Wet Wet Wet to bring 40th anniversary tour to Birmingham

The British pop group will perform at Symphony Hall on Friday, October 15, 2027 as part of a 40-date UK tour celebrating four decades of their debut album, Popped In Souled Out.

The multi-platinum record, released in 1987, spent more than 70 weeks on the UK Albums Chart and featured hit singles including Wishing I Was Lucky, Sweet Little Mystery, Angel Eyes, and Temptation.

The band will perform tracks from the album alongside a selection of their best-known hits, which include chart-topping singles With A Little Help From My Friends, Goodnight Girl, and their cover of Love Is All Around.

The tour aims to honour both Wet Wet Wet's beginnings and their continued success over the years.

The current line-up features founding member Graeme Clark, long-time guitarist Graeme Duffin, and lead vocalist Kevin Simm.

Mr Clark 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 PISO shoes – only now with a lifetime of experience and with an audience who’ve been with us through every twist and turn."

Mr 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."

Mr Duffin said: "I'd have been gobsmacked if anyone had told me 40 years ago that the tracks on Popped In Souled Out would still be loved by so many and that I'd still be performing them with the band after all that time."

Tickets go on sale from 10am on Friday, April 17 via Ticketmaster.