Scouse funny man John Bishop has been in the business almost 25 years. It’s a major milestone and to celebrate, the comedian will be hitting the road next year.
Fittingly titled 25, the tour will include a stop at the intimate Manchester venue Frog and Bucket that started it all. John attended an open mic night there in 2000. He decided to take the stage and ended up having his first ever comedy gig. The rest is history.
To top it off, after the chaos of Oasis ticket pricing, John has decided to make all of the tickets to these shows the exact same, affordable price. So, here’s how you can join him in celebrating 25 years in comedy next year.
John Bishop 25th anniversary tour UK dates
John will head off on his anniversary tour in October next year. The full list of dates is as follows:
- October 2: Plymouth, Pavilions
- October 3: London, The O2
- October 4: Manchester, Co-op Live
- October 8: Newcastle, Utilita Arena
- October 9: Glasgow, OVO Hydro
- October 10: Aberdeen, P&J Live
- October 11: Leeds, First Direct Arena
- October 13: Manchester, Frog and Bucket
- October 16: Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
- October 17: Birmingham, Utilita Arena
- October 18: Brighton, Brighton Centre
- October 19: Bournemouth, Bournemouth International Centre
- October 23: Cardiff, Utilita Arena
- October 24: Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena
- October 31: Dublin, 3Arena
- November 1: Belfast, SSE Arena
How much will tickets cost?
Every single ticket for every single show is just £25 (plus fees). What a bargain!
When do tickets go on sale?
General sale goes live on the comic’s website at 10am on Friday, October 11.
If you want to get ahead of the crowd, you’ll have to sign up for presale on Ticketmaster by 4pm today (October 8). Presale will go live on Wednesday, October 9 at 10am.
What’s been the reaction so far?
Announcing the tour, John said: ‘I can’t believe that next year it will be 25 years since I first performed at the Frog and Bucket in Manchester.
‘It’s been a rollercoaster! And I can’t thank the fans enough who have supported me all the way. I wanted to mark the anniversary with a brand-new tour and do something to say thank you.’
On social media, fans thanked the comedian for his inclusive ticket prices. One wrote ‘Well done for not going down the easy route of ripping fans off, sensible pricing is the way forward’ and another commented ‘what a wonderful move on the pricing, thank you’.
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