Paul Heaton explains why he and Jacqui Abbott are keeping UK tour ticket prices low

Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott appeared on BBC Breakfast

Paul Heaton on BBC Breakfast
Author: Scott ColothanPublished 7th Oct 2022
Last updated 7th Oct 2022

To celebrate the release of their new studio album ‘N.K-Pop’ today (7th October), Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott appeared on BBC Breakfast for a chat.

During the interview, Paul Heaton explained why they’re charging just £30 per ticket on their upcoming UK tour at a time when many artists’ tickets are at least double that.

Factoring in fees, the highest fans should pay for Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott’s 12-date tour this November and December is £35.50, and the price is the same for wherever you sit in the arena.

Reflecting upon the current financial climate, Paul Heaton told Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty: “It's really important through the coming months and possibly years that we tell the fans that ‘we're getting paid enough and we want to keep it low for you.’

“I think people are delighted that… I'm very much against greed within the industry because I feel as though there is a quite a lot. And so, we're trying to just battle and just say, ‘look, we'll do it as far as low as we can’ and set a bit of an example.”

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott’s new tour calls in at a mix of arenas and theatres, opening at Swansea Arena on Saturday 26th November and closing at London’s The O2 on Saturday 17th December.

The former Beautiful South stars also visit Llandudno, Blackpool, Bridlington, Glasgow, Stockton, Portsmouth, Nottingham, Birmingham, Sheffield and Manchester as part of the tour. The special guest at all 12 dates in Billy Bragg.

In October 2021, Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott performed free concerts in London, Glasgow and Nottingham for NHS workers.

In May of this year, Paul Heaton celebrated his 60th birthday by putting £1,000 behind the bar at 60 pubs around the UK.

The ever generous singer donated an undisclosed sum to unemployed staff at Q Magazine when it closed in 2020.

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott’s UK tour dates:

NOVEMBER 2022

Swansea Arena – Sat 26th

Llandudno Cymru Arena – Sun 27th

Blackpool Opera House – Mon 28th

DECEMBER 2022

Bridlington Spa – Thu 1st

Glasgow OVO Hydro – Fri 2nd

Stockton Globe – Sat 3rd

Portsmouth Guildhall – Mon 5th

Nottingham Motorpoint Arena – Tue 6th

Birmingham Resorts World Arena – Thu 8th

Sheffield Utilita Arena – Fri 9th

Manchester AO Arena – Sat 10th

London The O2 – Sat 17th

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