Rick Wakeman / Wizard Of Prog UK Tour Set For 2027

May 19, 2026

Rick Wakeman CBE and the English Rock Ensemble - The London Palladium, 28 October 2025. Photo: Manuela Langotsch/MetalTalk

Rick Wakeman CBE has announced The Wizard Of Prog – Ultimate Highlights Concert Tour, featuring the English Rock Ensemble, for February and March 2027. The legendary keyboard player revealed the tour plans on his 77th birthday, promising fans a magical night spanning more than 50 years of music from across his celebrated career.

Since reforming the English Rock Ensemble in 2022, Rick Wakeman’s live shows have continued to grow in scale, progressing from sold-out nights at the London Palladium to the acclaimed Return Of The Caped Crusader UK tours.

The 2027 run will be the band’s longest UK tour to date, opening in Brighton on 17 February before travelling across the country and concluding in Leicester on 12 March. Rather than focusing on a single album, the setlist will feature highlights from Wakeman’s classic catalogue, including extracts from Journey To The Centre Of The Earth, The Myths & Legends Of King Arthur & The Knights Of The Round Table, solo material and music recorded with YES.

The line-up features Rick Wakeman on keyboards alongside Jesse Smith on lead vocals, Adam Wakeman on keyboards and guitars, Dave Colquhoun on guitars, Lee Pomeroy on bass, Adam Falkner on drums and backing vocalists Sara Davey, Jo Goldsmith-Eteson and Jo Marshall.

Rick Wakeman said: “All tours are special, but this one is really very special. I can’t exactly tell you why, but trust me… it is!”

In addition to the tour, Rick Wakeman will release his definitive autobiography, The Wizard Of Prog, on 29 October 2026 which is available to pre-order from lnk.to/WizardOfProg. Tour tickets and much more is on Wakeman’s website at rwcc.com.