Peter Kay tickets go on sale: M&S Bank Arena tickets sell out in less than 30 minutes

That's all for now

Thank you for following our live blog, and we're sorry to anyone that didn't manage to grab tickets - it was very tough. Be sure to keep your eye out on the extra Manchester dates for any availability here.

Got a story about trying to get Peter Kay tickets that you'd like to share? Email me at emily.sleight@reachplc.com

Thousands of people already in queue for new dates

I'm currently in the queue for the 2025 January date for Manchester and I still have 200k people in front of me. This is getting crazy!

Even more dates added to Manchester

Peter Kay has added even more dates in Manchester that makes it 100 dates in total. 37 of those dates will be in Manchester. Full dates include:

• January 26 & 27, 2024
• February 9 & 10, 2024
• March 8 & 9, 2024
• April 5 & 6, 2024
• May 17 & 18, 2024
• June 14 & 15, 2024
• July 26 & 27, 2024
• August 23 & 24, 2024
• Oct 18 & 19, 2024
• Nov 1 & 2, 2024
• Jan 10 & 11, 2025

Get your tickets via See Tickets and Ticketmaster.

More dates in Manchester added making it 35 in total

Ticketmaster have announced that even more dates have been added for the Peter Kay tour.

In a tweet, they said: "Peter Kay fans, we’ve added even more dates in the following venues: London: 13 Jul, 10 Aug, 7 Sept 2024 Manchester: 20 & 21 Sept, 29 & 30 Nov, 20 & 21 Dec 2024."

There is currently over 400k people in the queue for one of the new dates. Get your tickets here.

A whopping amount of tour dates so far

In total, Peter Kay has 85 tour dates in total so far across 2022-2024. Fair play to him!

Full dates for Manchester

Peter Kay now has a total of 29 dates in Mancheter. New dates include:

Get your tickets here.

Even more dates added

Ticketmaster have added more dates this morning after a 'huge' demand. The new dates include:

• Birmingham Utilita Arena: 15 Nov, 6 Dec 2024
• London: 24 Feb, 23 Mar, 20 Apr, 4 May 2024
• Manchester: 23 & 24 Aug, 18 & 19 Oct, 1 & 2 Nov 2024

Fans are not happy

NEW DATES ADDED - 23 dates now for Manchester

New dates have been added for Birmingham, London, Manchester and Sheffield.

Dates include:

Birmingham Utilita Arena: 9 Aug and 7 Oct 2024

London: 16 Dec 2023 and 6 Jan 2024

Manchester 17 & 18 May, 14 & 15 Jun, 26 & 27 Jul 2024

Sheffield – 6 Sept 2024.

Get your tickets here.

M&S Bank Arena tickets have SOLD OUT

The bad news is, tickets for M&S Bank Arena has now sold out according to fans. A message appeared saying: "Peter Kay tickets are now SOLD OUT. We thank you for your patience."

Ticket Quarter is SOLD OUT

For fans trying to get tickets through Ticket Quarter, a message has appeared saying they have 'sold out'.

TWO MILLION join Manchester queue

As seen over on the Manchester Evening News live blog, over 2 MILLION people are in the queue for Manchester dates. There are way more dates in Manchester than Liverpool, so it might be worth trying your luck there.

A new message has appeared from Ticketmaster

Whislt in the queue for tickets at the M&S Bank Arena, a new message from Ticketmaster has appeared.

It reads: "Due to demand, ticket availability is limited and ticket options may vary throughout the venue. Best availability for a nearby venue is at Manchester AO Arena."

Things aren't looking good on Gigs and Tours

Tickets are currently unavailable on Gigs and Tours despite going on sale at 10am.

Peter Kay fans aren't happy about having to wait...

Queues of thousands of people have formed after 10am and Peter Kay fans aren't feeling too optimistic.

We've been placed into a queue of 8k people...

GO GO GO!

Get your tickets for Peter Kay's HUGE 2022-23 tour NOW - good luck!

We totally understand!

https://twitter.com/MAXFITCAMP/status/1591369801527881728

THREE MINUTES TO GO!

Keep calm everyone! Get your tickets via the below.

Join queues NOW!

Join the queues now - it's the 15 minute rule!

• Ticketmaster
• See Tickets
• Ticket Factory- Birmingham dates only

Waiting room for Ticketmaster

A waiting room is currently in place on Ticketmaster for Manchester AO Arena. There is currently no waiting room for M&S Bank Arena via Ticketmaster.

See Tickets experiencing queues already

See Tickets is already experiencing high demand and we haven't even hit the 15 minute mark.

Important ticket update

The tour is for strictly over 15-years-old only. No under 15s will be allowed.

A max of 10 tickets per person and per household applies. Tickets in excess of 10 will be cancelled. The show will start at 8pm prompt.

Please adhere to published ticket limits. Persons who exceed the ticket limit may have any or all of their orders and tickets cancelled without notice by Ticketmaster at its discretion

Per order delivery fees may apply and will vary depending on selected delivery method (eTicket free of charge).

30 minutes to go until tickets go on sale

It's almost time! General tickets will go on sale at 10am this morning. Tickets will be available to purchase via See Tickets and Ticketmaster and Gigs and Tours.

Peter Kay tickets will also be available to purchase through the M&S Bank Arena website.

Good luck.

Ticketmaster have some tips

Check when tickets are available – even once they’re on sale

"Keep up to date with news at Twitter. If anything changes regarding tickets for the show you’re after – anything at all – our social followers will be the first to know about it. We send real-time updates as the general sale happens, including any technical difficulties that might occur (remember there are a lot of fans out there) and alerts on when new tickets become available. When we have popular shows and tours going on sale, we try our very best behind the scenes to secure as many tickets for you as possible and here’s where you’ll know if we’ve been successful."

Don’t oversleep

"Set an alarm for ticket day. Set two. And make sure you set it a good few minutes before the tickets actually go on sale. Missing out because you overslept is bad enough, but missing out because you forgot to charge your laptop is way worse…"

Open your account and log in now

"If you already have an account, get the details out of the way before tickets are available by logging in and checking your Ticketmaster account ahead of time. We recommend checking passwords, delivery address and billing information now, to reduce any stress when processing your order later. Head to Ticketmaster.co.uk and log in to your account to get started."

View all of the tips here.

That's the spirit!

Tips on securing tickets this morning

It's safe to say that this morning is going to be very stressful for some. We'd advise that you make sure you have an account with See Tickets, Ticketmaster and Ticket Factory and that you're logged in.

• Make sure your billing details and address are correct on your account.
• Join the online queue at at least 9:45am - this is the time the waiting room usually opens.
• Don't refresh the landing page once you're in the queue, just try to be patient.
• Join on multiple browsers on more than one device to increase your chances of snapping up tickets.
• Apps may be quicker than on a laptop or computer, download the Ticketmaster and See Ticket app on your phone.
• Ticketmaster also have an official re-sale platform if you miss out - try not to spend silly money on certain websites.
• The higher the demand, the more expensive tickets may be.

Why did the pre-sale go so badly?

Ahead of tickets going on general sale on Saturday (November 12), a presale took place on Thursday morning for O2 Priority customers. However, the O2 app and its website both crashed just before tickets were due to go on sale at 10am.

A Peter Kay fan said: "Not the o2 priority app crashing an hour before Peter Kay presale." A third tweet read: "Even on desktop! It just says “there’s been a problem and we’ve been notified."

Peter Kay has now tweeted an apology on behalf of SJM concerts. His tweet read: "Message from SJM Concerts. We'd like to acknowledge and apologise for a number of technical issues customers experienced while trying to buy tickets for Peter Kay's upcoming live tour via the O2 priority pre-sale earlier today.

"SJM Concerts would like to reassure customers that substantial provision has been put in place for the main ticket sale this Saturday. Plenty of tickets will be available throughout the day so please persevere and please buy from official ticket outlets".

Read the full story here.

Tour dates in full

Full tour dates for Peter Kay 2022-23

• Friday December 2, 2022 Manchester AO Arena

• Saturday December 3, 2022 Manchester AO Arena

• Friday December 16, 2022 O2 Arena London

• Saturday December 17, 2022 Birmingham Utilita Arena

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

• Saturday January 7, 2023 Liverpool M&S Bank Arena

• Friday January 20, 2023 Leeds First Direct Arena

• Saturday January 21, 2023 O2 Arena London

• Friday February 17, 2023 Sheffield Utilita Arena

• Saturday February 18, 2023 O2 Arena London

• Thursday February 23. 2023 Belfast SSE Arena

• Friday February 24, 2023 Belfast SSE Arena

• Thursday March 9, 2023 Newcastle Utilita Arena

• Friday March 10, 2023 Newcastle Utilita Arena

• Wednesday March 22, 2023 O2 Arena London

• Thursday March 23, 2023 Birmingham Resorts World Arena

• Thursday April 6, 2023 Dublin 3Arena

• Friday April 7, 2023 Dublin 3Arena

• Friday April 21, 2023 Utilita Arena Birmingham

• Saturday April 22, 2023 O2 Arena London

• Friday May 5, 2023 Glasgow OVO Hydro

• Saturday May 6, 2023 Glasgow OVO Hydro

• Friday May 19, 2023 Leeds First Direct Arena

• Saturday May 20, 2023 O2 Arena London

• Saturday, June 3, 2023 O2 Arena London

• Friday June 16, 2023 Cardiff International Arena

• Saturday June 17 2023 Cardiff International Arena

• Friday July 14, 2023 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena

• Saturday July 15, 2023 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena

• Friday July 28, 2023 Utilita Arena Birmingham

• Saturday July 29, 2023 O2 Arena London

• Friday August 11, 2023 Sheffield Utilita Arena

• Saturday August 12, 2023 Sheffield Utilita Arena

• Tuesday August 29, 2023 Utilita Arena Birmingham

• Wednesday August 30, 2023 O2 Arena London

• Friday September 8, 2023 First Direct Arena Leeds

• Saturday September 9, 2023 O2 Arena London

• Friday September 22, 2023 AO Arena Manchester

• Saturday September 23, 2023 AO Arena Manchester

• Saturday October 7, 2023 O2 Arena London

• Thursday October 19, 2023 AO Arena Manchester

• Friday October 20, 2023 AO Arena Manchester

• Sunday November 5, 2023 AO Arena Manchester

• Monday November 6, 2023 AO Arena Manchester

• Saturday November 18, 2023 O2 Arena London

• Friday December 1, 2023 AO Arena Manchester

Some fans aren't feeling very hopeful...