David Essex

David Essex brings his blend of glam‑tinted pop and narrative rock to The Blackpool Opera House in Blackpool on 5 September 2026. First noticed on stage with Godspell, he broke through on screen with That’ll Be the Day before defining a sound with Rock On in 1973: sparse bass, echo, and that elastic voice. The 70s albums Rock On, David Essex and All the Fun of the Fair shaped a catalogue that moves from swagger to tender melodies, later broadened with Out on the Street and Imperial Wizard. Alongside a long run in musicals—Tommy, Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds, Evita—he kept writing and recording, from Be‑Bop the Future to a 90s turn with Cover Shot and a cameo on Saint Etienne’s Tales from Turnpike House.

On stage, Essex reconnects songs across decades, leaning on groove, space and story. Hits sit next to album cuts and theatre pieces, all carried by that laid‑back phrasing and a band built for feel rather than showiness.