Billy Ocean returns to Blackpool Opera House 5 December 2017 by Visit Blackpool Following his sold out tour this year British Soul icon Billy Ocean has announced a huge UK headline tour for November/December 2018 where he will perform the best of his greatest hits and favourite tracks. Billy Ocean is the biggest selling black recording star Britain has ever produced and has sold over 30 million records in his lifetime to date. Having achieved extraordinary success as both an artist and a songwriter, Billy has collected multiple Gold and Platinum records across the world and hit the number one spot worldwide in the pop charts including the USA, Australia, Germany, Holland, and the UK. 2016 saw the ‘Here You Are: The Best Of Billy Ocean’ album released in the UK, gaining a Top 10 chart position at Number 4 this was Billy’s highest charting album since 1989. 2017 has been another fantastic one for him; playing shows in Dubai, USA, Canada, Spain, Mozambique, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Germany and even Luxembourg. Billy is now currently working on his next album to be released in 2018! Speaking on the tour Billy said, ‘I’m really looking forward to my UK tour next year, it’s going to be 13 party nights!’. BILLY OCEAN LIVE UK DATES 2018 Fri 9 November Blackpool Opera House Sat 10 November Harrogate Convention Centre Mon 12 November Manchester Bridgewater Hall Tue 13 November Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Wed 14 November Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Fri 16 November Newcastle City Hall Sat 17 November Birmingham Symphony Hall Fri 23 November Cardiff St David's Hall Sat 24 November Oxford New Theatre Tue 27 November London Royal Albert Hall Thu 29 November Southend Cliffs Pavilion Fri 30 November Ipswich Regent Sat 1 December Bournemouth International Centre Tickets go on general sale 10am Friday 8th December and will be available from www.gigsandtours.com / 0844 811 0051 For more information visit www.BillyOcean.com