One of Britain’s most-beloved soul pop voices, the multi-award winning artist Will Young, returns to Bournemouth as part of his celebratory “The Evergreen 25th Anniversary Tour”, performing all the hits across his two-decade-plus journey in music alongside his full band. The Spring 2027 tour coincides with Will’s landmark Pop Idol win 25 years ago.

Since catapulting virtually-overnight to international fame from winning the inaugural Pop Idol in 2002, Will Young has carved a flourishing career in music and stage, earning two BRIT Awards, an Olivier Award nomination, four No.1 and eleven UK Top 10 albums, and eleven Top 10 singles.

Young’s unforgettable debut ‘Anything Is Possible / Evergreen’ sold over 1.7 million copies, making it the second best-selling single of the 21st century in the UK and one of the UK’s Top 20 best-selling singles of all time. The entertainment phenomenon that was Pop Idol gripped the nation’s heart, pulling in an average of 10 million viewers. Not only did Young’s win set the bar for countless stars that followed in the global Idol franchise – like Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson and Carrie Underwood – it also reshaped the music industry and popular culture.

More impressively; Young proved to have real staying power, guided by his innate musical talent and intuition with songs. Hits such as ‘Light My Fire’, ‘Leave Right Now’ and ‘Jealousy’ are cemented as pillars in British pop music of this century, while his ability to captivate listeners through a diverse palette of original songs by Burt Bacharach to Sia, Groove Armada and Nithin Sawhney, shows why he is a timeless talent.

“The Evergreen 25th Anniversary Tour” marks Young’s first tour since his intimate, sold-out acoustic tour in 2024, in support of his most recent Top 5 album, “Light It Up”.