Peter Kay adds more dates to his comeback tour as fans struggle to secure tickets online | Theatre | Entertainment

Earlier this month, Peter Kay announced a long-awaited return to stand-up comedy with a whole host of UK tour dates, including a year long residency at London’s O2 with a show once a month. However, some fans are struggling to secure tickets due to demand, with many reporting to having a message of Ticketmaster’s website telling them that there were over 200,000 people ahead of them in the virtual queue.

The website tweeted: “As expected, Peter Kay is super popular this morning. To make it as fair as possible, we have put everyone in a queue. Be patient and don’t refresh or you’ll lose your place.”

However, Kay has now announced that extra dates have been added to his tour, with more nights at The O2 and extra dates in Sheffield and Birmingham as early as this December. In fact, there’s now at least 23 dates in Manchester.

Ticketmaster UK tweeted this morning: “Wow – huge demand for Peter Kay this morning. We’ve added more dates: Birmingham Utilita Arena: 15 Nov, 6 Dec 2024, London: 24 Feb, 23 Mar, 20 Apr, 4 May 2024, Manchester: 23 & 24 Aug, 18 & 19 Oct, 1 & 2 Nov 2024.” Tickets can be purchased here.

ON Thursday, SJM Concerts issued a statement apologising for technical issues and reassured fans that for today’s general sale “plenty of tickets will be available throughout the day, so please persevere”.

What’s particularly exciting for this tour is that some of the tickets will be as cheap as £35. Kay announced in a statement: “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.”

Tickets can be purchased here.