Alastair Clark recalls his time in an indie store

Alastair Clark has announced what’s believed to be the first ever stand-up comedy tour of independent record shops. 

His show, On The Record, is about his time working in such a store in Liverpool and covers stories such as telling customers their cherished collections are worthless and debates over  sound quality. 

Clark said: ‘The show’s about how I fell into, obsessed about, then walked away from my life in vinyl. It’s for the record fanatics and hard-core collectors, but, at its heart, it’s about living your dreams… everyone can relate to that.’

He premiered the show at last year’s Fringe, where it also played a record store, Slow Progress, where a review from One4Review concluded: ‘He can spin a story as well as any vinyl.’

The show kicks off at Hull’s  Wrecking Ball store on April 12 – six dates before Record Store Day

The other dates are: 

24 April: Oxford Truck Store
25 April: Aldershot West End Centre
1 May: London Flashback Records Shoreditch
2 May: Brentwood Hey Joe Music & Coffee
8 May: Nottingham Rough Trade
13 May: Bradford the Record Café
16 May: Huddersfield Vinyl Tap
22 May: Bristol Rough Trade
30 May: Leeds the Vinyl Whistle
26 September: Liverpool Rough Trade

Published: 19 Jan 2026