It was announced today (23rd February 2009) that DAVE GORMAN is going back on the road. And when we say “on the road” we really mean it. Five years after he last toured the UK he’s embarking on a truly unique stand-up comedy tour.

A lot of acts will tell you they’re covering the length and breadth of the country… but DAVE is really doing it. Dave Gorman: Sit Down, Pedal, Pedal, Stop And Stand Up will see the intrepid comedian covering the extremes of the British mainland as he travels from this land’s southernmost point to its northernmost tip, taking in the most easterly and westerly points along the way. If nothing else he’ll get to see four lighthouses.

DAVE will be performing each and every night of the journey but as this is a tour that promises to reach parts of the country that other tours just don’t reach, it goes without saying that the venues will sometimes be a little unconventional too. He’ll play in 2000 seat theatres but also 30 seat village halls. He’ll be performing in a barn, the odd hotel function room and - odder still - a railway dining car.

Oh, and did we mention he’s going to do the whole thing on his push bike? The travelling, we mean. Not the gigs. That would be silly. He’ll be standing up for those. If he still can. He’s 38 and not especially fit. 1500 miles. 32 days in the saddle. 32 nights on the stage. His Mum’s told him not to do it but he won’t listen.

Not that you need to know all this… after all, it’s not a show about the journey. DAVE, whose hit BBC Radio 4 series, Genius, starts its new BBC TWO incarnation on our TV screens this spring, may be widely acclaimed as the pioneer of documentary comedy, but with this show he’s going back to his roots as a straight up, one-man-and-a-mic, stand-up.


“Gorman has seen his stock rise to such an extent that he’s poised, as never before, to make the leap from cult figure to mainstream phenomenon.”
Daily Telegraph

“The man is a true genius.”
The Mirror



For more information, press tickets or an image, please contact: Jenny Stewart or Dan Lloyd. Tel: 020 7598 7222. Email: jenny.stewart@avalonuk.com / danl@avalonuk.com

TOUR DATES

August
Sunday 30th: GRAMPHOUND Village Hall - 01726 883 874
Monday 31st: LISKEARD Sterts Theatre - 01726 879 500

September
Tuesday 1st: EXETER Northcott - 01392 493 493
Wednesday 2nd: TAUNTON The Brewhouse - 01823 283 244
Thursday 3rd: BRISTOL Colston Hall - 01179 223 686
Friday 4th: SWINDON Wyvern Theatre - 01793 524 481
Saturday 5th: WYCOMBE Town Hall - 01494 512000
Sunday 6th: CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange - 01223 357 851
Monday 7th: IPSWICH Regent Theatre - 01473 433 100
Tuesday 8th: LOWESTOFT Marina Theatre - 01502 533 200
Wednesday 9th: KINGS LYNN Corn Exchange - 01553 764 864
Thursday 10th: PETERBOROUGH The Cresset - 01733 265 705
Friday 11th: LEICESTER Y Theatre - 01162 557 066
Saturday 12th: STOKE-ON-TRENT Victoria Hall - 08712 975 454
Sunday 13th: SALFORD The Lowry - 0870 787 5780
Monday 14th: PRESTON Guildhall - 0845 344 2012
Tuesday 15th: LANCASTER Grand Theatre - 01524 64695
Wednesday 16th: KENDAL Brewery Arts Centre - 01539 725 133
Thursday 17th: THRELKELD Village Hall - Tickets available on the door
Friday 18th: CARLISLE venue tbc - tbc
Saturday 19th: DUMFRIES Bridgend Theatre - 0871 230 5587
Sunday 20th: CUMNOCK Town Hall - 0871 230 5587
Monday 21st: GLASGOW The Pavillion - 0141 332 1846
Tuesday 22nd: DUMBARTON Denny Civic Hall - 0871 230 5587
Wednesday 23rd: ARDLUI venue tbc - tbc
Thursday 24th: FORT WILLIAM Fired Art - 01397 705 005
Friday 25th: ARDNAMURCHAN Sonachan Hotel - Tickets available on the door
Saturday 26th: GLENFINNIAN Railway Station - Dining Car - 01397 722 295
Sunday 27th: FORT AUGUSTUS Public Hall - 0871 230 5587
Monday 28th: INVERNESS The Ironworks - 08717 894 173
Tuesday 29th: DORNOCH venue tbc - tbc
Wednesday 30th: LYTH Arts Centre - 01955 641 270