Billy Ocean announces 20-date March and April 2023 UK tour
Performing his greatest hits and fan favourites
Billy Ocean announces greatest hits tour Author: Scott ColothanPublished 22nd Mar 2022
Last updated 22nd Mar 2022Singing legend Billy Ocean has confirmed a massive greatest hits UK tour for March and April 2023.
The ‘When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going’ singer will play a total of 20 headline shows next spring opening at Stoke Regent on Friday 17th March 2023 and wrapping up at Blackpool Opera House on Saturday 29th April 2023.
The Very Best of Billy Ocean tour will see Billy perform his greatest hits and fan favourites from his distinguished musical back catalogue.
Tickets go on sale from Absolute Radio Tickets at 10am on Friday 25th March 2022.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Billy Ocean scored a string of huge hits in the UK and across the globe including ‘Love Really Hurts Without You’, ‘Red Light Spells Danger’, ‘Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)’, ‘Suddenly’, ‘When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going’ and ‘Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car.’
His seminal songs have also been performed and covered by a diverse array of artists including Boyzone, GWAR, La Toya Jackson and Marti Pellow.
Billy Ocean’s UK tour dates:
MARCH 2023
Stoke Regent – Fri 17th
Oxford New Theatre – Mon 20th
Leicester De Montfort Hall – Wed 22nd
Ipswich Regent – Fri 24th
Brighton Centre – Sat 25th
Cardiff St David’s Hall – Mon 27th
Bath Forum – Wed 29th
Harrogate Convention Centre – Fri 31st
APRIL 2023
Liverpool Philharmonic – Sat 1st
Southend Cliffs Pavilion – Wed 12th
Bournemouth IC – Fri 14th
Swansea Arena – Sat 15th
London Palladium – Mon 17th
Nottingham Royal Concert Hall – Wed 19th
Manchester Bridgewater Hall – Fri 21st
Newcastle City Hall – Sat 22nd
Birmingham Symphony Hall – Mon 24th
Sheffield City Hall – Wed 26th
Glasgow Armadillo – Fri 28th
Blackpool Opera House – Sat 29th
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