Rick Astley live in concert.
ON TOUR

Rick Astley

49
critic concert reviews
pop

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

81
%
Based on 
49
critic concert
reviews
LAST 12 MONTHS RATING  
85
%
Based on 
7
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

Rick Astley is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 49 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Rick Astley is rated as an impressive live performer, with enjoyable shows overall. Rick Astley concert reviews describe live shows and performances as powerful, soulful, joyous, and charming.

ON TOUR

Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom (February 26); The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom (February 27); AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom (March 2); The SSE Arena, Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom (March 4); 3 Arena, Dublin, Ireland (March 5); Palladium, Cologne, Germany (March 9); Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany (March 10); TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands (March 12); De Roma, Antwerpen, Belgium (March 13); RuhrCongress Bochum, Bochum, Germany (March 16)

Latest release

Are We There Yet? (October 6, 2023)

artist info

GENRE
pop
ORIGIN
(2/6/1966) (2/6/1966)
BIO
Richard Paul Astley (born February 6, 1966) is an English dance-pop singer, songwriter and musician. He was born in Newton-le-Willows, St Helens, Lancashire, England.
HAS PERFORMED with
Blossoms, Salt-N-Pepa, New Kids On The Block, En Vogue

CRITIC concert REVIEWS

UK Music Reviews (UK)

February 23, 2024
%
Celebrating the release of his ninth studio album, Are We There Yet? Rick Astley turned the Motorpoint Arena on Thursday night into a thrilling showcase of nostalgic classics, modern anthems and new songs.

Backseat Mafia

November 1, 2023
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Rick Astley – Sheffield Leadmill 29/10/2023

The Upcoming (UK)

October 17, 2023
100
%
Best of Me, As It Was, Never Gonna Give You Up

Hot Press Magazine (Ireland)

September 5, 2023
%
Electric Picnic Festival 2023: Rick Astley on the Main Stage

The Independent (UK)

July 26, 2023
80
%
Hertfordshire’s eclectic countryside knees-up features decades’ worth of bangers, a fancy dress parade and dogs at every turn

RockShot Magazine (UK)

July 17, 2023
%
Rick Astley Isn’t Gonna Give You Up At Glastonbury 2023

The Guardian (UK)

June 24, 2023
100
%
Covering the Smiths’ back catalogue in a secret Glasto set, Blossoms are admirably tight, while Astley banishes any sense of moral queasiness at listening to these beloved songs

Past critic reviews published in

Gaffa (Denmark), XS Noize (Northern Ireland), Clash Music (UK), NME (UK), Louder Than War (UK) and more

IMAGE CREDIT

Andrew Hurley [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons