The Fischer-Z Podcast is here
Teaser episode out now, first full episode 09.01.26
FISCHER-Z
ICONIC NEW WAVE BAND LED BY JOHN WATTS
RECENT UPDATES
BELGIUM SOLD OUT
Antwerp and Brussels sold out already for next May, Thank you all!
EXTRA HAMBURG SHOW ADDED
We have added another Laeiszhalle show on the 26th October.
ABOUT
John Watts has released 23 albums, sold over two million records, and performed more than 4,000 concerts across Europe, North America, and beyond. Collaborators have included Peter Gabriel, Steve Cropper, and members of Dexy’s Midnight Runners’ brass section. Fischer-Z have shared stages with James Brown in East Berlin, toured with The Police and Dire Straits, and appeared alongside Bob Marley on his final European festival tour.
2025 saw the release of the PUNKT! art and music project. John created 10 unique art pieces, a 10 track album and art film. He showcased his new art and music in acclaimed galleries appearances across Germany which received excellent reviews in the national press. John Watts remains one of Britain’s most singular creative voices. “I’m up for it,” he says. “This is just the next chapter.”
2026 marks a defining milestone — 50 years of Fischer-Z. There will be a new album and high-quality anniversary package to celebrate John’s extraordinary career to date.
LATEST RELEASE
ALBUMS
WORD SALAD - 1979
GOING DEAF FOR A LIVING - 1980
RED SKIES OVER PARADISE - 1981
MEDIA
2026 TOUR DATES