truly talented

Unlike Will to be so full of Xmas spirit.

Love this. :wub:

Glad to hear you enjoyed the show Kween Dee. :D Hope you don't mind that I've removed the spoiler abs from your post now the tour has ended.

Just noticed the more to follow.... On Facebook. Excited to announce some summer shows for next year! On sale Friday Dec 4, 9am. Fri 1 July - Symphony at The Tower, Lancashire Sat 27 August - Vivary Park, Taunton More to follow... :cheer: :w00t: :yahoo:

Will Young ‏@will_young31 8m8 minutes ago Excited to announce some summer shows for next year! On sale Friday Dec 4, 9am. Not as excited as us. :w00t:

Silly me. Didn't think to click on the link. Nice one Suggy. :lol:

Can't see the pic Suggy. The quick announcement of summer gigs has definitely cheered me up. :w00t:

You should be able to upload the audio in the VIP section. If you haven't access to that area of the forum send a request to one of the mods.

Week ending 29th November

Week ending 22nd November

Thanks to Jeanette for making it easy to bring over all the London reviews. I'm delighted with the response as we haven't always had such favourable reviews from the capital. This tour really has been a huge success. Eventim Apollo Theatre, Hammersmith, 30th November 2015 Attitude Magazine Nick Bond, 30th November 2015 Fourteen years into his career, six albums deep, Will Young has earned the right to do exactly as he pleases. That he can do so while also filling a venue like London’s imposing Eventim Apollo is surely a bonus. His latest album 85% Proof is something of a challenging listen to the casual fan, coming without the handful of obvious, radio-ready singles usually frontloads onto his albums. Instead, its treasures take time to reveal themselves. Thankfully, in a live setting the highlights from 85% Proof shine – even THAT marmite lead single Love Revolution (we always loved it, FYI, and after bringing the house down at the Apollo as a proper Northern Soul stomper, we’d imagine a few more people do today too). This being the closing night of the tour, Will filled us in on the high and low lights of his cross-country journey to date, including the heckler one night who just repeatedly yelled ‘MUSTARD!’ at him – and the night he wet the bed on the tour bus (seriously). It made for welcome light relief between some bold, dramatic set pieces: opener Brave Man saw Will facing toward the wings, battered during each chorus with a mixture of dry ice and confetti like he was trapped in the world’s gayest hurricane. Likewise, on new album highlight Gold – a stark, simple ballad to rival All Time Love (one of the few hits not performed last night) – was one of the most beautiful moments of the night, accompanied as it was by a shower of softly falling golden glitter. He peppered these new songs with crowd-pleasing highlights from his back catalogue – perhaps the nicest surprise came when 2006 single Who Am I, not one of his biggest hits, emerged as the night’s loudest singalong. Props, too, for Will’s unusual get-up: an all-black one-piece with huge, flared pants. “I look like an overexcited vicar in a cassock. With a bloody topknot!” Independent Shaun Curran, 30th November 2015-11-30 Will Young is telling a story about how last week he wet the top bunk of his tour bus. It’s Young all over: in lesser hands what would be unforgivably cheesy is skilfully done with twinkle-eyed charm, part of the reason why 14 years after winning Pop Idol (amusingly, much to Simon Cowell’s disgust) he has escaped the talent show straitjacket. New album 85% Proof, plundered extensively, is his fourth number one, showcasing his part-balladeer, part soul-pop vision. The twin components of his personality make for an enthralling show. The ballads, such as opener Brave Man and Gold, are laced with of emotive self-doubt. Then he flicks the switch, and the banter (“I look like an over excited pop vicar”) and good time tunes like Love Revolution have them raucous in the aisles. Not everything works. Any attempts at stagecraft are bewilderingly cheap, as if Pet Shop Boys traded in big budget theatricality for a turn on a summer cruise, while his cover of The Doors’ Light My Fire still grates. Yet that only serves to display how far Young has travelled. As he dances, croons and repartees around the stage, it’s not difficult to conclude just how wrong Cowell was. Music News David Spencer, 29th November 2015-11-30 Towards the end of this final gig on Will Young's Love Revolution Tour, the singer tackles the tricky subject of his outfit for the night. "I feel like an over-excited vicar", as he describes the loose fitting "cassock", as he calls it. This self-demeaning statement underlines the confidence that Young exudes during the show. Opening with a theatrically staged version of latest single Brave Man, the performance is slick and masterful, but with just enough cheese and twee to keep those fans onboard that voted for him back on Pop Idol, fourteen years ago. Yes fourteen years! The Hammersmith Apollo - to give it its traditional name - is packed and there is a spread of ages and sexes, although teenagers are more sparse than middle aged mums! The set is filled with material from this year's impressive 85% Proof album, with Brave Man followed by U Think I'm Sexy and later Thank You and a moody rendition of the excellent Like A River. The upbeat new tracks sound much better live than on record, with Love Revolution and Joy saved for a rousing encore. Young's acting experience has also helped him become a confident showman and his interactions with the crowd are funny and natural. It's been an interesting tour he confides, with a man in Llandudno having 'Will Young' Tourettes that apparently became quite tiring after 80 minutes! At one point tonight, he pinches a fan's phone during a song before returning it via a selfie at the end of the track. He indicates that the lady should be watching the show not worrying about taking pictures, and this dislike of the modern craze of snapping away for your Instagram profile is discussed for the final encore, when Young kindly asks everyone to put their phones away and enjoy the moment together. The polite request appears to be completely obeyed and closer Promise Me is all the better for it. Before then, some of Young's classics are reeled off by the singer and his classy backing band and singers. Leave Right Now still sounds like a pop gem, while Grace and Changes from Let It Go fit well with his newer sound. Your Game is given a funky reworking, while Who Am I is glorious and uplifting, while the closer to the full set Jealousy, is a triumph. Young seems in control of his career and sound and tonight's performance shows why he's one of TV talent shows' most impressive winners. Telegraph Rebecca Hawkes, 30th November 2015 “I’m gonna take this moment and make it last forever,” sang a 23-year-old Will Young back in 2002, on the cover version of Westlife’s ballad Evergreen he released after winning the very first series of ITV’s Pop Idol. Thirteen years later, he seems to have done just that. Rather than fading into obscurity (Gareth Gates, anyone? Darius?), Young, now 36, has enjoyed a successful career, with four of his six albums – including 2015’s 85% Proof – reaching number one in the UK. But at the Hammersmith Apollo on Sunday, on the final night of his most recent tour, he proved that TV talent-show winners can not only go on to have successful pop careers, but that they can do so while maintaining a decidedly un-manufactured level of personality and charm. Young’s performance was professional and completely focused on his audience: songs were interspersed with anecdotes and jokes, all apparently ad-libbed, and the night moved along smoothly – even when he claimed to have “forgotten” the set list. But the singer’s natural allure and pop-perfect looks (matured, but still very much in evidence) were undercut by a winning eccentricity – especially on tracks taken from his eclectic new album. Dressed like “an over-excited pop vicar” (his words) in a billowing black all-in-one, and sporting a bona fide man bun, he began the show as an almost-silhouette, dancing in profile while being blasted with white fluff (white feathers, perhaps?) during the emotional opener Brave Man. Later on, during the cathartic Like a River – think lots of fragile, soul-baring falsetto over an insistent, hypnotic beat – he lay vulnerably on the stage with his eyes closed, arms extended. Elsewhere, he was all energy and enthusiasm, haphazardly leaping about during tracks such as Love Revolution (which echoes the chorus from Tomcraft’s Loneliness, itself borrowed from Andrea Martin’s Share the Love), the old favourite Leave Right Now, and final encore Promise Me. His dancing felt as delightfully unchoreographed as his exuberance. Most of the audience seemed to be in their fifties and sixties, an age group who not only still buy CDs, but also actually vote in X Factor, and buy concert tickets along the unmodish principles of: is he fun, has he got a good voice and will he put on a good show? It’s fashionable to be a bit sneery about this demographic (one gets the sense that X Factor supremo Simon Cowell, who famously disliked Young back in his Pop Idol days, doesn’t quite respect its power). But this kind of snobbery is misplaced. Young does have a good voice, did put on a good show, and was extremely good fun. And there are far worse things than that. Female First The 'Love Revolution' singer hugged people in the front row, plucked camera phones from waving hands to take photos of the packed auditorium, and branded himself an "over-excited pop-vicar" on the closing night of the UK and Ireland tour. Addressing the thrilled 5,000 strong crowd on his choice of ensemble - which was a black, floor length jumpsuit that flapped around him as he jumped and sauntered across the stage - Will quipped: "I'm wearing ... What is it? It's like a cassock, I'm an overexcited pop vicar with a top knot!" Armed with just a mic stand and a trio of incredible backing singers, the 36-year-old pop star - who is known for his passion for wearing female skirts and dresses - opened the enigmatic set with 'Brave Man', followed by 'U Think I'm Sexy' from his new album '85% Proof' and continued to tear through a list of hits old and new such as 'Light My Fire', 'Gold', 'Runway', 'Like a River', 'Changes' and his recent hits 'Love Revolution' and 'Joy'. Will took time out to chat to fans on several occasions and mused that he had "mixed feelings of sadness and joy" that the 20-date tour was at its end, and mimed stuffing his face with doughnuts, because he had had so much fun and needed to "console" himself. The star even asked the crowd to choose his next track, to which many cheered and shouted "Jealousy", however, Will called on his congregation of fans to have "patience" and left them waiting until just before the encore to sing the hit. Meanwhile, glitter rained down on the former 'Pop Idol' winner as he belted out 'Light My Fire' and he later frolicked and crawled along the sparkly stage. Will ended the night with two encores, during which he belted out fan favoured track 'Leave Right Now', but ended the night on new hit 'Promise Me'. The catchy tune - which is sure to be a hit thanks to its current sound and distinct drum 'n' bass beat - had everyone up dancing and made sure the night ended on a high. I so agree Promise Me would have made a fab lead single.

From ITV. Com

Keep the, coming Will. :dance:

Another great review. Thanks Darren. Hope the idiots didn't spoil the gig too much. Thanks for the kind offer to upload the audio of last night's gig. There really isn't anywhere you can share it on this open forum. Totally Devotedhas a protected forum where you could share it.

Thanks Sunday. Fingers crossed for airplay.

The mixed audience is something that has really stood out all tour. It was the same at Hammersmith last night. :cheer:

It's like after the Palladium when you discovered the Forest tour. :D

Delighted to announce @will_young31 to headline #Lancashire #SymphonyAtTheTower July1 2016. http://www.symphonyatthetower.co.uk Bring on the summer gigs Will. :yahoo:

:cheer:

Anyone seen any copies of the album in their local supermarket? None in Tescos near me.

Thanks to Elaine.

Thanks Sunday.

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Thanks for the update Sunday. A bit more than I thought. :)

You, as a huge fan, saying it is just quite good says it all. Not that the quality matters.