UK! 2021 Encore Tour – BACK (Old Songs, New Songs, Fuck You Songs) returns!
by Shell 8th Mar 2021 | 61 comments
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Hey UK! In 2019 Tim’s long-awaited tour BACK sold out in record time, received rave audience reviews, critical acclaim and in Australia won the prestigious Helpmann Award for Best Australian Contemporary Concert.
This autumn Tim returns to the UK with encore performances of BACK. So, if you missed out last time or want to go back-to-BACK, this is your chance.
Again there will be Premium Charity Tickets. All of the income from those seats will go to Barnardo’s and Samaritans, the same two charities he supported in 2019. More details here.
Tickets are on general sale here: ticketmaster.co.uk/timminchinUK and from all venues.
Tickets go on sale for the two New! dates at 10am Friday 22nd October, 2021.
Tim Minchin – BACK Encore – UK 2021
ABERDEEN P&J Live – Sat 16th October
EDINBURGH Festival Theatre – Sun 17th October – Try venue for tickets.
YORK Barbican – Tue 19th October
DUNDEE Caird Hall – Wed 20th October
BIRMINGHAM Hippodrome – Sat 23rd Oct – Limited. Try venue for tickets.
BIRMINGHAM Hippodrome – Sun 24th Oct – Limited.Try venue for tickets.
BRIGHTON Centre – Mon 25th October – Low availability
BRIGHTON Centre – Tue 26th October
PORTSMOUTH Guildhall – Thur 28th October – Low availability
NEWCASTLE O2 City Hall – Sun 31st October – Low availability
NEWCASTLE O2 City Hall – Mon 1st November
LEEDS First Direct Arena – Tues 2nd November
HULL Bonus Arena – Wed 3rd November
MANCHESTER O2 Apollo – Sat 6th Nov – SOLD OUT
MANCHESTER O2 Apollo – Sun 7th November – Low availability
LONDON Eventim Apollo – Mon 8th November
LONDON Eventim Apollo – Tue 9th November
PORTSMOUTH Guildhall – Wed 10th November
LONDON Eventim Apollo – Thur 11th November – Low availability
NOTTINGHAM Motorpoint Arena – Sun 14th November
MANCHESTER Apollo – Mon 15th November
LEICESTER De Montfort Hall – Wed 17th Nov – Low availability
IPSWICH Regent Theatre – Thur 18th Nov – SOLD OUT
BLACKPOOL Opera House – Sat 20th Nov – Low availability
STOCKTON Globe Theatre – Sun 21st November
STOCKTON Globe Theatre – Mon 22nd November
CARDIFF Motorpoint Arena – Wed 24th November
OXFORD New Theatre – Thur 25th November
PLYMOUTH Pavilions – Sat 27th November – Low availability
BOURNEMOUTH International Centre – Sun 28th November
LONDON Shepherd’s Bush Empire – Tue 30th November – New!
LONDON Shepherd’s Bush Empire – Wed 1st December – New!
2019 UK REVIEWS FOR BACK
“Even when you think you know what’s coming, Minchin retains a remarkable knack for staying ahead,
with verbal shimmies and tonal feints” ***** The i paper
“A triumphant comeback, a three-hour spectacular” The Guardian
“Spectacular […] A rare example of a long-awaited return that has been worth the long-await” **** The Times
“More music gig than stand-up set. Except that rock lyrics are never, ever this funny” **** Evening Standard
“Roof raising return” **** The Sunday Telegraph
Tickets go on general sale at 10am Friday 12th March following a Ticketmaster presale from 10am Thursday 11th March here: ticketmaster.co.uk/timminchinUK
Fans who have purchased Tim’s studio album Apart Together from his official store will gain access to an exclusive pre-sale from 10am Wednesday 10th March. These fans will be contacted today with a presale code to use here. If you’ve yet to buy an album and you buy it from the official store before the presale ends, with the start of the general sale, at 10am Friday 12th March you’ll be sent a presale access code.
61 Comments
Ginny Roll on 5th of January 2022
I’d not heard of Tim before last night when I was watching the comedy channel on Pluto TV. I love comedy, the brilliance of comedians and their view of life! Needless to say, I was thoroughly blown away with Tim’s performance. I couldn’t believe I’d not seen him before. His piano playing expertise, his humorous take on life, his beautiful expressive eyes, and his wild and crazy energy created an experience I won’t forget! Thank you Tim! When are you coming to America? Your latest fan!
Clare on 23rd of November 2021
We went to see the new show Back, at Stockton-on-Tees, on Sunday night. Absolutely fantastic, thank you Mr Minchin for an excellent evening. Watch out for the Glossary of Terms, so funny.
Colinette on 5th of November 2021
Can I make request for ‘White wine in the sun’ for those of us who can’t get back to Australia for xmas. Going to the Plymouth Guildhall Wednesday 10th November. Thanks.
Laura on 3rd of November 2021
You should come to Sheffield!!!’
Jackie H on 27th of October 2021
Fabulous as always…Worth risking Covid to worship at the (bare) feet of the best songwriter/comedian ever!!
Jan G on 24th of October 2021
Well, wow! Just saw the BACK encore tour in Birmingham last night after what seemed like an interminable Covid induced hiatus. It was worth the wait!
Even though I’ve seen the show already, it did not disappoint. The mix of songs, the emotional gear changes (manipulate us Tim, we like it!), the skill and sassiness of the band and of course, Tim’s consummate ability to entertain while making you think were all exactly as you would hope if you were writing a prescription for a damn good time. The sound mixing (often a bugbear of mine) was immaculate. Bravo all. Only complaint – you didn’t STL. Good job I’m going again.
Robert Holland on 10th of October 2021
As an atheist stuck in the buckle of the American Bible belt (Oklahoma), your comedy and songs have been a staple of my listening fare. I was so excited to hear that you were coming back, however, from what it appears there will not be an opportunity to see this tour in the States any time soon, if at all. Please tell me there are plans to record and release a DVD of this tour. If so, will it be available here?
Sara on 11th of June 2021
Please come to Spain! <3
Denise Rankin on 24th of May 2021
When are you going to tour in America?!
Denise
Jo on 11th of March 2021
Hope you all had better luck today, I certainly did.
It is clear something was wrong with TicketMaster yesterday as today it actually used a queuing system!
Thank you to Shell the amazing web fairy for being so understanding and helpful yesterday.
Bring on October!
Shell on 10th of March 2021
Hi Bonnie – I’ve emailed you.
Shell x
Bonnie marzio on 10th of March 2021
Hi
I pre ordered the cd last October and have not received a pre order sale.
Shell on 10th of March 2021
Hi John – I’ve just emailed you.
Shell x
John on 10th of March 2021
Hi Shell,
Bit confused, I bought the album from the online store (was previously streaming it (a lot!) through Apple Music), but I am still waiting for a presale code. I am a bit confused about:
“If you’ve yet to buy an album and you buy it from the official store before the presale ends, with the start of the general sale, at 10am Friday 12th March you’ll be sent a presale access code.”
– When should I expect to get a presale code? It doesn’t seem like much point if it comes at/after 10am on Friday!?
Shell on 10th of March 2021
I’m sorry to see that some of you have had problems accessing tickets today for the album presale. Ticketmaster say they can help:
So if you want to keep trying today then:
Ticketmaster advise they have a helpdesk where customers can get in touch: https://help.ticketmaster.co.uk/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=360000188797
Or please contact @TicketmasterCS or @TicketmasterUK on Twitter if you’re on there – the social team have been briefed and they will help you.
There are other opportunities to grab some tickets detailed above and here: tomorrow from 10am there’s the Ticketmaster presale and they go on general sale from 10am on Friday: https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/timminchinUK.
Plus venues will be selling tickets on Friday too.
Shell x
Louisa on 10th of March 2021
Now tried for two hours with two different presale codes, different devices, for different venues and dates, I’ve put my payment details in about 100 times and I still just get a page saying “We’re sorry, there are no more tickets available for this promotion”. It then lets me go through the whole process over again for the same seats.
How do we get access to the TIcketmaster presale? Think that’s my only hope now.
Jo on 10th of March 2021
What a con! I now have two copies of the album and logged in before 10 this morning. There were never any tickets available. :(
Laura on 10th of March 2021
Are the album pre-sale tickets for Cardiff already sold out? I’ve been online since before 10am but the site never once gave me the opportunity to purchase any tickets; I just had a spinning wheel on three different devices and now that’s disappeared and the album pre-sale option has moved to the bottom of the list.
Lou on 10th of March 2021
NO matter what I do, the purchase isn’t going through for the Plymouth date. I’ve now entered my card details and had the “securing tickets” page 18 times, and still it only comes up “no tickets available for this promotion”. Every time I go through the entire thing again to be offered the same seats, then it fails again.
Shell on 10th of March 2021
Louise and Jae – Check your Inboxes.
Shell x
Louise P on 10th of March 2021
Hi, i bought album with online gig but haven’t received code – please help 😬
Jae on 10th of March 2021
still no presale code any help would be great
Shell on 10th of March 2021
Hi Sarah – I’ve emailed you about this.
Shell
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Sarah L on 10th of March 2021
Sorry, not the tour – it was bought with the live stream, obviously! Same question – how do I get my presale code?
Sarah L on 10th of March 2021
Hi
I bought an album from the official store with the last tour but haven’t had a presale code through? I have checked spam folder and nothing there? What do I need to do to get one?
Shell on 10th of March 2021
Hi Janice – You should have received a code I believe. I’ll email you shortly to try to help.
Shell
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Janice on 10th of March 2021
Hello, I purchased the album from the official store but haven’t received a code for Wednesday’s pre-sale. I’m in the US but planning to go to a UK show. Are US fans not getting the code? Thanks!!
Shell on 9th of March 2021
Hi Neville – I’m told that the Premium Charity tickets are only available from Ticketmaster and not until Thursday morning onwards, so when you access either the Ticketmaster presale on Thursday from 10am or their General on sale on Friday from 10am you’ll be able to buy them. https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/timminchinUK
Thank you for supporting the charity tickets.
Ruth – The album presale access is for those who bought the physical album from the official store here: https://tim-minchin.lnk.to/StoreWE I’ll email you about this shortly too.
Louise – I’m sorry to hear that. Did you buy it from the official store as linked above in my reply to Ruth? No need to reply here – I’ll email you too.
Shell
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Louise Brereton on 9th of March 2021
I bought a copy of the album when it was released but have not received a code for buying presale tickets.
Ruth on 9th of March 2021
Hi, I bought 2 copies of the album with the live stream ticket but haven’t received a code yet and have checked my spam folder but not there either?
Neville Trumper on 9th of March 2021
How can I purchase the Premium Charity tickets for UK shows?
Shell on 9th of March 2021
Hi Chris – I’m sorry you didn’t receive a code. Maybe check your -spam folder – some have ended up in there. I’ve replied by email too.
Shell
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Chris on 9th of March 2021
I pre-ordered two copies of the Album on vinyl from the official store back in August but I have not received a code. :(
Shell on 9th of March 2021
Hi EST – It’s worth checking your spam folder in case it went in there, or it may just be being sent out in a batch later in the day. In the meantime I’ve replied to you by email too. Lucky friend with a turntable!
Shell
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EST on 9th of March 2021
I bought the vinyl album yesterday in order to get the presale code but I haven’t heard anything since then. How do I get the presale code? I don’t even have a turntable! Was going to give it to a friend. Please help! Thanks :)
Shell on 9th of March 2021
Hi Bobbi – You can access the Ticketmaster presale on Thursday simply by using the link above or here: https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/timminchinUK
Shell
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Bobbi on 9th of March 2021
How does one go about accessing the ticket master pre-sale on Thursday please?
Shell on 8th of March 2021
Hi Lucy – I’m afraid I don’t think so. Tim has just said, in an Insta vid, that there’s some scheduling difficulty this time. But I’m sure he’ll be back as soon as he can.
Hi Andy – It’s a ticket limit of 6 tickets per person and per credit card as it says on the Ticketmaster site (click the little ‘i’ at the very top of the page – bottom of the black banner for their full guidance) so that’s the limit per individual transaction… This is for the Thursday and Friday Ticketmaster sales.
The album presale is different; For that there is a 4 ticket limit per code and then it expires.
Shell x
Lucy on 8th of March 2021
Hi Shell,
Will there be any Scottish dates announced at some point?
Andy on 8th of March 2021
Does anyone know what the limit will be for tickets bought in the presale(s)?
Having a whole family of avid Tim fans (plus partners) does make life stressful… :-)
Thanks x
Andy on 8th of March 2021
From Birmingham to Newcastle via Brighton: did Robin Ince have a hand in planning this itinerary perchance? 😉
Lou on 8th of March 2021
Hi again, please ignore previous comment, all sorted but I can’t delete! Thanks for all the help Shell!
Shell on 8th of March 2021
Hi Kath, Plymouth Pavilions will appear in the Ticketmaster listings – it’s just taking its time. It is listed here on Ticketmaster’s About section as well as in this blog: https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/tim-minchin-tickets/artist/1152153#about
Hi Lori, I’m told ‘Generally £40 and £45 with fees on top. Some venues will have £35 seats too. Charity seats £145’.
Hi Elly, The album presale access is for those who bought the physical album – Vinyl or CD – from the official store here: https://tim-minchin.lnk.to/StoreWE.
Shell x
Audrey on 8th of March 2021
Waves sadly from Scotland to those parts of the UK allowed to play with the amazing Mr Minchin.
Elly on 8th of March 2021
I bought my album and watched the live show but haven’t had an email with presale code?
Sharman on 8th of March 2021
Why not Belfast?
Kath Tooley on 8th of March 2021
Plymouth shows here on 27 Nov but not on the Ticket master site. Is that date confirmed?
Lori on 8th of March 2021
Is there any indication of price anywhere?
Lauura on 8th of March 2021
❤️
Shell on 8th of March 2021
Hi Andrew – I’m told that the Charity tickets are only available from Ticketmaster and not until Thursday morning onwards.
Hi Lou – The album presale access is for those who bought the album from the official store here: https://tim-minchin.lnk.to/StoreWE
Shell x
Lou on 8th of March 2021
Do we get presale access if we bought the album as a bundle with the livestream gig tickets?
Andrew Rowley on 8th of March 2021
Will the charity tickets be available during the presale period?
Shell on 8th of March 2021
Hey,
For those asking – there are CDs available from the ‘official store’ linked above: https://tim-minchin.lnk.to/StoreWE.
Ticketmaster is just being a bit slow to populate its list, I think, but all dates above will be on there soon.
Shell x
Christopher on 8th of March 2021
So sad there is no Scotland dates on this. I attended his concert a couple years ago and it was fantastic. Such a shame Scotland missed out. Better to call it an England and Wales tour.
Hardy Weston on 8th of March 2021
Hey, I can’t seem to find the album on the website am I just being a bit dim or have they all been sold out?
If so if I order the album from amazon will I still get the presale code?
Thank you
Tracy on 8th of March 2021
Why Arent all dates on ticketmaster?
Tracy on 8th of March 2021
Why are all the dates not on ticketmaster?
Helen on 8th of March 2021
Northern Ireland is upset
Kirsty on 8th of March 2021
There are no links to purchase the CD/ditigal download via the above link. Can it be confirmed if it is still available please.
Laura on 8th of March 2021
Does the vinyl album count for getting a presale code? That seems to be the only version of the album available on the official store and while I don’t have a turntable so would prefer to buy the digital download or CD, I’d buy the vinyl format provided it gets me the presale code. Thanks.
Becky J on 8th of March 2021
HE’S PLAYING CARDIFF! It sounds like he’s about to understand suffering.