Peter Kay has announced his return to stand-up comedy with his first live tour in 12 years. It will be his first live tour since 2010, when he scored the Guinness World Record for the biggest-selling run of all time, playing to more than 1.2 million people.
His comeback was announced during an advertisement break in the series launch of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! on ITV. He said: “It’s good to get back to what I love doing best, stand-up comedy, and if there’s ever a time people need a laugh it’s now.
“And with the cost of living at an all-time high, ticket prices are starting from £35 – the same price they were on my previous tour in 2010.”
Kay will begin his tour on December 2 at the Manchester AO Arena before visiting locations including Birmingham, Liverpool, Sheffield, Belfast, Newcastle, Glasgow and Dublin. His run will end on August 11 2023 at the Sheffield Utilita Arena.
Following the announcement, Kay’s official website appeared to crash briefly under increased online traffic. A poster for the event featured Kay holding a sign reading, “Better late than never” and described a ticket to his shows as an “ideal Christmas gift”.
Kay returned to the stage in August 2021 for two special charity events to raise money for Laura Nuttall, a then 20-year-old with an aggressive type of brain cancer called glioblastoma multiforme.
There was also a brief return in January 2021 when he appeared on BBC Radio 2 to chat to Cat Deeley – who was filling in after Graham Norton left the station – about his love of music, mixtapes and the musical Mamma Mia. He also made a surprise appearance at a charity screening of his series Car Share in 2018.
Kay cancelled his last tour in December 2017, citing “unforeseen family circumstances”. Over the last few years, Kay has delighted fans with his hit Bafta-winning TV series Car Share and stand-up routines.
Tickets go on sale November 12 at 10am.
Three is offering pre-sale ticket access to Peter Kay’s shows - via Three+, the mobile network’s rewards app. Three+ members get access to a limited number of tickets for Peter Kay at:
- AO Arena Manchester on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd December 2022
- first direct arena Leeds on Friday 20th January and Friday 19th May 2023
- Utilita Arena Newcastle on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th March 2023
The Three+ pre-sale tickets are on sale from 10am on Thursday 10th November for up to 48 hours. The tickets will go on general sale from Saturday 12th November.
To access this pre-sale ticket window, fans need to be a Three UK customer (Pay Monthly or Pay As You Go) and have downloaded and registered on the Three+ app before pre-sale opens.
Three+ is the rewards app from Three UK, with offers from leading brands across food and drink, entertainment, days out, wellbeing and shopping. The Three+ app is free to download for Three customers.
The pre-sale is part of a three-year partnership between Three UK and ASM Global, allowing the mobile network’s customers to access tickets for hundreds of live events at the AO Arena Manchester, first direct arena Leeds, P&J Live Aberdeen, Bonus Arena Hull and Utilita Arena Newcastle, before they go on general sale.
For more information visit www.three.co.uk/threeplus
