Rick Astley is heading out on tour later this year

1 June 2018, 12:30 | Updated: 1 June 2018, 13:30

The man, the myth, the legend that is Rick Astley has announced plans for a new tour.

After his hugely successful 2016 album 50, Rick is back with a new album titled Beautiful Life, and he'll support it with an autumn tour.

Gabrielle will join him as his support act for the tour, with tickets going on sale next Friday (June 8) at 9.30am.

Rick Astley - Beautiful Life

The tour dates in full are:

October 2018 

  • Thursday 25 - Glasgow, SEC Armadillo
  • Friday 26 - Hull, Hull Venue
  • Saturday 27 - Manchester, Manchester Arena
  • Monday 29 - Gateshead, Gateshead Sage
  • Tuesday 30 - Gateshead, Gateshead Sage

November 2018

  • Thursday 1 - Plymouth, Plymouth Pavilions
  • Friday 2 - Cardiff, Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
  • Saturday 3 - Brighton, Brighton Centre
  • Monday 5 - Southend, Southend Cliffs Pavilion
  • Tuesday 6 - Cambridge, Cambridge Corn Exchange
  • Thursday 8 - London, London Eventim Apollo
  • Friday 9 - London, London Eventim Apollo
  • Saturday 10 - Bournemouth, International Centre
  • Monday 12 - Nottingham, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
  • Tuesday 13 - Nottingham, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
  • Thursday 15 - Birmingham, Birmingham Genting Arena
  • Friday 16 - Leeds, Leeds First Direct Arena
  • Saturday 17 - Liverpool, Liverpool Echo Arena

Rick has sold over 40 million records worldwide since he burst onto the scene with 'Never Gonna Give You Up' back in 1987.

His new album Beautiful Life will be released on July 20.