is ably complimented by Willy’s outstanding musicianship (he seems to play almost every stringed instrument known to man, plus a few hybrids of his own making including the Bagpuss!). For any Otway/Barrett virgins out there who don’t know what to expect, be prepared for everything from bare-chested theremin playing to wah wah wheelie bin as the duo jump from one hit and 40 near misses to another: An amazing and irreverent performance by two master entertainers.
Getting there
What else is on at Colchester Arts CentreCheck the venue's own page for step-free access and accessible seats before you book.
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How I list these
Everything here comes from the feeds of the ticket and experience sellers I work with: See Tickets. That's a lot, but it isn't everything on in Colchester: venues that sell their own tickets, or sell through sellers whose feeds don't reach me, won't show here yet.
Events are in date order, and a show on several dates appears once, on its first, with how many more there are. Things to do any day start with the seller's own UK picks, then those rated 4.5 or more, guided before self-guided, shared before private, then by rating and price. Every ticket link is an ad: if you buy, the seller may pay me commission, at no cost to you. Commission never changes what's listed or the order.
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