{"id":512299,"date":"2025-10-19T16:30:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T16:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/512299\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T16:30:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T16:30:20","slug":"brad-kella-says-i-genuinely-cant-wait-as-he-makes-big-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/512299\/","title":{"rendered":"Brad Kella says &#8216;I genuinely can&#8217;t wait&#8217; as he makes big announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The announcement follows a successful year for Brad with a sold out UK tour<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760891420_488_0_A-Celebration-of-Zoes-Place.jpg\" alt=\"Rising star Brad Kella performs at the concert\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Rising star Brad Kella has performed at some of Liverpool&#8217;s most esteemed venues (Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">Brad Kella has announced his return to Liverpool for an intimate gig in the city. Brad Kella, originally from <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/bootle\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Bootle<\/a>, won Channel 4&#8217;s The Piano in 2024 and has since played gigs at esteemed venues across the country including the<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/whats-on\/whats-on-news\/pianos-brad-kella-play-free-32462210\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" Liverpool PhilharmonicLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> Liverpool Philharmonic<\/a> and The Royal Albert Hall in London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">Following on from a<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/whats-on\/whats-on-news\/pianos-brad-kella-says-i-31580731\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" sold out UK tour this yearLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> sold out UK tour this year<\/a>, Brad is returning to his home city for an intimate Christmas gig at the Liverpool Tung Auditorium and he has shared his excitement with fans online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">In an Instagram post announcing the gig Brad said: &#8220;Liverpool I\u2019M BACK HOME, on the 6th December I will be playing back in my home town (it\u2019s been a while) and I genuinely cannot wait!!!!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">&#8220;Tickets will go fast so please grab yours while you can as it\u2019s for one night and one night only.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">&#8220;Here\u2019s to making more memories together Liverpool, without my home city I would never be where I am today!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Content cannot be displayed without consentWhen and where is the gig?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">The stand-alone gig will take place on December 6 at 7:30pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">It will be held at the The Tung Auditorium, <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"\/>60 Oxford St, Liverpool L7 3NY.<\/p>\n<p>How to get tickets and how much are they?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">General sale goes live at 10am on Monday, October 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">You can find tickets on The Tung Auditorium website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">Standard tickets cost \u00a335.00.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">Things began to change for Brad when his performance on one of the Tickle the Ivories pianos in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-one\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Liverpool ONELink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool ONE<\/a> caught the attention of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-one\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Channel 4Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Channel 4<\/a> producers, leading to his life-changing participation in The Piano.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">In July, Brad played on one of the public pianos to mark the start of the Tickle the Ivories Piano Festival, which is returning for its 15th anniversary in 2025. Speaking to the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ECHOLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">ECHO<\/a> <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/whats-on\/whats-on-news\/pianos-brad-kella-says-i-32047971\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"at the timeLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">at the time<\/a>, he said it felt like a \u201cfull circle moment\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">Brad now lives in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/fazakerley\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"FazakerleyLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Fazakerley<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The announcement follows a successful year for Brad with a sold out UK tourRising star Brad Kella has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":512300,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,920,155155,4884,179,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-512299","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-events","11":"tag-gig-tickets","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-liverpool","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115401787315045109","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=512299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/512300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=512299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=512299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=512299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}