6 reasons you should book tickets to see David Essex at Liverpool Empire

One of the most iconic singers, actors and performers of the past 50 years, David Essex, is coming to Liverpool for one night this September.

David Essex will be performing a set packed with classic hits spanning an incredible career when he brings his latest UK tour to the Empire on Monday September 9.

If you haven’t already got your seats, here are 6 reasons you should book tickets to see David Essex at the Liverpool Empire …

It’s a chance to hear so many well-known songs

Not many artists can claim to have had a career that’s lasted anywhere near as long as David Essex’s, with his first big success Rock On dating back to 1973, and there’ve been so many since. This latest show will be filled with hits like that one, Hold Me Close, Stardust, That’ll Be The Day, Gonna Make You A Star, Lamplight and Oh What A Circus, as well as more recent material.

Back in the day, David Essex was an absolute superstar

It’s tempting just to think of the likes of David Bowie and Marc Bolan when you remember the biggest chart stars of the 70s but David Essex was huge. He was like the Harry Styles of his day. His poster was on the walls of millions of fans (mostly lovestruck girls!) and he couldn’t walk down the street without getting mobbed.

It’s going to be a real nostalgia fest

David Essex has still got that same charisma and twinkle he always had and who doesn’t love to be reminded of the songs from your teenage years and early 20s? He’s won a whole new generation of admirers too because those hits have really stood the test of time, so much so that his debut album Rock On was just re-released this summer on limited edition yellow vinyl.

He’s known as a fabulous live performer

Because he’s had parallel careers as a singer and actor, with theatre credits including Godspell, ELF!, Evita, Boogie Nights 2, Footloose and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Aspects Of Love, as well as his own musicals Mutiny! and All The Fun Of The Fair, he’s got fantastic stage presence and he really knows how to put on a show.

He’s been an inspiration to other artists too

David Essex hasn’t just had an incredible career himself, he’s also inspired other bands and singers. REM’s Drive, from their mega-hit album Automatic for the People, features the line ‘hey kids, rock ‘n’ roll’ and frontman Michael Stipe who wrote it has said this was his personal homage to David Essex’s Rock On.

This is a bona fide 70s and 80s pop legend (and heartthrob!)

And they don’t play here every day, especially not bringing such amazing memories. The final stop of this tour, his first since 2022, is the London Palladium so catch him in Liverpool before that.