Russell Brand in second NIA date

Wednesday 26th November 2008, 10:02AM GMT.

Russell BrandControversial comic Russell Brand has announced a second date at Birmingham’s NIA due to phenomenal demand.

Brand will now play The NIA on Thursday February 26, 2009, as well as the original date of on Friday, January 23.

Tickets for the new date go on sale this Friday, November 28, at 11am priced at £24.50 subject to booking fee.

Almost 18 months since the curtain fell on his acclaimed Only Joking tour, the award-winning comic will play a series of must-see dates next year, with anticipation only fueled even more by the fallout from the Brand and Jonathan Ross controversy on BBC Radio 2.



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