Peter Kay has been moved to tears by a standing ovation as he opens his first live tour in 12 years
Picture: Twitter/@thestaverosKay is due to visit locations including Birmingham, Liverpool, Sheffield, Belfast, Newcastle, Glasgow and Dublin, with the run ending on August 11 2023 at the Sheffield Utilita Arena.
Following the announcement, Kay's official website appeared to crash briefly under increased online traffic. The live tour is the comedian's first since 2010, when he scored the Guinness World Record for the biggest selling run of all time, playing to more than 1.2 million people.Kay returned to the stage in August 2021 for two special charity events to raise money for Laura Nuttall, a then 20-year-old with an aggressive type of brain cancer called glioblastoma multiforme.
There was also a brief return in January 2021 when he appeared on radio to talk about his love of music, mixtapes and the musical Mamma Mia.Kay cancelled his last tour in December 2017, citing "unforeseen family circumstances". Over the last few years, Kay has delighted fans with his hit Bafta-winning TV series Car Share and stand-up routines.
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