Lee Mead : Live at the London Palladium will celebrate both his 40th birthday (in July) and his first 20 years in the business, with songs from shows he's starred in, from his five albums, and new material he's been writing during lockdown. He'll be backed by a 12 piece band (including brass section and string quartet!) led by his long-time musical director, Adam Dennis, and they also plan to record the show to produce a live album and DVD... talk about coming back with a bang!
He follows that up in the autumn with a 35-date UK tour My Band And Me, rescheduled from last summer with extra dates, which calls at Southend's Palace Theatre on 29th September.
BBC RADIO ESSEX - EMMA BULLIMORE