Alan Fletcher announces UK tour with Yorkshire dates this September

Acclaimed Australian actor and musician Alan Fletcher will return to the UK and Ireland next week for an extensive run of headline shows in support of his new release, Back to School, which arrived on 3rd July.

Following a triumphant 2024 run that included 24 sold-out dates and a set at Kendal Calling, Fletcher embarks on what he describes as his “most ambitious and far reaching” UK tour yet. Yorkshire fans can look forward to a string of northern shows this September, as part of the wider tour taking in venues across England, Ireland and Scotland.

Alan Fletcher will visit:

• 17 Sept – The Wardrobe, Leeds
• 18 Sept – The Georgian Theatre, Stockton-on-Tees
• 19 Sept – Pocklington Arts Centre, East Yorkshire
• 25 Sept – The Empress Ballroom, Mexborough

Best known for his long-standing role as Dr Karl Kennedy on Neighbours, Fletcher has been a familiar face on UK screens for over four decades. In recent years, he’s built a growing fanbase for his Americana, Alt-Country and Folk music, releasing records including Dispatches and The Point, and duets with his wife and bandmate Jennifer Hansen.

Reflecting on the new single, Fletcher said: “I have been a student of love all my life and the most valuable lesson I ever had was from English Philosopher Alain de Botton. Alain reminds us that, while it is easy to fall in love, staying in love takes work! We have to learn how to love so, perhaps, the secret to staying in love is to go… Back to School (cue song).”

He added: “My 2025 tour of the UK and Ireland is my most ambitious and far reaching. Last year’s tour sold out and, for the first time, I had a real sense that people came to hear the music not to just meet my alter-ego Dr Karl. I got that sense from seeing people singing my lyrics back to me and from incredible support for my recorded music. I suspect this tour is going to be a RIPPER and I cannot wait to share my new music with Brit and Irish fans everywhere.”