COMEDIAN John Bishop’s stratospheric rise continued last night with the announcement of a sixth date at Liverpool’s Echo Arena.
The 43-year-old will now play on December 22 after a fifth show, added to his tour last week, all but sold out within hours of going on sale on Saturday.
It means the Liverpool-born, Runcorn-raised funnyman is now performing his new Sunshine Tour show at the Arena on consecutive nights, from December 17-22, and to a potential 60,000 people.
Bishop went on Twitter last night to describe it as a “crazy weekend for ticket sales” with “places selling much faster than thought”.
The comedian last played the Echo Arena in May at the end of his Elvis Has Left The Building Tour, which was first tried out a year earlier in front of 100 people at the city’s Unity theatre.
Ian Congdon, Echo Arena sales manager, said: “What an amazing year for John Bishop. The demand for his tickets was phenomenal.
“We are delighted to be welcoming him back to the Echo Arena for what will be a fantastic six nights of comedy.”
Tickets for the December 21 and 22 shows cost £20 from the ticket hotline, on 0844 800 3680.
