Rick Wakeman is at his best in front of an audience, as I'm sure many of you know. This page contains details of all forthcoming performances worldwide, together with reviews where they exist from previous concerts. If you have any reviews, or if you'd like to write one yourself, please let me know. We also try where possible to list appearances on TV and radio.
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace - May 1st & 2nd 2009
In 1972, Rick released one of the most iconic albums of all time, The Six Wives of Henry VIII. The album was a massive success all over the world and to date has sold more than 15,000,000 copies on both vinyl and CD.
Amazingly, the music has never been performed in its entirety but all that is about to change. On 1 and 2 May, The Six Wives of Henry VIII will be performed in spectacular style on Hampton Court Palace's West Front, to a limited audience of 5000 for each performance.
On stage, performing with Rick, will be an expanded band, The English Chamber Choir, an orchestra and a guest narrator. There will also be dancers and side film screens.
In addition to The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Rick has also composed three additional pieces to perform that evening; Tudor Overture, Defender of the Faith and Tudor Rock.
The whole event will be a 'mock rock Tudor experience' from the outset with a variation of tickets available, such as Platinum tickets which give access to Hampton Court Palace itself from 3.30pm and includes meet and greet and other special opportunities throughout the day.
These will be the only performances of The Six Wives of Henry VIII anywhere in their entirety. Don't miss your chance to be a part of this unique and spectacular event by visiting the event website for details on how to purchase tickets.
All known details are on this site and we cannot provide any further information about the event.
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Previous Tours/Appearances
- Grumpy Old Picture Show (2008)
- Grumpy Old Picture Show (2007)
- Rick Wakeman and The English Rock Ensemble in Canada (2007)
- Anderson and Wakeman (2006)
- The Grand Piano Tour USA (2006)
- The Other Side of Rick Wakeman (Oct-Nov 2003)
- Rick Wakeman and the NERE Out There (Apr-May 2003)
- Rick Wakeman Back Again (Mar-Apr 2001)
- An Evening with Rick Wakeman (Oct-Nov 2000)
- The English Rock Ensemble in South America (Sep 2000)
- An Evening with Rick Wakeman (Feb-Apr 2000)
- The Half a Century Tour (May-Jun 1999)
- Words and Music Tour 98 (Mar-Apr 1998)
- The It's Nearly Xmas Tour (Oct-Nov 1997)
- The Six Piece at Ronnie Scotts (Jul 1997)
- The Piano Tour (Apr-May 1997)
- The New Gospels in California (Mar 1997)
- The Piano Tour (Nov-Dec 1996)
- The Six Piece Tour (Oct-Nov 1996)
- Wot's On TV Tonite Tour (Apr-Jun 1996)
No more emails please! I *know* he's done more tours than this.
Previous Tour Programmes
These tour programmes are presented as full page scans. My thanks go to the contributors of these programmes.
Contributors
- Paul Chandler
- John Chivers
- Graham Johnson
- Eddie Lee
- Eddie McFadden
- Brian Neeson
- Craig Smith
- Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1974)
- North American Tour (1974)
- Journey at Crystal Palace (1974)
- Japanese Tour (1975)
- Journey in Australia (1975)
- King Arthur at Wembley
- Rick Wakeman in Concert (1976)
- No Earthly Connection (1976)
- The Daily Error (1981)
- Silent Nights (1985)
- Rick Wakeman 20 Years (1989)
- Ere We Go Again (1990)
- Wakeman with Wakeman (1992)
- Classical Connections II (1992)
- Rick & Adam Wakeman - Alone at Last (1994)
- The Piano Tour (1996-7)
- Wot's On TV Tonite (1996)
- It's Nearly Christmas Tour (1997)
- The New Gospels (1997)
- An Evening with Rick Wakeman (2000)
- Back Again (2001)
