Billy Ocean to play Glasgow's Armadillo on 2027 tour with Tony Hadley and Heather Small
The October 17, 2027 show, celebrating 50 years of Red Light Spells Danger, is the only Scottish date on the tour. A fan pre-sale opens on November 11.
Billy Ocean, pictured performing, will return to Glasgow in October 2027. · Photograph: Eva Rinaldi (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Pop and soul star Billy Ocean has announced a Glasgow concert as part of a tour celebrating 50 years of his hit Red Light Spells Danger.
The singer will play the SEC Armadillo on October 17, 2027, joined by Tony Hadley and Heather Small.
Glasgow will be the only Scottish stop on the tour, which will travel across the UK and mainland Europe.
Back in Glasgow
Ocean performed in the city as recently as August, when he played the Kelvingrove Bandstand.
Tickets
A fan pre-sale opens on Wednesday, November 11 at 10am, with sign-ups available through Billy Ocean's official website.
Five decades of hits
Born in Trinidad and raised in London, Billy Ocean became one of Britain's most successful soul and pop artists. Red Light Spells Danger reached the top three in the UK in 1977, and he went on to international success in the 1980s with hits including Caribbean Queen, When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going, and Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car.
He is joined on the tour by former Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley, known for Gold and True, and Heather Small, the former M People singer behind Moving On Up and Proud.