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Gary Barlow - Songbook Tour 2025

Celebrating his esteemed songwriting career.

Gary Barlow has today announced details of a brand new solo tour for 2025. The Songbook Tour 2025, is set to be a huge celebration of his illustrious four-decade-spanning career, and will see him perform an array of songs from his much-celebrated back catalogue of hits with both Take That and as a solo artist.

The Songbook Tour 2025, kicks off in The Isle of Man on the 17th of April and will see Gary play 41 dates around the UK, including a string of outdoor shows in June where he returns to the likes of Scarborough Open Air Theatre, The Eden Project in Cornwall and Nocturne Live at Blenheim Palace. Gary is set to play many venues he’s not visited before including the Stockton Globe, Glasgow’s SEC Armadillo and The Piece Hall in Halifax, giving his fans a unique opportunity to see him perform his biggest hits in an intimate setting.

The Songbook Tour will celebrate Gary Barlow’s status as one of Britain’s most successful songwriters and record producers. As part of the group Take That, he has won eight BRIT Awards and sold over 45 million records. One of the band’s biggest hits, ‘Back For Good’, will turn 30 in March 2025. The track is still ranked as one of the UK’s favorite-ever pop songs having reached No.1 on its release in March 1995 and remaining top of the charts for four consecutive weeks, going on to become the band’s biggest-selling song of the 90’s.

This year, Gary hit the road with his fellow Take That bandmates for a huge world tour, playing sell-out shows and delighting their huge fanbase around the world with This Life On Tour, which saw them sell over 1 million tickets. Their album of the same name, ‘This Life’, released in 2023, scored the band their 12th No.1 album in the UK, spawning massive hits including ‘Windows’ and ‘This Life.’ The band also curated their very own four-day festival in Malta in October - The Greatest Weekend, where they performed their iconic album 'Everything Changes' live, in its entirety for the first time since its release in 1993.

Aside from his achievements with Take That, he has also co-written and produced music for other renowned artists including Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Elton John and Robbie Williams, and most recently, he wrote the song ‘Running Wild’ for JIN from Korean super group, BTS.

Earlier this month Gary toasted the 3rd anniversary of his award-winning wine range, Gary Barlow Wines with the release of a 5-part ITV series, Gary Barlow’s Wine Tour: South Africa, which saw the much-loved musician explore the other passions in his life of wine and travel. With over 10 million glasses of his wine sold, the brand continues to grow its following among wine lovers across the UK.

Friday 30 & Saturday 31 May Dundee Caird Hall

Doors Open 7pm

Level 42 - ‘World Machine’ 40th Anniversary Tour

LEVEL 42 are delighted to announce that they will embark upon The ‘World Machine’ 40th Anniversary Tour in 2025, which will visit 28 UK venues. All of the shows will feature Special Guests Roachford. The tour will celebrate this landmark – and indeed breakthrough – album for Level 42, and the band will also, of course, be breaking out many of their classic era-defining hits.

‘World Machine’ was the album that changed everything for Level 42, and set them on the path to true super-stardom. Released in 1985, it was a hit both here and in the States, and has now been certified double Platinum. It was on this album, the band’s sixth, that arguably they nailed down the sound and the style that made them one of the biggest groups in the world. On this album they refined the funky pop fusion that had grown from their jazz roots - and had already brought them serious success - and truly made it their own. ‘World Machine’ features the singles ‘Something About You’ (the band's only American top 10 hit) and ‘Leaving Me Now’, and it showed the band’s progression in style and confidence that would lead to their massive ‘Running In The Family’ album the following year.

Mark King said, “I am so excited to be able to announce The ‘World Machine’ 40th Anniversary Tour for 2025. As our amazing fans will know, ‘World Machine’ marked a turning point in the band’s career, not least in the international success the album gave us. So, I am looking forward to seeing you all out there next Autumn when we can romp through all those songs again together. Love to all, Mark X”

Four decades on from the release of ‘World Machine’, Level 42 are still in demand the world over. This UK tour celebrates a great album, but is also an opportunity simply to witness one of the most popular and enduring British bands doing what they do best!

Straight from the West End comes

Uptown Girl - The Billy Joel Collection

Six decades of rocking stadiums, over 160 million records sold, 33 top - 40 hits and no less than six Grammy awards - Billy Joel is one of the most iconic songwriters of all - time. Now in 2025, you can celebrate the timeless tunes and boundless energy of ‘The Piano Man’ with an authentic production that will transport you through the many highlights of Billy Joel’s journey.

With an extensive theatre background, Gaz Jenkins brings the fire and passion of Billy Joel to the stage with authentic costumes and choreography that will make you believe that you’ve travelled back in time to see the Long Island Boy in his prime. Gaz didn’t ‘start the fire’, but he’ll be bringing it to a stage near you in 2025.

“Great performance” - Jurgen Klopp Ex Liverpool FC Manager

Relive an illustrious career as Uptown Girl – The Billy Joel Collection takes you through hit after hit, recreating in great detail landmark performances such as The Old Grey Whistle Test, his barnstorming 1984 Wembley Concert and the seminal 1982 Live in Long Island show culminating in an electrifying finale that is guaranteed to bring the house down.

This two - hour staged concert features non-stop hits including ‘My Life’, ‘Just the Way You Are’, ‘New York State of Mind’, ‘She’s Always a Woman’, ‘Piano Man’, ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’ and, of course, ‘Uptown Girl’.

“I think you’re amazing” - Ramin Karimloo West End and Greatest American Composer of All Time

For fans who experienced these incredible performances before and younger generations alike, audiences are in for an unforgettable night of ballads, rock and roll, timeless tunes and the biggest sing - along choruses of all time.

Personally endorsed by Fleetwood Mac founding member, Mick Fleetwood, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac is the ultimate tribute to one of rock and roll’s most remarkable groups.

Channeling the spirit of Fleetwood Mac at their very best, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac offers a unique opportunity for fans, both old and new, to rediscover the songs and performances that have ensured Fleetwood Mac’s place as one of the most loved groups of all time.

“An extraordinary emotive performance of Fleetwood Mac” - MICK FLEETWOOD

"A stunning and incredibly accurate snapshot of the World’s first Super Group” - SUNDAY TIMES

“They do Fleetwood Mac better than Fleetwood Mac.” - MAIL ON SUNDAY

Starring Maureen Nolan (The Nolans) and Rebecca Wheatley (Casualty) with others to be announced, we present the final UK tour of the smash-hit Menopause the Musical 2 - Cruising Through Menopause. In this hilarious sequel to our sell-out hit Menopause the Musical®, we fast forward five years to catch up with the same four characters for tales of their lives, loves and losses as they set off on the high seas.

Hot flushes, mood swings, memory lapses and weight gain Cruising Through Menopause is truly funny, heartfelt and reassuring look at the “joys” of menopause. When your life is a bumpy ride full of twists and turns, it’s hard to find and keep true friends. But step on board and we’ll take you on a trip of self-discovery, love and friendship all backed by a soundtrack of hysterical parodied hits!

For these four ladies the menopause was not the beginning of the end, but the beginning of a beautiful friendship where love conquers, and friendships never fail.

So, all aboard and we’ll have you laughing and maybe even crying, as you join us for Menopause the Musical 2 - Cruising Through Menopause.

PLEASE NOTE: Age Restriction - Over 16s only

The Magic of the Beatles

The Shake it Up Baby Tour

Come together, right now – it’s time to shake it up baby with the sensational The Magic of the Beatles.

The incredible cast not only look and sound like John, Paul, George, and Ringo, they also generate that famed, incredible excitement of The Beatles – with the Fab Four’s unique sense of humour thrown in for good measure too.

Enjoy She Loves You, A Hard Day’s Night, Help!, I Feel Fine, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Hey Jude, Here Comes the Sun, Get Back and more.

Playing to ecstatic sell-out audiences all over the world - The Magic of the Beatles is all you need for an unforgettable night of million-selling memories.

“An outstanding tribute to one of the greatest bands in musical history. If you’re a fan of The Beatles, or just love great rock and roll music, this show is not to be missed” - NottinghamLive.co.uk