1984 – Yes, a dystopian novel by George Orwell but also the year that NIK KERSHAW was the UK’s biggest selling artist, languishing for some 62 weeks in the top 40 singles chart (no, really – 62 weeks – some singles overlapped) and releasing 2 platinum albums, Human Racing and The Riddle. On the 40th anniversary, Nik and his band take to the road to perform both albums in their entirety.
Nik had a string of global hit singles – including ‘Wouldn’t it Be Good’, ‘The Riddle’ and his biggest hit, ‘I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me’ – helped to propel him to 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart through 1984 and 1985 – beating every other solo artist, together with performing at Live Aid.
After stepping out of the limelight to concentrate on writing and producing, Nik wrote Chesney Hawkes’s ‘The One and Only’ and has collaborated with Elton John (including writing and producing one of the songs on the Duets album), Sia, Gary Barlow and Bonnie Tyler, whilst continuing to release his own well-reviewed studio albums, featuring his distinctive voice and highly personal lyrics. He also regularly plays festivals and performs live to his loyal and fervent fanbase.
And it’s one of those festivals we mentioned to Nik during our recent chat. He has been a regular at Let’s Rock Wales for a few years now, most recently performing in Singleton Park in Swansea.
Nik’s 1984 Tour is going to be something very special, and as he mentioned in our interview, this will never happen again so you will not want to miss it.
Nik will perform two sets there is no opening support act.
Don’t miss this rare chance to see the man once described by Elton John as “the best songwriter of his generation” (disclaimer–Elton may have been off his tits when he said it).
The 1984 tour gets to Tramshed in Cardiff on Saturday 12th October, for more details and tickets, go HERE.
