# Monsters Tour > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Monsters_Tour > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Monsters_Tour.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters_Tour > Source revision: 1331665299 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|2014 comedy tour by Lee Evans}} {{Infobox concert | concert_tour_name = Monsters Tour | artist = [Lee Evans](/source/Lee_Evans_(comedian)) | image = 300px | start_date = 18 August 2014 | end_date = 30 November 2014 | number_of_legs = 1 | number_of_shows = 65 | last_tour = Roadrunner Tour
(2011) | this_tour = Monsters Tour
(2014) }} The '''Monsters Tour''' was the final comedy tour of the British comedian [Lee Evans](/source/Lee_Evans_(comedian)).{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}} The tour visited [Bournemouth](/source/Bournemouth), [Brighton](/source/Brighton), [Nottingham](/source/Nottingham), [Sheffield](/source/Sheffield), [Birmingham](/source/Birmingham), London, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, [Aberdeen](/source/Aberdeen), Liverpool, [Newcastle upon Tyne](/source/Newcastle_upon_Tyne), Dublin, Belfast and Cardiff. Tickets went on sale in late May 2013.{{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}}{{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 }} The tour followed a fairly similar route to Evans' 2011 Roadrunner Tour.{{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}} 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.[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/news/lee-evans-announces-retirement-from-comedy-on-the-jonathan-ross-show-9872538.html The Independent] ==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](/source/Bournemouth) |rowspan="37"|[England](/source/England) |rowspan="7"|[Bournemouth International Centre](/source/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](/source/Brighton) |rowspan="7"|[Brighton Centre](/source/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](/source/Nottingham) |rowspan="5"|[Capital FM Arena Nottingham](/source/Capital_FM_Arena_Nottingham) |- |5 September 2014 |- |6 September 2014 |- |7 September 2014 |- |8 September 2014 |- |11 September 2014 |rowspan="3"|[Sheffield](/source/Sheffield) |rowspan="3"|[Motorpoint Arena Sheffield](/source/Sheffield_Arena) |- |12 September 2014 |- |13 September 2014 |- |17 September 2014 |rowspan="5"|[Birmingham](/source/Birmingham) |rowspan="5"|[National Indoor Arena](/source/Barclaycard_Arena) |- |18 September 2014 |- |19 September 2014 |- |20 September 2014 |- |21 September 2014 |- |25 September 2014 |rowspan="6"|[London](/source/London) |rowspan="6"|[The O2 Arena](/source/The_O2_Arena) |- |26 September 2014 |- |27 September 2014 |- |2 October 2014 |- |3 October 2014 |- |4 October 2014 |- |9 October 2014 |rowspan="4"|[Manchester](/source/Manchester) |rowspan="4"|[Manchester Arena](/source/Manchester_Arena) |- |10 October 2014 |- |11 October 2014 |- |12 October 2014 |- |16 October 2014 |rowspan="3"|[Glasgow](/source/Glasgow) |rowspan="3"|[Scotland](/source/Scotland) |rowspan="3"|[The SSE Hydro](/source/The_SSE_Hydro) |- |17 October 2014 |- |18 October 2014 |- |24 October 2014 |rowspan="2"|[Leeds](/source/Leeds) |rowspan="2"|England |rowspan="2"|[First Direct Arena](/source/First_Direct_Arena) |- |25 October 2014 |- |27 October 2014 |rowspan="2"|[Aberdeen](/source/Aberdeen) |rowspan="2"|Scotland |rowspan="2"|[Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre](/source/Aberdeen_Exhibition_and_Conference_Centre) |- |28 October 2014 |- |30 October 2014 |rowspan="3"|[Liverpool](/source/Liverpool) |rowspan="6"|England |rowspan="3"|[Echo Arena Liverpool](/source/Echo_Arena_Liverpool) |- |31 October 2014 |- |1 November 2014 |- |6 November 2014 |rowspan="3"|[Newcastle](/source/Newcastle_upon_Tyne) |rowspan="3"|[Metro Radio Arena](/source/Metro_Radio_Arena) |- |7 November 2014 |- |8 November 2014 |- |11 November 2014 |rowspan="2"|[Dublin](/source/Dublin) |rowspan="2"|[Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland) |rowspan="2"|[3Arena](/source/3Arena_(Dublin)) |- |12 November 2014 |- |14 November 2014 |rowspan="2"|[Belfast](/source/Belfast) |rowspan="2"|[Northern Ireland](/source/Northern_Ireland) |rowspan="2"|[Odyssey Arena](/source/Odyssey_Arena) |- |15 November 2014 |- |19 November 2014 |rowspan="4"|London |rowspan="4"|England |rowspan="4"|[Wembley Arena](/source/Wembley_Arena) |- |20 November 2014 |- |21 November 2014 |- |22 November 2014 |- |24 November 2014 |rowspan="7"|[Cardiff](/source/Cardiff) |rowspan="7"|[Wales](/source/Wales) |rowspan="7"|[Motorpoint Arena Cardiff](/source/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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Monsters Tour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters_Tour) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters_Tour?action=history)). 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