Peter Kay has announced he'll be doing a monthly residency at the O2 as part of his huge comeback tour.

The 49-year-old comedian said he 'can't get his head around' the reaction after he announced a huge comeback tour at the weekend.

Kay co-hosted Zoe Ball's Breakfast show on Radio 2 today (9 November) ahead of his return to the stage after 12 years away.

The tour will kick-off next month and will visit arenas across the UK including the O2.

Fans in the Capital were left upset after Kay announced his new tour dates and seemingly forgot to include London.

However the beloved funny man has said he’ll actually become the first artist in history to perform a monthly residency at the arena in North Greenwich starting in December.

During Zoe Ball’s breakfast show, he clarified: “Of course I’m not going to not do London.

“All I can say is yes I am.”

A tweet sent this morning also confirmed the good news, reading: “Peter Kay announces a monthly London residency at@TheO2 has been added to his national arena tour!"

Tickets will go on sale this Saturday (12 November) with shows also set to take place in Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Belfast, Newcastle, Dublin, Glasgow, Cardiff and Nottingham.

The dates at London's O2 Arena are below:

Friday, December 16, 2022
Saturday, 21 January, 2023
Saturday, 18 February, 2023
Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
Saturday, 22 April, 2023
Saturday, 20 May, 2023
Saturday, 3 June, 2023
Saturday, 29 July, 2023
Wednesday, 30 August, 2023
Saturday, 9 September, 2023
Saturday, 7 October, 2023
Saturday, 18 November, 2023

Peter Kay hasn't forgotten about London. Credit: Chris Bull / Alamy Stock Photo.

The full list of locations Kay will be performing includes:

Manchester AO Arena, Friday, December 2, 2022
Manchester AO Arena, Saturday, December 3, 2022
Birmingham Utilita Arena, Saturday, December 17, 2022
Liverpool M&S Bank Arena, Friday, January 6, 2023
Liverpool M&S Bank Arena, Saturday, January 7, 2023
Leeds First Direct Arena, Friday, January 20, 2023
Sheffield Utilita Arena, Friday, January 20, 2023
Belfast SSE Arena, Thursday, February 23, 2023
Belfast SSE Arena, Friday, February 24, 2023
Newcastle Utilita Arena, Thursday, March 9, 2023
Newcastle Utilita Arena, Friday, March 10, 2023
Birmingham Resorts World Arena, Thursday, March 23, 2023

Peter Kay's residency at the O2 Arena begins next month. Credit: A.P.S. (UK) / Alamy Stock Photo.

Dublin 3Arena, Thursday, April 6, 2023
Dublin 3Arena, Friday, April 7, 2023
Glasgow OVO Hydro, Friday, May 5, 2023
Glasgow OVO Hydro, Saturday, May 6, 2023
Leeds First Direct Arena, Friday, May 19, 2023
Cardiff International Arena, Friday, June 16, 2023
Cardiff International Arena, Saturday, June 17, 2023
Nottingham Motorpoint Arena, Friday, July 14, 2023
Nottingham Motorpoint Arena, Saturday, July 15, 2023
Sheffield Utilita Arena, Friday, August 11, 2023

Kay announced his new UK tour during the I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! ad-break on Sunday (6 November) night.

Fans can purchase tickets at http://peterkay.co.uk.

Peter Kay announces monthly residency at O2 as part of comeback tour