John Bishop divides fans with announcement about show scheduled on same night as Euros final

The majority of Brits are currently scrambling to sort their plans for the Euro 2024 final on Sunday - and so is John Bishop.

We're all organising our itineraries, searching for tickets for fan zones and planning what time the pre-drinks start, while the comedian has been hastily trying to reschedule his stand-up show which clashes with the pivotal game.

Bishop, 57, has left fans divided with his approach to keeping both his fans and England supporters happy as Gareth Southgate's team prepare to take on Spain at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday (14 July).

I mean, if you had a ticket to his Back At It tour for his gig in Wolverhampton at The Civic Theatre on the same day as the Euros final at 8pm - which is the time that the game will be kicking off - what would you be thinking?

Bishop is sure to make you belly laugh during his one hour and 30 minute set, but a lot of his fans probably aren't keen on the idea of potentially missing out on a history-making moment for our national football team.

The funnyman himself wasn't too pleased about it either... and shortly after the whistle blew in the Three Lions semi-final battle against the Netherlands, he shared an update to ticket-holders on his Instagram account about his show.

Bishop - who is also a former midfielder who enjoyed stints at clubs including Winsford United, Crewe Alexandra and Stalybridge Celtic - received quite a mixed reaction to the short video, though.

In the clip he explained: "This is a message to all the people coming to Wolverhampton on Sunday.

"I'm not doing the show at eight o'clock, the show's going to get moved to the afternoon. You're all gonna get an email in the morning telling you the time. I know it won't suit everybody so anyone who can't make it, we'll give you a refund."

"But we're definitely going to move the time to Sunday afternoon because there's no chance I'm going to be doing it at eight o'clock, because I'm gonna be busy watching these boys," Bishop added.

You can't fault him for throwing his weight behind the lads - but some of his fans who aren't too bothered about the football reckon that it's bang out of order that he is moving the gig, and no laughing matter.

The comment section was flooded with people championing both sides of the argument.

One social media user said: "People moaning... I actually think most would prefer it to be moved ? And if it wasn’t, it would be half empty with people watching the match instead."

Another said: "This is arrogance of the highest level. Just do the job you are being paid to do at the time agreed in the contract made when people bought tickets."

A third added: "We have tickets booked and were panicking so god bless you for moving it. You're a legend!"

A fourth fumed: "Because of a STUPID FOOTBALL GAME."

While a fifth suggested: "Watch it together then do the show! Haha win win."

Others pointed out that the crowd for Bishop might have been a poor turnout due to the scheduling clash.