Rick Wakeman Adds Additional Shows For 2025

In 2023, famed keyboardist Rick Wakeman CBE, announced that his 2024 tours of solo piano concerts would be his last. Wakeman, who has become almost as well-known for his intimate piano shows as his prog rock extravaganzas, had decided that after a career spanning over 50 years, he would be calling a halt to lengthy American one-man show tours, in order to concentrate on composing, recording and collaborating with other musicians.

However, after receiving an offer to take part in the latest of the highly popular Cruise To The Edge, he couldn’t resist adding more dates to include some of the venues he couldn’t fit into his schedule in 2024. 

Audiences can expect an evening of highlights from his career with Yes and his solo work, including the new 30-minute instrumental work Yessonata, featuring Yes themes and melodies, woven into sonata form, which he wrote especially for the final tour.

“I always planned to stop touring by my 77th birthday - for those of you who wish to send me a card, it’s 18th May! - but there is so much to fit in before then that I’m having to make plans now and so my final one-man shows will have to cease by that date," Wakeman said in a statement. “I have thoroughly enjoyed performing the various one-man shows, but it’s time to call it a day. I intend to throw in the best of what I have done in the past, plus a few new surprises on the way, and possibly even the odd guest joining me on the odd occasion.

“The plan is not to perform at the same venue twice throughout this period, so whatever venue you are hopefully thinking of coming to, it will be the last performance there - and I am taking this opportunity of thanking everyone and anyone who has supported me over the last 53 years!”

2025 Tour Dates

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3/27​​ - The Barns at Wolf Trap - Vienna, VA*​​

3/28​​ - Booth Playhouse at ​Blumenthal Arts Center​ - Charlotte, NC

3/30​​ - Charleston Music Hall​​ - Charleston, SC 

4/1​​ - Capitol Theatre​ - Clearwater, FL 

4/2​​  - The Plaza Live​ - Orlando, FL 

4//4 - 4/9​ - Cruise To The Edge - Miami, FL​*​

4/10​ - The Parker​​ - Fort Lauderdale, FL 

4/12​ - Brown County Music Center - Nashville, IN 

4/13​ - The Southern Theatre - Columbus, OH 

4/15​ - Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall​ - Munhall, PA 

4/16​ - The Paramount - Huntington, NY 

4/17​ - Paramount Hudson Valley Theater - Peekskill, NY 

*On-sale now

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