Richard Paul Astley (born February 6, 1966 in Newton-le-willows, Lancashire) is a pop and soul musician best known for his 1987 single "Never Gonna Give You Up." At the time of its release, the song peaked at number one on the year-end charts in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, West Germany, and a dozen other countries. In the 2000s the song gained renewed popularity as an Internet bait-and-switch meme in which the link to the "Never Gonna Give You Up" music video is embedded in seemingly unrelated content. When people click on the link and open the music video, they are said to have been "rickrolled." Rickrolling has taken many forms, including through email, various peer-to-peer messaging platforms, text, social media, and much else. The music video for "Never Gonna Give You Up" has over 1.5 billion views.
These are photos from concerts where Rick Astley played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Rick Astley / Elise Legrow Sep 22, 2018 Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands Uploaded by Edwin Jungschlager
Rick Astley / Rumer Jun 16, 2017 Goudhurst, Kent, England Uploaded by Neil Sutcliffe
Rick Astley May 6, 2017 Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands Uploaded by Edwin Jungschlager
Rick Astley Mar 24, 2017 Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Tommo
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Rick Astley / Earl Mar 17, 2017 Halifax, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Astra Nomical
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Rick Astley / Harrison Kipner Feb 16, 2017 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Uploaded by Concertkatie
Rick Astley Feb 9, 2017 Atlanta, Georgia, United States Uploaded by Sensoria3003
Carfest South 2016 Aug 26 - 28, 2016 Hampshire, UK Uploaded by Kirsty Hart
