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Neighbours’ Alan Fletcher heads to UK for 2025 music gigs
Alan is saying goodbye to Karl Kennedy and Ramsay Street as he brings joy to audiences via his other talent – music…
Acclaimed Australian actor and musician Alan Fletcher will return to the UK and Ireland next month for a two-month run of headline shows across the countries. He is also set to release his latest single ‘Back to School‘ on July 3rd.
Alan Fletcher:
“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.”
Left top: Neighbours years with Jackie Woodburne as Susan and Karl Kennedy. Bottom left: Karl the mainstay Erinsborough doctor. Right: Alan Fletcher and Jackie Woodburne brother and sister Frank and Gina Rossi in Cop Shop
Fletcher shared of his forthcoming song ‘Back to School’, “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).”
Best known for his iconic role as Dr Karl Kennedy on the long-running drama Neighbours, Alan became a household name during his 30-year tenure on the show and has established a UK career spanning over 45 years.
In 2020, Alan transitioned from rock to a solo career in Americana, Alt-Country, and Folk music. Teaming up with producers Lachlan Bryan and Damian Cafarella (Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes), he released the EP Dispatches and the album The Point.
Alan’s recent projects include the album THE POINT and single TELL ‘EM, a Country Music duet with his partner of 35 years and fellow bandmate, Jennifer Hansen. Following a triumphant 2024 UK tour featuring 24 sold-out shows and a performance at the prestigious Kendal Calling Festival, Alan is ready for his biggest and best tour ever in 2025.
Alan on stage at the Bedford / Image by: Michelle Fredricks / Supplied by: Lime Tree Music
Tour Dates
| July 22 – The Bedford – Balham July 23 – Studio 6 – Maidstone July 24 – The Factory Live – Worthing July 25 – The Attic – Southampton July 26 – The Steam and Whistle – Cheltenham July 27 – The Clarence Hall – Crickhowell July 29 – The Exeter Phoenix – Exeter July 30 – The Poly – Falmouth July 31 – The Hen and Chicken – Bristol |
Aug 1 – The Globe – Cardiff Aug 2 – St George’s Hall – Bewdley Aug 3 – The Stables – Milton Keynes Aug 6 – The Portland Arms – Cambridge Aug 7 – The Garage – Norwich Aug 8 – The Witham Public Hall – Witham Aug 9 – The King Alfred Phoenix Theatre – London Aug 12 – The Sugar Club – Dublin Aug 13 – The Spirit Store – Dundalk Aug 14 – The Black Box – Belfast |
Sep 8 – The Gorleston Pavilion – Gorleston-on-Sea Sep 9 – The International – Leicester Sep 10 – Newhampton Arts Centre – Wolverhampton Sep 11 – Southside – Lincoln Sep 12 – The Yard – Manchester Sep 13 – Arts Club – Liverpool Sep 17 – The Wardrobe – Leeds Sep 18 – The Georgian Theatre – Stockton-on-Tees Sep 19 – Pocklington Arts Centre – East Yorkshire Sep 20 – Arts Centre Washington – Sunderland Sep 21 – The Voodoo Rooms – Edinburgh Sep 23 – The Blue Lamp – Aberdeen Sep 24 – Centre for Contemporary Arts – Glasgow Sep 25 – The Empress Ballroom – Mexborough Sep 26 – Castle & Falcon – Birmingham |
