'80s pop star plans to Rickroll England in eight arena gigs

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’80s pop star plans to Rickroll England in eight arena gigs

Yes, Rick Astley, the reclusive British pop star responsible for "Never Gonna Give You Up," has himself been Rickrolled. But it's all been within the last six months, he told the Los Angeles Times. In fact, Astley didn't know about Rickrolling — the act of labeling a link to a YouTube video of his one hit song as something else — until last year. Now he's finally prepared to capitalize on the Web phenomenon with an eight-show 1980s reunion tour planned for England.

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