Wet Wet Wet announce more venues and support for 2027 tour

Wet Wet Wet are taking their debut album Popped In Souled Out on the road to celebrate 40 years since its release and play York Barbican in Paragon Street on Tuesday, October 26 next year.

The tour includes more than 40 shows across the UK to mark the release of the album that introduced them to a global audience.

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Two new venues have been added – Frome Cheese and Grain, and Northampton Derngate.

The band first found fame with their 1987 debut, which featured hits including Wishing I Was Lucky, Sweet Little Mystery, Angel Eyes, and Temptation.

Wet Wet Wet are one of the most recognisable names of the 1980s UK pop scene (Image: Supplied)

The album reached number one on the UK album chart and spent more than 70 weeks in the rundown, and went multi-platinum, establishing the band as one of the key British acts of the late 1980s.

Graeme Clark, Wet Wet Wet’s founding member, said: “When we made Popped In Souled Out, I was just a young guy.

“Forty years later, those songs have taken on a life of their own, and this tour is about celebrating where it all began without forgetting what followed.

“It’ll feel like stepping back into those original shoes – only now with a lifetime of experience and with an audience who’ve been with us through every twist and turn.”

The 2027 tour will also feature long-standing guitarist Graeme Duffin and lead vocalist Kevin Simm.

Fans can expect songs from Popped In Souled Out alongside other hits from their extensive back catalogue, including With A Little Help From My Friends, Goodnight Girl, and their iconic cover of The Troggs’ Love Is All Around.

Kevin Simm said: “I’m really excited to be going back out on tour in 2027 and celebrating 40 years of Popped In Souled Out.

“It’s an absolute honour and a privilege as always to sing these iconic and timeless songs, and to perform them in so many venues across the UK to so many fans of the band is really a dream come true.”

The band will be joined by special guests across selected dates, including Roachford, Nick Heyward, Rebecca Ferguson, Heather Small, Johnny Hates Jazz, The Christians and The South.

Wet Wet Wet completed their first European headline tour in over 25 years in May 2026, immediately followed by a run of intimate acoustic shows in the UK.

They have sold more than 15 million singles and albums worldwide and hold the record for the most appearances by a Scottish act on Top of the Pops, with 56 appearances.

Tickets went on sale for the new venues on Friday, July 17, via Ticketmaster.