Lulu to retire from touring after 60 years; announces farewell tour
nme.comLulu has announced her farewell tour and intentions to retire from touring after 60 years in music.The Scottish singer is best known for her song ‘Boom Bang-a-Bang’, which won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969.
She also released her smash hit ‘Shout’ in 1964.Now, she has announced her final tour ‘Champagne For Lulu’, which will run this April to coincide with ‘Shout’ and its 60th anniversary.
Lulu announced the news on Gyles Brandreth’s ‘Rosebud’ podcast. Tickets are on sale now – get yours here.Lulu hinted that some surprises were in store for her upcoming tour: “I’m not going to tell you exactly what I’m going to do, but of course I’ll have to do ‘Boom Bang-a-Bang.’“The audience want to do it by themselves anyway.
You can’t not give people what they want – and more. If you’ve ever seen me on tour, just let me say, you won’t have seen me like this.”She also called her previous 2023 tour “gruelling”, saying: “It was successful, it went well, but you need an army to be a success in your career these days.
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