Rick Astley’s North American Trek

Having just come out with his first new album in over a decade, Rick Astley is now set to showcase his new music in a full U.S. tour that stretches from coast to coast.

The opener will be in Las Vegas at the Pearl Concert Theater on Jan. 21. From there the singer lingers for a while in the West, with a stop in Arizona, four nights in California, then three shows in Texas. In that section is the 

The opener will be in Las Vegas at the Pearl Concert Theater in San Jose, Calif, Jan. 28. There is a TBD in the routing on Feb. 4, then the schedule moves to the East, eventually ending at the House of Blues in Boston Feb. 18.

After the stint in the U.S. the singer is headed back to his native U.K. throughout March and April. He also has single gigs scheduled in Dublin, Ireland March 21 and Newcastle, Australia, March 24.

His new album 50 reached number one in the UK upon release. For the past few months, Astley has been on a media campaign, having performed on The Today Show and been the subject of reports by the New Yorker and NPR.

“It’s been a crazy few months, to be honest,” Astley told NPR. “I don’t think anybody around me or anybody who knows me was expecting that, to have a No. 1 album in the U. K. again. That was pretty freaky.”

Astley already performed a few North American headline shows in New York, Los Angeles and Toronto to get audiences ready for the new album earlier in the year.

Among younger audiences Astley is probably most famous from the practice of “rickrolling,” or unexpectedly substituting the video for his single “Never Gonna Give You Up” for other content.

Astley’s new tunes take on a decidedly modern sound, using production techniques com*among electro-pop artists which highlight his mature and well-trained voice. He recently released a video for the single “Pray With Me.”

Here is the U.S. plan:

Jan. 21 – Las Vegas, Nev., Pearl Concert Theater
Jan. 22 – Tempe, Ariz., The Marquee
Jan. 24 – Riverside, Calif., Fox Performing Arts Center
Jan. 25 – San Diego, Calif., House Of Blues
Jan. 27 – Napa, Calif., Uptown Theatre Napa
Jan. 28 – San Jose, Calif., SAP Center At San Jose (iHeart80s Party)
Jan. 31 – Houston, Texas, Warehouse Live
Feb. 1 – Dallas, Texas, House Of Blues
Feb. 6 – Clearwater, Fla., Capitol Theatre
Feb. 7 – Miami, Fla., The Adrienne Arsht Center For The Performing Arts Of Miami-Dade County
Feb. 09 – Atlanta, Ga., Center Stage Theater
Feb. 11 – Philadelphia, Pa., Electric Factory
Feb. 12 – Richmond, Va., The National
Feb. 14 – Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
Feb. 17 – New York, N.Y., Webster Hall
Feb. 18 – Boston, Mass., House Of Blues Boston

Tickets will be available through a social media presale on Nov. 29 at 10 a.m. EST. The general onsale opens Dec. 2. Learn more about the artist at RickAstley.co.uk.

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