Rick Astley announces ‘Reflection’ 2026 UK and Ireland tour dates

Rick Astley has announced details of a new ‘Reflection’ UK tour. Check out details below.

The new dates come following the ‘80s icon taking a year off in 2025, and will see him play 12 shows across the UK and Ireland next year. All shows take place in the spring, and kick off with an opening night at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro Arena on April 10, followed by a stop at Newcastle’s Utilita Arena the following night (11).

From there, dates continue at the SSE Arena in Belfast and the 3Arena in Dublin on April 13 and 14 respectively, along with following stops in Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Bournemouth and Cardiff throughout the month.

Shows on the ‘Reflection’ tour wrap up with gigs at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena, Birmingham’s BP Pulse LIVE, and The O2 in London on April 22, 24 and 25 respectively. At all upcoming shows, Gabrielle will be joining Astley as a special guest.

Tickets go on sale from 9:30am BST on Friday (September 5). Visit here to buy tickets and find a list of new dates below.

Rick Astley’s 2026 UK and Ireland tour dates are:

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10 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
11 – Newcastle, Utilita Arena
13 – Belfast, SSE
14 – Dublin, 3Arena
16 – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena
17 – Manchester, Co-op Live
18 – Leeds, First Direct Bank Arena
20 – Bournemouth, International Centre
21 – Cardiff, Utilita Arena
22 – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
24 –Birmingham, BP Pulse LIVE
25 – London, The O2

Astley broke into the spotlight back in 1987 with his huge hit ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’, and followed it up decades later with 2016’s ‘50’, and 2023’s ‘Are We There Yet?’. He also made headlines for his collaborations with Foo Fighters and Blossoms in recent years.

The latter has teamed up with Astley numerous times to perform The Smiths supergroup covers. They first did so in 2022, when the singer joined Blossoms on stage in London to perform a number of Smiths covers – before they then played a number of full gigs dedicated to the iconic ’80s indie icons.

Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr was less than pleased having not been told about it, before telling NME that he’d been in touch with Blossoms and “dealt with it“.

They then worked together more recently, performing a cover of Charli XCX‘s ‘360’ in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge in 2024.

In other Rick Astley news, the singer made headlines this spring too when he posted an acoustic cover of Chappell Roan‘s ‘Pink Pony Club’ on YouTube.

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