Ben Elton UK and Ireland Tour 2024: Tickets, dates, venues and more

Ben Elton UK and Ireland Tour 2024 is scheduled to be held from September 1, 2024, to November 14, 2024, in venues across the mainland UK, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland, respectively. The tour, titled Authentic Stupidity, will discuss themes related to the currently ongoing AI crisis.

Ben Elton's new tour, which will feature performances in cities such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Ipswitch, and more was announced, via a post on the official Twitter page of Ticketmaster UK.

Ben Elton UK and Ireland Tour 2024 announcement (Image via @TicketmasterUK)

Tickets for the Ben Elton tour are currently available for purchase. Tickets are priced at an average of £38.30 plus processing fees, depending upon seating choice and venue. Tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster UK.

Ben Elton UK and Ireland Tour 2024 dates

Ben Elton's new UK and Ireland tour, titled Authentic Stupidity, will focus on the burgeoning AI scene, as stated in the official tour announcement on December 14, 2023:

“The verdict’s in! Humanity is thick! Homo halfwit. The idiot branch of the Ape family! We need signs to tell us to step off escalators, we elect gibbering fools to lead us and now we’ve invented Artificial Intelligence which is actually going to replace us!"

The comedian's announcement continued,

"I’ve spent 45 years in comedy exploring the outer limits of human idiocy and my mission has never been more timely. Forget AI! It’s AS we need to be worrying about!”

The full list of dates and venues for the Ben Elton UK and Ireland Tour 2024 is given below:

September 1, 2024 – York, UK, at Barbican
September 2, 2024 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, at Tyne Theatre
September 3, 2024 – Edinburgh, Scotland, at Queen’s Hall
September 4, 2024 – Glasgow, Scotland, at Pavilion Theatre
September 5, 2024 – Aberdeen, UK, at Music Hall
September 7, 2024 – Warrington, UK, at Parr Hall
September 8, 2024 – Nottingham, UK, at Theatre Royal
September 9, 2024 – Birmingham, UK, at Symphony Hall
September 10, 2024 – Sheffield, UK, at City Hall
September 11, 2024 – Cambridge, UK, at Corn Exchange
September 12, 2024 – Bristol, UK, at Beacon
September 15, 2024 - Milton Keynes, UK, at Theâtre
September 16, 2024 - High Wycombe, UK, at Swan Theatre
September 17, 2024 – Bedford, UK, at Corn Exchange
September 19, 2024 – Colchester, UK, at Charter Hall
September 20, 2024 – Hayes, UK, at Beck Theatre
September 21, 2024 - St Albans, UK, at Alban Arena
September 22, 2024 – Basingstoke, UK, at Anvil Theatre
September 23, 2024 – Guildford, UK, at G Live
September 27, 2024 – Leeds, UK, at Playhouse
September 28, 2024 – Swindon, UK, at Wyvern Theatre
September 29, 2024 – Cardiff, UK, at New Theatre
October 2, 2024 – Wolverhampton, UK, at Grand Theatre
October 3, 2024 – Coventry, UK, at Warwick Arts Centre
October 4, 2024 – Stevenage, UK, at Gordon Craig Theatre
October 5, 2024 – Ipswich, UK, at Corn Exchange
October 6, 2024 – Canterbury, UK, at Marlowe Theatre
October 7, 2024 – Aylesbury, UK, at Waterside Theatre
October 10, 2024 – Manchester, UK, at Lowry
October 11, 2024 – Oxford, UK, at New Theatre
October 12, 2024 – Folkestone, UK, at Leas Cliff Hall
October 13, 2024 – Woking, UK, at New Victoria Theatre
October 14, 2024 – Southend, UK, at Cliffs Pavilion
October 15, 2024 – Tunbridge, UK, at Wells Assembly Hall
October 19, 2024 – Poole, UK, at Lighthouse
October 20, 2024 – Portsmouth, UK, at Guildhall
October 21, 2024 – Hastings, UK, at White Rock Theatre
October 24, 2024 – Weston, UK, at Super Mare Playhouse
October 25, 2024 – Barnstaple, UK, at Queens Theatre
October 26, 2024 – Yeovil, UK, at Octagon Theatre
October 27, 2024 – Torquay, UK, at Princess Theatre
October 31, 2024 – Belfast, Northern Ireland, at Ulster Hall
November 1, 2024 – Dublin, Ireland, at 3olympia Theatre
November 3, 2024 – Liverpool, UK, at Philharmonic Hall
November 4, 2024 – Leicester, UK, at De Montfort Hall
November 6, 2024 – Northampton, UK, at Royal And Derngate
November 7, 2024 – Worthing, UK, at Assembly Halls
November 8, 2024 – Crawley, UK, at Hawth Theatre
November 9, 2024 – Weymouth, UK, at Pavilion Theatre
November 11, 2024 – Brighton, UK, at Theatre Royal
November 14, 2024 – Lincoln, UK, at Engine Shed
November 15, 2024 – Chatham, UK, at Central Theatre
November 16, 2024 – Dorking, UK, at Halls
November 18, 2024 – London, UK, at Lyceum Theatre

Ben Elton is best known for his work as the co-writer of the comedy show Blackadder, which starred Rowan Atkinson and has won several awards, including four BAFTA awards.