About Tony Blackburn
Antony Kenneth "Tony" Blackburn (born 29 January 1943) is an English disc jockey who broadcast on the "pirate" stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s and was the first disc jockey to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 at its launch at the end of September 1967. In 2002 he was the winner and thus "King of the Jungle" of the ITV reality TV programme I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. On 25 February 2016 Blackburn was sacked by the BBC, but in October 2016 it was announced he would rejoin the BBC in January 2017
Biography compiled automatically from publicly available sources.
10 Upcoming Shows
Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted by Tony Blackburn MBE
📍 Bournemouth Pavilion
Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted by Tony Blackburn MBE
📍 Royal Concert Hall Nottingham
Sounds of the 60's Live - Venue Premium Tickets
📍 York Barbican
Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted by Tony Blackburn MBE
📍 York Barbican
Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted by Tony Blackburn MBE
📍 Southend Cliffs Pavilion
Sounds of the 60s Live with Tony Blackburn
Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted by Tony Blackburn MBE
📍 The Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury
Sounds Of The 60's Live - Hosted By Tony Blackburn OBE
📍 Cambridge Corn Exchange
Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted by Tony Blackburn MBE
📍 Bath Forum
Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted by Tony Blackburn MBE
📍 Liverpool Empire Theatre
Past Performances
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2026 | Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted by Tony Blackburn MBE |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted by Tony Blackburn MBE |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Sounds Of The 60’s Live: Hosted By Tony Blackburn OBE |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Tony Blackburn - Sound of the 60s Live |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Sounds of the 60's Live - Hosted by Tony Blackburn OBE |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted by Tony Blackburn MBE |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Tony Blackburn - Sound of the 60s Live |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted by Tony Blackburn MBE |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted by Tony Blackburn MBE |
| 28 May 2026 | Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted by Tony Blackburn MBE |
| 20 May 2026 | Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted By Tony Blackburn OBE |
| 13 May 2026 | Sounds of the 60s Live with Tony Blackburn |
| 13 May 2026 | Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted by Tony Blackburn MBE |