The demand for Peter Kay's first tour in 12 years has been 'huge' - and the Bolton comedian has now announced more dates. New dates have been added in cities including Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham but the brains behind Phoenix Nights has yet to confirm any more nights at Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena, where he will perform on Friday, July 14, and Saturday, July 15, next year.
Organisers expected high demand for tickets - and they were on the money. Pre-sale tickets went live on Thursday (November 10) but many fans have been having trouble accessing apps and websites.
Virgin Media, O2 and Three customers were offered early bird tickets two days early. O2 and Virgin - which are part of the same company - said it was the highest demand there'd been for priority tickets in 15 years. And Three added there'd been "a huge demand".
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Four new extra dates have been added at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham. The Car Share star will be performing there on Friday, April 21, Friday, June 2, Friday, July 28, and Tuesday, August 29. It adds to the two dates originally announced in the West Midlands county, at the same arena on Saturday, December 17, and Tuesday, March 23, at Resorts World Arena.
Seven extra dates have been added to Manchester's AO Arena - on September 22, September 23, October 19, October 20, November 5, November 6 and December 1. Kay will also be performing one extra show at Leeds First Direct Arena, in light of the huge demand for his comeback tour. He will now perform there on September 8, in addition to the pre-existing dates on January 20 and May 19.
In 2010, Kay - also much-loved for Phoenix Nights spin off Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere, in which he co-starred with close friend and fellow Bolton comedian Paddy McGuinness - set a world record for the biggest-selling comedy tour, playing to more than 1.2m people.
And he could well break his own record this time around. The comeback tour comes after he cancelled a string of shows, set to take place in 2019, due to "unforeseen family circumstances". He had been due to play five times in Nottingham then and the tour was cancelled in 2017.
Ticket prices for the upcoming tour start from £35, not inclusive of a booking fee. Tickets go on general sale on Saturday (November 12) at 10am.
Officials from Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena said: "Due to high demand, the on sale for this event will be incredibly busy. For your best chance of securing tickets, please purchase online if possible. Please do not try to purchase tickets at the venue, as our Box Office is closed for in-person sales."
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