Strictly Come Dancing Live is back on the road in 2027, and its Leeds stop is at the First Direct Bank Arena on Friday 5 February, with shows at 2.30pm and 7.30pm.
Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood are reunited on the judging panel, and Janette Manrara returns as host. The line-up of celebrities and professionals is still to be announced.
The tour opens at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on 22 January and finishes at the O2 in London on 14 February, taking in 29 shows in all. For anyone further south, Sheffield’s Utilita Arena hosts two shows on Tuesday 26 January.
Critiquing each routine
Revel Horwood directs the two-hour show, which has big group numbers, showpiece routines and live music from the Strictly band and singers. The judges critique each routine, but the Glitterball Trophy is decided by the audience, voting on their phones. Every performance has a British Sign Language interpreter, shown on big screens either side of the stage.
“I just love the Strictly tour and all the banter that I have with Anton and Craig!” said Ballas. “It’s the best way to start the year and I can’t wait to see our incredible fans all over the country.”
Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 25 September at strictlycomedancinglive.com.
