PETER Kay has announced new dates for his Dance for Life parties in 2017.

After the enormous success of the Bolton comedian's dance-a-thon tour this year, the events will be returning for six more shows across the UK in aid of Cancer Research UK.

Each of the venues - in Coventry, Glasgow, Sheffield, Leeds, and Nottingham - will be spectacularly transformed to accommodate enormous dance floors, which will feature state of the art sound and lights as the Phoenix Nights star takes to the turntables for what promises to be an unforgettable fundraising experience.

The three-hour dance-a-thons helped raise more than £100,000 for the charity last year.

Peter said: "I’ve honestly never had so much fun as I had working on Dance For Life earlier this year.

"The atmosphere was so happy and positive; it really is a great way to raise money for the worthiest of causes. All people have to do is turn up and dance.

“I’d also like to encourage people to get themselves sponsored via justgiving.com, where a special Dance For Life team page has been set up.”

A spokesperson for the event organisers SJM Concerts added: “We are so excited to be involved again with Peter’s Dance For Life shows, the previous nights were such an achievement and so unique, we can’t wait to bring the party to even more arenas.”

Claire Rowney, director of Stand Up To Cancer at Cancer Research UK, said: “We are so grateful to Peter for hosting his epic Dance For Life events to raise money, we need as many people as possible to join Peter and kick cancer’s ass by dancing the night away.

"The money that is raised from the events will fund vital research so that we can save more lives, more quickly.”

Tickets are £28.50 each and can be bought individually or in groups of any number. Fancy dress is optional.

Participants can also set up individual Dance For Life pages to get sponsored for their own dance-a-thon challenges, whether in support or memory of friends and family, or simply to help raise money for Cancer Research UK.

Peter’s fundraising team can be joined at justgiving.com/teams/danceforlife2017

Peter Kay’s Dance For Life will be coming to the following venues:

March 3, 2017 - Ericsson Indoor Arena, Coventry 

March 4, 2017 - Ericsson Indoor Arena, Coventry 

March 25, 2017 - Glasgow The SSE Hydro

April 8, 2017 - Sheffield Arena

May 6, 2017 - Leeds First Direct Arena 

May 13, 2017 - Nottingham Motorpoint Arena