Peter Kay has announced that he is to perform four dates as part of a residency at the M.E.N. Arena in April next year. It's the Bolton comic's return to stand-up after a seven year absence after last playing the Arena with his final date of his "My Mum wants a Bungalow" tour in back in 2003.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Saturday 21st November) at 11am for the four shows taking place on April 27, 28, 29 and 30. If his last run of shows are anything to go by, they are almost definitely going to be snapped up in record time. It has been rumored that he might be playing as many as ten shows which would take him right through to May. Even the websites www.peterkay.co.uk and www.men-arena.com went down for a period of time today due to people wanting tickets before they were available!
It was revealed in an interview with the Manchester Evening News earlier today that these residency shows have been almost a year in the making as the idea was that of the General Manager of the M.E.N. Arena, John Knight. In the Manchester Evening News, John is quoted as saying: "This is a groundbreaking deal in the industry. I first suggested to Peter over a year ago that when he was ready to perform live again he should simply take over this Arena for a run instead of trekking round the country every night. It means that SMG, the operators of the Arena, are promoting the shows directly with Peter. We are working closely together on all aspects of the event - plus he gets to sleep in his own bed every night!"
There is no doubt that fans from all over the UK will swarm to Manchester which will also be seen as a massive economic boost for the City.
So, wanna chance of seeing the man in action? Tickets cost £35 so you'd best get yourselves to the Ticketmaster website from 11am or call the M.E.N Arena directly on 0844 847 8000. If more dates are announced, we will let you know as soon as humanly possible.
UPDATE: As predicted, he has added 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th May to his list of dates. Tickets are selling quickly on the Ticketmaster website.
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