Better Late Than Never Tour
| Tour by Peter Kay | |
| Location |
|
|---|---|
| Start date | 2 December 2022 |
| End date | 8 August 2026 |
| No. of shows | 205 |
The Better Late Than Never Tour was a comedy tour by English stand-up comedian Peter Kay. The tour was announced on 6 November 2022 during the ad break of the series 22 premiere of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. This was the first work project by Kay since the cancellation of his 2018 tour Peter Kay Live: Have Gags, Will Travel which was cancelled due to family reasons.[1][2]
Tickets for the tour started at £35, matching the price bands of his previous tour The Tour That Doesn't Tour Tour...Now On Tour which holds the Guinness World Record for the biggest selling comedy tour of all time, playing to more than 1.2 million people.[3]
Announced on 6 November 2022, the tour was to start on 2 December 2022 in Manchester before visiting Birmingham, Liverpool, Belfast, Newcastle, Glasgow and Dublin due to conclude on 11 August 2022.[4] On 9 November, Kay announced a monthly London residency on BBC Radio 2 due to take place at The O2 Arena running for 11 months.[5]
On 12 November 2022, tickets for the tour went on sale with thousands of fans attempting to book tickets. Additional dates were added for over 2 years in advance up until June 2025.[6]
In February 2024, it was announced that Peter Kay would become the first artist to perform at Co-op Live, with shows scheduled for 23 and 24 April 2024. However, due to construction delays at the venue, the opening shows were first postponed by a week and later delayed again until May 2024.[7][8]
An extension of the tour was announced during the series 24 premiere of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here 17 November 2024, adding further dates in previously announced cities along with new locations including Leeds, Sheffield, Aberdeen, Nottingham, Brighton, Bournemouth, Cardiff and Douglas.[9]
Kay confirmed a final 2026 extension of the tour on BBC The One Show on 26 November 2025 with all profits going to 12 cancer charities.[10][11]
Tour dates[12]
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 December 2022 | Manchester | England | AO Arena |
| 3 December 2022 | |||
| 16 December 2022 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 17 December 2022 | Birmingham | Utilita Arena | |
| 6 January 2023 | Liverpool | M&S Bank Arena | |
| 7 January 2023 | |||
| 20 January 2023 | Leeds | First Direct Arena | |
| 21 January 2023 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 17 February 2023 | Sheffield | Utilita Arena | |
| 18 February 2023 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 23 February 2023 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | SSE Arena |
| 24 February 202 | |||
| 25 February 2023 | |||
| 9 March 2023 | Newcastle | England | Utilita Arena |
| 10 March 2023 | |||
| 22 March 2023 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 23 March 2023 | Birmingham | Resorts World Arena | |
| 6 April 2023 | Dublin | Ireland | 3 Arena |
| 7 April 2023 | |||
| 21 April 2023 | Birmingham | England | Utilita Arena |
| 22 April 2023 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 5 May 2023 | Glasgow | Scotland | OVO Hydro |
| 6 May 2023 | |||
| 19 May 2023 | Leeds | England | First Direct Arena |
| 20 May 2023 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 2 June 2023 | Birmingham | Utilita Arena | |
| 3 June 2023 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 16 June 2023 | Cardiff | Wales | International Arena |
| 17 June 2023 | |||
| 14 July 2023 | Nottingham | England | Motorpoint Arena |
| 15 July 2023 | |||
| 28 July 2023 | Birmingham | Utilita Arena | |
| 29 July 2023 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 11 August 2023 | Sheffield | Utilita Arena | |
| 12 August 2023 | |||
| 29 August 2023 | Birmingham | Utilita Arena | |
| 30 August 2023 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 8 September 2023 | Leeds | First Direct Arena | |
| 9 September 2023 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 22 September 2023 | Manchester | AO Arena | |
| 23 September 2023 | |||
| 7 October 2023 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 19 October 2023 | Manchester | AO Arena | |
| 20 October 2023 | |||
| 5 November 2023 | |||
| 6 November 2023 | |||
| 18 November 2023 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 1 December 2023 | Manchester | AO Arena | |
| 16 December 2023 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 5 January 2024 | Birmingham | Utilita Arena | |
| 6 January 2024 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 26 January 2024 | AO Arena | AO Arena | |
| 27 January 2024 | |||
| 9 February 2024 | |||
| 10 February 2024 | |||
| 23 February 2024 | Sheffield | Utilita Arena | |
| 24 February 2024 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 8 March 2024 | Manchester | AO Arena | |
| 9 March 2024 | |||
| 22 March 2024 | Leeds | First Direct Arena | |
| 23 March 2024 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 5 April 2024 | Manchester | AO Arena | |
| 6 April 2024 | |||
| 19 April 2024 | Birmingham | Utilita Arena | |
| 20 April 2024 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 3 May 2024 | Birmingham | Utilita Arena | |
| 4 May 2024 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 17 May 2024 | Manchester | AO Arena | |
| 18 May 2024 | |||
| 23 May 2024 | Co-op Live | ||
| 24 May 2024 | |||
| 1 June 2024 | Leeds | First Direct Arena | |
| 2 June 2024 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 14 June 2024 | Manchester | AO Arena | |
| 15 June 2024 | |||
| 12 July 2024 | Sheffield | Utilita Arena | |
| 13 July 2024 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 26 July 2024 | Manchester | AO Arena | |
| 27 July 2024 | |||
| 9 August 2024 | Birmingham | Utilita Arena | |
| 10 August 2024 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 23 August 2024 | Manchester | AO Arena | |
| 24 August 2024 | |||
| 6 September 2024 | Sheffield | Utilita Arena | |
| 7 September 2024 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 20 September 2024 | Manchester | AO Arena | |
| 21 September 2024 | |||
| 7 October 2024 | Birmingham | Utilita Arena | |
| 8 October 2024 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 18 October 2024 | Manchester | AO Arena | |
| 19 October 2024 | |||
| 1 November 2024 | |||
| 2 November 2024 | |||
| 15 November 2024 | Birmingham | Utilita Arena | |
| 16 November 2024 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 29 November 2024 | Manchester | AO Arena | |
| 30 November 2024 | |||
| 5 December 2024 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 6 December 2024 | Birmingham | Utilita Arena | |
| 20 December 2024 | Manchester | AO Arena | |
| 21 December 2024 | |||
| 10 Janaury 2025 | |||
| 11 January 2025 | |||
| 24 January 2025 | Birmingham | Utilita Arena | |
| 25 January 2025 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 7 February 2025 | Manchester | AO Arena | |
| 8 February 2025 | |||
| 21 February 2025 | Birmingham | Resorts World Arena | |
| 22 February 2025 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 8 March 2025 | Leeds | First Direct Arena | |
| 5 April 2025 | Manchester | AO Arena | |
| 3 May 2025 | Sheffield | Utilita Arena | |
| 16 May 2025 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 17 May 2025 | Manchester | AO Arena | |
| 30 May 2025 | Aberdeen | Scotland | P&J Live |
| 31 May 2025 | |||
| 6 June 2025 | Birmingham | England | Utilita Arena |
| 7 June 2025 | |||
| 20 June 2025 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 21 June 2025 | Manchester | AO Arena | |
| 10 July 2025 | Dublin | Ireland | 3 Arena |
| 25 July 2025 | Manchester | England | AO Arena |
| 26 July 2025 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 7 August 2025 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | SSE Arena |
| 23 August 2025 | Newcastle | England | Utilita Arena |
| 19 September 2025 | Manchester | AO Arena | |
| 23 October 2025 | Glasgow | Scotland | OVO Hydro |
| 21 November 2025 | Liverpool | England | M&S Bank Arena |
| 11 December 2025 | Nottingham | Motorpoint Arena | |
| 12 December 2025 | |||
| 19 December 2025 | |||
| 20 December 2025 | |||
| 9 January 2026 | Brighton | Brighton Centre | |
| 10 January 2026 | Bournemouth | International Centre | |
| 23 January 2026 | Cardiff | Utilita Arena | |
| 24 January 2026 | |||
| 20 February 2026 | Douglas | Isle of Man | Villa Marina |
| 21 February 2026 | |||
| 7 March 2026 | Aberdeen | Scotland | P&J Live |
| 8 March 2026 | Newcastle | England | Utilita Arena |
| 20 March 2026 | Nottingham | Motorpoint Arena | |
| 21 March 2026 | |||
| 3 April 2026 | Glasgow | Scotland | OVO Hydro |
| 4 April 2026 | |||
| 16 April 2026 | Dublin | Ireland | 3 Arena |
| 17 April 2026 | |||
| 18 April 2026 | |||
| 1 May 2026 | Birmingham | England | Utilita Arena |
| 2 May 2026 | |||
| 15 May 2026 | Newcastle | Utilita Arena | |
| 16 May 2026 | Leeds | First Direct Arena | |
| 4 June 2026 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | SSE Arena |
| 5 June 2026 | |||
| 6 June 2026 | |||
| 19 June 2026 | Liverpool | England | M&S Bank Arena |
| 20 June 2026 | Sheffield | Utilita Arena | |
| 24 July 2026 | Leeds | First Direct Arena | |
| 7 August 2026 | London | O2 Arena | |
| 8 August 2026 | Manchester | AO Arena |
References
- ^ Sherlock, Gemma (12 November 2022). "Full list of Peter Kay tour dates in 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Peter Kay cancels comeback comedy tour for family reasons". BBC News. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ Bennett, Steve. "Peter Kay announces a new tour : News 2022 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Peter Kay announces return to stand-up during I'm A Celebrity". BBC News. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Peter Kay announces monthly residency at London's O2 Arena". BBC News. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Peter Kay tour: Hundreds of thousands struggle to get tickets". BBC News. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Manchester icon Peter Kay to open Co-op Live". www.cooplive.com. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ Jackson, Daisy (26 April 2024). "Co-op Live arena postpones The Black Keys and Peter Kay (again)". The Manc. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Peter Kay makes huge surprise announcement during ad break of first I'm A Celeb". LADbible. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ Cotton, Elizabeth (26 November 2025). "Peter Kay issues huge tour update during appearance on The One Show". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Peter Kay to donate stand-up tour profits to 12 cancer charities". www.bbc.com. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ Sherlock, Gemma (12 November 2022). "Full list of Peter Kay tour dates in 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 March 2026.