Tommy Cannon to embark on first solo tour
- Cannon & Ball star Tommy Cannon is embarking on his first ever solo tour
- Rock On Tommy: An Evening with Tommy Cannon will run from September 2023 to May 2024
- The variety show will feature "clips, incredible stories, tons of laughter, audience Q&As and more"
Tommy Cannon, one half of legendary double act Cannon & Ball, is embarking on his first ever solo tour.
Entitled Rock On Tommy: An Evening with Tommy Cannon, the show will see Cannon reminisce about his legendary career in showbusiness, as the straight man to Bobby Ball and "much, much more". The promoters say: "Expect anecdotes, jokes, stories and songs. Tommy will show some of his favourite clips, as well as partake in an audience Q&A."
Cannon & Ball first made their name touring the working men's club circuit, making their television debut in 1968 on Opportunity Knocks. Appearances on The Wheeltappers And Shunters Social Club and Bruce Forsyth's Big Night landed them their own television series. The Cannon And Ball Show ran for nine series from 1979 to 1988 and propelled the duo into the highest echelons of British comedy, selling out seasons in Blackpool, the London Palladium and countless pantomimes, even making the leap to the big screen with 1982's The Boys In Blue, which saw them share the screen with comic royalty - Eric Sykes, Roy Kinnear and Jon Pertwee. A popular live act ever since, bolstered even further when Ball became a fixture of Lee Mack's sitcom Not Going Out, Cannon & Ball came to an end in 2020 with the tragic passing of Ball.
Rock On Tommy will tour the nation from September 2023 to May 2024. The dates are as follows:
2023 dates
Thursday 21 September: BLYTH - Phoenix Theatre
Saturday 23 September: DONCASTER - Empress Ballroom
Wednesday 4 October: STAMFORD - Corn Exchange
Thursday 5 October: SHEFFIELD - Leadmill
Friday 6 October: BISHOP'S STORTFORD - South Mill Arts Centre
Saturday 7 October: MELTON MOWBRAY - Melton Theatre
Sunday 8 October: HULL - Stage Door (above the Comedy Lounge)
Friday 13 October: BIRMINGHAM - Justham Auditorium
Saturday 14 October: EVESHAM - Henrician
Sunday 15 October: LYTHAM ST ANNE's - Lowther Pavilion
Wednesday 18 October: CANNOCK - Prince of Wales Theatre
Thursday 19 October: BRADFORD - Studio Alhambra
Friday 20 October: CREWE - Lyceum
Saturday 21 October: STOCKPORT - Romiley Forum Theatre
Thursday 26 October: ATRINCHAM - The Bowdon Rooms
Friday 27th October: BURNHAM ON SEA - Princess Theatre
Saturday 28 October: SOUTHAMPTON - The Attic
Sunday 29 October: STOURPORT - The Civic
Thursday 2 November: WORKINGTON - Carnegie Theatre
Friday 3 November: BARROW IN FURNESS - The Forum
Saturday 4 November: BLACKPOOL - Pavilion
Tuesday 7 November: ST HELEN'S - Theatre Royal
Wednesday 8 November: WORCESTER - Huntingdon Hall
Thursday 9 November: BRIDGWATER - McMillian Theatre
Friday 10 November: TIVERTON - Community Arts Centre
Saturday 11 November: PAIGNTON - Palace Theatre
Sunday 12 November: CHELMSFORD - Theatre
2024 dates:
Saturday 6 April: WITHAM - Barnard Castle
Saturday 13 April: BLACKBURN - Darwen Library Theatre
Sunday 14 April: YARM - Princess Alexandra Auditorium
Wednesday 17 April: STAFFORD - Gatehouse
Thursday 18th April: BRIERLEY HILL - Civic
Friday 19th April: EASTLEIGH - Thornden Arts Centre
Saturday 20th April: TAUNTON - Brewhouse
Sunday 21st April: LOUGHBOROUGH - Town Hall
Thursday 25 April: LEICESTER - The Y Theatre
Friday 26 April: BURY ST EDMUNDS - The Apex
Saturday 27 April: FAVERSHAM - Alexander Centre
Sunday 28 April: FLEET - The Harlington
Thursday 2 May: RUNCORN - Brindley
Friday 3 May: REDDITCH - Palace Theatre
Saturday 4 May: DISS - Corn Hall
Wednesday 8 May: BRIGHTON - Komedia
Thursday 9 May: GLOUCESTER - Guildhall
Friday 10 May: NEWPORT - Riverfront
Saturday 11 May: KETTERING - Lighthouse Theatre
Tickets for all shows are available via awaywithmedia.com