EXCLUSIVE Fallen Hollywood star Will Smith charging fans £400 to see him perform and have their picture taken with him... at bizarre concert tour date in BRIXTON
Hollywood A-lister Will Smith is heading to Britain on an unlikely tour of places including Brixton - charging fans hundreds of pounds for pictures with him.
The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air and Men In Black actor will be hitting venues including the O2 Academy in Brixton, south London, Wolverhampton's Civic Hall, Cardiff Castle and Scarborough Open Air Theatre.
Tickets for the shows alone have gone on sale at prices from £61.60 upwards - but the actor is also promoting more expensive closer encounters.
His Brixton appearance scheduled for August 28 this year has standing tickets available for £60 apiece, alongside what is called a 'Will Smith First Entry Merch Package' offer costing £228.
This promises an 'Exclusive Will Smith Merchandise Pack', a commemorative VIP laminate and an 'on site VIP host'.
Yet buyers are told to note: 'THIS VIP PACKAGE DOES NOT INCLUDE A MEET & GREET. THERE IS NO ARTIST INVOLVEMENT WITH THIS PACKAGE.'
Alternatively, however, customers can spend £415 apiece on what is highlighted as a 'Will Smith Group Photo and Soundcheck Experience'.
This offers not only the merchandise pack and the VIP laminate but also acess to a pre-show soundcheck and a 'Group Photo Opportunity with Will Smith'.
His British visit includes venues in south London, Scarborough and Wolverhampton
The American rapper and actor, 56, is travelling across the Atlantic to perform tracks from his recent release Based On A True Story - Smith's first full-length album in 20 years, following 2005's Lost And Found.
The tour, expected to also include such hits as Gettin' Jiggy Wit It and Miami, lands in England with a date at the seaside resort Scarborough, with Smith performing on on August 24 at the town's Open Air Theatre.
This will be followed with a gig at Cardiff's Bute Park on August 25 and a concert at Manchester's Victoria Warehouse on August 27.
Smith is due to perform at London's Brixton Academy the day before a final gig at University of Wolverhampton at the Halls on August 30.
The star's Cardiff appearance on August 25 comes with the offer of what is dubbed the 'Ultimate Will Smith VIP Experience', priced at £1,290 per person.
This promises a photo opportunity with Smith, an exclusive guided stage tour, access to the pre-concert soundcheck and a signed and framed 'vintage-style poster'.
Smith has faced controversy in recent years, most notably when slapping comedian Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards in March 2022 - and his choice of venues for his forthcoming tour come in contrast to Rock's most recent UK appearances.
Rock was presenting the Oscar for Best Documentary at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood when he joked about Will's wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head.
He compared her to the shaved head look of Demi Moore in the 1997 movie G.I. Jane - and Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia, did not laugh at the joke.
Smith approached the stage and slapped Rock across the face with his right hand.
Rock responded by telling the shocked audience: 'Will Smith just smacked the s*** out of me.'
That same evening, Smith won the Best Actor award for his performance in King Richard as Richard Williams, the father of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams.
While Smith's scheduled venue in Brixton has a capacity of 4,300, his rival Rock performed at London's 20,000-seat O2 Arena in September 2022, following gigs at UK venues including London's Royal Albert Hall and the Utilita Arena Birmingham.
The venue choices have prompted some surprise online, appearing as a contrast to fellow major US acts such as Taylor Swift opting for the likes of Wembley Stadium.
Taking to X/Twitter after the tour was announced, one fan tweeted: 'Love to be in the room when Will Smith's management team are explaining to him how the hell Wolverhampton* ended up on the list of places on his tour.'
Another wrote: 'Sorry… Will Smith - THE Will Smith is touring… playing London, Manchester SCARBOROUGH and …… WOLVERHAMPTON CIVIC HALL. How random.'
Also posted was: 'Bit artists playing obscure areas will never not be funny because why is Will Smith playing in WOLVERHAMPTON?!?!'
Further responses included, 'Just heard Will Smith is playing Scarborough's open air theatre in August. To put it in football terms it's like when Socrates played for Garforth Town', and 'Will Smith coming to Wolverhampton was not on my 2025 bingo card'.
Smith is also taking his tour to several European festivals, such as the Moroccan festival Mawazine in Rabat.
The Oscar-winning actor announced the news of his concert dates in an Instagram post in March this year, writing: 'I'M GOING ON TOUR THIS SUMMER!!
'We're hitting up UK & Europe to bring U all the hits, some new joints, and a few surprises. All these years, I've NEVER done a headline tour and I can't wait to see you guys!!'
Smith gained recognition in American hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince who released Grammy-winning single Parents Just Don't Understand.
In the 1990s, he starred in the hit sitcom The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air about a fictionalised version of himself, born and raised in West Philadelphia, sent to live with a wealthy uncle in Los Angeles.
His debut solo album, Big Willie Smith, was released in 1997 and included the hit song Men In Black, which accompanied the film of the same name and peaked at number one in the UK singles chart.
Across his career, Smith has starred in dozens of films including The Pursuit Of Happyness in 2006, the following year's I Am Legend and Suicide Squad in 2016.
In January, he released track Beautiful Scars, featuring rapper Big Sean, as well as a music video where they re-enacted a scene from 1999 science fiction film The Matrix.
He has released other singles that will all feature on his new album, including Tantrum with Joyner Lucas, You Can Make It featuring Fridayy and Sunday Service Choir, and Work Of Art, which was a collaboration with rapper Russ, featuring his son Jaden.
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