The curfew is the only boss Peter Kay listens to. Most arenas have a hard stop at 11:00pm. Noise regulations. Union rules. The wrath of the neighbours.
But Kay dances right up to that line. He’s like a races cars driver hitting the brakes at the exact last second. You’ll get 10:55pm. You’ll get 10:58pm.
If the show starts at 8:00pm, bank on a finish between 10:30pm and 11:00pm. Anything earlier is a miracle. Anything later is a legendary night.
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The support act is your first clue. If there’s a warm-up comic, that adds twenty minutes. If it’s just a DJ playing Northern Soul records? That’s a shortcut.
Check the setlist whisperers on Twitter. Some fans track his timings like secret agents. “Tonight’s show in Manchester: First half 48 minutes. Interval 22 minutes. Second half 1 hour 14 minutes. Finish 10:53pm.”
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