{{Short description|2014 comedy tour by Lee Evans}} {{Infobox concert | concert_tour_name = Monsters Tour | artist = Lee Evans | image = 300px | start_date = 18 August 2014 | end_date = 30 November 2014 | number_of_legs = 1 | number_of_shows = 65 | last_tour = Roadrunner Tour<br> (2011) | this_tour = Monsters Tour<br> (2014) }}
The '''Monsters Tour''' was the final comedy tour of the British comedian Lee Evans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/live/preview/lee_evans_monsters_standup_tour_tickets/ |title=Lee Evans Monsters - 51 date 2014 stand-up tour |publisher=British Comedy Guide |date=14 May 2013 |accessdate=16 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a481304/lee-evans-monsters-comic-announces-new-51-date-arena-tour.html |title=Lee Evans 'Monsters': Comic announces new 51-date arena tour |publisher=Digital Spy |date=14 May 2013 |accessdate=16 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-22522500 |title=Lee Evans announces 51-date tour for 2014 |publisher=BBC |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=16 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.backstagepass.biz/2013/05/lee-evans-announces-51-date-monsters-uk.html |title=LEE EVANS announces 51 date 'Monsters' UK & Ireland 2014 Arena Tour - Full list of tour dates here |publisher=Backstage Pass |date=14 May 2013 |accessdate=16 May 2013}}</ref> The tour visited Bournemouth, Brighton, Nottingham, Sheffield, Birmingham, London, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Aberdeen, Liverpool, Newcastle upon Tyne, Dublin, Belfast and Cardiff. Tickets went on sale in late May 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/leisure/10420552.Lee_Evans__new_Monsters_tour_to_kick_off_in_Bournemouth/ |title=Lee Evans' new Monsters tour to kick off in Bournemouth |publisher=Basingstoke Gazette |date=15 May 2013 |accessdate=16 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/3239923 |title=Lee Evans to bring Monsters tour to Aberdeen |publisher=Evening Express |date=15 May 2013 |accessdate=16 May 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130707024107/http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/3239923 |archive-date=7 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The tour followed a fairly similar route to Evans' 2011 Roadrunner Tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leeevansontour.co.uk/roadrunner_schedule.php |title=LEE EVANS ON TOUR: ROADRUNNER |publisher=Lee Evans |date= |accessdate=16 May 2013}}</ref> A live DVD was recorded at the NIA, Birmingham, on Saturday 20 September, and Evans received a standing ovation following the finale. On 20 November Evans announced the tour to be his last ever, subsequently announcing his retirement from comedy.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/news/lee-evans-announces-retirement-from-comedy-on-the-jonathan-ross-show-9872538.html The Independent]</ref>
==Tour dates== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !width="150"|Date !width="150"|City !width="150"|Country !width="300"|Venue |- |18 August 2014 |rowspan="7"|Bournemouth |rowspan="37"|England |rowspan="7"|Bournemouth International Centre |- |19 August 2014 |- |20 August 2014 |- |21 August 2014 |- |22 August 2014 |- |23 August 2014 |- |24 August 2014 |- |26 August 2014 |rowspan="7"|Brighton |rowspan="7"|Brighton Centre |- |27 August 2014 |- |28 August 2014 |- |29 August 2014 |- |30 August 2014 |- |31 August 2014 |- |1 September 2014 |- |4 September 2014 |rowspan="5"|Nottingham |rowspan="5"|Capital FM Arena Nottingham |- |5 September 2014 |- |6 September 2014 |- |7 September 2014 |- |8 September 2014 |- |11 September 2014 |rowspan="3"|Sheffield |rowspan="3"|Motorpoint Arena Sheffield |- |12 September 2014 |- |13 September 2014 |- |17 September 2014 |rowspan="5"|Birmingham |rowspan="5"|National Indoor Arena |- |18 September 2014 |- |19 September 2014 |- |20 September 2014 |- |21 September 2014 |- |25 September 2014 |rowspan="6"|London |rowspan="6"|The O<sub>2</sub> Arena |- |26 September 2014 |- |27 September 2014 |- |2 October 2014 |- |3 October 2014 |- |4 October 2014 |- |9 October 2014 |rowspan="4"|Manchester |rowspan="4"|Manchester Arena |- |10 October 2014 |- |11 October 2014 |- |12 October 2014 |- |16 October 2014 |rowspan="3"|Glasgow |rowspan="3"|Scotland |rowspan="3"|The SSE Hydro |- |17 October 2014 |- |18 October 2014 |- |24 October 2014 |rowspan="2"|Leeds |rowspan="2"|England |rowspan="2"|First Direct Arena |- |25 October 2014 |- |27 October 2014 |rowspan="2"|Aberdeen |rowspan="2"|Scotland |rowspan="2"|Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre |- |28 October 2014 |- |30 October 2014 |rowspan="3"|Liverpool |rowspan="6"|England |rowspan="3"|Echo Arena Liverpool |- |31 October 2014 |- |1 November 2014 |- |6 November 2014 |rowspan="3"|Newcastle |rowspan="3"|Metro Radio Arena |- |7 November 2014 |- |8 November 2014 |- |11 November 2014 |rowspan="2"|Dublin |rowspan="2"|Ireland |rowspan="2"|3Arena |- |12 November 2014 |- |14 November 2014 |rowspan="2"|Belfast |rowspan="2"|Northern Ireland |rowspan="2"|Odyssey Arena |- |15 November 2014 |- |19 November 2014 |rowspan="4"|London |rowspan="4"|England |rowspan="4"|Wembley Arena |- |20 November 2014 |- |21 November 2014 |- |22 November 2014 |- |24 November 2014 |rowspan="7"|Cardiff |rowspan="7"|Wales |rowspan="7"|Motorpoint Arena Cardiff |- |25 November 2014 |- |26 November 2014 |- |27 November 2014 |- |28 November 2014 |- |29 November 2014 |- |30 November 2014 |- |}
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== * [http://www.leeevans.net// leeevans.net] – Official website of Lee Evans
Category:Comedy tours