Tony Christie - The Great Farewell

Tony Christie is playing The Continental on Saturday 23 January 2027, as part of his Great Farewell Unplugged tour. It's an intimate live show, stripped back and focused on his classic hits, and it's one of the dates he's taking across the country.

Christie, born Anthony Fitzgerald in Yorkshire in 1943, has been a crooner for more than 40 years. He started out in 1960 fronting the Grant Brothers and signed to MCA Records in 1969, where he racked up hits like 'Amarillo' and 'I Did What I Did For Maria', selling over 10 million records in the 1970s. Taste shifted in the 1980s and things slowed down, though German radio awarded him Die Golden Europa for his showmanship. He's now on this Farewell Unplugged tour, and the set list runs from the mega-hit 'Is This The Way To Amarillo' through 'Avenues & Alleyways', 'Walk Like A Panther', 'Las Vegas', 'Happy Birthday Baby' and 'Thank You For Being A Friend', with covers of the late greats who shaped his career mixed in.

There's new material to hear, too. His latest album, A New Life, was recorded in Nashville and re-imagines his biggest hits and fan-favourite album tracks in a country style. It's a different take on the songs you'll already know, and it's a good way to see where he's been and where he's taking things now.

The show runs from 19:30 to 22:30 at The Continental, South Meadow Lane, Preston, PR1 8JP.