My guest this week is singer, songwriter and record producer, Nik Kershaw. 

Nik rose to fame back in 1984 and enjoyed massive chart success with songs such as. ‘Wouldn’t Be Good’, Dancing Girls’, ‘I Won’t Let The Song Go Down on Me’ and ‘The Riddle’

Nik talks to me about next years 1984 tour, what it was like performing at Live Aid in 1985 and his memories of the day, performing on Top Of The Pops, songwriting and much more. 

The 1984 tour, which kicks off in Lincoln on 3rd October 2024, will see Nik perform tracks from his first two albums, ‘Human Racing’ and ‘The Riddle’ both released, you guessed it, in 1984.

The full list of dates are as follows:

Oct 3 | Lincoln Engine Shed   

Oct 4 | Sunderland Fire Station  

Oct 5 | Edinburgh Queen’s Hall 

Oct 6 | Holmfirth Picturedrome  

Oct 8 | Cambridge Junction  

Oct 9 | Manchester Academy  

Oct 10 | New Brighton Floral Pavilion  

Oct 11 | Wolverhampton The Halls  

Oct 12 | Cardiff Tramshed  

Oct 14 | Bath Komedia  

Oct 15 | Portsmouth Guildhall 

Oct 16 | London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire 

Tickets for all of Nik’s upcoming UK shows are on sale now, from https://www.nikkershaw.net/.

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Music for the show by Chris Ibbott