Rick Astley has released his new single ‘Forever and More’ taken from his number 2 charting album ‘Are We There Yet?’.
The song arrives ahead of Astley’s two sold-out headline shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall this week. The icon performed the song live on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ over the weekend, and you can see that at the top of this article.
‘Forever and More’ follows the previous singles “Dippin’ My Feet” and ‘Never Gonna Stop’. The song is more moody and soulful as Astley tells the story of a fleeting love interest who arrives and departs in a flurry of drama.
Astley says, “‘Forever And More’ is about someone special leaving your life because you did not make the effort and you were too late appreciating how amazing the person was.”
Astley has played some intimate shows in recent weeks in celebration of ‘Are We There Yet?’, mixing brand new songs, his rich catalogue of hits and select crowd-pleasing covers such as ‘As It Was’ by Harry Styles. He will follow this week’s Royal Albert Hall shows with a set at the all-star Magic of Christmas extravaganza alongside Emeli Sandé, Simply Red and Texas. His plans for 2024 then get underway with a huge UK arena tour, which has already seen select show sell-out months in advance. Tickets for the dates, listed below, are available HERE:
2023
Monday 30 October Kingston, Pryzm (SOLD OUT)
Wednesday 01 November London, Royal Albert Hall (SOLD OUT)
Thursday 02 November London, Royal Albert Hall (SOLD OUT)
Saturday 25 November London, Palladium, Magic of Christmas (SOLD OUT)
Friday 01 December Kingston, Pryzm (JUST ADDED)
2024
Thursday 22 February Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
Friday 23 February Newcastle, Utilita Arena (SOLD OUT)
Saturday 24 February Leeds, First Direct Arena
Monday 26 February Cardiff, International Arena (SOLD OUT)
Tuesday 27 February Glasgow, OVO Hydro
Thursday 29 February Bournemouth, International Centre (SOLD OUT)
Friday 01 March Birmingham, Resorts World Arena
Saturday 02 March Manchester, AO Arena
Monday 04 March Belfast, The SSE Arena
Tuesday 05 March Dublin, 3Arena
Thursday 07 March Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena (ADDED DATE)
