English prog legend Rick Wakeman (of YES) to return to America for solo tour

Keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman has two reasons to celebrate. First, his outstanding career in music has just been recognized by Queen Elizabeth II, who named him a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in her recent annual Birthday Honours.

And secondly, after 18 months of lockdown in the UK, he is finally able to announce the long-delayed follow-up to 2019’s sell-out The Grumpy Old Rock Star Tour with – The Even Grumpier Old Rock Star Tour!  It doesn’t hurt to add eithet that not only was YES inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2017 but Wakeman is also a highly acclaimed session artist having recorded with the likes of Elton John, David Bowie, Al Steward, and more.

 

 

Having made his name creating prog rock extravaganzas, in his solo shows Wakeman returns to his roots with a programme packed with virtuosic piano performances and hilarious anecdotes, inspired by his 50-plus-year career. Repertoire will range from his solo works and his stints in the band YES through to his early days as a session musician playing keyboards on such classics as David Bowie’s Life On Mars, plus surprises like his unique interpretations of Beatles’ hits and many more memorable tunes, adapted for the grand piano. And all of this glorious music is punctuated by riotous reflections on his life and the people he’s met along the way. As he himself often observes, life is rarely dull when Rick Wakeman is around!

 

RICK WAKEMAN
The Even Grumpier Old Rock Star Tour – North America 2021
October
14 Tupelo Music Hall, Derry NH
              15 Academy of Music, Northampton MA
              16 Garde Arts Center, New London CT
              19 Narrows Center for the Arts, Full River MA
              22 The Paramount, Huntingdon NY
              23 Concert Hall at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, New York NY
              24 The Birchmere, Alexandria VA
              26 Asbury Hall, Buffalo NY
              27 Wellmont Theatre, Montclair NJ
              28 The Vogel @ Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank NJ
              29 Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood NJ
              30 Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield CT

November
1 The Kent Stage, Kent OH
              3 The Sheldon, St Louis MO
              4 Copernicus Center Theater, Chicago IL
              5 Pantages Theatre, Minneapolis MN
              9 Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix AZ
             11 Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, San Francisco CA
             12 The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles CA
             13 Magnolia, El Cajon CA
             15 Neptune Theatre, Seattle WA
             17 Variety Playhouse, Atlanta GA
             18 Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Amaturo Theater, Fort Lauderdale FL
             19 Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater FL

 

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