Stephen Fretwell: Last News

Fans are utterly enamoured with the "perfect ending" to Gavin & Stacey as the cast reunited one final time before the show's grand finale on Christmas Day.The beloved troupe from the hit BBC sitcom took to the airwaves for a special takeover of the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, charismatically hosted by none other than Ruth Jones and James Corden, co-writers of the series, joined by their fellow castmates.Their one-off radio spectacle was filled with laughter-inducing antics that have since become the talk among fans. Highlights included a light-hearted Q&A with Mathew Horne and Joanna Page dished out by Ruth, touching on their Christmas vibes and morning beverage preferences.

Jake Bugg has been announced as the final music headliner for this year’s Teenage Cancer Trust fundraiser concert series at London’s Royal Albert Hall.The Nottinghamshire singer-songwriter is booked for March 23, the night after Wet Leg take to the Hall’s iconic stage.Underworld top the bill on the Monday (March 20), The Courteeners on the Friday (March 24) and Kasabian closing out the show on the Saturday (March 25). See details of various support acts including Stephen Fretwell and CMAT further below.A comedy night takes place on the Tuesday (March 21), with acts to be announced.Tickets for Bugg’s headline gig go on general sale this Friday (February 24) at 9.30am here.Teenage Cancer Trust concert series 2023:MARCH20 – Underworld (low ticket warning)21 – An Evening Of Comedy (TBC)22 – Wet Leg (with support from CMAT and Honeyglaze)23 – Jake Bugg24 – The Courteeners (with support from Stephen Fretwell)25 – Kasabian (with support from The Snuts and The K’s)Now in its 21st year, the Teenage Cancer Trust concert series has raised more than £32million million for young people living with cancer.

Stephen Fretwell has announced dates for a UK and Ireland tour in 2022 – see all the details below.The tour will kick off in Belfast on February 24, stopping off in Cardiff (March 3), Liverpool (March 5) and Newcastle (March 7) along the way. The final date will be at London’s Grand Junction on March 11.The singer-songwriter finished up a sold-out UK tour in Glasgow earlier this month, which was in support of his comeback album ‘Busy Guy‘.

Stephen Fretwell has admitted he didn’t initially want his song ‘Run’ to feature as the theme song for Gavin & Stacey.The song has become synonymous with the hit sitcom, though the singer-songwriter has explained that he initially turned down a request from a publisher friend called Joe askingf for permission to use the track.“I was like, ‘No, no, I don’t wanna do that’,” he told the BBC. “And then we talked about something else.“Then about two months later it came out and it had the song on it.

Stephen Fretwell has announced details of ‘Busy Guy’, his first new album in more than 13 years.Fretwell’s third record will arrive on July 16 via Speedy Wunderground, and comes after he previously previewed it with lead single ‘Oval’.Today (April 7) sees Fretwell debuting ‘Embankment’, which is the next song to arrive from the record.Opening up on the recording of the album, Fretwell explained how he headed into Soho’s Dean Street Studios with producer and Speedy Wunderground boss Dan Carey.“I was so fired up, I just rattled off the songs,” Fretwell said.The album title, Fretwell explained, was also Carey’s idea.