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Bill Bailey's Australian tour has been rescheduled to September, October & November 2022 due to Covid-19. Tickets will remain valid for the new show dates.  Ticket buyers will be contacted by the venues and ticketing agencies with the new dates. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused. Thankyou for your understanding and patience during this unprecedented time.

How did we get here?  How do we find our way through this?  And exactly who are we again?  In Bill’s new show,  EN ROUTE TO NORMAL , Bill ponders these and other questions that this moment in history has thrown up and tries to see a way through the strange unreality of our new world.  With Bill naming the show before we’d even heard of Covid-19,  EN ROUTE TO NORMAL  has become not just a funny, heart-warming mix of stories, music and history, but a personal mission to find our way through these strange times!  

Last in Australia in 2018, the British Comedy Award winner is a frequent visitor to our shores, with Aussies flocking to theatres to see the master in action. Irreverent and immensely talented,  EN ROUTE TO NORMAL  will be the seventh show that Bill has brought down under, delivered with the energy the multi-faceted entertainer is known for.

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RESCHEDULED SHOW DATES

Empire Theatre, Toowoomba, QLD Sat 23 Oct 2021 now valid for Thu 22 Sep 2022

The Events Centre, Caloundra, QLD Thu 28 Oct 2021 now valid for Sat 24  Sep 2022

QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane, QLD Mon 25 Oct 2021 now valid for Sun 25 Sep 2022 Tue 26 Oct 2021 now valid for Tue 27 Sep 2022 Wed 27 Oct 2021 now valid for Wed 28 Sep 2022

Star Theatre, Gold Coast, QLD Fri 29 Oct 2021 now valid for Fri 30 Sep 2022

Riverside Theatre, Perth, WA Mon 1 Nov 2021 now valid for Mon 3 Oct 2022 Tue 2 Nov 2021 now valid for Tue 4 Oct 2022

Performing Arts Centre, Mandurah, WA Sun 31 Oct 2021 now valid for Thu 6 Oct 2022

Wrest Point Entertainment Centre, Hobart, TAS Tue 9 Nov 2021 now valid for Sun 9 Oct 2022

Princess Theatre, Launceston, TAS Mon 8 Nov 2021 now valid for Mon 10 Oct 2022

Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA Fri 5 Nov 2021 now valid for Wed 12 Oct 2022 Sat 6 Nov 2021 now valid for Thu 13 Oct 2022

Costa Hall, Geelong, VIC Sat 13 Nov 2021 now valid for Sat 15 Oct 2022

Town Hall, Wollongong, NSW Fri 19 Nov 2021 now valid for Mon 17 Oct 2022 Thu 25 Nov 2021 now valid for Tue 18 Oct 2022

Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC Mon 15 Nov 2021 now valid for Thu 20 Oct 2022 Tue 16 Nov 2021 now valid for Fri 21 Oct 2022 Wed 17 Nov 2021 now valid for Sat 22 Oct 2022

State Theatre, Sydney, NSW Sun 21 Nov 2021 now valid for Wed 26 Oct 2022 Mon 22 Nov 2021 now valid for Thu 27 Oct 2022 Wed 24 Nov 2021 now valid for Fri 28 Oct 2022

Civic Theatre, Newcastle, NSW Fri 26 Nov 2021 now valid for Sun 30 Oct 2022 Sun 28 Nov 2021 now valid for Mon 31 Oct 2022

Coliseum Theatre, Sydney, NSW Tue 23 Nov 2021 now valid for Tue 1 Nov 2022

Civic Hall, Ballarat, VIC Sun 14 Nov 2021 now valid for Thu 3 Nov 2022

Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, VIC Fri 12 Nov 2021 now valid for Fri 4 Nov 2022

Royal Theatre, Canberra, ACT Sat 27 Nov 2021 now valid for Sat 5 Nov 2022

Bill Bailey Announces En Route To Normal Australian Tour 2022

Bill  performed this show with rave reviews and sold out theatres in New Zealand earlier this year

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Following a thumbs-up from immigration, Bill Bailey returns to Australia with his brand new show En Route To Normal starting in Toowoomba on September 22 and taking him around the country for 16 shows. Bill performed this show with rave reviews and sold out theatres in New Zealand earlier this year while he was there filming his new television series Patriot Brains currently airing on SBS.

How did we get here? How do we find our way through this? And exactly who are we again? In Bill's new show, En Route To Normal, Bill ponders these and other questions that this moment in history has thrown up and tries to see a way through the strange unreality of our new world. With Bill naming the show before we'd even heard of Covid-19, En Route To Normal has become not just a funny, heart-warming mix of stories, music and history, but a personal mission to find our way through these strange times!

Tracing lines through chaotic moments in history, Bill seeks out parallels where human resilience and our ability to endure has got us through times of strife. Through music, songs, and memories, Bill considers our changing priorities, the wonder of dogs, how little things can keep you on track, and rhapsodises on his new-found love of skydiving. He recounts his own experiences of dealing with isolation, ruminating the 'sounds of lockdown' which led to a greater appreciation of birdsong and perhaps led to the creation of music itself, and how our reliance on technology has inspired Bill himself to create dance remixes of video-calling ringtones.

Last in Australiain 2018, the British Comedy Award winner is a frequent visitor to our shores, with a massive Australian fan base flocking to theatres to see the master in action. Irreverent and immensely talented, En Route To Normal will be the seventh show that Bill has brought down under, delivered with the energy the multi-faceted entertainer is known for.

Never one to slow down, Bill had the opportunity to fulfil some lifelong dreams when Covid put a halt to his relentless touring schedule. Most recently taking the dance floor by storm on the iconic reality series Strictly Come Dancing, Bill has also lent his voice to the animated film adaption of children's book Dragonkeeper due for release this year, and managed to find time to write a new book - Bill Bailey 's Remarkable Guide to Happiness, a collection of funny, meditative and thoughtful essays exploring the nature of happiness.

With his trademark blend of satire and surrealism, stories and dismantled jokes, crowd sing-alongs, weird instruments and musical showstoppers, don't miss this legendary comedian, musician and actor back on stage!

Empire Theatre, Toowoomba, QLD Thu 22 Sep 2022

The Events Centre, Caloundra, QLD Sat 24 Sep 2022

QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane, QLD September 25, 27, 28

The Star Gold Coast, QLD Fri 30 Sep 2022 Riverside Theatre, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, WA October 3 & 4

Performing Arts Centre, Mandurah, WA Thu 6 Oct 20

Wrest Point Entertainment Centre, Hobart, TAS Sun 9 Oct 2022

Princess Theatre, Launceston, TAS Mon 10 Oct 2022

Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA October 12 & 13

Costa Hall, Geelong, VIC Sat 15 Oct 2022

Town Hall, Wollongong, NSW October 17 & 18

Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC October 20, 21, 22

State Theatre, Sydney, NSW October 26, 27, 28, 29 November 8

Civic Theatre, Newcastle NSW October 30, 31

Sydney Coliseum Theatre, NSW Tue 1 Nov 2022

Civic Hall, Ballarat, VIC 3 Nov 2022

Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, VIC Fri 4 Nov 2022

Royal Theatre Canberra, ACT Sat 5 Nov 2022

For tickets, visit https://www.bohmpresents.com or www.billbailey.co.uk

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Bill Bailey – Rescheduled Australian Tour 2022

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and uncertainty, Bill Bailey’s tour will be rescheduled to September/October/November 2022.

Bill Bailey  will now bring his brand new show  En Route To Normal starting in Toowoomba on September 22 2022 and taking him around the country for 28 shows. Bill performed this show with rave reviews and sold-out theatres in New Zealand earlier this year while he was there filming his new television series Patriot Brains  currently airing on SBS.

Bill Bailey said    “ I was hoping to be in Australia for my EN ROUTE TO NORMAL tour this October, but due to the current Covid situation there, it’s now not going to happen.  I can’t tell you how much I’ll miss not being there  – my Australian tours are a highlight of my touring year. Counting down to the time when I can return in 2022, and hopefully catch up with you all then”

“All tickets will be valid for next year and the venues will be in contact with all ticket holders in due course about the rescheduled dates.   I hope you’re all doing OK.”

All tickets are valid for the rescheduled dates listed below and do not need to be exchanged. Simply present your existing ticket(s) at the venue on the new date.

Empire Theatre, Toowoomba, QLD Sat 23 Oct 2021 now valid for  Thu 22 Sep 2022

The Events Centre, Caloundra, QLD Thu 28 Oct 2021 now valid for  Sat 24 Sep 2022

QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane, QLD

Mon 25 Oct 2021 now valid for  Sun 25 Sep 2022

Tue 26 Oct 2021 now valid for  Tue 27 Sep 2022

Wed 27 Oct 2021 now valid for  Wed 28 Sep 2022

The Star Gold Coast, QLD Fri 29 Oct 2021 now valid for  Fri 30 Sep 2022

Riverside Theatre, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, WA Mon 1 Nov 2021 now valid for  Mon 3 Oct 2022 Tue 2 Nov 2021 now valid for  Tue 4 Oct 2022

Performing Arts Centre, Mandurah, WA

Sun 31 Oct 2021 now valid for  Thu 6 Oct 2022

Wrest Point Entertainment Centre, Hobart, TAS

Tue 9 Nov 2021 now valid for  Sun 9 Oct 2022

Princess Theatre, Launceston, TAS

Mon 8 Nov 2021 now valid for  Mon 10 Oct 2022

Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA

Fri 5 Nov 2021 now valid for  Wed 12 Oct 2022

Sat 6 No 2021 now valid for  Thu 13 Oct 2022

Costa Hall, Geelong, VIC

Sat 13 Nov 2021 now valid for  Sat 15 Oct 2022

Town Hall, Wollongong, NSW

Fri 19 Nov 2021 now valid for  Mon 17 Oct 2022

Thu 25 Nov 2021 now valid for  Tue 18 Oct 2022

Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC

Mon 15 Nov 2021 now valid for  Thu 20 Oct 2022

Tue 16 Nov 2021 now valid for  Fri 21 Oct 2022

Wed 17 Nov 2021 now valid for  Sat 22 Oct 2022

State Theatre, Sydney, NSW

Sun 21 Nov 2021 now valid for  Wed 26 Oct 2022

Mon 22 Nov 2021 now valid for  Thu 27 Oct 2022

Wed 24 Nov 2021 now valid for  Fri 28 Oct 2022

Civic Theatre, Newcastle NSW Fri 26 Nov 2021 now valid for  Sun 30 Oct 2022  Sun 28 Nov 2021 now valid for  Mon 31 Oct 2022

Sydney Coliseum Theatre, NSW Tue 23 Nov 2021 now valid for  Tue 1 Nov 2022

Civic Hall, Ballarat, VIC

Sun 14 Nov 2021 now valid for  Thu 3 Nov 2022

Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, VIC

Fri 12 Nov 2021 now valid for  Fri 4 Nov 2022

Royal Theatre Canberra, ACT Sat 27 Nov 2021 now valid for  Sat 5 Nov 2022

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Uk comedy legend bill bailey confirms 2022 australian tour dates.

The UK’s best loved comedian has confirmed shows in Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo for 2022.

Following a thumbs-up from immigration, UK comedy icon Bill Bailey is locked in to return to Australia for the huge nationwide tour of his brand new show, ‘En Route To Normal’.

Marking Bailey’s first in Australia since 2018, the tour was originally slated to go-ahead last year but was postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and uncertainty across Australia.

With those postponed dates now 100 percent confirmed, Australian audiences will now witness his brand-new show, En Route To Normal in September, October and November 2022, encompassing Bailey’s trademark blend of satire and surrealism, stories and dismantled jokes, crowd sing-alongs, weird instruments and musical showstoppers that we’ve come to know and love.

The key takeaways

• Bill Bailey confirms Australian tour for his brand-new show
• Bailey will bring the show, En Route To Normal to Victoria with stops in Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and Melbourne in 2022
• All tickets are valid for the rescheduled dates and don’t need to be exchanged, with more tickets now on sale

Keep up with the latest in local entertainment via our website.

Bailey will kick off the tour in Toowoomba on September 22 2022 and head around the country for 28 shows, now stopping at Costa Hall in Geelong on Saturday, October 15, the Palais Theatre in Melbourne on October 20-22, Civic Hall in Ballarat on November 3 and Ulumbarra Theatre in Bendigo on November 4 2022.

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Receiving rave reviews and sold-out theatres in New Zealand earlier this year, Bailey’s new show ponders the questions surrounding our current state of being, many of which we’re sure we’ve all asked ourselves over the past 18 months.

With questions like, ‘how did we get here?’, ‘how do we find our way through this?’ and ‘exactly who are we again?’, the British Comedy Award winner muses these through music, songs, and memories, and considers our changing priorities, the wonder of dogs, how little things can keep you on track, and rhapsodises on his new-found love of skydiving.

In a show that’s being coined ‘solid gold’, Bailey also recounts his own experiences of dealing with isolation , ruminating the ‘sounds of lockdown’ which led to a greater appreciation of birdsong and perhaps led to the creation of music itself, and how our reliance on technology has inspired him to create dance remixes of video-calling ringtones, something I’m sure a few of us will be able to relate to.

Naming the show before COVID-19 even existed (what a time), the En Route To Normal show has become not just a funny, heart-warming mix of stories, music and history, but a personal mission to find our way through these strange times!

Garnering a huge following down under in his years of touring, En Route To Normal will be the seventh show that Bill has brought to Australia, delivered with the energy the multi-faceted entertainer is known for.

Bill Bailey ‘En Route To Normal’ updated tour dates: 

Costa Hall, Geelong – Sat 15 Oct 2022

Palais Theatre, Melbourne – Thu 20 Oct, Fri 21 Oct, Sat 22 Oct 2022

Civic Hall, Ballarat – Thu 3 Nov 2022

Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo – Fri 4 Nov 2022

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here .

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British comedian Bill Bailey will spend over a month touring around Australia this spring. Bailey had to cancel his visit in late 2021 , but has confirmed he’ll return to Australia this September.

Bailey’s En Route to Normal tour kicks off in Queensland on Thursday, 22nd September. He’ll perform in Toowoomba, Caloundra, Brisbane, and Gold Coast before heading to Perth and Mandurah, WA; Hobart and Launceston, TAS; Adelaide, SA; Geelong, Melbourne, Ballarat, and Bendigo, VIC; Wollongong, Sydney, and Newcastle, NSW; and finishing up in the nation’s capital on Saturday, 5th November.

Bailey has been a frequent Australian tourist over the last couple of decades. He was last here in 2018 performing the show, Earl Of Whim sy. En Route to Normal grapples with questions such as, How did we get here? How do we find our way through this? And exactly who are we again?

Bailey’s performances always feature plenty of weird instruments and crowd sing-alongs, as well as the comedian’s signature satire and surrealist stories. Bailey will also be spruiking his new book,  Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide to Happiness , first published in 2020.

Bill Bailey – En Route To Normal 2022 Australian Tour

• Thu, 22nd Sep – Empire Theatre, Toowoomba, QLD
• Sat, 24th Sep – The Events Centre, Caloundra, QLD
• Sun 25th, Tue 27th, Wed 28th Sep – QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane, QLD
• Fri, 30th Sep – The Star Gold Coast, QLD
• Mon 3rd, Tue 4th Oct – Riverside Theatre, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, WA
• Thu, 6th Oct – Performing Arts Centre, Mandurah, WA   Thu
• Sun, 9th Oct – Wrest Point Entertainment Centre, Hobart, TAS
• Mon, 10th Oct – Princess Theatre, Launceston, TAS
• Wed 12th, Thu 13th Oct – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA
• Sat, 15th Oct – Costa Hall, Geelong, VIC
• Mon 17th, Tue 18th Oct – Town Hall, Wollongong, NSW
• Thu 20th, Fri 21st, Sat 22nd – Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
• Wed 26th, Thu 27th, Fri 28th, Sat 29th – State Theatre, Sydney, NSW
• Sun 30th, Mon 31st Oct – Civic Theatre, Newcastle NSW
• Tue 1st Nov – Sydney Coliseum Theatre, NSW
• Thu 3rd Nov – Civic Hall, Ballarat, VIC
• Fri 4th Nov – Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, VIC
• Sat 5th Nov – Royal Theatre Canberra, ACT
• Tue 8th Nov – State Theatre, Sydney, NSW

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Bill Bailey will bring his 'En Route to Normal' tour to Australia

Comedian Bill Bailey is heading back down under and bring his new  En Route To Normal  tour across the country this September and October.

How did we get here? How do we find our way through this? And exactly who are we again? In Bill’s new show, En Route To Normal , Bill ponders these and other questions that this moment in history has thrown up and tries to see a way through the strange unreality of our new world.

With Bill naming the show before we’d even heard of Covid-19, En Route To Normal has become not just a funny, heart-warming mix of stories, music and history, but a personal mission to find our way through these strange times.

Tracing lines through chaotic moments in history, Bill seeks out parallels where human resilience and our ability to endure has got us through times of strife. Through music, songs, and memories, Bill considers our changing priorities, the wonder of dogs, how little things can keep you on track, and rhapsodises on his new-found love of skydiving.

He recounts his own experiences of dealing with isolation, ruminating the ‘sounds of lockdown’ which led to a greater appreciation of birdsong and perhaps led to the creation of music itself, and how our reliance on technology has inspired Bill himself to create dance remixes of video-calling ringtones.

Bailey is one of the world’s most loved comedians and fondly remembered for his roles in TV shows including  Black Books  and  Skins – where he memorably played Maxie’s Dad.

The tour will kick off in Toowoomba, it’ll be the first of a massive 16 shows the comedian has locked in.

The tour will come to Perth on October 3rd and 4th taking over the Riverside Theatre, and then he’ll log a date at the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre on 6th October.

For all the dates and tickets head to Bohm Presents .

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