John Watts: "The Worker" solo acoustic 2 Meter Session

Watch John Watts perform a solo acoustic rendition of The Worker for Dutch show 2 Meter Sessies. He is part of the line-up of a show @ Bostheater in Ommen on August 29, sharing the bill with The Prodigal Sons. He takes his New Wave band Fischer-Z on tour again in the Fall to celebrate their 50th anniversary.

The Fischer-Z Podcast: Episode 12 - "No Bohemia' & "Cuban Rain Falling"

New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 12 John Watts looks back on the recording of the Swimming In Thunderstorms and Til The Oceans Overflow albums. Special attention for the No Bohemia and Cuban Rain Falling songs. And he discusses the new album X-Ray Serenade once again, which is due for release on September 4th 2026.

The Fischer-Z Podcast: Episode 11 - "World Go Round' & "Damascus Disco"

New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 11 John Watts looks back on the recording of the This is My Universe and Building Bridges albums. Special attention for the World Go Round and Damascus Disco songs. And he discusses the new album X-Ray Serenade once again, which is due for release on September 4th 2026.

The Fischer-Z Podcast: Episode 10 - "Heart of New York' & "Perfect Timing"

New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 10 John Watts looks back on the recording of the Morethanmusic album. Special attention for the Heart of New York and Perfect Timing songs. And he discusses the new album X-Ray Serenade, due for release on September 4th 2026.

The Fischer-Z Podcast: Episode 9 - "Zydeco' & "Brothers"

New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 9 John Watts looks back on the recording of the Real Life is Good Enough and It Has To Be albums. Special attention for the Zydeco and Brothers songs.

The Fischer-Z Podcast: Episode 8 - "BigBeatPoetry" & "Promenaders"

New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 8 John Watts looks back on the recording of the BigBeatPoetry and Ether albums, and his collaboration German DJ Ingo Wörner. Special attention for the BigBeatPoetry and Promenaders songs.

The Fischer-Z Podcast: Episode 7 - "Protection" & "Angel of Gardinia"

New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 7 John Watts looks back on the recording of the Stream and 13 Stories High albums, with special attention for Protection and Angel of Gardinia.

The Fischer-Z Podcast: Episode 6 - "Further From Love'" & "Human Beings'"

New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 6 John Watts looks back on the recording of the Destination Paradise and Kamikaze Shirt albums, with special attention for Further From Love (still a live favourite today) and Human Beings.

The Fischer-Z Podcast: Episode 5 - "The Perfect Day" & "Say No'"

New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 5 John Watts discusses bringing back the band after the demise of The Cry. He looks back on the recording of the Reveal and Fish Head albums, with special attention for The Perfect Day and Say No, his favourite songs from that period.

The Fischer-Z Podcast: Episode 4 - "I Need You"

New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 4 John Watts discusses his solo albums and the start of his new band The Cry. The reformation of Fischer-Z will be covered in the next podcast, which goed live on March 6.

The Fischer-Z Podcast: Episode 3 - "One More Twist"

New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 3 John Watts discusses the aftermath of the release of the Red Skies Over Paradise album, and going solo with One More Twist in 1982. He had to do all of the band stuff himself around that time anyway, so going out on his own made perfect sense then.

The Fischer-Z Podcast: Episode 2 - "So Long", "Berlin" and the breakup on stage in Italy

New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 2 John Watts discusses the writing of So Long and Berlin, and dissolving the band in 1981 on stage in Italy.

The Fischer-Z Podcast: Episode 1 - The Story of 'Pretty Paracetamol' and interview with Steve Skolnik

New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 1 John Watts discusses the process of picking his 24 favourite songs plus an interview with keyboard player Steve Skolnik. The featured song is Pretty Paracetamol from the World Salad album.

Fischer-Z: Punkt! Gallerie tour; 50th anniversary shows in Germany

John Watts will be playing in galleries in Germany to promote the release of the new Fischer-Z album Punkt!. He will playing a 40 minute acoustic set and visitors can have a look at a short film and ten art pieces:

• 09/22 Hamburg @ Galerie Stadtlandkunst
• 09/23 Frankfurt @ Massif Central
• 09/24 Munich @ Pasinger Fabrik
• 09/26 Erdmannhausen (Stuttgart) @ Rathausgalerie
• 09/27 Kaarst @ Düsseldorf @ Kulturscheune
• 09/28 Bonn @ Kulturcafe Eiszeit - Sold Out
• 09/29 Essen @ S-Art Galerie
• 10/01 Berlin @ Kunstgalerie Bunker West
• 10/02 Hamburg @ Galerie Stadtlandkunst

John Watts & Katie Freudenschuss: "No Bohemia" live video

Watch John Watts and Katie Freudenschuss perform No Bohemia at the Ebertbad in Oberhausen, Germany on March 26, 2025.

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Fischer-Z: Live on 2 Meter Sessions

Watch English New Wave band Fischer-Z perform five songs for Dutch TV show 2 Meter Sessies.

1. So Long
2. The Hamburg Beat
3. A Plea
4. Cruise Missiles
5. Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart

John Watts: rescheduled "Going Deaf for a Living" celebration solo tour

John Watts has rescheduled the dates for his solo tour in The Netherlands:

The new album is not finished yet - my broken leg slowed things down! The shows will feature the ‘Going Deaf for a Living’ Album, classic Fischer-Z tunes and exciting new material from the new upcoming album ‘Punkt!’. The first new track, ‘Conclusion’ will be released before Christmas. JW.

Live dates:

• 04/09 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg
• 04/10 Drachten, Netherlands @ Iduna
• 04/11 Enschede, Netherlands @ Metropool
• 04/13 Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands @ Gebouw T

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John Watts: "Going Deaf for a Living" celebration solo tour

John Watts will play all of the Going Deaf for a Living album plus plenty of other Fischer-Z songs and solo material during a short tour in the Netherlands. Plenty of humourful asides are part of the equation as well.

Live dates:

• 10/31 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg
• 11/01 Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands @ Gebouw T
• 11/02 Enschede, Netherlands @ Metropool
• 11/03 Drachten, Netherlands @ Iduna

John Watss/Fischer-Z: tour dates

John Watss will be on tour in November, playing material from his recent solo album as well as quite a few songs from Fischer-Z.

Live dates:

• 10/09 John Watts/Fischer-Z Solo Set @ For What It's Worth, The Boogaloo, Highgate, London, UK
• 11/16 Het Depot Leuven, Belgium
• 11/18 Melkweg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 11/19 Freiheiz, München, Germany
• 11/23 Passionskirche, Berlin, Germany
• 11/25 Kulturkirche, Koln, Germany

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John Watts: Paradiso webcast 2006/11/01

Early eighties icon John Watts of Fischer Z fame plays the Paradiso in Amsterdam. He has a released the new solo album Real Life Is Good Enough. No ticket? Watch the webcast on fabchannel.com.

John Watts
Webcast 2006/11/01
Starts: 8:00 PM local time (GMT +1)

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