Rod Stewart has announced Boy George & Culture Club will join him as special guest across his forthcoming summer UK shows, excluding Edinburgh, and The Northern Echo are giving one lucky reader the chance to win a pair of tickets to his show at Durham Cricket on the June, 30. 

The run of dates with Boy George & Culture Club will kick off at Home Park Stadium in Plymouth on Saturday, June 24th and conclude with a date at Sewell Group Craven Park in Hull. The UK Summer Tour dates come as part of his Global Hits Tour.

 "I'm absolutely thrilled to be sharing the stage with my dear old friend, Boy George," Rod said. “Let's misbehave!”

'I'm a massive Rod Stewart fan. I have been since I was a teenager. I love his voice and he's always been very charming to me,” Boy George said of joining the run of dates. “In 1974 when I was 13 years old I bunked in for free to see Rod Stewart and The Faces at Lewisham Odeon, so I love that I am now able to support him on tour.”

Rod’s 2023 shows are set to be filled with show-stopping classics and fan favourites from across his impressive career. "My favourite memories have been summer nights with a beer or two alongside the best fans in the world,” Rod said of the run of dates. “I'm impatiently awaiting this summer playing at a variety of special venues - football, cricket and rugby stadiums, estates and castles! We'll all be dancing under the stars."

Rod Stewart has had it all. He's been lauded as the finest singer of his generation; he's written several songs that turned into modern standards; earned countless of the industry’s highest awards, among them, two inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the ASCAP Founders Award for songwriting, New York Times bestselling author, Grammy™ Living Legend, and in 2016 he officially became ‘Sir Rod Stewart’ after being knighted by Prince William at Buckingham Palace for his services to music and charity.

Boy George and Culture Club started 2023 with three sensational Las Vegas dates marking the 40th anniversary of the release of their biggest album Colour By Numbers, which was live streamed worldwide as a one-off event ‘Boy George & Culture Club: One World, One Love’ and shown in more than 100 cinemas in the UK and Ireland. As well as music, Boy George has been creating art, with a piece of his visual artwork entitled ‘When Things Get Dark Look For The Light Switch’, selling as part of the #ArtForHeroescampaign, where donations exceeded £1millon for the UK’s NHS heroes during the coronavirus pandemic. Boy George continues to work on his music, following the release of solo album This Is What I Dub, Vol.1 in 2020 and Cool Karaoke, Vol.1 in 2021.

Returning home to Edinburgh Castle for the first time in 13 years for two shows, Rod also revisits Plymouth, Durham and Hull for some long overdue shows and will make his first appearances at Northampton and Badminton. His gig at Badminton Estate will be the first time the Estate opens its doors to live events and is set to be a unique and magical evening.

To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer the following question: 

Which album is Boy George & Culture Club's biggest album?

Submit your answer here. 

*Competition closes midday on Monday June 26, winners will be notified no later than 5pm the following day. 

Full competition rules can be found here

 

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