A CHARITABLE night of laughter and jokes will be held at the Ricoh Arena next year as TV funnyman Peter Kay visits Coventry as part of his Dance For Life tour.
Following the success of this year’s Dance For Life tour, the 43-year-old has announced plans for his 2017 tour – and all profits from the tour will be donated to Cancer Research UK.
The Farnworth-born comedian’s appearance at the Ricoh’s Ericsson Indoor Arena is part of a six night tour across the UK where Kay will be on stage for the three-hour dance-a-thon.
Uniquely, each of the venues will be spectacularly transformed to accommodate enormous dance floors – which will feature state of the art sound and lights as DJ PK takes to the decks for what promises to be a joyous and unforgettable fundraising experience.
Talking about the fun-filled event – which takes place on Friday, March 3, and Saturday, March 4, Peter said: “I’ve honestly never had so much fun as I had working on Dance For Life earlier this year.
“The atmosphere was so happy and positive – it really is a great way to raise money for the worthiest of causes.
“All people have to do is turn up and dance.”
Peter is encouraging people to get themselves sponsored on justgiving.com where a special Dance For Life team page has been set up.
A spokesperson for the event organisers SJM Concerts said: “We are so excited to be involved again with Peter’s Dance For Life shows, the previous nights were such an achievement and so unique.
“We can’t wait to bring the party to even more arenas.”
Funds raised from the events will fund vital research so more lives can be saved across the UK.
Claire Rowney, director of Stand Up To Cancer at Cancer Research UK, said: “We are so grateful to Peter for hosting his epic Dance For Life events to raise money.
“We need as many people as possible to join Peter and kick cancer’s ass by dancing the night away.”
Tickets for the over 18 only event are £28.50 each with guests openly invited to dress up in fancy dress.
To purchase tickets, visit www.ticketmaster.co.uk or to help raise funds for Cancer Research UK visit www.justgiving.com/teams/danceforlife2017
