Beloved soul pop star Will Young has announced a huge 25th anniversary tour – and he’s coming to York.
The celebratory 16-date tour across the UK, with his full band, will see Will perform all the hits across his two-decade-plus journey in music.
The tour kicks off in February 2027, coinciding with 25 years since Will’s landmark Pop Idol win – with a performance at York Barbican onThursday 25 February 2027.
General on sale for the York date begins on Friday 2 October at 10am here.
Will Young said, “To reach 25 years is a privilege and an honour.
“Who knew entering a competition by cutting out a piece from the newspaper would lead to the most exciting 20 weeks of my life in Pop Idol and a relationship with the public that has lasted for so long. People voted and trusted me and that has forever been a dream come true.
“I can’t wait to celebrate with the full band and get to play ‘Evergreen’ as well as all the songs that have come since from ‘Light My Fire’ to ‘You and I’ to ‘Leave Right Now’ to ‘Jealousy’ and onwards.
“Can’t wait to see everyone who trusted in me during Pop Idol and since, at the anniversary shows.”
Since catapulting virtually-overnight to international fame from winning the inaugural Pop Idol in 2002, Will Young has carved a career in music and stage, earning two BRIT Awards, an Olivier Award nomination, four No.1 and eleven UK Top 10 albums, and eleven Top 10 singles.
Young’s debut ‘Anything Is Possible / Evergreen’ sold over 1.7 million copies, making it the second best-selling single of the 21st century in the UK and one of the UK’s Top 20 best-selling singles of all time.
The Evergreen 25th Anniversary Tour marks Young’s first tour since his intimate, sold-out acoustic tour in 2024.