One of Glasgow’s favourite sons, Billy Connolly, has announced he’s heading back out on the road for a UK arena stand-up tour.
Billy will be taking his High Horse show to London, Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester, Cardiff and beyond but as yet no Glasgow dates have been announced.
The Big Yin was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2013, but earlier this year he revealed that continuing to work helps alleviate his symptoms.
Billy was honoured with a Special Recognition Award at this year’s NTAs, presented to him by his great friend Dustin Hoffman.
Hailed as the UK’s most influential comedian of all time, voted best comedian of all time by the UK’s Channel 4, and included as one of the Huffington Post’s favourite UK comedians, Connolly infuses all his shows with wild retelling of anecdotes relating to his time growing up in Glasgow.
After an apprenticeship as a welder at Clyde shipyards, he became a professional performer in 1962, forming The Humblebums band with Gerry Rafferty, before pursuing a solo career as a comedian.
Aside from starring in numerous films and TV series, Billy has toured worldwide continuously for the last 50 years, performing to an audience of over 10 million.
He hosted Billy Connolly’s World Tour of Scotland, a classic six-part series documenting a tour of his homeland, a theme continued later in his World Tours of New Zealand, Australia and England, Ireland and Wales.
Billy’s original artwork was displayed in a special exhibition earlier this year.
Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour
Wed 2 Nov Birmingham Barclaycard Arena
Sat 5 Nov Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
Sun 6 Nov Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
Tues 8 Nov Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
Fri 11 Nov Manchester Arena
Sun 13 Nov Sheffield Arena
Tues 15 Nov Newcastle City Hall
Wed 16 Nov Newcastle City Hall
Sat 19 Nov Liverpool Echo Arena
Tues 22 Nov Brighton Centre
Wed 23 Nov Brighton Centre
Fri 25 Nov Peterborough Arena
Mon 28 Nov Bournemouth International Centre
Tues 29 Nov Bournemouth International Centre
Tickets available on Ticketmaster
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