Rick Wakeman: « The Wizard of Prog: Ultimate Highlights Concert Tour »
- Wednesday, february 24, 2027
- 7:00 PM-10:00 PM
- Opera House Manchester 3 Quay Street, Manchester M3 3HP, United Kingdom
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On February 24, 2027, Rick Wakeman brings his The Wizard of Prog: Ultimate Highlights Concert Tour to the Opera House Manchester, with a set built like a guided tour through the key moments of his career. Known for shaping the keyboard identity of Yes on records like Fragile and Close to the Edge, Wakeman’s playing mixes rock drive with a very classical sense of harmony and drama.
This show leans into the big themes and signature passages: the kind of cinematic, story-led writing that made his solo albums stand out, from The Six Wives of Henry VIII to Journey to the Centre of the Earth and the King Arthur suite. Expect virtuosic keyboard work, shifts from grand symphonic textures to more intimate piano-led moments, and those extended prog narratives where he lets a motif evolve, stretch, and land exactly where it needs to.
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Opera House Manchester
3 Quay Street, Manchester M3 3HP, United Kingdom