Leigh Francis announces Birmingham ‘My First Time’ tour date - how to get tickets and presale

Leigh Francis has announced he will be going on a UK wide tour next year for the first time in his career. The comedian, who is most known for presenting ITV’s Celebrity Juice, will be making a stop at the Symphony Hall, alongside stops in London, Manchester and Liverpool.

Francis will be bringing his iconic characters and sketches to the stage for the first time in his career, with appearances from Keith Lemon, Bear and Avid Merrion to ‘David Dickinson’, ‘Ant and Dec’ and Myrtle.

The My First Time tour will kick off in Bath on March 6, 2024 before stopping in Birmingham at the Symphony Hall on Sunday, March 31 . Taking to his social media, the comedian said:  "Hey, really exciting news! Well exciting for me! I hope it’s exciting for you! Or at least provokes some sort of interest! I mean, just look how many exclamation marks there is in this quote! It’s definitely news with exciting intent!

"So what is this exciting news? I’m doing my first ever tour! Never done one before. It’s gonna have masks in it! The Bear, Avid Merrion, Amanda Holden’s Gran, not her actual gran but me playing her. I’ll also be playing Keith Lemon, I look just like him! It’s me doing all the characters I do that hopefully have the intent to provoke hilarity! So many exclamation marks, and the word ‘intent’ and ‘provoke’ twice! I’m excited! Come see ME being other people LIVE for the first time! It’ll be your first time and My First Time! Hence the title of the tour My First Time! (There’s another exclamation mark) how exciting!"

How to get presale tickets to Leigh Francis Birmingham show

Ticketmaster is hosting a presale event for tickets to Leigh Francis’ 2024 tour. Presale tickets will go live on Thursday, June 22 at 10am.

Presale sign-up closes at 5pm on Wednesday, June 21 and fans can register via the Ticketmaster website.

When will general sale tickets to Leigh Francis Birmingham show go live?

General sale tickets to Leigh Francis’ My First Time tour will go on sale on Friday, June 23 at 10am. Tickets will be available to purchase on Ticketmaster.