Rick Astley returns to the Royal Albert Hall with Swinging Christmas, his big band show of festive favourites and classic songs in swing.
Rick Astley, the singer of “Never Gonna Give You Up”, brings his big band show Swinging Christmas to the Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington on Wednesday 9 December 2026.
Astley grew up in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, and signed with the production trio Stock Aitken Waterman. His 1987 debut single reached number one in more than 25 countries and held the top spot in Britain for five weeks.
He stepped away from music in 1993 and returned in 2000. His album 50, released for his 50th birthday in 2016, entered the UK chart at number one.
Swinging Christmas grew out of his lifelong love of big band and swing. He first staged it at the Hall in 2022 and 2023, then took it on tour in 2024 and sold out venues across the UK.
The evening sets festive favourites and classic songs for a full big band. Across eight studio albums, Astley has sold more than 40 million records.