Eric Idle is bringing his new solo show, “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, Live!”, to the West Coast for a series of tour dates this fall.
The program gets its name from Idle's “sortabiography.” Always look on the bright side of lifewhich arrived in 2018. Now, the Monty Python member has compiled comedies, original sketches, new songs and, according to a press release, “exactly one fart joke” to form his new one-man show.
The tour begins September 4 in Santa Barbara and continues in San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, Salt Lake City, Denver, Phoenix, Santa Fe and Los Angeles throughout the month. The run concludes with a show on September 27 at the Balboa Theater in San Diego, California. After the tour, Idle will head to Australia and New Zealand for a short run of shows in Australia and New Zealand. See the full list of Eric Idle's tour dates below.
Tickets for the show “Always look on the bright side of life, live!” The tour will go on sale first through an artist pre-sale beginning Tuesday, June 11 at 10:00 a.m. local time through Idle's. website (use password: PUSH). Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 14 at 10:00 a.m. local time. Fans can get tickets through StubHubwhere your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub's Fan Protect program.
Meanwhile, Spamalot – the Monty Python musical he directed with John Du Prez – recently closed in April after a Broadway revival took place in 2023. Idle also took to Twitter recently to clarify that while he and his former Monty Python colleagues own “ everything” they did, changes to royalty distribution and poor management meant they weren’t as “loaded” as people might think.
Eric Idle 2024 Tour Dates:
04/09 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Teatro Lobero
06/09 – San Francisco, CA @ Palace of Fine Arts
10/09 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theater
12/09 – Portland, OR @ Newmark Theater
09/14 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theater
09/17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union
09/19 – Denver, CO @ Ellie Caulkins Opera House
09/22 – Phoenix, AZ @ Orpheum Theater
09/24 – Santa Fe, NM @ Lensic Performing Arts Center
09/26 – Los Angeles, CA @ The United Theater on Broadway
09/27 – San Diego, CA @ Balboa Theater
10/23 – Auckland, New Zealand @ KTK Theater
10/26 – Wellington, New Zealand @ Opera House
10/28 – Christchurch, New Zealand @ Issac Theater Royal
10/31 – Hobart, AU @ Wrest Point Ent Ctr
02/11 – Canberra, AU @ Llewellyn Hall
04/11 – Melbourne, AU @ Hamer Hall
06/11 – Brisbane, AU @ QPAC
09/11 – Gold Coast, AU @ Star Theater
11/11 – Newcastle, AU @ Civic Theater
13/11 – Sydney, AU @ State Theater
11/16 – Perth, AU @ Concert Hall
11/18 – Adelaide, AU @ Festival Theater
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