It's back in the spotlight yet again for eighties icon Rick Astley who - ahead of taking to the stage at Glastonbury at the weekend - announced a new album and a new tour which will bring him to Newcastle.
The Never Gonna Give You Up star, who opened Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage on Saturday, is to play the Utilita Arena in the city next February, with tickets now on general sale. And, in a further treat for his local fans, Astley will be joined in Newcastle by fellow eighties favourite Belinda Carlisle as his special guest.
Astley, now 57, continues to amass a huge following, having first hit the big time 36 years ago; going on to perform over the years with new big names from Foo Fighters to Take That and becoming something of a social media sensation. In 2016 the singer was back at number one in the charts with '50' and has since enjoyed the strongest run of album chart positions of his whole career.
