Will Young Evergreen tour announced for 25th anniversary in 2027

Will Young has announced a 16-date UK tour celebrating 25 years since his Pop Idol victory, with The Evergreen 25th Anniversary Tour set to run through February and March 2027. Dork reported on 28 September that Young will return to the road with a full band for a run beginning at Manchester's O2 Apollo on 20 February and ending at Cardiff's Utilita Arena on 13 March.

The shows will look back across the catalogue that followed Young's 2002 breakthrough, with songs including Evergreen, Light My Fire, You and I, Leave Right Now and Jealousy among the material connected with the anniversary run. According to Dork, tickets will go on general sale at 10.00am BST on 2 October. The tour will also be Young's first set of tour dates since his sold-out acoustic run in 2024, which supported his Top 5 album Light It Up.

Date	City	Venue
20 February 2027	Manchester	O2 Apollo
21 February 2027	Newcastle	O2 City Hall
22 February 2027	Liverpool	Philharmonic
24 February 2027	Glasgow	Armadillo
25 February 2027	York	Barbican
27 February 2027	Sheffield	City Hall
28 February 2027	Nottingham	Royal Concert Hall
2 March 2027	Bristol	Beacon
3 March 2027	Birmingham	Symphony Hall
5 March 2027	Oxford	New Theatre
6 March 2027	Brighton	Centre
7 March 2027	Southend	Cliffs Pavilion
9 March 2027	Bournemouth	International Centre
10 March 2027	Plymouth	Pavilion
12 March 2027	London	Eventim Apollo
13 March 2027	Cardiff	Utilita Arena

Will Young Evergreen tour marks 25 years since Pop Idol

The Evergreen 25th Anniversary Tour is built around a milestone that takes Young back to the beginning of his relationship with a national audience. His Pop Idol win in 2002 launched a recording career that began with the double A-side Anything Is Possible / Evergreen, which sold more than 1.7 million copies in the UK, according to Dork.

Reflecting on the anniversary, Young said: “To reach 25 years is a privilege and an honour. Who knew entering a competition by cutting out a piece from the newspaper would lead to the most exciting 20 weeks of my life in Pop Idol and a relationship with the public that has lasted for so long. People voted and trusted me and that has forever been a dream come true.”

The anniversary format gives the 2027 shows a clear retrospective focus. Rather than centring on a single recent release, the set-up allows Young to draw from the songs associated with the years after his breakthrough, including Evergreen, Light My Fire, You and I, Leave Right Now and Jealousy.

Full-band shows follow Young's 2024 acoustic tour

The new run will also change the live format from Young's most recent tour. Dork reported that his previous dates were a sold-out acoustic run in 2024, staged in support of Light It Up, his most recent Top 5 album. For the anniversary shows, Young is bringing the full band back.

That shift makes the 2027 tour distinct from the stripped-back presentation of the 2024 dates. The 16 concerts will instead place a broader selection from Young's catalogue into a full-band setting as he revisits the period beginning with his Pop Idol breakthrough and the release of Evergreen.

The itinerary is spread across England, Scotland and Wales, with stops ranging from major city arenas and halls to long-established theatre and concert venues. Manchester hosts the opening night, while the final two dates take the tour to London's Eventim Apollo on 12 March and Cardiff's Utilita Arena on 13 March.

Evergreen gets a new anniversary performance

Young has also marked the announcement with a new performance of the song at the centre of the anniversary. Dork reported that he has released Evergreen (Live from The Evergreen 25th Anniversary Sessions), a fresh rendition of his chart-topping single.

The performance is not intended to stand alone. Further recordings from The Evergreen 25th Anniversary Sessions are set to follow, giving the anniversary campaign a recorded component alongside the live tour. The title ties the sessions directly to the 2027 concerts and to the song that formed half of Young's debut double A-side.

Evergreen's place in the anniversary is closely connected to the scale of Young's initial commercial breakthrough. Anything Is Possible / Evergreen sold more than 1.7 million copies in the UK, establishing the singer immediately after his Pop Idol victory and beginning the catalogue that the new tour will revisit.

Will Young 2027 tour dates cover 16 UK cities

The schedule packs 16 performances into just over three weeks. After Manchester on 20 February, Young heads to Newcastle and Liverpool on consecutive nights before moving to Glasgow on 24 February and York the following evening. Sheffield and Nottingham complete the February dates.

March begins at Bristol Beacon on 2 March, followed by Birmingham Symphony Hall on 3 March. The itinerary then moves through Oxford, Brighton and Southend before continuing to Bournemouth and Plymouth. The closing stretch takes in London on 12 March and Cardiff on 13 March.

For audiences following the anniversary from different parts of Britain, the routing places shows across the North West, North East, Scotland, Yorkshire, the Midlands, the South West, the South Coast, London and Wales. The Manchester opener and Cardiff finale form the bookends of the announced run.

What to know before Will Young tickets go on sale

• General sale: 10.00am BST on 2 October.
• Tour size: 16 UK dates across February and March 2027.
• Opening show: O2 Apollo, Manchester, on 20 February 2027.
• Final show: Utilita Arena, Cardiff, on 13 March 2027.
• Live format: Young is returning with a full band for the anniversary shows.

The on-sale date arrives several months before the first concert, with all 16 announced shows belonging to the same anniversary run. The tour's title, set-up and accompanying Evergreen session performance all point back to the 25-year marker that Young is celebrating in 2027.

What happens next for The Evergreen 25th Anniversary Tour

The immediate next step is the general ticket sale at 10.00am BST on 2 October. After that, the live run is scheduled to begin in Manchester on 20 February 2027 and continue through to Cardiff on 13 March, taking in all 16 announced cities along the way.

Further performances from The Evergreen 25th Anniversary Sessions are also set to follow the newly released live version of Evergreen. Together with the return of Young's full band and the catalogue-spanning focus of the concerts, those recordings will continue the 25th-anniversary celebration ahead of the first show.

Frequently asked questions

When is the Will Young Evergreen tour?

The Evergreen 25th Anniversary Tour begins at Manchester's O2 Apollo on 20 February 2027 and ends at Cardiff's Utilita Arena on 13 March. The 16-date UK run also visits Newcastle, Liverpool, Glasgow, York, Sheffield, Nottingham, Bristol, Birmingham, Oxford, Brighton, Southend, Bournemouth, Plymouth and London.

When do Will Young 2027 tour tickets go on sale?

Tickets for Will Young's Evergreen 25th Anniversary Tour go on general sale at 10.00am BST on 2 October. The tour includes 16 UK concerts taking place across February and March 2027.

What songs will Will Young perform on the Evergreen tour?

The anniversary shows will draw on the catalogue that followed Young's 2002 breakthrough. Songs connected with the tour include Evergreen, Light My Fire, You and I, Leave Right Now and Jealousy, with Young returning to a full-band format for the 2027 run.

Why is Will Young calling it the Evergreen 25th Anniversary Tour?

The tour marks 25 years since Will Young won Pop Idol and began the breakthrough period that included his debut double A-side Anything Is Possible / Evergreen. That release sold more than 1.7 million copies in the UK.