The Strictly Come Dancing 2018 live tour is here and we’ve got a full run down of all you need to know about the live show.
Following last year’s 2017 series, the celebs are back and this time on the road for this year’s live stage show, based on the hit BBC One series.
And this latest tour will be extra special as it’ll be the eleventh year for the live arena show.
Which celebrities are on the Strictly Come Dancing tour line up?
Seven celebs will be on the Strictly Come Dancing 2018 tour: Gemma Atkinson & Aljaž Skorjanec; Alexandra Burke & Gorka Marquez; Susan Calman & Kevin Clifton; Davood Ghadami & Nadiya Bychkova; Debbie McGee & Giovanni Pernice; Jonnie Peacock & Oti Mabuse and Strictly 2017 winners Joe McFadden & Katya Jones.
In addition to the pros paired with a celeb above, a number of other pros will appear.
Completing the line-up for group numbers and professional dances are: AJ Pritchard, Amy Dowden, Chloe Hewitt, Dianne Buswell, Janette Manrara and Neil Jones.
Who are the Strictly 2018 tour judges and host?
Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Darcey Bussell will be judges on the live tour.
To round off the sparkling line-up, the tour will be hosted by 2016 Strictly Champion Ore Oduba.
What happens on the Strictly Come Dancing tour?
The celebs will each dance two of their favourite dances from the Strictly 2017 live shows for the audience and the judges.
Just like on the main show, the judges will offer comments before marking the routines out of 10.
The audience will be able to vote via text (typically at a cost of 25p) to decide the winner of the glitterball.
As well as the couples’ performances, there will also be a number of group routines.
How long is the Strictly Come Dancing live show? Tour running time!
The Strictly live tour running time is typically between 2 hours 15 minutes and 2 hours 30 minutes.
The show is split into two roughly one hour halves with a 15 or so minute interval in between.
Strictly Come Dancing 2018 tour dates
Th show will visit a total of nine cities across the country across January and February, starting in Birmingham.
19-21 January 2018 – Birmingham: Barclaycard Arena
23-24 January 2018 – Newcastle: Metro Radio Arena
24-26 January 2018 – Leeds: First Direct Arena
27-28 January 2018 – Manchester Arena
30-31 January 2018 – Belfast, SSE Arena
2-4 February 2018 – Glasgow: The SSE Hydro
6-7 February 2018 – Nottingham: Motorpoint Arena
8-9 February 2018 – London: The SSE Arena, Wembley
10-11 February 2018 – London: The O2
What about Strictly 2018 tour tickets?
Tickets for the UK Tour went on general sale last year and are close to selling out at many dates now following the show. BUY TICKETS HERE
Standard ticket costs vary from £35 to £66 depending on band and venue, and there may also be booking fees, etc.
There are also premium packages available for an extra cost.
For more info, visit http://strictlycomedancinglive.com/
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