Bill Bailey has announced a brand new show. The En Route To Normal tour will come to UK arenas in December 2021.

 

Kicking off in Plymouth on 12 December 2021, his new tour will see Bill perform in Bournemouth, Cardiff, Leeds, Hull, Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester and Nottingham, before wrapping things up at London’s Wembley Arena on 26 December 2021, hopefully with Scotland and Ireland dates to follow. 

 

In the new show Bill ponders on the questions that this moment in history has thrown up and tries to see a way through the strange unreality of our new world. Tracing lines through chaotic moments in history, Bill seeks out parallels where human resilience and our ability to endure has got us through times of strife. 

 

He recounts his own experiences of dealing with isolation, including his thoughts on the ‘sounds of lockdown’.  This led to a greater appreciation of birdsong and how the natural music of nature in general has inspired many great composers throughout history, and perhaps led to the creation of music itself.  Our reliance on technology has inspired Bill himself to create dance remixes of video-calling ringtones.

 

Through music, songs, and memories, Bill considers our changing priorities, the wonder of dogs, how little things can keep you on track and rhapsodises on his new-found love of skydiving.

 

The title was decided before Covid-19, but show has now become a personal mission to find our way through these Strange Times. 

 

Bill Bailey is also due to appear in the new series of Strictly Come Dancing on BBC One.