Strictly live tour 2023 gets judging lineup change as tickets go on sale
Strictly Come Dancing's live UK tour is coming back for 2023 – and as ticket pre-sales open, it's been announced there will be a change to the judging panel for the arena shows.
Having recently been made a permanent judge on the TV series after previously filling in for Bruno Tonioli, Anton du Beke will also succeed Bruno on the arena tour panel, joining Shirley Ballas and Craig Revel Horwood, who directs the live shows once again. Announcements about the celebrities and pros taking part will follow.
"I'm so excited to join my fellow TV judges on the Strictly 2023 tour and have the chance to enjoy all the fun of the live experience with audiences around the UK," said Anton.
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And after compering the nationwide tour earlier this year, former Strictly pro and current It Takes Two co-presenter Janette Manrara will be your host once again in 2023.
Janette has teased the new tour in a promo video, promising appearances from "your favourite couples, doing your favourite routines that you've seen from throughout the series".
"I'm so excited to be returning to host the 2023 Strictly Live Tour!" Janette added. "It is the most incredible experience to be part of this epic production, bringing all we love about the TV series to hundreds of thousands of people around the UK."
Once again, while the judges will provide critique and scores for each routine, audiences at each show have the power to choose who will win that show's Glitterball Trophy by texting in.
Each performance on the tour will also feature a British Sign Language interpreter, who will appear on two large screens placed on either side of the stage.
Tickets for the Strictly Come Dancing live arena tour are available via Ticketmaster pre-sale now.
General sales start on Friday (September 30) at 9am, with prices ranging from £35 to £95. There will be slight differences in pricing tiers between each individual venue.
The tour will be made up of 31 shows across 9 different arenas in January and February, with afternoon and evening shows offered at all venues except Leeds, which hosts two evening performances. Meanwhile, Sheffield will host two shows in one day.
The full list of dates and venues for the Strictly live arena tour 2023 is as follows, and tickets will be available here:
January 20-22: Birmingham Utilita Arena
January 24-25: Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
January 26-27: Leeds First Direct Arena
January 28-29: Manchester AO Arena
January 31: Sheffield Utilita Arena
February 1-2: Newcastle Utilita Arena
February 3-5: London The O2
February 7-8: Belfast SSE Arena
February 10-12: Glasgow OVO Hydro
Strictly Come Dancing airs on Saturdays and Sundays on BBC One, while spin-off show Strictly: It Takes Two airs on weeknights on BBC Two. Both shows also stream on BBC iPlayer.
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