Londoners who can’t get enough of observational riffs on Panda Pop and 1970s television are in for a treat. Peter Kay has announced a monthly residency in the capital’s O2 Arena for 2023. Tickets for the shows go on sale at 10am on Saturday 12 November. Scroll to the bottom of this article to find a detailed list of Kay's tour dates. 

The announcement comes after Kay announced a massive tour of the UK in 2022 and 2023, his first in 12 years. He’ll be the first ever comedian to play a residency at the venue, which has a capacity of 20,000. 

Speaking to Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2, Kay said, ‘There's basically been me and Prince who have done it and look what happened to him.’ 

Beyond Kay’s reticence to court the spotlight over the past decade, the tour garnered headlines for his decision to keep tickets at £35, the same price as his 2010 tour. 

‘You've got to meet people half-way, it's bad times, plus that's why people need a laugh,’ he said. ‘I think that's why it was on the news because it was something happy for once and not doom and gloom.

‘I thought it was a nice thing, a bit like when they used to have panda at the end of Newsround with John Craven.’

Peter Kay’s 2022 and 2023 UK tour dates: 

Friday 2 December 2022 – AO Arena, Manchester 

Saturday 3 December – AO Arena, Manchester 

Friday 16 December – The O2 Arena, London

Saturday 17 December – Utilita Arena, Birmingham 

Friday 6 January 2023 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool

Saturday 7 January – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool 

Friday 20 January – First Direct Arena, Leeds 

Saturday 21 January – The O2 Arena, London 

Friday 17 February – Utilita Arena, Sheffield 

Saturday 18 February – The O2 Arena, London

Thursday 23 February – SSE Arena, Belfast 

Friday 24 February – SSE Arena, Belfast 

Thursday 9 March – Utilita Arena, Newcastle 

Friday 10 March – Utilita Arena, Newcastle 

Wednesday 22 March – The O2 Arena, London

Thursday 23 March – Resorts World Arena, Birmingham 

Thursday 6 April – 3Arena, Dublin 

Friday 7 April – 3Arena, Dublin 

Saturday 22 April – The O2 Arena, London 

Friday 5 May – OVO Hydro, Glasgow 

Saturday 6 May – OVO Hydro, Glasgow 

Friday 19 May – First Direct Arena, Leeds 

Saturday 20 May – The O2 Arena, London 

Saturday 3 June – The O2 Arena, London

Friday 16 June – Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff

Saturday 17 June – Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff

Friday 14 July – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham 

Saturday 15 July – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham 

Saturday 29 July – The O2 Arena, London 

Friday 11 August – Utilita Arena, Sheffield 

Wednesday 30 August – The O2 Arena, London 

Saturday 9 September – The O2 Arena, London 

Saturday 7 October – The O2 Arena, London 

Saturday 18 November – The O2 Arena, London 

Tickets for Peter Kay’s UK tour go on sale at 10am on Saturday 12 November.