Ricky Gervais at Utilita Arena Newcastle

The premium framing refers to a seating package rather than an additional date, so ticket buyers here are booking into the same show as standard admission, just at a different tier. Gervais has built his live stand-up around the same provocative, boundary-pushing material that runs through his screen work, and an arena the size of the Utilita means a large-scale production rather than a club-style set. Newcastle's Utilita Arena is the city's biggest indoor venue, so even the premium tier puts ticket holders inside a big-room show rather than an intimate one.