Singer, composer and actor David Essex OBE has announced a major 21-date nationwide tour for September 2026 titled ‘Thanks for the Memories’ to celebrate his monumental career.
First shooting to fame when he was chosen for the role of Jesus for the London production of ‘Godspell’, David received major awards which then saw him lead a cast at the Roundhouse and then in the West End for two years.
Since then, David Essex has enjoyed a remarkable career; writing and producing albums that have sold millions of copies worldwide. He’s had twenty-three Top 30 singles in Britain alone. These include the Grammy nominated ‘Rock On’ which not only topped the charts in Britain and the USA but sold millions of copies world wide. Subsequent singles followed such as ‘Lamplight’, ‘Hold Me Close’ ‘Gonna Make You A Star’ “Oh What A Circus” “Silver Dream Machine” which have made David a household name.
David has continued to this day to produce and write albums including 2013’s ‘Reflections’ and has contributed to stage and screen with the likes of ‘Silver Dream Machine’ taken from ‘Silver Dream Racer’, in which he starred. Acting credits also include ‘That'll Be The Day’, its sequel ‘Stardust’, ‘Traveller’, ‘The Guvnors’, ‘BBC TV's ‘EastEnders’ as the head of the Moon family. West End Theatre credits include outstanding performances in ‘, ‘Evita’, , ‘Footloose’, ‘Andrew Lloyd Webber's Aspects Of Love’, She Stoops To Conquer, “Childe Byron”plus his own musicals ‘Mutiny!’ and ‘All The Fun Of The Fair’.
David Essex continues to break boundaries with his unique talent with his two previous two UK tours selling over 65,000 tickets across 39 dates including shows at the Palladium and Theatre Royal in London.
Tickets for ‘Thanks for the Memories’ go on sale from 10am on Friday 24th October via www.gigsandtours.com.
David Essex 2026 Tour Dates
Thursday 03 September Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Friday 04 September Newcastle O2 City Hall
Saturday 05 September Blackpool Opera House
Monday 07 September Bristol Beacon
Tuesday 08 September Bournemouth Pavillion Theatre
Wednesday 09 September Brighton Centre
Friday 11 September Southend Cliffs Pavillion
Saturday 12 September Ipswich Regent
Sunday 13 September Southampton Mayflower
Tuesday 15 September Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Wednesday 16 September Bath Forum
Thursday 17 September Plymouth Pavillions
Saturday 19 September Liverpool Philharmonic
Sunday 20 September Manchester Opera House
Monday 21 September Halifax Victoria Theatre
Wednesday 23 September Sheffield City Hall
Thursday 24 September York Barbican
Friday 25 September Hull Connexin Live
Sunday 27 September Swansea Arena
Monday 28 September Oxford New Theatre
Tuesday 29 September London Palladium