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Frank Skinner: ‘I’ve always operated near the line. If it moves, I move with it’

The comedian on his love of poetry, navigating political landmines and why Edinburgh is so close to his heart

W est Bromwich-born Frank Skinner, 66, studied for a master’s in English literature and worked as a lecturer before trying standup for the first time aged 30. He won the Perrier award at the Edinburgh festival fringe four years later, in 1991. On TV, he co-hosted Fantasy Football League , followed by his own chatshow and Room 101 . He currently presents a show on Absolute Radio and a critically acclaimed poetry podcast. He now returns to Edinburgh with a new show, 30 Years of Dirt . He lives in north London with his partner and their 11-year-old son.

What’s the concept of your new stand up show ? I’m not big on concepts – I always think they’re an excuse for not writing enough jokes – but I accidentally landed on one. It’s about the fact that when I started out, I loved a knob joke, but in the past decade that’s worked against me a bit. People see it as a bit lowbrow. Yet whenever I’ve been infected by that snobbery and tried to write a clean show, it’s failed. So the new show is about how I enjoy good old Rabelaisian wit. I call it that to lend it intellectual credibility.

Is Edinburgh close to your heart? Isn’t it where your son was conceived? It is. In Advocates Close. Not literally in the close, in a flat. I also won the Perrier award there, so it’s full of happy memories.

What changes have you seen on the comedy circuit over the decades? A lot of modern comedians secretly want to be actors. They’re always asking agents: “Can you get me into a drama?” What used to be an hour of standup has become a one-person theatrical event. They talk about personal tragedy amid the gags. I don’t have a problem with that. When I started out, Patrick Marber would go on stage with a plastic ear or a little trumpet and do silly prop gags, then Mark Thomas would do 20 minutes of hardcore leftwing politics, then I’d go on and do knob jokes. Somehow, that mix of styles worked.

Do comedians nowadays fear causing offence and getting cancelled? I’ve always operated near the line, and if the line moves then I move with it. There’s definitely comedy to be had on and around that line.

In the process of becoming more inclusive, has stand up lost its edge? Comedy is supposed to be difficult. Otherwise there’d be all sorts of losers doing it! I enjoy the challenge of navigating through the landmines. Besides, it’s not like I’m desperate to go up there and lay into various minorities. I don’t do that in my normal life. Why should I on stage?

Has the success of your poetry podcast taken you by surprise? I did it very much as a labour of love, but it hasn’t been the niche thing that I assumed it would be. I do them in my bedroom on my laptop. Self-sufficiently hunched over a microphone, talking about poetry, is a joyous way to operate.

Have you heard from people it’s inspired to read or write poetry themselves ? One guy I know really well, who’s a very unlikely candidate for this, said to me: “Don’t tell anyone, but I’ve started writing poetry as a result of your podcast. Not to show anyone, it’s just a good way of clearing my thoughts.” I’ve also heard from quite a few poets. Donna Stonecipher , the American poet, told me sales of her book went up 600% the week after the episode about her.

Which poets do you reread most often? I read an article last week about people who’d been up for poet laureate but got rejected by the government and I basically loved them all: Auden, Larkin, Stevie Smith, Robert Graves. But it’s important to keep reading new poets too. I hadn’t heard of Jean Sprackland before the new series, for example, but she’s great.

Is there a poetry book you recommend or buy as a gift? A fantastic anthology called The Zoo of the New , compiled by Nick Laird and Don Paterson. I’ve got a garden bench that my brother-in-law bought me. It’s got a brass plaque with a quote from a Liz Berry poem called Birmingham Roller . I love to sit there with my feet up, grab an anthology and just see what’s on the next page. That would probably be my definition of bliss.

How did it feel to get an MBE in the new year honours list? You get an email, which is not how I expected to find out. Turning it down never crossed my mind. Because I’ve got that vaudevillian strain in me, there was no soul-searching, it just seemed like a brilliant thing. On the day, you’re there for four hours with no food or drink. It’s a little like being detained, except there’s lots of gold on the walls. The actor Stephen Graham was there too, which made me feel better. He does lots of gritty stuff, so I didn’t feel like a sellout.

Do you now sign your name as Frank Skinner MBE ? No, but I’ve noticed it appearing on letters. I went to Royal Ascot last month and it was on my invite. These are strange times indeed. For a joke, some friends bought me some headed notepaper that says: “From the desk of Frank Skinner MBE”.

You said you might vote Green before the last election. How will you vote next time? I always have those wobbles but I basically just vote Labour. When I was in the student union, I came down to London for a march and we went to have a look at 10 Downing Street. This will age me, but James Callaghan got out of a car and waved at me. I thought: “Right, I’m voting Labour for the rest of my life.” It’s also based on a romantic sense of my working-class background, although my dad was a working-class Tory. If anyone asked why, he used to say: “If you put a beggar on horseback, he’ll ride into hell.” But I don’t think you can class Keir Starmer as a beggar.

Has Starmer got what it takes to win? Definitely. I think he can start getting the mugs made. If the Labour party doesn’t win the next election, you wonder if they’ll be here for another one.

You’re a practising Catholic. Would you consider doing a show about your faith? I do mention it on stage but only because it’s so integral to me. I don’t feel the need to preach, but I don’t exclude it either. If something funny happens in Mass on a Sunday, I’m not going to edit out the fact that I was in Mass. My mission is to normalise rather than evangelise.

Are you and David Baddiel as close as ever? Obviously our friendship’s taken a bit of a knock because he’s just written a book celebrating atheism [ The God Desire ]. Jews Don’t Count was brilliant, but if I wanted to read the work of atheists, I could walk into any newsagent. No, we’re still very close indeed. I love him, it’s as simple as that.

The Women’s World Cup is in full swing. Is it surreal to hear Three Lions still being sung? I enjoy hearing it being sung an octave higher at the women’s games. If the Lionesses win the World Cup, my excitement won’t be any less than if the men won. I would’ve been loath to say that 12 months ago because it sounds like some sort of woke gesture, but I genuinely think it’s thrilling.

How are you feeling about your beloved West Bromwich Albion next season? I’ve never had less optimism for a season. It’s worrying to have a Chinese billionaire owner who borrowed £5m from the club and has missed two deadlines to pay it back. It’s a matter of time until we get deducted points for financial irregularities. You get a bit older, don’t get to games as often and wonder if maybe you don’t care as much. But then somebody takes over the club and abuses it and you feel real rage. Maybe the passion is still in there.

You turned 66 this year. How do you feel about ageing? For most of my life, I was an old man in waiting, so I feel at home now. Some people are born to be younger – they have an incredible teenage time but spend the rest of their life lamenting its loss. Whereas I feel my time has only just arrived.

Frank Skinner’s 30 Years of Dirt is at the Assembly George Square, Edinburgh, 3-27 August. Tickets at edfringe.com

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Frank Skinner has confirmed additional 30 Years of Dirt shows.

Following an autumn run at London's Lyric Theatre, the British comedy legend and has lined up over 25 new dates for his latest critically acclaimed stand-up show, with the new run of gigs set to kick off in Dublin on March 13.

He'll then head to Basingstoke, Cardiff, Swansea, Liverpool, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Nottingham, Bath, Cambridge, Coventry, Blackburn, Manchester, Birmingham and more cities you can check out below. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Wednesday (December 20).

The tour will follow his previously confirmed residency at The Gielgud Theatre on London’s Shaftesbury Avenue between February 5 and 17. Tickets for those shows are already on sale.

NEW // Set to follow his upcoming residency at London's @GielgudTheatre this February, Frank Skinner's new show, 30 Years Of Dirt, will hit the road for a HUGE tour of the UK and Ireland this spring! Tickets go on sale at 10am on Wednesday👉 https://t.co/9p66Eycazo pic.twitter.com/iOjuKFOYi5 — Stereoboard (@stereoboard) December 18, 2023

Frank Skinner Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows

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Frank Skinner announces 14 new '30 Years of Dirt' shows for February 2024

He will bring the show to The Gielgud Theatre

Comedy legend and Absolute Radio presenter Frank Skinner has announced 14 more performances of his latest critically acclaimed stand-up show, 30 Years of Dirt.

Frank will be providing the laughs at The Gielgud Theatre on London’s Shaftesbury Avenue from Monday 5th February to Saturday 17th February 2024.

It follows Frank’s seven sold-out 30 Years of Dirt shows this autumn at the Lyric Theatre, and his extended performances at Edinburgh Fringe over the summer.

Tickets to Frank Skinner’s 14 shows at The Gielgud Theatre go on sale RIGHT HERE at 10am on Thursday 23rd November.

For exclusive pre-sale access to tickets, sign up to Frank’s mailing list today at https://www.frankskinnerlive.com/mailing-list

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Absolute radio’s hottest upcoming tours in 2023 and 2024:, the black keys.

April and May 2024 will see The Black Keys return to the UK for a run of three headline concerts . The first of the trio of shows took place in Manchester on Saturday 27th April 2024, with the Ohio duo then heading to London for two shows on Tuesday 7th May and Wednesday 8th May. The shows will follow the release of the Grammy Award-winning rockers' 12th studio album, 'Ohio Players', which was released on Friday 5th April 2024. Buy tickets here

Keane - 2024

'Somewhere Only We Know' hitmakers Keane are set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album 'Hopes and Fears' with a UK arena tour in May 2024. As well as releasing a remastered version of the record, they will be embarking on a six-date UK arena tour, which began on Friday 3rd May 2024 in Leeds, visiting Birmingham, Manchester, Bournemouth and Cardiff before culminating in London on Friday 10th. The tour will celebrate Keane's body of work from 'Hopes and Fears', through to their 2019 studio album 'Cause and Effect', and will see support from The Sherlocks and The Lathums. Buy tickets here

Nickelback - 2024

Canadian rockers Nickelback will be gracing the UK with four-date arena tour in May 2024, with chart-topping UK indie-rock band Lottery Winners joining them at all dates. The 'Get Rollin' Tour' will hit the UK on Thursday 16th May 2024 with a show at Glasgow OVO Hydro, with Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger, Daniel Adair then playing dates at Manchester AO Arena, London The O2 and finishing the run at Birmingham Utilita Arena on Thursday 23rd May. Buy tickets here

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - 2024

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have released UK & Ireland tour dates for 2024, with shows beginning at Cardiff Principality Stadium on Sunday 5th May. Shows will then take place in Belfast, Kilkenny, Cork and Dublin, before the string of concerts ends at Sunderland Stadium of Light on Wednesday 22nd May. The Boss and his incredible band will then return in July for a huge show at London Wembley Stadium on Thursday 25th July 2024. Buy tickets here

Elbow - 2024

Elbow will head on their seven-date UK arena tour in May 2024, in support of their tenth studio album, which will be released two months prior in March. Opening at Brighton Centre on Tuesday 7th May 2024, the tour will then visit London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds and Manchester before culminating at Nottingham Motorpoint Arena on Wednesday 15th May. Buy tickets here

Eric Clapton - 2024

Guitar virtuoso Eric Clapton will embark on a headline UK & Ireland tour in May 2024, with dates beginning at Newcastle's Utilita Arena on Thursday 9th. Slowhand will then play arenas in Liverpool, Birmingham and Dublin before culminating with four nights at London's world-famous Royal Albert Hall - where Eric, and Jeff Beck's wife Sandra Beck, organised the two sold-out Jeff Beck tribute concerts in May 2023 - which featured a plethora of guest performers. Buy tickets here

Bryan Adams - 2024

The legendary Bryan Adams will be bringing tour dates to the UK in May 2024! The Canadian music star will kick off his UK tour dates with a three-night residency at London's Royal Albert Hall, from Monday 13th to Wednesday 15th May 2024, performing his hit 1996 album '18 til I Die' in full alongside other hits from his distinguished back catalogue. He will then visit Coventry and Sheffield, before ending the string of shows in Cardiff on Sunday 19th May 2024. Buy tickets here

The Black Crowes - 2024

The Black Crowes have an upcoming four-date headline English tour lined up for May 2024. The short trek will see Chris and Rich Robinson and co. perform at Manchester O2 Apollo on Tuesday 14th May, then London Eventim Apollo and Newcastle O2 City Hall before finishing at Wolverhampton Civic Halls on Saturday 18th May. Buy tickets here

Liam Gallagher - 2024

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Oasis' landmark debut album 'Definitely Maybe', Liam Gallagher will embark on a headline UK & Ireland tour in June 2024. The 'Definitely Maybe 30 Years Tour' will see the former Oasis vocalist, turned solo star, perform 'Definitely Maybe' in its entirety over the course of 12 dates, which kick off at Sheffield Utilita Arena on Saturday 1st June 2024. The tour will also see the legend travel to Cardiff, before taking in multiple dates in London, Glasgow and Dublin - ending in Manchester on Thursday 7th June 2024. Liverpool indie icons Cast will play support for Liam at a selection of dates, with Dundee upstarts The View supporting at the other dates.

Britpop Classical - 2024

An orchestral celebration of Britpop has been announced for June 2024, featuring members of five 90s indie bands. Vocalists taking to the stage alongside the full orchestra are Simon Fowler (Ocean Colour Scene), John Power (Cast / The La's), Mark Chadwick (The Levellers), Mark Morriss (The Bluetones), and Saffron (Republica). The tour will begin with a trio of shows at London's Eventim Apollo on Friday 7th June 2024, before calling in at Birmingham Symphony Hall on Saturday 8th June, and Manchester Bridgewater Hall on Sunday 9th June. Buy tickets here

James - 2024

'Sit Down' legends James will be heading on their eight-date UK arena tour in June 2024. With special guests Razorlight, James will begin the string of dates in Aberdeen on Monday 3rd June 2024, performing in Newcastle, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Birmingham and Manchester - before ending their tour in London on Saturday 15th June. On top of that, the band will be fresh from releasing their 17th studio album, which is set for release in April 2024. Buy tickets here

Thirty Seconds to Mars - 2024

Thirty Seconds to Mars will be bringing their tour to the UK in June 2024 - two months after the initially scheduled dates, with the band citing Jared Leto's filming schedule as to why the dates were pushed back. The six-date tour will see them play shows in Nottingham, London, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and Cardiff, from 3rd-10th June 2024. Buy tickets here

Pet Shop Boys - 2024

Pet Shop Boys will head on a five-date UK arena tour in June 2024, in a continuation of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe's 'Dreamworld – The Greatest Hits Live' tour. The synth-pop legends will begin the string of shows in Glasgow on Tuesday 4th June 2024, before heading through Nottingham, Birmingham, Manchester and Belfast, finishing the tour at the Isle of Wight Festival on Saturday 22nd June. Buy tickets here

Foo Fighters - 2024

Foo Fighters will be heading on their highly anticipated UK tour in June 2024. Dates for the shows take place from Thursday 13th June - Thursday 27th, with the tour being the band's first in the UK since the untimely death of drummer Taylor Hawkins , which led to them cancelling their UK stadium tour in June and July 2022. With Josh Freese recruited as their new drummer, Foo Fighters made their live return in May 2023. Foo Fighters will play in Manchester, Glasgow, London, Cardiff and Birmingham, with an extra date added to Manchester due to phenomenal demand.

Download Festival - 2024

The 21st edition of Download Festival has been 'reborn and recharged' as DLXXI, taking place at its spiritual home of Donington Park, Leicestershire, from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th June 2024. The first wave of bands playing were announced on Tuesday 7th November, with the headliners being revealed as Queens of the Stone Age, Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold, as well as over 80 more bands playing over the weekend. With a fresh wave of artists announced in January , names such as Black Stone Cherry, Tom Morello, The Struts, Mr Bungle, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Enter Shikari, Electric Callboy and Of Mice & Men also join the bill. Buy tickets here

Madness - 2024

Just as Madness were about to embark on their 'C'est La Vie' UK arena tour in November 2023, and as their 13th album 'Theatre of the Absurd Presents C'est La Vie' hit the Number 1 spot , the chart-conquering band announced that they would be hitting the road again in the summer of 2024. Their 19-date summer tour includes an extensive run of outdoor shows, beginning on 14th June 2024 and continuing until 10th August. Buy tickets here

The Killers - 2024

Las Vegas indie rock heroes The Killers are celebrating their 20th anniversary with a career-spanning 20-song album titled 'Rebel Diamonds', which will be released on Friday 8th December 2023. The celebratory release will then be followed by a tour in 2024 - with numerous dates across the UK and Ireland announced. Opening with two nights at Dublin 3Arena in mid-June 2024, The Killers then come to the UK for multiple dates at Manchester Co-Op Live, Glasgow OVO Hydro and London's The O2 throughout June and July. Exciting fans further, the band announced in January that they would be performing their blockbuster debut album 'Hot Fuss' in its entirety in their home city of Las Vegas this summer. Buy tickets here

Kings of Leon

On top of their slot at American Express presents BST Hyde Park in the summer of 2024, Kings Of Leon have also added an extra six UK tour dates . Brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill and their cousin Matthew Followill open their arena tour at Leeds First Direct Arena on Thursday 20th June 2024, and they visit Birmingham, Glasgow and Nottingham before concluding at Manchester Co-op Live on Wednesday 10th July 2024 - with their performance at BST Hyde Park sandwiched in the middle on Sunday 30th June. Buy tickets here

Isle of Wight Festival - 2024

The historic Isle of Wight Festival - which stretches back more than half-a-century - returns in 2024, from Thursday 20th – Sunday 23rd June. The festival will return to Seaclose Park, Newport, with headliners including electronic rock gods The Prodigy (Friday), synth-pop legends Pet Shop Boys (Saturday), and the weekend closing with pop punk heroes Green Day. See more acts that have joined the line-up here , as well as the fresh wave announced in February as well as the eight latest names to join the bill. Buy tickets here

Green Day - 2024

Green Day confirmed that they will be heading on tour in the UK & Europe in 2024, following the release of their upcoming album 'Saviors'. The band, made up of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool announced in October 2023 that their 14th studio album 'Saviors' will be released on Friday 19th January 2024. Fans can expect 'The Saviors Tour' to head to the UK & Ireland in June 2024, kicking off the five-date trek at Manchester Emirates Old Trafford on Friday 21st. Joining them for the stadium dates will be chart-conquering Southend-on-Sea collective Nothing But Thieves as well as Hasting punk rockers Maid of Ace. Buy tickets here

Manic Street Preachers and Suede - 2024

Manic Street Preachers and Suede are heading on a co-headline tour in June and July 2024. Following adding an extra concert to the line-up, the two legendary bands will start the string of shows at Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod on Friday 28th June 2024, playing in Dublin, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Manchester and Leeds, before wrapping in London on Thursday 18th July. The two bands will be taking turns closing the shows, with Suede doing the honours in London, Leeds and Dublin, and Manics closing in Llangollen, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Manchester. Buy tickets here

Heart - 2024

Rock legends Heart will be embarking on their first UK tour in eight years this July. The Royal Flush Tour 2024 will see the band play six huge arena shows with special guests Squeeze, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary. The tour will open at London's The O2 on Monday 1st July 2024, then visit Birmingham, Nottingham, Manchester and Leeds before concluding at Glasgow OVO Hydro on Tuesday 9th July 2024. Buy tickets here

AC/DC - 2024

Rumours were rife last year that AC/DC were 'looking at 2024 tour dates' to coincide with their 50th anniversary, and after the rock legends' live return at October 2023's Power Trip festival in California, it has been confirmed that they will in fact perform two colossal concerts at London's Wembley Stadium this summer. As part of 'The Power Up Tour' through Europe, named after the band's chart-topping 2020 album 'PWR UP', the shows are scheduled to take place on Wednesday 3rd and Sunday 7th July 2024. The two huge Wembley shows will mark eight years since AC/DC have performed live in the UK. Opening proceedings for all 24 European dates of 'The Power Up Tour' will come from New York City rockers The Pretty Reckless. Buy tickets here

Kasabian - 2024

Although it's not a tour, one of the UK's best and biggest bands, Kasabian, will be heading to their hometown of Leicester to play a massive headline show at Victoria Park on 6th July 2024. It's been 10 years since the band last played Victoria Park, with the upcoming show promising 'an explosive set list that takes in their remarkable career'. 2024 will prove a big year for the group, with them also releasing their eighth studio album 'Happenings'. On the huge upcoming show, Kasabian - consisting of Serge Pizzorno, bassist Chris Edwards, drummer Ian Matthews and guitarist Tim Carter - said: "We are truly honoured to be playing Victoria Park in our beloved hometown, with all our people for summer solstice two. We cannot wait to get out there and play the biggest party of the summer with you all. See you in the mosh pit."

Catfish and the Bottlemen

Although it's not a complete UK tour, 'Cocoon' legends Catfish and the Bottlemen will be performing a massive outdoor show in Liverpool's stunning Sefton Park this summer. Taking place on 11th July 2024, the show will serve as the band's biggest headline show of their career to date - with the site holding a whopping 32,000 capacity.

Stevie Nicks - 2024

Fleetwood Mac icon Stevie Nicks will headline American Express presents BST Hyde Park this summer, topping the bill at the London festival on Friday 12th July 2024. Not only that, but Stevie will be playing two arena shows in the UK prior to the festival, taking place in Glasgow on Saturday 6th July and Manchester on Tuesday 9th July. Buy tickets here

Scottish-American rockers Garbage will play five headline shows in the UK in 2024, serving as their first headline tour here in five years. As well as their show at Glasgow's TRNSMT Festival on Friday 12th July 2024, Garbage will play their own headline concerts in Edinburgh, Bridlington, Wolverhampton and Manchester before concluding with a huge gig at London's Wembley OVO Arena on Saturday 20th July. Buy tickets here

Kendal Calling - 2024

Kendal Calling returns for another year, following another triumphant year in the hallowed fields of Lowther Deer Park in 2023. The 2024 festival will take place at the slightly later date of Thursday 1st - Sunday 4th August, with the line-up including huge acts such as Paul Heaton - with guest singer Rianne Downey - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, The Streets, Paolo Nutini, Keane, Feeder, Declan McKenna, Pale Waves and Kate Nash - as well as over 120 more acts announced - check out the complete line-up right here . Buy tickets here

Boardmasters - 2024

Beachside festival Boardmasters, inspired by freedom, adventure and creativity of surfing and music, returns from 7th-11th August 2024, at its usual location of Newquay, Cornwall. With the lineup boasting 50+ acts, headliners include Sam Fender , Stormzy and Chase & Status as the huge acts head to the Cornish coast. Buy tickets here

Reading & Leeds Festival - 2024

The world-renowned Reading & Leeds Festivals will be returning in 2024, from Wednesday 21st - Sunday 25th August. Giving festival goers an extra day to recover, the Summer bank holiday will take place on Monday 26th August in 2024. Headliners for the events are yet to be announced. Buy tickets here

The Long Road Festival - 2024

The iconic Long Road Festival will return in 2024 over the August Bank Holiday, seeing the return of the three-day extravaganza. Celebrating the music, lifestyle and influences of Country, the line-up is yet to be announced. From Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th August 2024, the festival returns to Stanford Hall estate in Leicestershire with over 60 artists across five stages. Buy tickets here

Texas - 2024

Texas will hit the road in September 2024 for the UK tour dates, with an extra date added to the string of shows due to phenomenal demand. Originally set to start on 6th September 2024, the extra date will now see Sharleen Spiteri and co. kick off their tour at London's The O2 on 5th September 2024. The tour will then see them travel through Leeds, Liverpool, Bournemouth, Cardiff Birmingham and Glasgow. The band have also confirmed that their musical kindred spirt KT Tunstall is the very special guest at all dates. Buy tickets here

Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve - 2024

Elvis Costello and long-time collaborator Steve Nieve will head on an 11-date UK tour , starting on Thursday 5th September 2024 at Glasgow Theatre Royal. Shows will then take place in Gateshead, Manchester, Liverpool, Cardiff, Oxford, Bristol, Poole, London and Ipswich before culminating at Wolverhampton Civic Halls on Wednesday 25th September. After the UK dates, the musical kindred spirits head over to Ireland for a four-night stand at Dublin Vicar St. Buy tickets here

The Libertines - 2024

This autumn, The Libertines will head on their 16-date UK & Ireland tour , beginning in Dublin on Monday 23rd September 2024. Playing another show in Belfast, the English rockers will then continue dates into October, touring through Birmingham, Norwich, Cambridge, Cardiff, Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool, Nottingham and Leeds, then playing two shows in London before their final dates of the tour in November. Buy tickets here

The Last Dinner Party - 2024

Rising indie rock band The Last Dinner Party have lined up a 16-date headline UK and Ireland tour for 2024, in support of their debut album 'Prelude to Ecstasy'. With their album released in February, their tour will begin on Monday 23rd September 2024 at Newcastle's O2 City Hall, before they visit Leeds, Sheffield, Norwich, Lincoln, Cardiff, Birmingham, Nottingham, Bristol, Southampton, Dublin, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool and Cambridge before concluding with a massive show at London's Eventim Apollo on Wednesday 16th October 2024. Buy tickets here

Steve Hackett - 2024

October 2024 will see guitar great Steve Hackett embark on his fresh 15-date 'Genesis Greats, Lamb Highlights & Solo' UK tour . Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Genesis' epic sixth studio album 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway', the setlist will boast a selection of hits from the album, as well as Genesis favourites and songs from his solo repertoire. The tour will open at Aylesbury Friars Waterside on Wednesday 2nd October 2024, and visit Portsmouth, Bristol, Cambridge, Birmingham, Liverpool, Cardiff, Guildford, Stoke, York, Nottingham, Glasgow, Gateshead, Manchester and Reading before concluding at London Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday 23rd October. Buy tickets here

The Pretenders - 2024

The Pretenders had originally lined up a nine-date headline UK tour for February and March 2024, however due to Chrissie Hynde's knee injury this has been moved to October - as well as adding an extra four shows. Dates now begin at Portsmouth Guildhall on 11th October 2024, playing shows in a number of cities - including three shows at London Palladium - before wrapping at Manchester Bridgewater Hall on 28th October. Buy tickets here

Alice Cooper - 2024

Icon and pioneer Alice Cooper will bring his 'Too Close For Comfort Tour' across the pond in October 2024 , marking his first performance in the UK since 2022. Alice and his award-winning band will begin the string of shows in Glasgow on Monday 14th October, before heading to arenas in Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, before finishing with two shows at London's Eventim Apollo on Sunday 20th and Monday 21st. Buy tickets here

Adam Ant - 2024

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EDINBURGH 2023: Review: FRANK SKINNER: 30 YEARS OF DIRT, Assembly George Square

Frank Skinner proves why he is a top name in British comedy.

Walking onto the stage to a room full of cheers and applause, Skinner quips "we'll see" which cracks up the audience. A good start.

As the show goes on Skinner simply talks us through his 30 years in the industry, telling small anecdotes here and there, all the while remembering funny little stories and jokes from time to time. It's a simple concept that proves not every comedian needs some grand narrative or over the top props to get a laugh. Sometimes just saying funny things for an hour can do the trick.

That is not to say that Skinner is not versatile, proving himself as a pro of comedy and brandishing an abundance of versatile jokes and gags. From mime to personal annecdotes to one liners to humour that is at times highly intelligent and at others ridiculously low brow.

With all of this said, it is clear that Skinner's type of humour is one that is of a certain time. Not that it is politically incorrect, but it certainly skews towards an older demographic. This is perhaps most notable when Skinner discusses how you need to be careful in comedy these days and watch what you say. He never makes any disparaging remarks but his routines on the topic seem overly simplistic, something which is made even more noticeable when you have a star like Daniel Sloss discussing the idea of cancel culture and comedy in great depth and with reverence at the very same arts festival. It just shows the difference in both generations and in humour.

With this in mind, Skinner's show probably is one that is for a slightly more narrow audience and won't attract many outsiders from his already large fan base, though for those that enjoy his work then this show is yet another night of top form comedy from one of Britain's biggest names.

Frank Skinner : 30 Years of Dirt runs at Assembly George Square until 27 August.

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Comic legend Frank Skinner brings his critically acclaimed new show ‘ 30 Years of Dirt’  to London’s West End for seven nights only, following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe. This is Frank’s highly anticipated return to the West End since his hit 2020 ‘Showbiz’ residency.   

WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING ABOUT ‘30 YEARS OF DIRT’    

  “a supernatural sureness of touch…just plain funny in a way that few other comics can touch… supremely fast-witted in his interactions with the crowd…exquisitely vivid in some of his turns of phrase: you can sense Skinner the poetry lover in lines” Dominic Maxwell, The Times     

“ he’s still got it… a comedy master… a masterclass in crowd work, with Skinner getting spontaneous laughs off every interaction…exquisite one-liners”      

Steve Bennett, Chortle     

“Skinner is never less than beadily alert…you come away happy that after 30 years Frank’s still dishing his dirt, and happier still that he can dish plenty more besides.”     

Brian Logan, The Guardian      

“immaculately constructed…Skinner’s crowdwork is as sharp as ever…he can spool out a yarn every bit as entertainingly as prime-era Billy Connolly.”     

Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard  

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The veteran comic returns to the Fringe with a reliably filthy look back on his life

This review is from the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe. ‘30 Years of Dirt’ transfers to the West End in 2024.

A more pedantic soul than Frank Skinner would probably have updated the name of this show to ‘31 Years of Dirt’ after it got postponed last year, or even ‘36 Years of Dirt’, given the title’s a reference to his stand-up career, which began in 1987.

Still, 30 years is approximately correct and (of course) a play on the lyrics to ‘Three Lions’, plus Skinner is not a pedant. Instead, he’s a formidably accomplished raconteur, whose late-blooming success, national treasure status and promise of a filthier live persona all conspire to make him still seem like a relatively fresh prospect for a man now technically past retirement age. 

It’s perhaps not a surprise, though, that ‘30 Years of Dirt’ isn’t a rigorously sculpted high-concept exploration of a new area of comedy. It feels like a man with nothing to prove flexing his stand-up muscles for fun. We get a smattering of extremely loosely connected anecdotes from throughout his life, a LOT of audience interaction – he is understandably transfixed by the fact somebody has brought their eight-year-old along and plonked them on the front row – plus a smattering of meticulously worked killer puns that he drops in to show he can. 

Still, if it’s laidback, it’s hardly tossed off. The section on his unease at an un-PC sermon delivered by a stand-in priest at his church feels perfectly illustrative of his longevity. He’s entirely honest about the fact he's a card-carrying Catholic, and lord knows it’s too late for him to give himself a woke makeover. But it’s his inescapable, excruciating  awareness of what a hole the priest is digging for himself that really makes the joke – Skinner may have a mouth like a sailor at times, but he’s never been about blundering around doing a bit of blue: he’s much wilier and more thoughtful than that. 

Ultimately ‘30 Years of Dirt’ is not a show that’s going to change anybody’s mind about Skinner. It’s not a show in which he’s trying to break any new ground. It’s an hour of Frank Skinner having a nice time being the ruder version of Frank Skinner he’s allowed to be on stage, and I’m pretty sure that’s exactly what everyone in the room wanted (apart from the eight-year-old, who seemed to be having a legitimately bad time).

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Frank Skinner announces 2024 tour

30 Years Of Dirt to hit the road

Frank Skinner has announced a 2024 tour of his latest stand-up show 30 Years Of Dirt.

Kicking off in Belfast’s Ulster Hall on March 12, it will follow a two-week West End residency in London’s Gielgud Theatre. It has already played a week at the Lyric Theatre

Skinner launched the show – following on from his 2019-2020 tour Showbiz – at the Edinburgh Fringe in August, having delayed it for a year because of family health issues. Read our review of the show here .

Despite the title, the 66-year-old comic has actually been a comic for 36 years, having decided to spend £400 of his last £435 booking a room at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1987. 

This year Skinner was appointed an MBE by the Princess Royal for his services to entertainment.

Tickets to the tour go on sale to his mailing list tomorrow and on general sale from 10am on  Wednesday.

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Published: 18 Dec 2023

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Comic legend Frank Skinner returns to London’s Gielgud Theatre following his sold out run earlier this year! His critically acclaimed show 30 Years of Dirt also enjoyed a sold out run at Edinburgh Fringe and Lyric Theatre, and has been hailed Skinner's best show yet. Book your tickets for this strictly limited run now!

About Frank Skinner

Frank Skinner’s live career began in 1987 when he spent £400 of his last £435 booking a room at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Four years later in 1991 he returned to the city and took home comedy’s most prestigious prize, The Perrier Award. Frank created The Frank Skinner Show (ITV), which is widely credited as setting the tone for the modern comedic chat show. With David Baddiel, he created and presented both Fantasy Football and Baddiel & Skinner Unplanned , and, alongside The Lightning Seeds , the pair also wrote the seminal football anthem Three Lions . More recently, Frank created and hosted three series of Frank Skinner’s Opinionated for BBC2, hosted seven series of BBC1’s Room 101 and seven series of Portrait/Landscape Artist of the Year for Sky Arts.

He has presented documentaries covering passions including Muhammad Ali (BBC1), Elvis (BBC4) and investigating the life of George Formby (BBC4). His Absolute Radio show has won three gold awards for Best Speech Programme (2011 and 2014) and Best Entertainment/Comedy Production (2017) at the ARIAs and saw him inducted into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame in December 2015.

For BBC Radio 4, Frank hosted comedy panel show The Rest is History , and wrote and starred in comedy drama series Don’t Start alongside Katherine Parkinson. Most recently he has successfully launched Frank Skinner’s Poetry Podcast with Absolute Radio, which has garnered fantastic reviews. As an author, Frank has published Dispatches from the Sofa ; a collection of columns he wrote for The Times and has written two autobiographies, the first of which, Frank Skinner, was the top selling autobiography of 2002, spending 46 weeks in The Sunday Times Bestseller List. His latest stand-up show, Showbiz, has enjoyed a sold out national tour and subsequent sold out residency at the West End’s Garrick Theatre.

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• “You come away happy that after 30 years Frank’s still dishing his dirt, and happier still that he can dish plenty more besides.” Brian Logan, The Guardian.
• “Immaculately constructed…Skinner’s crowdwork is as sharp as ever…he can spool out a yarn every bit as entertainingly as prime-era Billy Connolly.” Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard.

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Following a sell-out run at the edinburgh fringe and 7-nights at the lyric theatre in london’s west end, comic legend frank skinner is back with his critically acclaimed new show ‘30 years of dirt’..

" a supernatural sureness of touch...just plain funny in a way that few other comics can touch... supremely fast-witted in his interactions with the crowd…exquisitely vivid in some of his turns of phrase: you can sense Skinner the poetry lover in lines " - Dominic Maxwell, The Times

" he’s still got it… a comedy master… a masterclass in crowd work, with Skinner getting spontaneous laughs off every interaction…exquisite one-liners " - Steve Bennett, Chortle

" Skinner is never less than beadily alert…you come away happy that after 30 years Frank’s still dishing his dirt, and happier still that he can dish plenty more besides " - Brian Logan, The Guardian

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Comic legend Frank Skinner brings his critically acclaimed new show ‘ 30 Years of Dirt’  to London’s West End for seven nights only, following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe. This is Frank's highly anticipated return to the West End since his hit 2020 'Showbiz' residency.  

WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING ABOUT ‘30 YEARS OF DIRT’   

“a supernatural sureness of touch...just plain funny in a way that few other comics can touch... supremely fast-witted in his interactions with the crowd…exquisitely vivid in some of his turns of phrase: you can sense Skinner the poetry lover in lines” Dominic Maxwell, The Times

“he’s still got it… a comedy master… a masterclass in crowd work, with Skinner getting spontaneous laughs off every interaction…exquisite one-liners”  Steve Bennett, Chortle     

“Skinner is never less than beadily alert…you come away happy that after 30 years Frank’s still dishing his dirt, and happier still that he can dish plenty more besides.” Brian Logan, The Guardian   

“immaculately constructed…Skinner’s crowdwork is as sharp as ever…he can spool out a yarn every bit as entertainingly as prime-era Billy Connolly.” Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard

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Performance Dates Monday 30 October, 8pm Tuesday 31 October, 8pm Wednesday 1 November, 8pm Thursday 2 November, 8pm Friday 3 November, 8pm Saturday 4 November, 8pm Sunday 5 November, 8pm

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