We're not Rickrolling you... Rick Astley is playing Webster Hall

Rick Astley, who you probably don’t like and definitely don’t realize released a new album this year but whose video for “Never Gonna Give You Up” you’ve surely used in a classic prank, is going on his first proper US tour since 1989 in 2017. (He played NYC and LA album release shows this year.) This time, he’s actually hitting NYC club Webster Hall on February 17. True story (unless it’s a Rickroll!). Tickets go on sale Friday (12/2) with a presale starting Tuesday (11/29) at 10 AM. All US tour dates are listed below. All international dates here.

If you’re wondering how Rick Astley feels about Rickrolling, Rolling Stone has your answer:

Rickrolling, the practice of surprising someone with the “Never Gonna Give You Up” video clip, started around 2007. How do you feel about it?
I have no problem with it. It’s done me a lot of good, probably. The thing is it’s not personal to me, even though I know it is me and it’s my name in the title of Rickrolling. It’s that video that I’m in, it’s that song that’s mine, but it could have been anybody.

It helped introduce you to a new generation.
Totally! And reminded another generation [about me]. So I don’t see it as negative. If someone had messed around with it and cut it all up and made me look stupid – I mean I look pretty stupid anyway in that video – if it was nasty, then I’d be probably a bit pissed off, but it’s not. It’s like, “We’re choosing that video because it’s a full-on Eighties, cheesy video.” There’s no getting away from it now and I’ve got to own it because if I don’t, it’s like being petty.

In that same interview, he says, “One day I’m going to do a gig in Manchester where I’m going to sing [all] Smiths songs because I absolutely love the Smiths. I’ll probably get lynched for it, but I just want to do it. Why not?” If he Rickrolled the Webster Hall crowd and did all Smiths songs instead of “Never Gonna Give You Up,” we would probably be okay with that.

Rick Astley — 2017 US Tour Dates
an 21 – Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl Concert Theater
Jan 22 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
Jan 24 – Riverside, CA – Fox Performing Arts Center
Jan 25 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
Jan 27 – Napa, CA – Uptown Theater
Jan 28 – San Jose, CA – iHeart Radio 80s Festival
Jan 31 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
Feb 1 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
Feb 2 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
Feb 4 TBD
Feb 6 – Clearwater, FL – Capitol Theatre
Feb 7 – Miami, FL – Arsht Center Concert Hall
Feb 9 – Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theater
Feb 11 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
Feb 12 – Richmond, VA – The National
Feb 14 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Feb 17 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
Feb 18 – Boston, MA – House of Blues