Peter Kay announces first tour in 8 years

Peter Kay has announced his first tour in eight years.

A tweet posted by the Bolton comedian on Thursday morning revealed a host of new dates in 2018 and early 2019 at venues up and down the UK and Ireland. "I really miss it," a statement posted by Kay said about stand-up comedy.  "I know how lucky I am to be making television series and have really loved these past few years working on Car Share but I miss doing stand-up." "As terrifying as it is, when it works there’s nothing more fun and exciting. Plus, a lot has happened in the last eight years, with Trump, Twitter and my Nan getting her front bush trimmed at the age of 96. I can’t wait to get back up on stage." Tickets for the shows go on sale on Sunday morning (Nov 19) at 10am, with all relevant links available at his website. Tickets are also to be available from ticketmaster. The full dates for his tour are as follows:

2018

Saturday 21 April: Birmingham Genting Arena Sunday 22 April: Birmingham Genting Arena Monday 14 May: Glasgow The SSE Hydro Tuesday 15 May: Glasgow The SSE Hydro Monday 4 June: Manchester Arena Tuesday 5 June: Manchester Arena Wednesday 6 June: Manchester Arena Saturday 9 June: Manchester Arena Thursday 13 September: London The O2 Friday 14 September: London The O2 Saturday 15 September: London The O2 Thursday 20 September: London The O2 Tuesday 2 October: Leeds First Direct Arena Wednesday 3 October: Leeds First Direct Arena

2019

Sunday 13 January: Belfast SSE Arena Monday 14 January: Belfast SSE Arena Wednesday 23 January: Nottingham Motorpoint Arena Thursday 24 January: Nottingham Motorpoint Arena Friday 1 February: Dublin 3 Arena Saturday 2 February: Dublin 3 Arena Monday 11 February: Newcastle Metro Radio Arena Tuesday 12 February: Newcastle Metro Radio Arena Monday 4 March: Sheffield FlyDSA Arena Tuesday 5 March: Sheffield FlyDSA Arena Monday 18 March: Liverpool Echo Arena