Russell Watson
31st August 2025
- Enjoy all day entry to Yorkshire Wildlife Park from 9:45am
- Followed by an evening on incredible live music!
- All included in your Wild Live Concert tickets
Back for his third time on the Wild Live stage at Yorkshire Wildlife Park - internationally renowned Classical singer Russell Watson will be joining us on Sunday 31st August as part of his incredible Evolution tour!
Concert tickets INCLUDE all day entry to Yorkshire Wildlife Park!
Explore the lands of the park with some of the world's most endangered and incredible animals before heading down to the venue field for an incredible evening of live music from Russell Watson!
Plus, Shop - Dine - Play - Stay at The Yorkshire Hive, Doncaster's newest resort destination, adjacent to the wildlife park entrance, brimming with independent shops, boutiques and delicious eateries.
After an awesome evening of live music, lay back in luxury at the Hex Wildlife Hotel.
Truly a destination on the wild side!
Russell Watson
Russell Watson is the UK’s most prolific classical recording artiste ever! His first two recordings, The Voice and Encore are the top two album sellers of the century! His first album ‘The Voice’ achieved one million sales in the UK alone. Making him the first and only classical vocalist to ever achieve these numbers. He has reached number one status all over the globe and holds platinum album status, from here to Australia. He was the first UK artiste to score a transatlantic number one in the USA and the UK and spent a record breaking 52 weeks at number one in the process.
He has performed for some of the world’s most notable figures including Her majesty The Queen (on numerous occasions), The Duke of Edinburgh (he is an ambassador for the Dukes Fellowship Charity), King Charles (where he is an ambassador of the Prince’s Trust), the late Pope John Paul II (who requested a private audience with Russell at the Vatican), former US presidents Bill Clinton George W Bush and Barak Obama, the Emperor of Japan and the King of Malaysia, to name but a few.
His performances at some of the world’s biggest sporting events has gained him great acclaim. Everything from a performance with legendary soprano Montserrat Caballé at the champions league final, the 1999 rugby union World Cup, the Euros in 2002, the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in 2002 and the opening ceremony of the world games. That same year he sang in front of the capitol building in Washington DC for a live audience of four hundred and fifty thousand people. In 2012 he performed three concerts at Buckingham Palace for the Queen’s Coronation Gala Festival. Since 2001 he has sold more than seven million albums worldwide achieved eight top ten album placements and received four classical Brit Awards. He has occupied the UK top twenty on seventeen separate occasions. He has duetted with some of the world’s biggest stars, Paul McCartney (at the Nobel peace prize awards), Luciano Pavarotti (Hyde park) Lionel Richie (duet on his second album), Meatloaf and Natalie Cole for his PBS debut special in the states.
Russell’s television performances include everything from Michael Parkinson all way through to his recent appearance on I’m a celebrity get me out of here! He has also appeared on BBC’s strictly come dancing and has been a talent judge on several prime-time TV series.
Musical theatre ventures include Jeff Wayne’s war of the worlds (parson Nathaniel) Benny and Bjorn’s (Abba fame) Christina, which showed on Broadway and Billy Flynn in Chicago.
His touring resume is immense, and he has been consistently selling out arenas and theatres the world over since the turn of the century.
Russell Watson is the epitome of a genuine world star.
Premium
Nearest to the main stage with very limited tickets available.
Standard
Access to the viewing area towards the rear of the concert arena.
Accessible
There will be a raised seated viewing area to the side of the stage (the “Accessible Area”) available for those who need to remain seated during the show and for whom the standard viewing areas are not suitable (for example. wheelchair users).
Please note that a disabled concession ticket does not provide you with access to the Accessible Area. To sit in the Accessible Area, you will need to purchase an Accessible Ticket.
PRICES
(includes all day entry to the Wildlife Park from 9:45am!)
Standard | Premium | |||
Adult | £29.99 | £49.99 | ||
Adult Concession (Senior, Student and Disabled) |
£27.99 | £47.99 | ||
Child | £25.99 | £45.99 | ||
Child Concession (Disabled) |
£23.99 | £43.99 | ||
Under 3 | £0 | £0 | ||
Accessible Area
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Accessible Adult | £27.99 | |||
Accessible Senior/Student | £25.99 | |||
Accessible Child | £23.99 | |||
Carer (with valid ID) |
£2.00 | |||
Annual Members
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Membership Adult | £22.49 | £37.49 | ||
Membership Child/Senior | £19.49 | £34.49 | ||
Extras |
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Concert Parking | £20.00 | £20.00 |
Event Info
Parking
Please note; you will need to be parked no later then 4:00pm when the access road will be closed for pedestrian safety.
Please have your parking tickets ready for scanning or blue badge visible to ensure the flow of traffic.
Access to Brockholes Lane via Warning Tongue Lane only.
Pre-paid concert Parking 🚘
Blue Badge Parking 🅿️
Accessible Parking ♿️
Standard Parking
Any other customers must park at The Yorkshire Hive/Yorkshire Wildlife Park customer car park.
Taxi drop off/pick up points 🚖
Taxis can be booked from 9:15pm at the dedicated pick up point. Please direct them to Brockholes Lane (access via Warning Tongue Lane, DN4 6TB) where the can access the taxi point. You can also book them from The Yorkshire Hive drop off point. This is a 25 minute walk from the concert field.
Event Times
Yorkshire Wildlife Park opening time; 9:45am
As your tickets include entry, you can access the park any time from this time!
Access to Wild Live Concert field: 5pm-5:30pm starting with Accessible, Premium then Standard.
Entertainment starts from approximately 6pm.
Headline act time approximately 8:00pm.
Concert end time approximately 9:15pm.
Food & Drink
There's several of food & drink outlets located around the concert field including the Lion Bar located to the right of the concert field.
You're very welcome to bring your own food and drinks, however please ensure no glass or sharp objects. Bag searches are in place and you will be asked to decant any glass bottles.
We are operating challenge 25 on site. Please have your ID ready to ensure a speedy service for all.
Please ensure our staff are made fully aware of any dietary requirements or allergies at our Cafes and Food Stalls before placing your order.
Download the YWP app!
Dive into the YWP app and discover everything for your WILD day out at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, plus everything you'll need at the Wild Live concert field!
- Interactive Map
- Animal Guide
- Audio Safari
- Day Planner
- Food & Drink
- Park Info & much more!
Please Note: Fans should only purchase tickets from official ticketing partners.
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