The singer and actor is bringing his new national tour to the city
Singer, composer and actor David Essex OBE has announced a major 21-date nationwide tour that will take in Hull. Titled “Thanks for the Memories”, to celebrate his monumental career, David will be heading to East Yorkshire in September 2026.
First shooting to fame when he was chosen for the role of Jesus for the London production of Godspell, in 1971, David received major awards which then saw him lead a cast at the Roundhouse and then in the West End for two years. Since then, the star of stage and screen has enjoyed a remarkable career.
Writing and producing albums that have sold millions of copies across the globe, David has had 23 Top 30 singles in Britain alone. These include the Grammy nominated Rock On, which not only topped the charts in Britain and the US but sold millions of copies worldwide.
Subsequent singles followed such as Lamplight, Hold Me Close, Gonna Make You A Star, Oh What A Circus and Silver Dream Machine, which have all helped to make David a household name. Now aged 78, David has continued to produce and write albums, including 2013’s Reflections, and has contributed to stage and screen with the likes of Silver Dream Machine, taken from Silver Dream Racer, in which he starred.
Acting credits also include That’ll Be The Day, its sequel Stardust, Traveller, The Guvnors and BBC TV’s EastEnders, cast as the head of the Moon family. West End Theatre credits include outstanding performances in Evita, Footloose, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Aspects Of Love, She Stoops To Conquer, Childe Byron and his own musicals, Mutiny! and All The Fun Of The Fair.
David continues to break boundaries with his unique talent, with his two previous UK tours selling over 65,000 tickets across 39 dates, including shows at the Palladium and Theatre Royal in London. He will bring Thanks for the Memories to Hull’s Connexin Live arena on Friday, September 25, 2026 and tickets are on sale now via Connexin Live or gigsandtours.com