The tour will take in Glasgow, Birmingham, London, Swansea, Bournemouth, Nottingham and Southend. Since she began her career in the 1950s performing with The Pips, Knight has recorded more than 40 albums and enjoyed No.1 hits on the Pop, Gospel, R&B and Contemporary charts.

Known for her collection of classic hits such as ‘Midnight Train To Georgia’ (which remains one of the most famous Motown records to date and was honoured as one of ‘The Greatest Songs Of All Time’ by Rolling Stone Magazine), ‘Help Me Make It Through The Night’, ‘Licence To Kill’ (the official theme song to the James Bond film), ‘The Way We Were’, ‘Baby Don’t’ Change Your Mind’, and ‘You’re The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me’, Knight is one of music’s icons, and her contribution to pop culture unparalleled. 

Knight has been honoured with the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame; a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has dozens of TV, film, and theatre credits.

For this tour Knight is joined by special guest Mica Millar, who has quickly become one of the UK’s most exciting soul stars who last year picked up Jazz FM’s Soul Act Of The Year Award, and has supported artists including Lionel Richie and Gregory Porter

The full 2024 dates are:

June 24            Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall

June 25            Birmingham, Symphony Hall

June 27            London, Royal Albert Hall

June 29            Swansea, Arena

June 30            Bournemouth, BIC

July 02             Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall

July 03             Southend, Cliffs Pavilion

Tickets are available from Friday 6th October at ticketline.co.uk, ticketmaster.co.uk or directly from the venue.

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The only London date of her 2023 Farewell Tour, this will be the only chance for UK fans to see the soul icon performing this year. Tickets are on general sale now via hamptoncourtpalacefestival.com.

Knight has been hailed as the Empress of Soul and is renowned for her hits including ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’ and ‘That’s What Friends Are For’. . As a member of Gladys Knight & The Pips, her tracks ‘Take Me In Your Arms and Love Me’, ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’ and ‘It Should Have Been Me’ are instantly recognised the world over.

With an incredible 7 Grammy Awards to her name and recent National Medal of Arts, Knight will take to the Hampton Court Palace stage on the opening night of this year’s festival, 6 June, for what will be her farewell London show. 

Also performing at this year’s Hampton Court Palace Festival is bastion of British music Tom Jones, iconic synth-pop duo Soft Cell, and legendary singer and songwriter Grace Jones. Kool & The Gang will bring their soul and funk fusion to the Palace, while indie-rockers Kaiser Chiefs, pop sensation Rick Astley and the internationally acclaimed Björn Again will also take to the stage. 

Now in its 27^th year, Hampton Court Palace Festival presented by heycar is a summer festival like no other which features a series of incredible performances in a truly unique location. Taking place in the Tudor Courtyard of Henry VIII’s majestic palace, the festival gives fans the special opportunity to see world-class artists in an intimate 3,000 capacity setting.

Attendees will arrive at the palace gardens and can enjoy a spot of picnicking in the stunning surroundings prior to the concert, with two types of luxury hampers available to pre-order: The Courtier’s Best of British Picnic or The King’s Gourmet Hamper.

Supplied by British Fine Foods, hampers will be available with meat or vegetarian options, with the option to add wine or champagne. Picnics can be purchased alongside tickets, or separately as an addition to existing bookings at hamptoncourtpalacefestival.com/picnics

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The Empress of Soul will perform in London, Bournemouth, Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester for the tour. Things kick off on 29th June 2017 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Fans can expect Gladys to perform hits from her career including Midnight Train To Georgia, Help Me Make It Through The Night, Licence To Kill, The Way We Were, Baby Don’t Change Your Mind and You’re The Best Thing (That Ever Happened To Me).

She will also perform selections from her latest album Where My Heart Belongs.

The full list of dates is:

June

29th – London Royal Albert Hall

July

1st – Bournemouth BIC
2nd – Birmingham Symphony Hall
4th – Glasgow Royal College
5th – Manchester Apollo

Tickets are available from 9am on Friday 10th February 2017 at www.ticketline.co.uk

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The 7-time Grammy winner will perform her classic hits including Midnight Train to Georgia, Help Me Make it Through the Night, Licence to Kill, The Way We Were, Baby Don’t Change Your Mind and You’re the Best Thing (That Ever Happened to Me). The icon will also sing tracks from her latest album Where My Heart Belongs.

The tour will kick off at London’s Royal Albert Hall from 2nd July with stops in Nottingham, Leeds and Edinburgh.

The full dates are:

2nd – London – Royal Albert Hall
3rd – Nottingham – Royal Centre – Royal Concert Hall
5th – Leeds – First Direct Arena
6th – Edinburgh – Festival Theatre

Ticket prices range from £42.50 to £75 and they can be purchased from www.ticketline.co.uk.

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The soul legend will perform all of her classic hits including Midnight Train To Georgia, Help Me Make It Through The Night, Licence To Kill, The Way We Were, Baby Don’t Change Your Mind and You’re The Best Thing (That Ever Happened To Me). She will also perform selections from her new album Where My Heart Belongs.

The tour will kick off at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow on 25th June. The full dates are:

June

25 – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
26 – Gateshead Sage
28 ­- Birmingham Symphony Hall
29 – Manchester Apollo

July

1 – London Royal Albert Hall
2 – Southend Cliffs Pavillion
4 – Bournemouth BIC

Tickets go on sale at 9.00am on Friday December 12th at www.ticketline.co.uk

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