International icon Billy Ocean is back singing his greatest hits & fan favourites

International icon Billy Ocean is back singing his greatest hits & fan favourites

Posted on: 23 Sep 2024

Returning with his ‘The Very Best of Billy Ocean’ tour, the veteran hitmaker is celebrating the 40th anniversary of his celebrated album, Suddenly.

 

Billy Ocean will play Bristol Beacon’s Beacon Hall on Wednesday 11 June 2025.

 

Known for smash hits such as ‘Caribbean Queen’, ‘When the Going Gets Tough’ and ‘Get Outta My Dreams’, Ocean won a Grammy for Best Male R&B Performance in the 80s. After some time out of the spotlight, Ocean’s reputation flourished again in recent times with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the MOBOs, a return to the charts and an MBE.

 

General sale tickets for this one go online this Friday 27 September 2024.

 

BUY TICKETS HERE

 

 

Born in Trinidad, Bill Ocean settled in London’ when he was just 7. Calypso crazy in his youth, he soon got turned into soul singers like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding as well as pop groups like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. His break came through GTO Records with his second single, ‘Love Really Hurts Without You’ reaching number 2 in the UK!

 

Two top twenty singles followed before ‘Red Light Spells Danger’ became a smash hit on both sides of the pond. Billy’s change to Jive Records proved an instant success with the million-selling single ‘Caribbean Queen’ winning Grammy! Suddenly (1984) went double platinum in the US and the next year Billy performed at the American half of Live Aid.

 

This whirlwind run of hits continued for a few years before Billy decided to take a break. He returned in 2007 with a smash hit run of dates before returning to the studio the following year and he hasn’t let up since, releasing multiple albums and touring relentlessly – including a sell-out date at The Royal Albert Hall!

 

In addition to Bristol, Billy Ocean’s Greatest Hits & Fan Favourites tour will visit venues in Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Brighton, Bournemouth, Blackpool, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Wolverhampton, Cardiff and Nottingham. Don’t miss this unforgettable celebration of a music legend!

 

 

Billy Ocean will play Bristol Beacon’s Beacon Hall on Wednesday 11 June 2025 with general sale tickets live from Friday 27 September 2024 – secure yours HERE.

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Article by:

Stanley Gray

Stan is a born and bred Bristolian, recently graduated from studying English Literature in Sheffield. His passions are music and literature and he spends the majority of his time in venues all over the city, immersing himself in Bristol’s alternative music scene. A lifelong Bristol City fan, Stan’s Saturdays are spent watching his team both home and away.