Rick Wakeman is at his best in front of an audience, as we're sure many of you know. This page contains details of all forthcoming performances worldwide. We also try where possible to list appearances on TV and radio.
You can also checkout Rick's Previous Tours or an archive of selected Tour Programmes
Tours
The Return Of The Caped Crusader
Rick takes his band on the road for an evening of classic prog rock in February 2024.
On 22 and 23 February of this year, Rick and the English Rock Ensemble revisited his multi-platinum back catalogue – both solo and with his former band YES - with two sold-out concerts at the prestigious London Palladium. Their performances received such a rapturous response from audience and media alike that Rick has decided to take the show on the road, with The Return Of The Caped Crusader… Tour of the UK in 2024.
The tour will start in Glasgow on 15 February 2024 and then visit Liverpool, Manchester, Brighton, Cardiff, Birmingham, York and Gateshead before concluding in Bristol on 28 February. The two-part show will consist of Rick's new arrangements of Classic YES material for band and vocalists, followed after the interval by his much-loved epic Journey to the Centre of the Earth.
Rick will of course be playing the leading role on keyboards, while the English Rock Ensemble line-up will be the same as the Palladium shows: Dave Colquhoun (guitars and backing vocals), Adam Falkner (drums), Lee Pomeroy (bass and backing vocals), Hayley Sanderson (vocals) and Adam Wakeman (keyboard, guitars and backing vocals).
"I was amazed to discover that we could have sold the Palladium shows many times over and the clamour for extra shows by fans who missed out was overwhelming", comments Rick. "Following the great reaction and reviews of the shows, I am really pleased that we can again perform the Classic YES / Journey to the Centre of the Earth Palladium programme. Who knows? If these are successful, maybe we can do the Six Wives / King Arthur show at a later date!"
Tour Update
Due to overwhelming public demand, Rick is delighted to announce an additional London show to his UK tour with the English Rock Ensemble in February 2024. Rick and the band will now be appearing at London's historic Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Tuesday 27th February.
"The talent within the English Rock Ensemble and their understanding of the music I continually throw at them never ceases to amaze me and will raise these concerts up to yet another level", comments Rick. "I'm very excited to be taking the show to a fantastic West End theatre like the Theatre Royal Drury Lane."
Tickets for the London show are on sale Friday 14th July at 10am
Date | Venue | Tickets |
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15th Feb 2024 at 7:00 pm | Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, UK | Tickets |
17th Feb 2024 at 7:00 pm | Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, UK | Tickets |
18th Feb 2024 at 7:00 pm | The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK | Tickets |
20th Feb 2024 at 7:00 pm | Brighton Dome, Brighton, UK | Tickets |
21st Feb 2024 at 7:00 pm | St David's Hall, Cardiff, UK | Tickets |
23rd Feb 2024 at 7:00 pm | Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK | Tickets |
24th Feb 2024 at 7:00 pm | Barbican Centre, York, UK | Tickets |
25th Feb 2024 at 7:00 pm | The Sage, Gateshead, UK | Tickets |
27th Feb 2024 at 7:00 pm | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, UK | Tickets |
28th Feb 2024 at 7:00 pm | Bristol Beacon, Bristol, UK | Tickets |
One off Appearances
Saving Strays at Christmas
Join Rick, Peter Egan and a host of guests to celebrate Christmas at two beautiful venues, all proceeds going to UK Charity Saving Strays.
Guildford Cathedral on November 24th at 6.30pm - Tickets
St Mary Le Tower, Ipswich on December 23rd at 6.30pm - Tickets


One off Piano Shows
Before the end of the year, Rick will be playing three piano shows (with a couple of additional keyboards thrown in for good measure), maybe even a couple of Xmas tunes.
Lowther Pavilion Theatre, Lytham St Annes on 10th and 11th November - Tickets
Princess Theatre, Hunstanton on 7th December - Tickets
Previous Tours/Appearances
These are the tours that have been listed on RWCC since 1996. For earlier dates, you can try setlist.fm
- 2023
- His Music and Stories USA (Mar-Apr)
- 2022
- The Even Grumpier Old Rock Star Tour USA Leg 2 (Feb-Mar)
- Rick Wakeman and The English Rock Ensemble UK Tour (Mar-Apr)
- Grumpy Christmas Stocking Tour (Nov-Dec)
- 2021
- The Even Grumpier Old Rock Star Tour USA Leg 1 (Oct-Nov)
- The Not Quite As Grumpy As Last Xmas Tour (Nov/Dec)
- 2019
- Piano Odyssey (May-Nov)
- Grumpy Old Rock Star USA & Canada (Sep-Oct)
- Grumpy Old Christmas Show (Dec)
- 2018
- YES featuring ARW 50th Anniversary (Jun-Sep)
- Piano Odyssey (Sep-Nov)
- Christmas Piano Odyssey (Dec)
- 2017
- Yet Another Evening with Rick Wakeman (Jan-May)
- YES Featuring ARW (Mar-Jul)
- Piano Portraits (May-Nov)
- YES featuring ARW North America (Aug-Oct)
- 2016
- Yet Another Evening With Rick Wakeman Part Two (Feb-Dec)
- ARW in North America (Oct-Dec)
- 2015
- Yet Another Evening With Rick Wakeman (Jan/Apr)
- 2014
- A Very Intimate Evening (Jan/Dec)
- Journey to the Centre of the Earth UK (Apr/May)
- The English Rock Ensemble in South America (Oct/Nov)
- 2013
- Edinburgh Fringe (Aug)
- A Very Intimate Evening (Apr-Oct)
- 2012
- A Very Intimate Evening (Mar-Dec)
- 2011
- A Very Intimate Evening (Feb-Dec)
- Anderson Wakeman USA Tour (Oct-Nov)
- 2010
- A Very Intimate Evening (Jan-Dec)
- Anderson Wakeman Project 360 (Oct-Nov)
- 2008
- Grumpy Old Picture Show (Apr-May)
- 2007
- 2006
- Anderson and Wakeman Live in Concert UK (Oct-Nov)
- The Grand Piano Tour USA (Jun-Jul)
- 2004
- Rick was on tour with YES on the 35th Anniversary Tour (Apr-Sep)
- 2003
- Rick Wakeman and the NERE Out There (Apr-May)
- Rick was on tour with YES on the Full Circle Tour (Jun-Oct)
- The Other Side of Rick Wakeman (Oct-Nov)
- 2002
- Rick was on tour with YES on the Full Circle Tour (Jul-Dec)
- 2001
- Rick Wakeman Back Again (Mar-Apr)
- 2000
- An Evening with Rick Wakeman (Feb-Apr)
- The English Rock Ensemble in South America (Sep)
- An Evening with Rick Wakeman (Oct-Nov)
- 1999
- The Half a Century Tour (May-Jun)
- 1998
- Words and Music Tour 98 (Mar-Apr)
- 1997
- The New Gospels in California (Mar)
- The Piano Tour (Apr-May)
- The Six Piece at Ronnie Scotts (Jul)
- The It's Nearly Xmas Tour (Oct-Nov)
- 1996
- Wot's On TV Tonite Tour (Apr-Jun)
- The Six Piece Tour (Oct-Nov)
- The Piano Tour (Nov-Dec)
In addition to the above formal tours, this is a list of one off dates.
Previous Tour Programmes
These tour programmes are presented as PDF files. My thanks go to the contributors of these programmes.
Contributors: Paul Chandler, John Chivers, Martin Cook, Paulo Edson, Graham Johnson, Eddie Lee, Eddie McFadden, Brian Neeson, Craig Smith, Derek Wales
- Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1974)
- Journey at Crystal Palace (1974)
- North American Tour (1974)
- King Arthur at Wembley (1975)
- Journey in Australia (1975)
- Japanese Tour (1975)
- Rick Wakeman Em Concerto in Brazil (1975)
- Rick Wakeman in Concert (1976)
- No Earthly Connection (1976)
- Rick Wakeman in Concert at Sun City (1981)
- Journey in Durban (1981)
- The Daily Error (1981)
- Silent Nights (1985)
- Southbank Pops '87 (1987)
- Rick Wakeman 20 Years (1989)
- Ere We Go Again (1990)
- Classical Connections II (1992)
- Wakeman with Wakeman (1992)
- Rick & Adam Wakeman - Alone at Last (1994)
- Wot's On TV Tonite (1996)
- The Piano Tour (1996-7)
- It's Nearly Christmas Tour (1997)
- The New Gospels (1997)
- An Evening with Rick Wakeman (2000)
- Back Again (2001)
- The Ultimate Experience Live in Gloucester (2013)
- Piano Portraits (2017)
- Piano Odyssey (2018)
- Piano Portraits Live at Lincoln Cathedral (2018)
- The Grumpy Old Christmas Show (2019)
- Grumpy Old Rock Star Tour USA (2019)
- Journey at the Royal Festival Hall (2019)