80s pop icon Kim Wilde just announced a massive UK show(Picture: Getty Images)
An iconic 80s pop singer has thrilled fans with the announcement of a colossal UK tour next year.
Scheduled for 2025, Kim Wilde will be performing ten dates in Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Cambridge, London, Liverpool, Sheffield, York, Glasgow, and Nottingham between 14 and 25 March 2025.
The shows promise to be spectacular events, showcasing Wilde’s timeless hits and much-anticipated new music, along with support from 80s band Cutting Crew.
Known for classics like Kids in America, Wilde’s career has left an indelible mark on the industry. Between 1981 and 1996, she had an impressive 25 singles charting within the Top 50 of the UK Singles Chart.
Her chart-topping success includes hits like Chequered Love and You Came, solidifying her status as the most-charted British female solo act of the 1980s.
Accompanying Wilde will be the legendary eighties rock band Cutting Crew, who are best known for their 1986 hit (I Just) Died in Your Arms, promising a night filled with 80s glam.
Wilde is known for hits like Kids in America (Picture: Lorne Thomson/Redferns)
Dubbed the Closer Tour, the shows will feature Wilde and her band delivering renditions from her celebrated Close album, along with tracks from her upcoming Closer album, as well as other beloved classics from her extensive repertoire.
Fans can expect to feel nostalgic to hits like Never Trust a Stranger and the reworked version of the Supremes’ song You Keep Me Hangin’ On, which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1987.
Wilde will cover all her classic hits and some new music at the show (Picture: Andrew Benge/Redferns)
Beyond her musical prowess, Wilde has carved a name for herself in the world of horticulture. Amidst her musical career, she pursued a passion for landscaping, earning her recognition at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show.
She’s also contributed to popular gardening programs like Channel 4’s Better Gardens and the BBC’s Garden Invaders.
After taking some time off after her heyday in the 80s, Wilde was inspired to return to music by an unexpected source.
The singer is the most-charted female solo act of the 80s (Picture: Getty Images)
In 2018 she went on Loose Women and explained that an extraterrestrial encounter prompted her return to the stage.
She said: ‘It was in 2009 and I was in my garden with my husband and a girlfriend of mine.
‘We saw some helicopters and a bright light come towards us from the South West. We looked of course, expecting to see they were after someone.
Wilde said an alien sighting helped inspire her return to music (Picture: Getty Images)
‘That didn’t happen, the helicopters left. I think they were scrambling to try and find what this thing was.’
When asked if anyone believed her story, she laughed: ‘Everyone thought I’d been on the pinot grigio…’
The singer went on: ‘The light remained behind a cloud in the sky, we went to investigate.
Cutting Crew will support Wilde at the show (Picture: Getty Images)
‘I’m looking up and I’m seeing this thing and all of a sudden it moves from 11 o’clock to 2 o’clock… Then a smaller one joined it.’
‘It has really inspired me a lot,’ she said. ‘I really believe what I saw was a UFO. It wasn’t of this planet.’
Tickets for the highly anticipated tour will be available for purchase starting Friday, April 26 at 10 am.
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