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Ricky Gervais announces more Armageddon tour dates

European stand-up tour for 2023

Ricky Gervais  has today announced seven UK dates as part of a European tour for his latest stand-up show Armageddon.

Promoters Live Nation said these are the first batch of UK dates announced, with more to come as the tour will extend throughout next year and into 2024.

The UK dates kick off in York on January 10 and take in Cardiff,  Glasgow, Bournemouth, Brighton, Newcastle and Manchester – and tickets go on sale at 10 am on Drida.

It follows the announcement Gervais will be playing three major shows in the US next year, at LA’s Hollywood Bowl on May. 6 and New York’s Radio City Music Hall on June 30 and  July 1.

RICKY GERVAIS ARMAGEDDON TOUR DATES 2023

Tuesday January 10: York, Barbican

Wednesday January 18: Cardiff, International Arena

Tuesday January 31 : Glasgow, SEC Armadillo

Thursday February 9: Amsterdam, AFAS Live

Tuesday February 21: Bournemouth, BIC

Saturday  March 4: Prague, Congress Centre

Saturday March 11: Helsinki, Ice Hall

Tuesday March 21:  Brighton Centre

Tuesday April 4: Newcastle, City Hall

Friday  April 14: Zurich, Hallenstadion

Monday April 24: Manchester, O2 Apollo

Saturday May 6" Los Angeles, Hollywood Bowl

Friday June 30: New York, Radio City Music Hall

Saturday July 1: New York, Radio City Music Hall

Published: 12 Dec 2022

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Considered one of the most influential British comedians since Charlie Chaplin, (he received the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy 2016 BAFTA/LA) Ricky Gervais is the creator and star of The Office, Extras, Derek, and the critically acclaimed Netflix hit After Life.

Following the global success of his two previous Netflix stand-up specials ‘Humanity’ and ‘Supernature’, 2023 saw Gervais release a third special and his biggest to date, ‘Armageddon’. It won a Golden Globe, was the global number 1 most-watched show on Netflix, and followed a record-breaking international tour, selling out 85 arena dates across the world. Gervais’s show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the highest-grossing comedy gig ever.

Gervais has won countless awards across his career and enjoyed huge critical success for the outstanding three series of After Life. His hit series The Office is the most successful British comedy of all time, shown in more than 90 countries, with 13 remakes.

Ricky has hosted the Golden Globes awards five times, in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2020.

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Ricky Gervais has announced extra performances of  Armageddon .

The award-winning comedian has confirmed second shows at Oxford's New Theatre on November 3, Ipswich's Regent Theatre on November 16, Sheffield City Hall on November 23 and Manchester's O2 Apollo on December 6 and 7.

The run will follow two previously announced work in progress shows at London's Leicester Square Theatre on October 26 and October 31.

Last year, Gervais concluded the UK and Ireland leg of his  SuperNature Tour , which was captured on film for a Netflix special.

Ricky Gervais Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows

Wed October 26 2022 - LONDON Leicester Square Theatre Mon October 31 2022 - LONDON Leicester Square Theatre Wed November 02 2022 - OXFORD New Theatre Thu November 03 2022 - OXFORD New Theatre Tue November 15 2022 - IPSWICH Regent Theatre Wed November 16 2022 - IPSWICH Regent Theatre Tue November 22 2022 - SHEFFIELD City Hall  Wed November 23 2022 - SHEFFIELD City Hall Mon November 28 2022 - MANCHESTER O2 Apollo Tue December 06 2022 - MANCHESTER O2 Apollo Wed December 07 2022 - MANCHESTER O2 Apollo Mon December 12 2022 - CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange Thu December 15 2022 - CARDIFF CIA

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Ricky Gervais has added more UK dates to his upcoming UK tour , Armageddon, after the first five shows sold out.

Gervais will begin touring the UK next week, with shows set to continue throughout the summer, before eventually coming to London for four dates in September.

The comedian and actor has also added more dates to his European and North American tours, which will see him perform in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Dublin, Barcelona, Oslo, and Berlin, among others.

Gervais expressed his excitement about the tour on Twitter, saying: “I had no money growing up. My dad was a labourer and my mum did everything to make ends meet. I went to the local comprehensive at the end of my road. Life was tough, I guess.

“And yet, all I can remember is having a  laugh. Anyway, in May, I’m playing The Hollywood F****** Bowl.”

How to get tickets to Ricky Gervais’ tour

Tickets for the new dates on the Ricky Gervais tour will go on sale on Friday, March 31, at 10am.

They will be available to buy from LiveNation.com and fans can set a reminder for when the tickets go live.

Ricky Gervais UK tour dates

April 4/5 – Newcastle O2 City Hall (sold out)

April 19 – St Albans Arena (sold out)

April 24/25 – Manchester O2 Apollo (sold out)

May 22 – Cambridge Corn Exchange

May 25 – Leeds First Direct Arena

May 30 – Manchester O2 Apollo

June 14 – Cardiff International Arena

June 21 – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena

July 20 – Liverpool M&S Bank Arena

September 4 – Birmingham Utilita Arena

September 13/14/15/16 – London Palladium

October 6 – London OVO Arena Wembley

December 11/12 – Bristol Beacon

Gervais also revealed that the Armageddon tour will be available to watch on Netflix in 2024, once he finishes touring the world in 2023. His previous specials, SuperNature and Humanity, are currently available to stream.

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The award-winning comic will perform extra nights in Oxford, Ipswich, Sheffield and Manchester this winter

British comedian Ricky Gervais has added extra performances to his 2022 Armageddon UK tour. Tickets are on sale now.

The After Life star recently announced a handful of dates for the trek, lining up performances in Oxford, Ipswich, Sheffield, Manchester, Cambridge and Cardiff for later this year.

Gervais will headline Oxford's New Theatre for an extra night on Thursday 3 November, the Regent Theatre in Ipswich on Wednesday 16 November, Sheffield's City Hall on Wednesday 23 November and the O2 Apollo in Manchester for two consecutive nights on Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 December. See a full list of tour dates and venues below.

The run of shows follows two previously-announced work in progress shows in Cambridge and Leicester Square Theatre in London later this month. The Armageddon Tour comes after the stand-up's SuperNature Tour which subsequently turned into a special for Netflix.

Ricky Gervais 2022 UK tour dates: Monday 24 October – Corn Exchange, Cambridge Wednesday 26 October – Leicester Square Theatre, London Monday 31 October – Leicester Square Theatre, London Wednesday 2 November – New Theatre, Oxford Thursday 3 November – New Theatre, Oxford ( NEW DATE ) Tuesday 15 November – Regent Theatre, Ipswich Wednesday 16 November – Regent Theatre, Ipswich ( NEW DATE ) Tuesday 22 November – City Hall, Sheffield Wednesday 23 November – City Hall, Sheffield ( NEW DATE ) Monday 28 November – O2 Apollo, Manchester Tuesday 6 December – O2 Apollo, Manchester ( NEW DATE ) Wednesday 7 December – O2 Apollo, Manchester ( NEW DATE ) Monday 12 December – Corn Exchange, Cambridge Thursday 15 December – International Arena, Cardiff

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The comedian will perform across the UK, Europe, Canada and the US until the end of 2023

Ricky Gervais has announced additional dates for his Armageddon tour – find all the details on how to secure tickets below.

The comedian’s latest stand-up tour, which follows his previous show SuperNature , commenced with six UK dates throughout October and November last year.

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Following the initial run, Gervais will continue to tour until the end of 2023 with additional dates across the UK, Europe, Canada and the US. This includes a four-night residency at the London Palladium in September.

After stops in Stockholm, Munich and Lisbon, the tour will conclude with two nights at Bristol’s Beacon concert hall in December.

More UK Dates! Tickets on Sale Friday 10am Local. pic.twitter.com/MErutjSf5I — Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) March 26, 2023

Tickets for the new shows will be available first in a Live Nation pre-sale beginning Wednesday (March 29) at 10am local time. The general sale starts from Friday (March 31) at 10am local time, with tickets available here .

You can check out the remaining and additional (*) tour dates below.

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APRIL 4 – Newcastle, City Hall 14 – Zurich, Hallenstadion 24 – Manchester, O2 Apollo

MAY 1 – New York, Beacon Theatre* 6 – Los Angeles, Hollywood Bowl 22 – Cambridge, Corn Exchange* 25 – Leeds, First Direct Arena* 30 – Manchester, O2 Apollo*

JUNE 10 – Vienna, Stadthalle* 14 – Cardiff, International Arena* 21 – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena* 30 – New York, Radio City Music Hall

JULY 1 – New York, Radio City Music Hall 11 – Dublin, 3Arena* 20 – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena*

AUGUST 10 – Toronto, Scotiabank Arena* 12 – Montreal, Place Bell* 31 – Barcelona, Auditori Forum CCIB*

SEPTEMBER 4 – Birmingham, Utilita Arena* 9 – Copenhagen, Royal Arena* 13 – London, Palladium* 14 – London, Palladium* 15 – London, Palladium*  16 – London, Palladium* 23 – Oslo, Spektrum*

OCTOBER 6 – London, OVO Arena Wembley* 28 – Lisbon, Altice Arena*

NOVEMBER 9 – Stockholm, Avicii Arena* 17 – Berlin, Mercedez-Benz Arena*

DECEMBER 1 – Munich, Olympiahalle* 11 – Bristol, Beacon* 12 – Bristol, Beacon*

Gervais performed a number of Armageddon warm-up shows last year. Back in June, he joked that he had reported his fans “for hate crimes” for laughing at this new material.

“Another amazing audience at @lsqtheatre for my #Armageddon new material night,” Gervais wrote on Twitter. They laughed at things that shouldn’t be laughed at and I have reported them all for hate crimes. I’ll do more soon.”

Earlier this year, Gervais faced criticism over “transphobic” jokes in his Netflix special SuperNature . After the special was released, the comedian defended making “taboo” jokes , saying comedy is for “getting us over taboo subjects so they’re not scary anymore”.

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Ricky Gervais   has announced further massive arena dates on his   Armageddon   World Tour.    

Tickets available starting Wednesday 29th   March. General sale begins Friday 31st   March   at 10am local here .

The comedian has already visited some of the biggest venues in the UK across the Armageddon tour, and today announces further UK dates in   Cambridge ,   Leeds ,   Manchester ,   Cardiff ,   Nottingham ,   Liverpool ,   Birmingham   and   Bristol.   In the autumn, he will return to London for four dates at the prestigious   London Palladium   (13th   – 16th   September) and a massive show at   London ’s   OVO Wembley Arena   (6th   October).  

With some of the biggest European venues already under his belt in   Amsterdam ,   Prague   &   Helsinki , Gervais now announces further arena gigs across Europe for 2023, in   Vienna ,   Dublin ,   Barcelona ,   Copenhagen ,   Oslo ,   Lisbon ,   Stockholm ,   Berlin   and   Munich .  

Stateside, Gervais was already lined up to play two sell-out shows at   NY ’s   Radio City Music Hall   (30th   June & 1st   July), and a night at   LA ’s   Hollywood Bowl   (6th   May), which is set to be one of his biggest stand-up gigs yet.    

Today, further US & Canada dates have been announced in   New York   ( Beacon Theatre , 1st   May),   Toronto   ( Scotiabank Arena , 10th   August) and   Montreal   ( Place Bell , 12th   August).    

“Ricky Gervais is Britain’s biggest comedian. He sells out arenas around the world ,” said Ian Coburn, Live Nation. 

“When I was invited to play the iconic Hollywood Bowl, I said “What if it rains?” This pretty much sums up how British people think,”   said Gervais.    

Gervais’s 2021 tour SuperNature was a huge success and subsequently became one of the most watched comedy specials of the year on Netflix, when it aired in May 2022. Netflix have already bought the rights to   Armageddon , which will stream as Ricky’s next Netflix special in early 2024.  

For the most up to date venue & date listings for the   Ricky Gervais: Armageddon   world tour, please see outlined in the grid below. Newly announced dates marked   ‘ (NEW DATE) ’.  

TICKETS:   Tickets will be available starting with a Live Nation presale beginning Wednesday 29th   March at 10am local time. The general on sale will begin Friday 31st   March at 10am local time on livenation.com .   Tickets for previously announced dates are available now on   livenation.com .  

As Gervais has done with his previous tours, a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to charity.    

Ricky Gervais: Armageddon  World Tour Dates:    

Tuesday 4th   April 2023 

Newcastle , City Hall  

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Wednesday 5th   April 2023 

Friday 14th   April 2023 

Zurich , Hallenstadion  

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Wednesday 19th   April 2023 

St Albans , Alban Arena  

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Monday 24th   April 2023 

Manchester , O2 Apollo  

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Tuesday 25th   April 2023 

Monday 1st   May 2023 

New York , Beacon Theatre   (NEW DATE)  

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Saturday 6th   May 2023 

Los Angeles , Hollywood Bowl  

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Monday 22nd   May 2023 

Cambridge , Corn Exchange   (NEW DATE)  

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Thursday 25th   May 2023 

Leeds , First Direct Arena   (NEW DATE)  

Tuesday 30th   May 2023 

Manchester , O2 Apollo   (NEW DATE)  

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Saturday 10th   June 2023 

Vienna , Stadthalle   (NEW DATE)  

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Wednesday 14th   June 2023 

Cardiff , International Arena   (NEW DATE)  

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Wednesday 21st   June 2023 

Nottingham , Motorpoint Arena   (NEW DATE)  

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Friday 30th   June 2023 

New York , Radio City Music Hall  

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Saturday 1st   July 2023 

Tuesday 11th   July 2023 

Dublin , 3Arena   (NEW DATE)  

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Thursday 20th   July 2023 

Liverpool , M&S Bank Arena   (NEW DATE)  

Thursday 10th   August 2023 

Toronto , Scotiabank Arena   (NEW DATE)  

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Saturday 12th   August 2023 

Montreal , Place Bell   (NEW DATE)  

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Thursday 31st   August 2023 

Barcelona , Auditori Fòrum CCIB   (NEW DATE)  

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Monday 4th   September 2023 

Birmingham , Utilita Arena   (NEW DATE)  

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Saturday 9th   September 2023 

Copenhagen , Royal Arena   (NEW DATE)  

Wednesday 13th   September 2023 

London , Palladium   (NEW DATE)  

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Friday 15th   September 2023 

Saturday 16th   September 2023 

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Oslo , Spektrum   (NEW DATE)  

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London , OVO Arena Wembley   (NEW DATE)  

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Saturday 28th   October 2023 

Lisbon , Altice Arena   (NEW DATE)  

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Thursday 9th   November 2023 

Stockholm , Avicii Arena   (NEW DATE)  

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Friday 17th   November 2023 

Berlin , Mercedez-Benz Arena   (NEW DATE)  

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Friday 1st   December 2023 

Munich , Olympiahalle   (NEW DATE)  

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Monday 11th   December 2023 

Bristol , Beacon   (NEW DATE)  

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Award-winning comedian, actor, writer, and director Ricky Gervais returns to the prestigious London Palladium this autumn with his show, Armageddon .

Gervais’s 2021 tour SuperNature was a huge success and subsequently became one of the most watched comedy specials of the year on Netflix, when it aired in May 2022. Netflix have already bought the rights to Armageddon , which will stream as Ricky’s next Netflix special in early 2024.

Considered one of the most influential British comedians since Charlie Chaplin, (he received the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy 2016 BAFTA/LA) Ricky Gervais is the creator and star of The Office, Extras, Derek, and the critically acclaimed recent Netflix hit After Life .

Gervais has won countless awards, and has enjoyed huge critical success for the outstanding first two series of After Life , with the third having launched on Netflix in January 2022. His hit series The Office is the most successful British comedy of all time, shown in more than 90 countries with eight remakes.

Following the global success of his Netflix stand-up special Humanity – which was his first in 7 years – Gervais returned to stages once in again in 2019 with his latest stand-up show SuperNature . The tour included 15 nights at the prestigious The London Palladium , two nights at Wembley Arena, as well as many sold out venues around the world.

Ricky has hosted the Golden Globes awards five times, in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2020.

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Ricky Gervais breaks world record with latest comedy tour

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The comedian now has a world record to add to his accolades

Ricky Gervais has bagged himself a world record with one of his stand-up performances on his recent comedy tour.

The comedian, who rose to stardom in the early 2000s for creating The Office and Extras, has spent most of 2023 taking his Armageddon tour across the world.

And one of his shows on the tour now officially holds the Guinness World Record for the  highest gross for a single stand-up performance  ever.

The stand-up’s show at the Hollywood Bowl in LA on May 6 this year grossed a whopping £1,410,000 ($1,790,206.50).

Along with Emmys, Golden Globes and BAFTAs, Gervais can now add a world record to his collection of accolades thanks to the history-making show in California.

Congratulations to @rickygervais – his Armageddon tour date at Hollywood Bowl in LA has the highest gross for a single stand-up performance 👏 https://t.co/Jg0q3Gtz4Z — Guinness World Records (@GWR) September 4, 2023

Speaking about the record, the British comic said: “As if packing out The Hollywood Bowl wasn’t enough, now Guinness World Records wants to put me in their big book. What a year!”

“Ricky Gervais is Britain’s biggest comedian. He sells out arenas around the world,” said Ian Coburn from Live Nation.  

His Armageddon tour will continue throughout the remainder of 2023, including three shows at London’s OVO Wembley Arena (6t October, 20th October, 13th December) and 11 nights at the London Palladium (13-16th and 28-30th September, 11-14th October). 

For those who can’t bag a ticket to one of the shows, Netflix has already secured the rights to the tour, so a special will be dropping on the platform once the tour has come to a close.

If you didn't manage to get tickets to see my record-breaking #Armageddon show live, (there were over 18 million ticket requests apparently), don't worry. Netflix have bought it, so you can watch it from the comfort of your home anywhere in the world after I've finished touring. pic.twitter.com/YtoeVvOCbk — Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) September 13, 2023

When Gervais’ last show, SuperNature, landed on Netflix last year, it became one of the most-watched comedy specials that year. 

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The one and only Ricky Gervais has announced UK and international tour dates, which will see him take his newest live show ‘SuperNature’ at OVO Arena Wembley.

Considered one of the most influential British comedians since Charlie Chaplin, (he received the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy 2016 BAFTA/LA) Ricky Gervais is returning to stage with ‘SuperNature’ once again in 2020, following the global success of his recent Netflix stand-up special ‘Humanity’, which was his first in 7 years.

The creator and star of The Office, Extras, Derek, and the critically acclaimed recent hit After Life (Netflix), Ricky Gervais has won countless awards. Having enjoyed huge critical success for the outstanding first series of After Life, which was released on Netflix in March 2019, Ricky has since written and finished filming on a second series, which will land on Netflix in 2020. His hit series The Office is the most successful British comedy of all time, shown in more than 90 countries with seven remakes.

An award-winning stand-up comedian, don’t miss your chance to see Ricky Gervais live in 2021.

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Ricky Gervais has announced a slew of new arena tour dates for his massive ‘Armaggedon’ World Tour.

Produced by Live Nation, the show will see Gervais continue to take his brand-new stand-up show to audiences around the globe, throughout this year and into 2024.

The acclaimed British comedian has already visited some of the biggest venues in the UK across the Armageddon tour, and today announces further UK dates in Cambridge, Leeds, Manchester, Cardiff, Nottingham, Liverpool, Birmingham and Bristol. In the autumn, he will return to London for four dates at the prestigious London Palladium (13th – 16th September) and a massive show at London’s OVO Wembley Arena (6th October).

With some of the biggest European venues already under his belt in Amsterdam, Prague & Helsinki, Gervais now announces further arena gigs across Europe for 2023, in Vienna, Dublin, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Oslo, Lisbon, Stockholm, Berlin and Munich.

Stateside, Gervais was already lined up to play two sell-out shows at NY’s Radio City Music Hall (30th June & 1st July), and a night at LA’s Hollywood Bowl (6th May), which is set to be one of his biggest stand-up gigs yet.

Today, further US & Canada dates have been announced in New York (Beacon Theatre, 1st May), Toronto (Scotiabank Arena, 10th August) and Montreal (Place Bell, 12th August).

“Ricky Gervais is Britain’s biggest comedian. He sells out arenas around the world,” said Ian Coburn, Live Nation.

“When I was invited to play the iconic Hollywood Bowl, I said “What if it rains?” This pretty much sums up how British people think,” said Gervais.

Tickets will be available starting with a Live Nation presale beginning Wednesday 29th March at 10am local time. The general on sale will begin Friday 31st March at 10am local time onlivenation.com. Tickets for previously announced dates are available now on livenation.com .

As Gervais has done with his previous tours, a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to charity.

The full dates are:

Tuesday 4th April 2023

Newcastle, City Hall

0191 249 6050

Wednesday 5th April 2023

Friday 14th April 2023

Zurich, Hallenstadion

+41 443 167777

Wednesday 19th April 2023

St Albans, Alban Arena

01727 844 488

Monday 24th April 2023

Manchester, O2 Apollo

0161 273 7785

Tuesday 25th April 2023

Monday 1st May 2023

New York, Beacon Theatre (NEW DATE)

+1 212 465 6500

Saturday 6th May 2023

Los Angeles, Hollywood Bowl

+1 323 850 2000

Monday 22nd May 2023

Cambridge, Corn Exchange (NEW DATE)

01233 357 851

Thursday 25th May 2023

Leeds, First Direct Arena (NEW DATE)

Tuesday 30th May 2023

Manchester, O2 Apollo (NEW DATE)

0161 273 6921

Saturday 10th June 2023

Vienna, Stadthalle (NEW DATE)

+43 179 999 79

Wednesday 14th June 2023

Cardiff, International Arena (NEW DATE)

029 2022 4488

Wednesday 21st June 2023

Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena (NEW DATE)

0115 853 3101

Friday 30th June 2023

New York, Radio City Music Hall

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Saturday 1st July 2023

Tuesday 11th July 2023

Dublin, 3Arena (NEW DATE)

+353 1 819 8888

Thursday 20th July 2023

Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena (NEW DATE)

Thursday 10th August 2023

Toronto, Scotiabank Arena (NEW DATE)

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Saturday 12th August 2023

Montreal, Place Bell (NEW DATE)

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Thursday 31st August 2023

Barcelona, Auditori Fòrum CCIB (NEW DATE)

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Monday 4th September 2023

Birmingham, Utilita Arena (NEW DATE)

0121 780 4141

Saturday 9th September 2023

Copenhagen, Royal Arena (NEW DATE)

Wednesday 13th September 2023

London, Palladium (NEW DATE)

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Thursday 14th September 2023

Friday 15th September 2023

Saturday 16th September 2023

Saturday 23rd September 2023

Oslo, Spektrum (NEW DATE)

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London, OVO Arena Wembley (NEW DATE)

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Saturday 28th October 2023

Lisbon, Altice Arena (NEW DATE)

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Stockholm, Avicii Arena (NEW DATE)

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Friday 17th November 2023

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Ricky Gervais has announced a heap of new dates as he expands his UK and Ireland arena tour.

The After Life star is kicking off his Armageddon World Tour next week and the stand-up show will be taken around the world well into 2024 as with some exciting gigs across the UK and Europe.

As well as arena shows in Cambridge, Leeds, Manchester , Cardiff, Nottingham, Liverpool, Birmingham and Bristol, he’ll also be heading to London’s OVO Wembley Arena on October 6.

Before that show, he’ll be returning to the capital for four dates at the prestigious London Palladium from September 13 to 16.

Moving to mainland Europe, Ricky will be performing in Vienna, Dublin, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Oslo, Lisbon, Stockholm, Berlin and Munich.

And while The Office creator was already lined up to perform shows at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, he’s announced some more shows in the US and Canada including NY’s Beacon Theatre, Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena and Montreal’s Place Bell.

Live Nation’s Ian Coburn said in a statement: ‘Ricky Gervais is Britain’s biggest comedian. He sells out arenas around the world.’

And commenting on the previously announced dates, the comedian quipped: ‘When I was invited to play the iconic Hollywood Bowl, I said “What if it rains?” This pretty much sums up how British people think.’

Gervais’s 2021 tour SuperNature was a huge success and subsequently became one of the most watched comedy specials of the year on Netflix when it aired in May 2022.

The streaming platform has already bought the rights to Armageddon, which will stream as Ricky’s next special in early 2024.

Keeping in line with his previous tours, a portion of proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to charity.

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General sale tickets for the dates go on sale Friday (March 31) at 10am local time via Ticketmaster , while tickets for previously announced shows are already available.

Ricky Gervais - Armageddon World Tour UK and Ireland dates

• April 4, 2023 – Newcastle, City Hall
• April 5 – Newcastle, City Hall
• April 19 – St Albans, Alban Arena
• April 24 – Manchester, O2 Apollo
• April 25 – Manchester, O2 Apollo
• May 22 – Cambridge, Corn Exchange General sale tickets on sale from 10am March 31 here )
• May 25 – Leeds, First Direct Arena ( General sale tickets on sale from 10am March 31 here )
• May 30 – Manchester, O2 Apollo ( General sale tickets on sale from 10am March 31 here )
• June 14 – Cardiff, International Arena ( General sale tickets on sale from 10am March 31 here )
• June 21 – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena ( General sale tickets on sale from 10am March 31 here )
• July 11 – Dublin, 3Arena
• July 20 – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena ( General sale tickets on sale from 10am March 31 here )
• September 4 – Birmingham, Utilita Arena ( General sale tickets on sale from 10am March 31 here )
• September 13 – London, Palladium ( General sale tickets on sale from 10am March 31 here )
• September 14 – London, Palladium ( General sale tickets on sale from 10am March 31 here )
• September 15 – London, Palladium ( General sale tickets on sale from 10am March 31 here )
• September 16 – London, Palladium ( General sale tickets on sale from 10am March 31 here )
• October 6 – London, OVO Arena Wembley (General sale tickets on sale from 10am March 31 here )
• December 11 – Bristol, Beacon
• December 12 – Bristol, Beacon

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Day two at the Masters

It was a windy, gusty Friday at Augusta National for the second round of the Masters.

It's a three-way tie atop the leaderboard heading into the weekend with Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau and Max Homa all at 6-under-par.

DeChambeau, who was the 18-hole leader, shot a second-round 73. He is searching for his second major championship this weekend.

Scheffler shot even par in his second round. The 2022 Masters champion is also searching for his second major after victories at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Players Championship.

Then there's Homa, who continued his brilliant play after his first round Thursday was suspended due to darkness. After playing 23 holes Friday, Homa shot a second-round 71, putting himself in contention to win his first major.

Tiger Woods shot a second-round 72 and made a record 24th cut at the Masters. Woods also played 23 holes on Friday after completing his first round in the morning.

Follow live coverage of the third round here.

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Leaderboard:

T1: Scheffler -6 (72)

T1: Homa -6 (71)

T1: DeChambeau -6 (73)

4: Højgaard -4 (73)

T5: Davis -3 (72)

T5: Morikawa -3 (70)

T24. Woods +1 (72)

Third-round tee times

Third-round tee times for the Masters are out.

Tiger Woods is teeing off at 12:45 p.m. ET with Tyrrell Hatton.

Below are the final Saturday groupings:

2:05 p.m. ET: Cameron Young/Tommy Fleetwood

2:15 p.m. ET: Ludvig Åberg/Matthieu Pavon

2:25 p.m. ET: Cameron Davis/Collin Morikawa

2:35 p.m. ET: Scottie Scheffler/Nicolai Højgaard

2:45 p.m. ET: Max Homa/Bryson DeChambeau

Read the full Saturday tee times here .

Finally, here's the link for our live coverage of the third round .

See you there.

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How Neal Shipley claimed Masters low amateur honors: ‘A little bit of grit’

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Neal Shipley wasn’t raised in a golf family. But he did grow up with a family that loved golf.

The Sunday afternoon of the 2004 PGA Championship was all it took for the Ohio State graduate student — the only amateur to make the cut at this week’s Masters — to fish his dad’s neglected golf clubs out of a closet and give this humbling game a lifelong shot.

“Me and my dad were on our couch,” Shipley said on Friday after finishing 36 holes at Augusta National in 3-over and making the cut by three shots. “And Vijay Singh won. The next day I took my dad’s golf clubs, which were dusty and probably never used, and started swinging around. I decided to get my own little set, and it took off from there.”

Shipley wasn’t just hooked, he was adamant. As an elementary schooler, he told anyone in his hometown of Mt. Lebanon, Penn. that he intended to become a professional golfer. In the second grade, he took his bag to school for “show and tell.” Shipley’s class ventured outdoors at recess to watch him launch drivers into the schoolyard. He was a regular at his local junior league. Shipley’s family eventually decided to join St. Clair Country Club, so he could properly hone his craft.

“We joined a country club so that he’d have a place to play,” says his father, also named Neal Shipley, “But we’re not country club people.”

Twenty years later, Shipley will play the weekend at the 88th Masters at a firm and fast Augusta National after being invited as the 2023 U.S. Amateur runner-up. He’s tied for 30th, hanging right in there with legends of the game, including 61-year-old Singh, who sits at 4-over, one stroke behind the 23-year-old on the leaderboard through 36 holes.

Round of the day: Ludvig Åberg

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Ludvig Åberg shot the round of the day Friday with a second-round 69.

The last player to have the round of the day at the Masters — no ties — in his Masters Tournament debut was Smylie Kaufman in 2016 (69 in round three).

History of world No. 1 holding 36-hole lead at Masters

Since the OWGR began in 1986, this will be the fourth time the reigning No. 1 has held the 36-hole lead at the Masters.

1996 Greg Norman — led by four (finished 2nd)

2020 Dustin Johnson — co-led (won)

2022 Scottie Scheffler — led by five (won)

2024 Scottie Scheffler — co-leader

A challenging scoring day at Augusta

Today (75.08) was the highest field scoring average in round two of The Masters since 2007, and just the fourth time in the last 30 years the field averaged higher than 75 in the second round.

Who missed the cut?

The wind was punishing Friday, seemingly eliminating stars in a matter of seconds with one blowup hole being enough to derail a round. Double bogey became a common score to see, like reigning Open Champion Brian Harman (+9) finishing his first round Friday morning by going triple-bogey, double-bogey, double-bogey.

Maybe the most painful missed cut was Justin Thomas. The two-time major winner was even par with four holes to go, but he double-bogeyed 15 and 16, bogeyed 17 and double-bogeyed 18 to miss the cut by losing seven shots in four holes.

Viktor Hovland was one of the best players in the world six months ago, but his fascinating, strange struggles continue as Hovland went from 4-under early Thursday to shooting an 81 in round two to drop to 8-over and miss out on the weekend.

Others to miss the cut include three-time major winner Jordan Spieth (+9), Wyndham Clark (+7), Sam Burns (+9) and Dustin Johnson (+13).

Masters Round 2 takeaways: Scheffler, DeChambeau, Homa share 36-hole lead

LIV has 8 make the cut

DeChambeau is certainly doing most of the heavy lifting for the LIV field as he sits at 6-under for the co-lead, but LIV brought 13 golfers to the Masters and eight made the cut. It might not be looking like the same success as three golfers finishing top four last year, yet multiple players are still in the mix.

DataGolf gives DeChambeau a 23 percent chance of winning the Masters, while Cam Smith sits at 1-under par at the halfway point. Smith is one of the better players at Augusta, with four top-10s here in the last five years. Patrick Reed, another Masters expert who won the green jacket in 2018, is T16 at even par.

Other LIV golfers to make the cut include Brooks Koepka (+2), Tyrell Hatton (+2), Joaquin Niemann (+4), Phil Mickelson (+4) and Jon Rahm (+5). Rahm, the defending Masters champ, shot 76 in round two to take himself out of contention but still made the cut. Meanwhile, 2020 Masters champ Dustin Johnson missed out at 13-over.

DeChambeau in lead with new custom-made irons

One of the stories of the tournament has been not just DeChambeau’s impressive play — where he co-leads at 6-under par — but also his fascinating switch to a new set of custom-made, 3D-printed irons that were only approved by the USGA this week.

The approval was down to the wire, with DeChambeau receiving feedback last week they’d be non-conforming due to too sharp of groove edges. He didn’t receive full approval of the set made by a company called Avoda until early Tuesday morning. Despite the Masters being 48 hours away, he switched to them immediately and felt comfortable by the end of Wednesday. Thursday, he shot a first-round 65 for the solo lead.

“They have just got a different curvature on the face than other equipment,” Dechambeau explained. “Most equipment is flat. These have a different curvature on the face that allows me to have my mis-hits to go a little straighter sometimes.”

DeChambeau has had the idea for these irons since 2020, and when asked if he couldn’t find a manufacturer to make them he only said: “I’m not going to speak much more on that but I’ve had this idea for a long, long time.”

The set is one of a kind, with DeChambeu confirming there is no backup set. He said they’re holding up well, but if anything did happen to them he would switch back to his Ping i330s that he’s been using since July. It’s worth noting that since July, DeChambeau has had two LIV wins and four straight top-10s.

Scheffler shoots second-round 72

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After a tricky day at Augusta National, Scottie Scheffler is atop the leaderboard at the Masters.

He shot a second-round 72 with three birdies and three bogeys.

Scheffler is in a three-way tie atop the leaderboard with Bryson DeChambeau and Max Homa.

JT misses the cut

Justin Thomas will once again miss the cut at the Masters due to an abysmal back nine. The two-time major champion finished double-double-bogey-double to shoot a back nine 42, carding a 7-over 79 for his second round. Thomas suffered a very similar fate last year at Augusta National, when he came in with four bogeys and a double to miss the weekend, playing in a torrential downpour.

While many big names struggled on Friday afternoon on a firm, fast and brutally windy Augusta, Thomas's implosion feels particularly notable, especially in the wake of his recent split with his longtime caddie Jim "Bones" Mackay.

Thomas missed the cut in three of the four majors last season and hoped 2024 would serve as a sort of blank slate. So far, his PGA Tour results have shown signs of hope (he has four top-12s this season) but is Thomas still in the midst of his major championship slump?

Tiger compared to the field average

(Photo: Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)

Tiger Woods beat the field average in each of the first two rounds. Today was the 80th time in his Masters career he's shot a score better than the field that day.

Highest percentage of rounds beating field in Masters history (min. 30 rounds):

Lloyd Mangrum, 81.7 percent

Tiger Woods, 81.6 percent

Ben Hogan, 79.6 percent

Hovland falls to 8-over-par

Viktor Hovland is now 8-over but he's still having a very good week because all golf clothing discourse is now solely about Jason Day/Malbon.

Max Homa is finally having his Masters breakthrough

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Max Homa walked up to the beginning of the most famous three holes in golf, alone, unconcerned with the legend behind him. Unconcerned with the surroundings or the stage.

Back on the 10th green, Tiger Woods and Jason Day took their time reading putts and finishing the hole. But Homa had his par. He had his co-lead at the Masters. So for a full two minutes, Homa walked ahead, up the hill to the start of Amen Corner.

This time was going to be different. This time, he was going to worry about himself.

He thought back to his journal scribblings from Thursday night, a habit he’s been focusing on the past year. He writes what he’s grateful for and mental goals for the day. And on Thursday night he wrote a simple mantra.

However good I am is however good I am.

Read more about Homa's second-round performance here .

Rahm back-to-back birdies

Jon Rahm, the reigning Masters champion, had a double bogey on the 14th hole.

That brought him to 6-over, below the cut line.

How did Rahm respond?

With back-to-back birdies on 15 and 16. His birdie on 16 was well below the hole on the green.

Rahm is 4-over-par and currently inside the cut line. Can he hang on to make the weekend?

Zach Johnson responds to apparent profanity toward patrons: 'That's laughable'

Zach Johnson responded to his apparent profanity toward patrons on the par-3 12th.

"That I swore at the patrons? That's laughable," Johnson said. "That's completely laughable. I can't hear the patrons, number one. Number two, I just made a triple bogey on the 12th hole that evidently is going to make me miss the cut, which at the time I knew was pretty sensitive in the sense that I needed to keep making pars.

"If I've said anything, which I'm not going to deny, especially if it's on camera, one, I apologize, and two, it was fully directed towards myself entirely because I can't hear anything behind me. Does that make sense?"

Scheffler bogeys 13 after finding water

Scottie Scheffler entered the 13th hole with a one-shot lead at the Masters. He left it in a three-way tie with Max Homa and Bryson DeChambeau after putting an aggressive second shot into Rae's Creek. His nice chip from the drop gave him a chance to save par, but he just barely missed the putt to ultimately bogey the hole. Some might call it slight karma after Scheffler caught a lucky break on 13 yesterday.

He hit a similar approach that fell short in round one but that time it miraculously stayed up on the hill above the creek. He was able to chip up and still birdie the hole. Now, he enters the final five holes at even par for the round.

Tyrrell Hatton criticizes pace of play

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Englishman Tyrell Hatton criticized the pace of play in the group in front of him at the Masters on Friday, a group that included LIV teammate Patrick Reed in addition to Sungjae Im and Kurt Kitayama.

"Yeah, the lads in front have been so slow," Hatton said. "It's pretty poor from the officials that it took 32 holes to put them on the clock. Yesterday they'd lost a hole and a half, and then they weren't any better even this morning, and then for the second round they were just brutal. Fine for them; they're not waiting on any shot that they hit. But for us, we stood in the fairway, we stood on the tee. It was really hard to get a rhythm, so it was disappointing that it took 32 holes for an official to go, oh, we've put the group in front on the clock."

Hatton said he said something to a rules official on the eighth hole when his group had to wait to hit on 8 because the group ahead was still putting on the green. He said he knew that group was the culprit because the group two ahead was already teeing off on the 10th hole.

"It's a small field. It's not hard to really keep up with the group in front. I understand if you've had a tough hole, but when it's just like every hole, then it's a bit more frustrating."

DeChambeau shoots 73

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Bryson DeChambeau shoots a second-round 73.

An up and down back nine for DeChambeau who recorded three bogeys and two birdies.

He also had the content moment of the day when he carried a direction sign with his bare hand.

DeChambeau is currently at 6-under-par and tied with Max Homa.

Scottie Scheffler is the solo leader at 7-under-par.

Howling winds at Augusta

The winds are howling at Augusta National.

Gary Woodland's ball at the par-3 16th moved down the green from its original spot.

Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele had an extra wait at the par-4 11th.

A difficult conclusion to this second round ahead.