NIK KERSHAW ANNOUNCES SUMMER 2026 SHOWS

Nik Kershaw has announced a special schedule of live shows for this July. Billed as the “Six in 26” tour which Nik describes as a micro anniversary tour to “mark his 50 years as a responsible adult.”

Originally signing with MCA Records in 1983, in September of the same year Nik released the single ‘I Won’t Let The Sun Go Down’, reaching No.47 in the UK charts (later reaching No. 2 when re-released the following summer). This was followed in January 1984 by ‘Wouldn’t It Be Good’ which peaked at No.4 in the UK charts for five weeks and established Nik Kershaw on the map.

His debut album Human Racing was released in March and achieved platinum sales in many territories. He managed to squeeze in two European tours, four more hit singles and another platinum album (The Riddle) before the end of the year.

1985 saw three hit singles, tours of Europe, Canada, Australia, the States and Japan and an appearance at Live Aid. He was to record two more albums with MCA, Radio Musicola and The Works before leaving the spotlight in 1989 to focus on songwriting and production.

The 90s saw him working with a variety of musicians, including Bonnie Tyler, Colin Blunstone, Petula Clark, Gary Barlow and Imogen Heap. He also penned and co-produced the ubiquitous ‘The One And Only’ for Chesney Hawkes. He went on to work with Tony Banks (Genesis), and to record a self-penned duet with Elton John for the great man’s Duets album. He returned to making his own records in 1998 and his most recent album Oxymoron was released in October 2020.

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NIK KERSHAW – July & August 2026 shows include:

Thursday 9th July             SHEFFIELD – Foundry

Friday 10th July                NEWCASTLE – Boiler Shop

Saturday 11th July            WARRINGTON – Parr Hall

Sunday 12th July              BATH – Komedia

Thursday 20th August        CAMBRIDGE – Junction

Saturday 22nd August        NOTTINGHAM – Rock City

All tickets are priced at £32.50 advance plus any BF’s / levy’s that may be applicable. Tickets for the above shows are available from – https://www.thegigcartel.com/Artists-profiles/Nik-Kershaw.htm