HE promised he was Never Gonna Give You Up, and he’s true to his word as Rick Astley is bringing his new tour to Bournemouth later this year.

The 52-year-old singer songwriter will be bringing his 18-date UK tour to the BIC on Saturday, November 10.

He will be joined by Gabrielle, who is known for the hits Dreams, Rise and Out of Reach.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, June 8 from 9.30am.

Rick surprised everyone in 2016 when his comeback album, 50, sold more than 300,000 copies and was one of the biggest selling albums of the year.

The hitmaker wrote, produced and played every instrument on the album.

In a career spanning over 30 years, Rick has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and had three platinum selling albums in the UK.

His most well-known song, Never Gonna Give You Up, has had over 140 million streams on Spotify alone.

Rick will release his new album, Beautiful Life, on July 20.