Peter Kay has announced his first comedy tour in 12 year. Tickets for the shows go on sale at 10am on Saturday 12 November. Scroll to the bottom of this article for a detailed list of Kay's UK tour dates. 

Titled Better Late Than Never, the observational comedy megastar will hit arenas in Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Belfast, Newcastle, Birmingham, Dublin, Glasgow, Cardiff and Nottingham throughout 2022 and 2023. 

Kay said, ‘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.'

The tour will be a boon for fans of Kay, who’s remained out of the spotlight for the better part of a decade. He made two appearances earlier this year as part of a charity gig in Manchester to raise money for Laura Nuttall, who has an aggressive version of brain cancer called glioblastoma multiforme. 

While he’s become best known for his accessible brand of stand-up, Kay rose to prominence for writing and starring in the hit television shows That Peter Kay Thing, Phoenix Nights and Max And Paddy’s Road To Nowhere in the early 2000s. His most recent sitcom Peter Kay’s Car Share became a phenomenon in the UK, becoming the most watched series ever on the BBC iPlayer. 

Peter Kay’s 2022 and 2023 UK tour dates: 

Friday 2 December 2022 – AO Arena, Manchester 

Saturday 3 December – AO Arena, Manchester 

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 

Friday 17 February – Utilita Arena, Sheffield 

Thursday 23 February – SSE Arena, Belfast 

Friday 24 February – SSE Arena, Belfast 

Thursday 9 March – Utilita Arena, Newcastle 

Friday 10 March – Utilita Arena, Newcastle 

Thursday 23 March – Resorts World Arena, Birmingham 

Thursday 6 April – 3Arena, Dublin 

Friday 7 April – 3Arena, Dublin 

Friday 5 May – OVO Hydro, Glasgow 

Saturday 6 May – OVO Hydro, Glasgow 

Friday 19 May – First Direct Arena, Leeds 

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 

Friday 11 August – Utilita Arena, Sheffield 

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