Rob Kingsley brings A Vision of Elvis to Fareham Live on Friday 9 October at 7.30pm, seats £37 to £39.75. The tour's only Hampshire date until 2027.
The Elvis tribute production A Vision of Elvis plays Fareham Live on Friday 9 October, the only Hampshire night on a tour that then leaves the county for almost a year. Rob Kingsley fronts the show with a live band and backing vocalists in the Main Auditorium. The curtain goes up at 7.30pm.
Kingsley wrote to Fareham News twice this month to flag the date. “A Vision of Elvis is a full live theatre production celebrating Elvis Presley’s concert years, backed by a live band,” he said.
The practical details, taken from the venue’s own booking system on 21 September 2026:
- Friday 9 October 2026, one performance only
- 7.30pm start, in the Main Auditorium
- Seats £37 to £39.75, with booking fees shown at checkout
- Fareham Live, Osborn Road, Fareham, PO16 7DB
- Box office 0343 310 0022
That is a narrow price spread for a touring theatre show. The whole auditorium sits within £2.75 of the cheapest seat, so there is no tiered pricing to work around. Compare it with Vegas: After Hours at the same venue six days earlier, where seats run from £37 to £63.50.
What is on stage
The show is built as a concert rather than a solo act. The production’s own site describes “a large-scale theatre production celebrating Elvis Presley’s legendary live concert years”, combining Kingsley’s performance with “live musicians, backing vocalists, authentic stagewear, concert lighting and the sound of Elvis’s greatest live eras”.
The band is named on the production’s cast page by first name only. It lists Joe on piano and keyboards, Ian on drums, Cris on guitar and pedal steel, Tom on guitar and bass, and Kathy and Kree on backing vocals. The production says Ian is a member of Sir Cliff Richard’s band and tours with Tony Christie and John Parr, and that Tom has played with Tom Chaplin and Huey Lewis. Cris is described as a London session player working in country, blues, pop and folk.
What the credentials actually say
Kingsley’s email to us said the show “has been endorsed by Elvis Presley Enterprises”. The production’s own website puts it more precisely. It says Kingsley “has been recognised by Elvis Presley Enterprises for his charitable work in Elvis’s name”, which is recognition of the man rather than an endorsement of the production. We have gone with the website’s wording.
His listed honours are: People’s Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Champion, Grand European Champion, No.1 Elvis Presley Tribute Artist, and Best Overall Male Artist at the National Tribute Music Awards.
The Wembley claim appears in both places and is specific. “I’ve previously performed on the pitch at Wembley Stadium in front of more than 50,000 people,” Kingsley told us. The production’s cast page goes further, calling him the only Elvis tribute artist to have done it.
One figure moves about. The cast page and the production’s Fareham page both say more than 20 countries; its homepage says more than 25. We have used the lower number, which is the one it states twice.
The strongest line in the publicity is not from the production at all. It is from Ed Bonja, who the production describes as Elvis Presley’s photographer and road manager from 1970 to 1977. The cast page quotes him: “Rob Kingsley looks extraordinarily like Elvis. He sings like Elvis. But most importantly, he seems to capture the very soul of Elvis, his charisma, his gestures, he even walks like Elvis!”
Why the date matters locally
Fareham is the sixth of nine UK dates the show plays in 2026, and the only one in Hampshire. After Fareham the tour has three 2026 nights left, then breaks until January.
The 2027 schedule runs to more than 50 UK theatre dates, and the nearest of those to Fareham is Thornden Hall in Chandler’s Ford on 1 October 2027. Chandler’s Ford is about 12 miles north west of Fareham, near Eastleigh. The only other Hampshire date on the published list is The Lights in Andover on 12 November 2027, which is marked “coming soon” rather than on sale. So a resident who misses 9 October is looking at just under a year’s wait for the next one in the county.
Getting there and parking
Fareham Live is on Osborn Road, in the town centre.
A 7.30pm start means free parking. Fareham’s town centre car parks charge Monday to Saturday from 8am to 6pm, and after 6pm every one of them is free. That includes the Ferneham Hall car park, which the council lists among its inner town centre car parks. Our parking in Fareham page has the car park by car park tariffs and the traps in the free periods.
Check the roads before you set off. Our Fareham roadworks and travel page carries the closures that are live this week.
What it means for you
Book direct with the venue. Fareham Live sells the date through trafalgartickets.com, and the production’s own tour page points readers to the theatre box office rather than to a reseller. The £37 figure is the cheapest seat on sale on 21 September and it moves as the house fills.
It is one night, not a run. Unlike the venue’s pantomime, there is no second chance later in the week.
There is more on at Fareham Live this season. The Strictly professionals open their UK tour there on 3 October, and Jack and the Beanstalk runs from 11 December to 3 January. For the rest of the autumn, see our guide to things to do in Fareham.
Frequently asked questions
When is A Vision of Elvis at Fareham Live?
Friday 9 October 2026 at 7.30pm, in the Main Auditorium. It is a single performance, with no matinee and no second night.
How much are tickets?
The venue’s booking system showed seats at £37 to £39.75 on 21 September 2026, with booking fees added at checkout. Prices move as the house fills.
Who is in the show?
Rob Kingsley fronts it, backed by a live band and backing vocalists. The production’s cast page names the musicians by first name: Joe, Ian, Cris, Tom, Kathy and Kree.
Where do I park for a 7.30pm show at Fareham Live?
Fareham’s town centre car parks are free after 6pm, so an evening performance costs nothing to park for. The tariffs before 6pm are on our parking page.
Is the show coming back to Hampshire?
Not soon. The next Hampshire date on the production’s published tour list is Thornden Hall in Chandler’s Ford on 1 October 2027.
Sources
- A Vision Of Elvis at Fareham Live, the venue’s own listing and booking system, read 21 September 2026
- A Vision of Elvis at Fareham Live, the production’s own page for this date
- A Vision of Elvis UK and Ireland tour dates, read 21 September 2026
- A Vision of Elvis cast page, for the band and the Ed Bonja quote
- Fareham Borough Council town centre parking tariffs
- Emails to Fareham News from Rob Kingsley, A Vision of Elvis, 15, 20 and 24 September 2026, with production photographs by Dan Lord
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