Rick recognised as not so grumpy these days!

Not so curmudgeonly

Rick Wakeman has announced that he will finally be able to undertake the follow-up to his 2019’s Grumpy Old Christmas sell-out tour.

Postponed from December 2020 due to last year’s lockdown, it is appropriately called The Not Quite As Grumpy As Last Xmas Tour and will see Rick performing in some of the cities he didn’t manage to visit in 2019, writes Martin Hutchinson..

Audiences can expect two hours of glorious music spanning not only his own solo compositions and work he recorded with YES, but also classics from David Bowie and The Beatles and festive songs, all interspersed with hilarious anecdotes from his lengthy career.

However, in a departure from his last tour, as well as playing a grand piano, Rick will also be bringing along a couple of electronic keyboards to add variety and texture to his set.

Rock's keyboard wizard

Both as a member of Yes and as a solo artist, Rick Wakeman is known across the world for his virtuosity, creative flair and wicked sense of humour. A true rock legend, with over 50 million albums sold in five decades, his music continues to reach new generations of fans.

Rick's rhetoric

Catching up with Rick at his Norfolk home, Rick talked of the tour and how he coped with lockdown.