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JOHN WILL RETURN TO JAPAN IN 2027

HE WILL PERFORM IN “BROADWAY ICONS” CONCERT IN FEBRUARY 2027

THE CONCERT FEATURES ICONIC SONGS FROM ICONIC MUSICALS WITH SOME OF THE MOST CELEBRATED MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMERS WORKING TODAY

FOR TWO SHOWS ONLY, THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE 2400 CAPACITY KANAVEDIA CONCERT HALL IN TOKYO DOME CITY, TOKYO, JAPAN ON FEBRUARY 26TH & 27TH 2027

THE SPECTACULAR MUSICAL THEATRE CONCERT WILL ALSO FEATURE WEST END AND BROADWAY STARS CARRIE HOPE FLETCHER, KILLIAN DONNELLY AND KERRY ELLIS PERFORMING ALONGSIDE A TWELVE PIECE BAND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF CONDUCTOR JOHN QUIRK

JOHN SAYS - “IT’S BEEN NEARLY 4 YEARS SINCE I LAST PLAYED JAPAN AND I CAN’T WAIT TO COME BACK AGAIN WITH SOME VERY GOOD FRIENDS AND A SHOW FULL OF FAN FAVOURITES AND SOME FUN SURPRISES… TOKYO IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE PLACES IN THE WORLD!”

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JOHN IS CURRENTLY PERFORMING IN CONCERT ALL OVER THE UK AND IRELAND IN “VOICES OF VALJEAN”

Produced by Concerts by Candlelight , the tour visits cathedrals, churches and concert halls across the British Isles

John is joined by a full band and two other former Les Miz cast members to perform the greatest songs from the musicals…by candlelight…in some of the most beautiful buildings in the country

After two sold out shows in Chester Cathedral and Lichfield Cathedral, the full tour began in Cork, Ireland and will complete its 30 date run in Edinburgh.

John is set to perform every date of the tour and will be joined by two other former Valjeans at each venue (performance schedules for each Valjean varies)

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JOHN SET TO PERFORM IN PARIS IN DECEMBER

HE WILL APPEAR IN “CHRISTMAS BY CANDLELIGHT” ON DEC 23RD AT SALLE PLAYEL

JOHN RETURNS TO PARIS AFTER LAST PERFORMING THERE IN 2023 AT LIDO 2 IN “A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM”

voyager album update

the PReviously announced “VOYAGER” album originally due for release in 2025 has been POSTPONED INDEFINITELY

LIKE JOHN’S PREVIOUS ALBUMS, VOYAGER WAS DUE TO FEATURE A MIXTURE OF SONGS FROM MUSICALS AND OTHER GENRES… BUT THIS TIME THE SONGS WERE TO BE UNITED BY A COMMON THEM - EACH SONG BEING CONNECTED TO ONE OF THE NUMEROUS COUNTRIES THAT JOHN HAS PERFORMED IN OVER THE YEARS…

but it was not to be…

JOHN SAYS “SADLY THE PROJECT (AND CONCEPT) PROVED UNWORKABLE FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. AS AN INDEPENDENT ARTIST I HAVE TO FUND AND PRODUCE THE ALBUM MYSELF WITH A SMALL TEAM OF PEOPLE HELPING ME. THE LOGISTICS AND COST OF PUTTING AN ALBUM TOGETHER ARE CONSIDERABLE AND DUE TO DEMANDS IN OTHER AREAS OF MY WORKING LIFE I ENDED UP HAVING NEITHER THE TIME NOR ENERGY TO FULLY COMMIT TO THE PROCESS. THE PROJECT MAY STILL HAPPEN… BUT IN THE MEANTIME I’M WORKING ON A DIFFERENT CONCEPT FOR MY NEXT ALBUM WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY ARRIVE IN 2027 AND BE A LITTLE EASIER TO CREATE…”

 YES… JOHN’S 7TH FULL STUDIO ALBUM WILL NOW BE AN ENTIRELY DIFFEReNT PROJECT for 2027

MORE DETAILS ON THE NEW ALBUM soon…

THE FIRST TRACK FROM VOYAGER IS STILL AVAILABLE though!

A BRAND NEW AND UNIQUE ARRANGEMENT OF THE TITLE TRACK FROM THE MUSICAL “THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA”

Recorded in London and Beijing, the recording features acclaimed Chinese performer (and former “Christine”) Pan Hangwei and uses an arrangement that features traditional Chinese folk instruments.

The track enjoyed its live debut on John’s 2024 China tour and is available to stream or download NOW - wherever you get your music!

JOHN WILL take part in A CHARITY CONCERT IN THE WEST END IN NOVEMBER

HE WILL APPEAR IN “THE HOPE HOOT” AT LONDON’S CRITERION THEATRE ON NOV 23RD

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IN AUGUST JOHN PERFORMED AT LONDON’S LEGENDARY DRURY LANE THEATRE

HE JOINED FELLOW WEST END STARS FOR “THEATRE ROYALTY, DRURY LANE” A SOLD OUT ONE-NIGHT-ONLY CONCERT ON AUGUST 23RD

JOHN APPEARED IN “WEST END DOES: LOWESTOFT” IN SEPTEMBER

JOHN PERFORMED FOUR SONGS IN THE CHARITY CONCERT AT THE MARINA THEATRE

HE STEPPED IN AS A LAST MINUTE REPLACEMENT FOR IAN MCINTOSH (CURRENT LONDON VALJEAN) WHO WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM DUE TO ILLNESS

JOHN APPEARED IN THE “LES MISERABLES INTERNATIONAL ARENA CONCERT SPECTACULAR” IN JUNE

HE APPEARED IN A SPECIAL FINALE FOR THE SHOW’S OPENING NIGHT AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON

HE JOINED FELLOW VALJEANS KILLIAN DONNELLY, IAN MCINTOSH, GERONIMO RAUCH AND ALFIE BOE FOR A VERSION OF “BRING HIM HOME”

(HISTORICAL NOTE: JOHN’S FIRST EVER APPEARANCE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL WAS IN THE LES MISERABLES 10TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT!)

JOHN PERFORMED ON WELSH LANGUAGE TV SHOW “NOSON LAWEN” IN JUNE

JOHN FILMED TWO SONGS FOR THE SHOW’S NEW YEAR’S EVE SPECIAL WHICH WILL BE BROADCAST ON 31 DECEMBER 2026 ON S4C

JOHN JOINED THE CAST OF SONDHEIM’S “INTO THE WOODS” in april

HE JOINED THE SHOW FOR THE FINAL 6 WEEKS OF THE OLIVIER AWARD WINNING PRODUCTION’S RUN AT LONDON’S BRIDGE THEATRE

HE PLAYED THE DUAL ROLES OF THE NARRATOR AND THE MYSTERIOUS MAN UNTIL THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PRODUCTION’S CLOSING NIGHT ON MAY 30 2026

JOHN PRESENTED A SEGMENT ON BBC ONE’S “THE ONE SHOW” IN JANUARY

HE TRAVELLED TO WALES TO INTERVIEW ACTOR MICHAEL SHEEN FOR THE POPULAR TV SHOW

JOHN FILMED ON LOCATION IN SWANSEA AND PORT TALBOT AND TALKED TO THE HOLLYWOOD ACTOR ABOUT THE LAUNCH OF THE “NATIONAL THEATRE OF WALES” AND WHY HE FOUNDED THE COMPANY

john returned to china with CONCERT TOUR “unmasked”

the tour travelled to 5 different cities in January and played to PACKED 2000 seat venues DURING ITS 12 PEFORMANCES AND WAS SEEN BY A TOTAL AUDIENCE OF NEARLY 25,000 PEOPLE

With performances in Shanghai, Beijing, Xiamen, Hangzhou and Shenzhen, the spectacular concert - Unmasked: John Owen-Jones and Friends - loosely told the story of John’s life as a performer with songs from his favourite shows, and of course, shows he’s performed in like Phantom and Les Miz.

To help him tell the story he brought a few of his friends with him - all of whom have appeared on the West End stage with him at some point in his career.

He was joined by Gina Beck, Lara Martins, Danny Whitehead, Rhidian Marc, Jospeh Claus, Samantha Thomas and his long time musical director and collaborator John Quirk (conducting the Shanghai Light Music Orchestra).

This was the first production by John’s new production company JAR Productions (Worldwide) Ltd and was produced in collaboration with iSunshine Media in China

DURING THE CONCERT TOUR JOHN FILMED A CHINESE TV SHOW CELEBRATING CHINA’S SPRING FESTIVAL

JOHN PERFORMED TWO SONGS ON DRAGON TV’S “LANTERN FESTIVAL GALA” - A SHOW WATCHED BY OVER 70 MILLION PEOPLE!

HE DUETTED WTH CHINESE OPERA STAR SHI YIJIE ON “CHINA IN THE LIGHTS” AND ALSO PERFORMED THE SONG “GREEN JADE CUP” - singing in both English and Chinese!