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Billy Ocean tour dates 2024

Billy Ocean is currently touring across 3 countries and has 7 upcoming concerts.

Their next tour date is at St Anne's Park in Dublin, after that they'll be at Grefsenkollen in Oslo.

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Billy was fantastic! He sang hit after hit. There was never a lull throughout his show. He's very charismatic and engaging with the audience. He still has his million dollar smile and his voice is still undeniably top notch. I can't wait until he comes back to the Los Angeles area again. His performance is one not to be missed!

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Fabulous as always at the Regent. Everyone up and joining in, how could you not.

Billy Ocean is timeless, so much energy it's hard to believe that he's been around so long.

Can't wait for his next gig

i went to see the show with my husband and we had front row seats, from start to finish this has got to be the best concert we have ever seen, Billy Ocean is the best showman on earth. He totally interacts with the crowd his backing singers and the band were just terrific. The whole evening was memorable he took time to have a selfie with me and even kissed me and took my hand which was lovely my husband didn’t mind lol, This is the second time we have seen him, and we will certainly go back to as many concerts as we can, I paid through viagoo way to much for my tickets but I don’t mind as it was truly well worth it,

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Billy Ocean announces greatest hits tour for spring 2023

• Tamara McWilliam
• 22 March 2022

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The 'Love Really Hurts Without You' icon plots a huge tour of the UK next year

British R&B legend Billy Ocean has confirmed dates for his greatest hits tour set for March and April 2023. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday 25 March.

The 'Caribbean Queen' performer is lined up for performances at venues in Leicester, Liverpool, London, Nottingham, Manchester, Glasgow and more. The tour kicks off on Friday 17 March 2023 at the Stoke Regent and wraps up on Saturday 29 April at Blackpool Opera House. See a full list of tour dates and venues below.

The run of shows will showcase the very best of the star as he performs his greatest tracks and fan favourites, curating a hit-studded setlist from 10 studio albums spanning across over 40 decades.

Billy Ocean 2023 UK tour dates: Saturday 6 August – Bute Park, Cardiff Friday 17 March – Regent Theatre, Stoke Monday 20 March – New Theatre, Oxford Wednesday 22 March – De Montfort Hall, Leicester Friday 24 March – Regent Theatre, Ipswich Saturday 25 March – Brighton Centre Monday 27 March – St Davids Hall, Cardiff Wednesday 29 March – Bath Forum Friday 31 March – Convention Centre, Harrogate Saturday 1 April – Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool Wednesday 12 April – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend Friday 14 April – International Centre, Bournemouth Saturday 15 April – Swansea Arena Monday 17 April – London Palladium Wednesday 19 April – Royal Concert hall, Nottingham Friday 21 April – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Saturday 22 April – O2 City Hall, Newcastle Monday 24 April – Symphony Hall, Birmingham Wednesday 26 April – City Hall, Sheffield Friday 28 April – SEC Armadillo, Glasgow Saturday 29 April – Opera House, Blackpool Tickets for Billy Ocean will go on sale at 10am on Friday 25 March.

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Billy Ocean Announces 2023 Australian Tour

The shows will see Billy Ocean performing his greatest hits on the Best Of tour!

(Billy Ocean 'One World' photo)

Billy Ocean has announced a  Best Of Billy Ocean Australian tour, where he will perform his greatest hits such as Caribbean Queen, When the Going Gets Tough, Get Outta My Dreams, Suddenly, Love Really Hurts Without You, Loverboy, and There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry).  The tour begins on the Gold Coast in mid-June before heading to Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra and Adelaide.

His first Australian shows since 2019, the British soul icon promises nights his fans won't forget anytime soon.

Ocean commented about his upcoming tour, "I'm really excited to get back to Australia. Love the people and I can't wait to get you all on your feet - see you in June!"

Billy Ocean has sold over 30 million records, achieved six Top 10 singles in the US and the UK, and has received Gold and Platinum certifications around the world. He also holds a Grammy award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for Caribbean Queen , the Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement, and in 2020 was awarded an MBE for services to music. Tickets go on sale on Monday, 6 February, at 9 am local time.

Ocean has released 11 albums to date, with his most recent album, One World , released in 2020, charting at #14 in the UK. In a Vinyl Chapters album review, Victoria Pearson wrote, " One World is an album that seeks to connect with people and does so in an uncomplicated direct and natural way. People will be reached globally by Billy Ocean’s music and his clear and pure intentions shine out throughout this album" and awarded the record a perfect score.

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2023 AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES

Friday 16 June - The Star, Gold Coast - Tickets:  Ticketek

Tuesday 20 June - Palais Theatre, Melbourne - Tickets:  Ticketmaster

Thursday 22 June - Darling Harbour Theatre, Sydney - Tickets:  Ticketek

Sunday 25 June - Royal Theatre, Canberra - Tickets:  Ticketek

Tuesday 27 June - Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide - Tickets:  Ticketmaster

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Billy Ocean Reunites Fans With Their 80s Memories In Melbourne #REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere on June 21, 2023

There was a time on radio in Australia in the mid to late 80s where you were never more than 60 minutes away from a Billy Ocean song.

Those three albums ‘Suddenly’, ‘Love Zone’ and ‘Tear Down These Walls’ came in quick succession and each delivered multiple hits. Billy had five Top 10 hits between 1985 and 1988 included two number one songs and that era forms the backbone of his setlist today.

The Billy Ocean show isn’t all nostalgia. Billy opened with the title track of 2020’s ‘One World’ and dropped another song ‘Mystery’ off the album later in the show.

Fans were pumped up right at the start when Billy’s first hit ‘Love Really Hurts Without You’ appeared two songs in. That one was massive in the day, coinciding with start of the disco era, but for Billy it was short lived until another dance hit ‘Caribbean Queen’ brought him back into the next decade. ‘Caribbean Queen’ was kept to last. I never really noticed until last night how similar it sounds to Michael Jackson’s ‘Billie Jean’ from a few years earlier.

Another accelerant in the Billy Ocean story was ‘When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Gets Going’ (or as Australian’s preferred to call it ‘When the Go and Get Stuffed, The Stuffed Get Going’). This one was the main song in the hit movie of the year ‘The Jewel of the Nile’, starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. You could not escape this song in 1985. It was all over the radio, the movies and on Music TV. The stars of the movie also appeared in the music video.

Its been 47 years since Billy had that first hit song. That 80s era of hits is about to started bouncing off regular 40th anniversaries in a couple of years. It is great to see Billy Ocean having so much fun on stage with his legacy after all these years. It was also an audience who loved every moment of the memories he brought back for them.

Billy Ocean setlist, 20 June 2023, Melbourne

One World (from One World, 2020) Love Really Hurts Without You (from Billy Ocean, 1976) Nights (Feel Like Getting Down) (from Nights (Feel Like Getting Down), 1981 There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) (from Love Zone, 1986) Love Zone (from Love Zone, 1986) Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car (from Tear Down These Walls, 1988) The Colour of Love (from Tear Down These Walls, 1988) Red Light Spells Danger (single, 1977) No Woman, No Cry (Bob Marley & The Wailers cover) (from Here You Are, the Best of Billy Ocean, 2013) Mystery (from One World, 2020) Suddenly (from Suddenly, 1984) Loverboy (from Suddenly, 1984) When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going (from Love Zone, 1986)

Encore: Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) (from Suddenly, 1984)

BILLY OCEAN 2023 AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES

Thursday 22nd June Darling Harbour Theatre, Sydney

Sunday 25th June Royal Theatre, Canberra

Tuesday 27th June Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide

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The 10 Best Billy Ocean Songs of All-Time

For a while in the 1980s, no one was hotter than Billy Ocean. His smooth, funky dance tracks and elegant ballads were chart gold, earning him three US No.1s, countless top ten singles, and three platinum-selling albums. He may have lost his Midas touch by the end of the decade, but his body of work has held up remarkably well in the years since. Here, we take a look back at some of his most endearing hits with our pick of the 10 best Billy Ocean songs of all time.

10. Calypso Crazy

By the late 1980s, Billy Ocean’s crown was beginning to slip. Although he was still successful, his time as a multi-platinum artist was drawing to a close. His 1988 album Tear Down These Walls was his last major hit, certifying gold in the UK and Australia and platinum in Canada and the US. Among its highlights is Calypso Crazy. Released as the album’s second single in April 1988, it hit number 35 in the UK charts, becoming his twelfth and final Top 40 hit there.

9. Love Zone

Love Zone, Ocean’s sixth album, was a commercial sensation, peaking at number 2 in the UK and number 6 in the US – his highest charting position in both countries. The critical reception was just as enthusiastic, with All Music calling it his “finest album.” One of its chief highlights is the title track, a smooth slice of R&B with deliciously creamy vocals and superb arrangements. The song became a big hit in the US, charting at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Surprisingly, it flopped in the UK, stalling at number 49.

8. Loverboy

Named as one of the best Billy Ocean songs of all time by Smooth Radio , Loverboy was one of the biggest hits from Ocean’s 4th studio album, Suddenly. Released in November 1984 as the album’s second single, it peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number one on the US Hot Dance Music/ Club Play Chart and number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. It was also huge in South Africa, spending 11 weeks at number one on the Springbox Charts and placing as the number one single of 1985 on the end-of-year chart.

7. There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)

Barry Eastmond was inspired to write There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) after one of his friends, who’d recently broken up with her boyfriend, broke down in tears after hearing Ocean’s song Suddenly (which reminded her of her ex) play at a party. The song became one of Ocean’s biggest hits in the US, where it topped the Billboard Hot 100, adult contemporary, and R&B charts in the summer of 1986. It was also huge internationally, reaching the top 20 of every country it charted in.

6. Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car

Although Tear Down These Walls wasn’t quite as successful as Ocean’s earlier albums, it still produced several hits. One of the biggest was Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car. Propelled by the success of its cutting edge video (whose combination of animation and live-action sequences was revolutionary at the time), the single become a major hit, reaching number one in the US (his third and final single to do so), number one in Canada, number 3 in the UK, and reaching the top ten in numerous other countries.

5. Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)

Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) was released in the US in 1984 from Ocean’s fifth studio album, Suddenly. In tribute to his international audience, Ocean recorded the song under different titles depending on the country of release, resulting in alternative versions such as European Queen and African Queen. Regardless of the title, it became a huge hit, spending two weeks at number one in the US and reaching the top ten elsewhere.

4. Suddenly

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By the mid-1980s, Ocean was already an established star in his native UK but had yet to breakthrough in the US. His 1984 album Suddenly proved the album to turn him into a major attraction on both sides of the pond. Its heartbreaking titular track was particularly popular, reaching number 4 on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart and peaking at number one on the Billboard adult contemporary chart.

3. The Colour of Love

While some of Ocean’s hits from his peak years sound slightly dated to modern ears, others are as fresh and vital as ever. The Colour of Love is particularly lovely. Released in April 1988 from the album Tear Down These Walls, it became a top 20 hit in the US, reaching number 10 on the R&B charts and number 17 on the Hot 100.

2. When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going

Billy Ocean has always loved a long song title, but When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going beat them all. Of all his songs, it’s perhaps his most instantly recognizable. A smooth, funky dance number with a strong vocal and an irresistible groove , it stormed the charts on its release, spending four weeks at number one in the UK and reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100.

1. Love Really Hurts Without You

Ocean has been quoted as saying he was “the most surprised person in the world” when Love Really Hurts Without You became a hit. Prior to its release, he’d already recorded a few songs under other stage names, but this was his first chart success under the name Billy Ocean, and only the second song recorded under the name. Described by popentertainment.com as a “giddy Motown pastiche,” the song hit number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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The Best Of BILLY OCEAN Australian Tour 2023

Following packed out shows from his 2019 australian tour, billy ocean  has announced he is returning to our shores in june.  the british soul icon will perform a set chock-full with greatest hits and crowd favourites. , billy ocean has spent more of his life onstage than anywhere else.  he is one of britain’s greatest ever soul stars with 30 million record sales to his name.  he’s had six top ten singles on both sides of the atlantic and has collected multiple gold & platinum records across the world.  having hit the no. 1 spot worldwide on pop charts, including the usa, australia, germany, holland and the uk, billy has achieved extraordinary success as both an artist and a songwriter.  he also holds a grammy award for best male r&b vocal performance , the ivor novello award for international achievement , and in 2020 was awarded an mbe for services to music. , smash hits such as caribbean queen, when the going gets tough, get outta my dreams, suddenly, love really hurts without you, loverboy and there’ll be sad songs (to make you cry) have topped the singles charts the world over.  these songs also made an impact on the international charts and continue to be on radio playlists across the globe to this day. , billy ocean’s recording highlights include a grammy award for caribbean queen and contributing the theme tune to smash-hit movie jewel of the nile.  live, his appearances are legendary, performing on the american half of 1985’s live aid and continuing to play to tens of thousands of fans at open-air events around the world.   said billy of his forthcoming tour:, “i’m really excited to get back to australia. love the people and i can’t wait to get you all on your feet – see you in june”, with an untouchable stage presence and so many undeniable hits, billy ocean is guaranteed to get you out of your dreams for an evening you won’t forget., tickets on sale monday 6th february 2023 at 9.00am (local time).

BILLY OCEAN 2023 AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES

Friday 16th june the star, gold coast tickets available from: here, tuesday 20th june palais theatre, melbourne tickets available from: here, thursday 22nd june darling harbour theatre, sydney tickets available from: here, sunday 25th june royal theatre, canberra tickets available from: here, tuesday 27th june thebarton theatre, adelaide tickets available from: here.

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