Veteran singer-songwriter Billy Ocean has announced a run of outdoor shows next summer, promising a rundown of his biggest hits. Tickets for the shows go on sale at 10am on Friday 17 October. Scroll to bottom of this article for a detailed list of his UK performances. 

With five decades of hits under his belt (including ‘Red Light Spells Danger’, ‘When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going’, ‘Loverboy’, ‘Suddenly’ and the ominously titled ‘Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car’, Ocean has scored Grammy and MOBO awards throughout his career. A younger generation will remember him for his song ‘Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)’, which appeared on the soundtrack to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. How many virtual drive-by shootings has Ocean soundtracked? The world will never know. 

Starting at Leigh Sports Village Stadium on Friday 29 May, Ocean will then make stops in Lincoln, Southampton, Llangollen, Scarborough, Cardiff and Halifax, with a concluding date at Colchester Castle on Thursday 20 August. He’ll be joined by former Wet Wet Wet frontman Marti Pellow as a special guest on every date of the tour. 

Billy Ocean’s 2026 UK tour dates: 

Leigh Sports Village Stadium, Leigh, Friday 29 May 
Lincoln Castle, Lincoln, Saturday 20 June 
Summer Sessions, Southampton, Sunday 21 June 
Llangollen Pavilion, Llangollen, Saturday 27 June 
Open Air Theatre, Scarborough, Sunday 28 June 
Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Thursday 9 July 
Piece Hall, Halifax Friday 10 July 
Colchester Castle, Colchester, Thursday 20 August 

Tickets for Billy Ocean’s 2026 tour go on sale at 10am on Friday 17 October.