Will Young tour: Full list of dates as singer announces massive 49-date UK tour - and how to get tickets

Plenty of his fans are too young to remember the moment when Will Young won the first ever Pop Idol in 2002, but they still adore his music. He has a new album, his ninth, called LIght it Up. His first single is Falling Deep. And fans will be delighted to see that the star is very likely to be popping up at a venue near them soon thanks to a huge 49-date tour.

How to get tickets to see Will Young this autumn

General sale for tickets on the tour will be available from April 26, and you can listen to Falling Deep via Will Young’s website. If you want to check out the video to his new song, this became available through his website from 12pm today (April 18). 

Will Young ‘Light It Up’ Tour Autumn 2024

• 3 September Southend Palace Theatre
• 4 September Hayes Beck Theatre
• 5 September Reading Concert Hall
• 7 September Barrow-in-Furness – The Forum
• 8 September York Opera House
• 10 September Bridlington Spa Theatre
• 11 September Ilkley Kings Hall
• 12 September Stamford Corn Exchange
• 14 September Wolverhampton – The Wulfrun
• 15 September Leicester – The Y Theatre
• 16 September Shrewsbury Theatre Severn
• 18 September Northampton Royal & Derngate Theatre
• 19 September Guildford Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
• 20 September Isle Of Wight – Shanklin Theatre
• 28 September Ayr Gaiety Theatre
• 29 September Inverness Eden Court
• 1 October Dundee Gardyne Theatre
• 2 October Aberdeen Tivoli Theatre
• 4 October Edinburgh Queens Hall
• 5 October Glasgow Clyde Rooms
• 6 October Gateshead Sage2
• 8 October Sunderland Fire Station
• 9 October New Brighton Floral Theatre
• 10 October Crewe Lyceum
• 12 October Scarborough Spa Theatre
• 13 October Chester Storyhouse
• 15 October Sheffield Memorial Hall
• 16 October Lincoln Theatre Royal
• 17 October Leeds City Varieties
• 19 October Aberystwyth Arts Centre
• 20 October Manchester RNCM Concert Hall
• 29 October Cambridge Junction
• 30 October Norwich Playhouse
• 31 October Peterborough Key Theatre
• 2 November Bury St Edmunds – The Apex
• 3 November Cardiff Glee Club
• 5 November Gloucester Guildhall
• 6 November Exeter Corn Exchange
• 7 November Barnstaple Queens Theatre
• 9 November Newbury Corn Exchange
• 10 November Poole Lighthouse Theatre
• 11 November Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall Theatre
• 13 November Chelmsford Theatre
• 14 November Worthing Assembly Hall
• 15 November Brighton St George’s Church
• 17 November Cheltenham Town Hall
• 18 November Swindon Wyvern Theatre
• 19 November Bristol St George’s
• 26 November London Cadogan Hall

Will speaks out on touring

Touring is something that is nothing new to Will, having ventured out on plenty over the years. This up and coming tour will see him on the road for three months, and he admitted what the hardest thing about touring is.  “When I’m out on the road, the hardest thing is missing my dogs. I’d love to take them with me, maybe in a campervan, but I just think it would be too much for them. One is a bit big and one is quite old, I think it would be too much for them. I love touring though, it’s great to get out and play live. With this tour, I specifically tried to make sure I didn’t play the big venues. That’s why I’m playing at smaller venues but a lot more of them. People usually need to go to big cities to see shows, and I thought ‘why don’t I go to them?’”

The plan of playing more, smaller venues is one that comes from Will’s last tour. “People still want to go to gigs, which is good. My last tour was in smaller venues and people were able to ask questions, it was engaging and I remember thinking then that it’s something I wanted to do again.”  

Over the years, Will doesn’t believe that gig culture has changed too much- but one aspect in particular was mentioned by the singer.  “I did think that there was a whole issue with people having their phones out, but I think it’s become slightly better now. It was always a bit annoying when you’re on stage and you look out at a sea of phones. I think the most annoying part is when people have the band as a backdrop and they take selfies. The biggest change has been the way music is streamed. It's all about streaming now. I don’t like this, I still buy CDs and I guess there is a positive way to go in that the sales of CDs and I believe vinyl are on the rise again.”