Rick Wakeman is at his best in front of an audience, as I'm sure many of you know. This page contains details of all forthcoming performances worldwide, together with reviews where they exist from previous concerts. If you have any reviews, or if you'd like to write one yourself, please let me know. We also try where possible to list appearances on TV and radio.
Previous Tours | Tour Programmes
Concerts & Appearances
Christmas Piano Evening
Rick will be performing an evening of Christmas piano music at The Granary near Beccles in Norfolk on 4th December. SOLD OUT
An Evening with Rick Wakeman and Friends
Rick will be performing at The St Albans Arena on 6th December to raise funds for the Brain Charity Trust. Guests include comedian Joe Pasquale. For tickets see the event website.
Carol Concert at St Peter's Belgravia
Rick will be taking part in the annual carol concert in aid of the Blue Cross at St Peter's Church Belgravia on 10th December. This is a wonderful way to bring in Xmas, especially if you love animals. It's a wonderful evening of poems, stories, carols and anecdotes from stars of stage and screen. Last year Rick wrote a carol for them and it is going to be repeated again this year and next year will hopefully appear as part of an album which will be sold exclusively to raise funds for The Blue Cross.
Carol Concert at All Saints Parish Church, The Bury, Odiham
Rick will be taking part in a Christmas concert in aid of Cystic Fibrosis on Tuesday 15th December. Details of the church can be found on their website.
The Four Churches Festival
Rick will be taking part in his local Four Churches Festival from 26th-29th May 2010. Further details will be published nearer the time.
Festivals in 2010
Just to give a little bit of advanced notice before we're able to provide exact details, Rick is currently planning to appear at the following festivals in 2010.
- Pontypridd Arts Festival in May
- Grassington Arts Festival in June
- Sevenoaks Arts Festival in July
The Six Wives of Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace - May 1st & 2nd 2009
The concert is set to be released on October 5th 2009 on both DVD and Blu-Ray, both of which can be preordered at Amazon UK currently. This marks the first ever high definition release from Rick that we're aware of. There is a short clip of Catherine of Aragon on the Eagle Rock website.
The live CD that was produced and distributed on the night can be ordered online directly from Concert Live. There are only a limited quantity left so get your orders in quickly if you want one.
We have received a number of enquiries about purchasing programmes for the event which sadly ran out on the Saturday evening. These are being offered directly from the merchandising company along with the other items on sale on the night. We've just been informed that they are doing a new run so they are available to order now.
We will try to post a list of links here to coverage of the event.
- Lee Wilkinson's official photos
- Photos from Paul van der Maas
- EMIX Magazine review
- YESscot Photos
- Financial Times Review
- Paul Crilley's photos
- Some informal photos from Tom Felts
- Review at Get Ready To Rock
- Press release from the staging company
Tours
The One a Month Tour 2010
Although I have stopped the long touring, I do enjoy getting up on stage and playing and have really enjoyed the one man shows with the piano that I have done at a few Arts Festivals over the last couple of years and to this end have decided to "tour" in the UK next year performing just 12 shows - one a month!
| Date | Venue | Box Office | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, January 21, 2010 | A Hall for Cornwall | +44 (0)1872 262466 | |
| Truro | |||
| Friday, February 05, 2010 | The Palace Theatre | +44 (0)1636 655755 | |
| Newark | |||
| Sunday, March 14, 2010 | Opera House | +44 (0)845 1272190 | |
| Buxton | |||
| Friday, June 18, 2010 | The Playhouse Theatre | +44 (0)1271 324242 | |
| Barnstable | |||
| Saturday, September 18, 2010 | Gala Theatre | +44 (0)191 332 4041 | |
| Durham |
Television
- No appearances currently known about
Radio Interviews
| Programme | Date | Channel | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick's Place | 28 January 2006 at 10:00 | Planet Rock | UK |
Rick's Place is broadcast every Saturday from 10am to 1pm. The show is repeated on a Wednesday at 6pm. All times are UK. The station is available on DAB digital radio across the UK, Sky channel 110, Telewest channel 924, Freesat channel 730 and at www.planetrock.com |
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Previous Tours/Appearances
- Grumpy Old Picture Show (2008)
- Grumpy Old Picture Show (2007)
- Rick Wakeman and The English Rock Ensemble in Canada (2007)
- Anderson and Wakeman (2006)
- The Grand Piano Tour USA (2006)
- The Other Side of Rick Wakeman (Oct-Nov 2003)
- Rick Wakeman and the NERE Out There (Apr-May 2003)
- Rick Wakeman Back Again (Mar-Apr 2001)
- An Evening with Rick Wakeman (Oct-Nov 2000)
- The English Rock Ensemble in South America (Sep 2000)
- An Evening with Rick Wakeman (Feb-Apr 2000)
- The Half a Century Tour (May-Jun 1999)
- Words and Music Tour 98 (Mar-Apr 1998)
- The It's Nearly Xmas Tour (Oct-Nov 1997)
- The Six Piece at Ronnie Scotts (Jul 1997)
- The Piano Tour (Apr-May 1997)
- The New Gospels in California (Mar 1997)
- The Piano Tour (Nov-Dec 1996)
- The Six Piece Tour (Oct-Nov 1996)
- Wot's On TV Tonite Tour (Apr-Jun 1996)
No more emails please! I *know* he's done more tours than this.
Previous Tour Programmes
These tour programmes are presented as full page scans. My thanks go to the contributors of these programmes.
Contributors
- Paul Chandler
- John Chivers
- Graham Johnson
- Eddie Lee
- Eddie McFadden
- Brian Neeson
- Craig Smith
- Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1974)
- North American Tour (1974)
- Journey at Crystal Palace (1974)
- Japanese Tour (1975)
- Journey in Australia (1975)
- King Arthur at Wembley
- Rick Wakeman in Concert (1976)
- No Earthly Connection (1976)
- The Daily Error (1981)
- Silent Nights (1985)
- Rick Wakeman 20 Years (1989)
- Ere We Go Again (1990)
- Wakeman with Wakeman (1992)
- Classical Connections II (1992)
- Rick & Adam Wakeman - Alone at Last (1994)
- The Piano Tour (1996-7)
- Wot's On TV Tonite (1996)
- It's Nearly Christmas Tour (1997)
- The New Gospels (1997)
- An Evening with Rick Wakeman (2000)
- Back Again (2001)