Record Store Day is the one day of the year when over 260 independent record shops all across the UK come together to celebrate their unique culture. Special vinyl releases are made exclusively for the day and many shops and cities host artist performances and events to mark the occasion. Thousands more shops celebrate the […]
Nik Kershaw
Dusting Off The Shelf
“In 1989, I took a step back to focus on writing and production for other artists. After all, I’d done it quite successfully for myself for the previous few years, how difficult could it be? Spectacularly difficult, as it turned out. I equipped my home studio with highest tech known to mankind (later to be […]
Songs From The Shelf
**COMING SOON** “Between 1989 and 1998, I took a step back to focus on writing and production for other artists. The result was a shelf full of songs. Some written on my own, some with others; some for established artists, some for hopeful idiots; some for major label projects, some just for the Hell of […]
Oxymoron – Why Not?
Nik has just announced his first new music in 8 years, with the 6-track taster EP called ‘These Little Things’ being a precursor to a full studio album, ‘Oxymoron’. The full album will be released digitally, on CD and vinyl LP this coming Autumn. Having avoided writing about himself in his 80s heyday ‘because I […]
Bringing the 80s to Germany!
Nik Kershaw and his incredible band bring the 80s and a whole lot more to Germany this summer. It’s been over 10 years since Nik toured Germany and with special guest star Robin Beck, this tour is guaranteed to be a night to remember. Friday 27 July | Christuskirche, Bochum | Get tickets! Saturday 28 […]
Dear Mr. Pop Star…
In 2015, the inimitable Derek Philpott and Wilf Turnbull challenged stars from the 70’s and 80’s about the lyrical ambiguities and inaccuracies in their song lyrics; would Living In A Box want to live in a cardboard box and just how could The Jacksons blame a failed romance on the boogie? The series of letters […]
Let’s Rock Christmas – The Retro Show
A huge new Christmas Party event celebrating the best music of decades past has been announced to take place on December 14th at The SSE Arena, Wembley. Tony Hadley, Kim Wilde, Nik Kershaw, Go West, Nick Heyward, T’Pau are all confirmed to appear, as are guests Katrina, Jona Lewie, Rick Parfitt Jnr, Jaki Graham, Tony […]
Nik Kershaw gets on the ball for The Ben Corfield Football Fund
Nik Kershaw is delighted to be taking to The Oakengates Theatre stage in Telford on Saturday 9 September 2017 for Ben’s Charity Concert 2. Ben Corfield is a 7 year old boy who lives in Little Wenlock in Telford. Ben was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in February 2015. His life has been like a […]
Nik Kershaw joins the Rewind 2017 line up!
Rewind The 80s Music Festival, the world’s first and biggest 80s music festival, is back with three amazing UK festivals for summer 2017 and Nik will be joining the line up for Rewind Scotland at Scone Palace, Perth on Saturday 22 July, and Rewind South at Temple Island Meadows, Henley-on-Thames on Saturday 19 August. Tickets […]
Nik Kershaw – Live at The Water Rats with Vintage TV
Closing a summer season of festival performances, Nik Kershaw and his band played to a sold-out crowd at the legendary London gig venue The Water Rats on Tuesday 27 September 2016. Relive that very special night courtesy of Vintage TV at 8.00pm TONIGHT and watch Nik perform his back catalogue and more. Vintage TV can […]