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Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour arrives in Birmingham

The nation’s favourite feel-good show is packing up its sequins and shimmying across the country as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour kicks off once again.

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Supporting image for story: 'I booked wheelchair accessible tickets to see Florence and The Machine at BP Pulse Arena, Birmingham - but was assigned seats up flights of stairs'

'I booked wheelchair accessible tickets to see Florence and The Machine at BP Pulse Arena, Birmingham - but was assigned seats up flights of stairs'

Supporting image for story: ‘I held 20p chip day at my Birmingham chip shop and had queues around the block’

‘I held 20p chip day at my Birmingham chip shop and had queues around the block’

Supporting image for story: 'You'd better watch your back' - Stourbridge care home stages its own BBC The Traitors style contest

'You'd better watch your back' - Stourbridge care home stages its own BBC The Traitors style contest

Supporting image for story: This Birmingham indoor kids’ play village costs just £1.48 per child - and parents will love it too

This Birmingham indoor kids’ play village costs just £1.48 per child - and parents will love it too

Supporting image for story: Tickets still available for K-pop group XLOV at Wolverhampton's The Halls

Tickets still available for K-pop group XLOV at Wolverhampton's The Halls

Supporting image for story: 'Oh yes we did it again!' Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre hails huge success of Sleeping Beauty panto which attracted top-tier reviews

'Oh yes we did it again!' Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre hails huge success of Sleeping Beauty panto which attracted top-tier reviews

More Birmingham entertainment stories

Supporting image for story: Iconic all-female band reignite the 'Fuzz' with a hometown launch of their biography

Iconic all-female band reignite the 'Fuzz' with a hometown launch of their biography

Supporting image for story: Hundreds gathered in Birmingham for New Year fireworks display that 'didn't exist' despite 'fake news' warnings

Hundreds gathered in Birmingham for New Year fireworks display that 'didn't exist' despite 'fake news' warnings

Supporting image for story: Black Country Brick Show raises more than £12k for poorly children as organisers look ahead to next year's event

Black Country Brick Show raises more than £12k for poorly children as organisers look ahead to next year's event

Supporting image for story: Take a peek behind the curtain with 24 backstage pictures from Birmingham theatre's production of Fiddler on the Roof

Take a peek behind the curtain with 24 backstage pictures from Birmingham theatre's production of Fiddler on the Roof

Supporting image for story: The magic of panto: Robin Hood at the Birmingham Hippodrome 'five stars!' - review

The magic of panto: Robin Hood at the Birmingham Hippodrome 'five stars!' - review

Supporting image for story: 24 pictures capture the magic of Christmas for Birmingham children who got to experience NEC's Winter Funland for free - from ice-skating to photos with The Grinch

24 pictures capture the magic of Christmas for Birmingham children who got to experience NEC's Winter Funland for free - from ice-skating to photos with The Grinch

Supporting image for story: ‘I’m selling deep fried festive treats at my West Midlands chippy - including battered mince pies and they’re a big hit with customers’

‘I’m selling deep fried festive treats at my West Midlands chippy - including battered mince pies and they’re a big hit with customers’

Supporting image for story: The Wonder Stuff live in Birmingham tonight!

The Wonder Stuff live in Birmingham tonight!

Supporting image for story: In pictures: Fire station staff host festive lunch to ease loneliness in Birmingham community

In pictures: Fire station staff host festive lunch to ease loneliness in Birmingham community

Supporting image for story: Madness return to Birmingham: Tickets, setlist, timings & age limits for this week’s Utilita Arena show

Madness return to Birmingham: Tickets, setlist, timings & age limits for this week’s Utilita Arena show

UK News

Supporting image for story: Employers told to look at single-sex space policies after nurses’ tribunal

Employers told to look at single-sex space policies after nurses’ tribunal

Supporting image for story: Labour government in Scotland would pose ‘threat to jobs’, SNP claims

Labour government in Scotland would pose ‘threat to jobs’, SNP claims

Supporting image for story: All GP surgeries in England to advertise Jess’s Rule to prevent avoidable deaths

All GP surgeries in England to advertise Jess’s Rule to prevent avoidable deaths

Supporting image for story: NHS says it ‘absolutely recognises need’ for revised single-sex spaces guidance

NHS says it ‘absolutely recognises need’ for revised single-sex spaces guidance

Supporting image for story: Former PM Sir Tony Blair chosen by Donald Trump for Gaza ‘Board of Peace’

Former PM Sir Tony Blair chosen by Donald Trump for Gaza ‘Board of Peace’

Supporting image for story: Badenoch insists ‘Britain is not broken’ in rebuke of defector Jenrick

Badenoch insists ‘Britain is not broken’ in rebuke of defector Jenrick

Viral News

Supporting image for story: Man cycling from Cork to Mount Everest to raise money for children’s wards

Man cycling from Cork to Mount Everest to raise money for children’s wards

Supporting image for story: Irish basket weaver takes craft to Glastonbury and beyond

Irish basket weaver takes craft to Glastonbury and beyond

Supporting image for story: Scottish TikToker of the year revealed

Scottish TikToker of the year revealed

Supporting image for story: John Lewis recall popular toddler toys due to 'choking' risk

John Lewis recall popular toddler toys due to 'choking' risk

Supporting image for story: The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65

The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65

Supporting image for story: Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Reiner among the celebrities we mourned in 2025

Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Reiner among the celebrities we mourned in 2025

World News

Supporting image for story: Trump says he may hit countries with tariffs if they do not back US on Greenland

Trump says he may hit countries with tariffs if they do not back US on Greenland

Supporting image for story: More than 100 dead in torrential rain and floods across southern Africa

More than 100 dead in torrential rain and floods across southern Africa

Supporting image for story: Ukraine’s battered power grid faces unprecedented challenge – energy minister

Ukraine’s battered power grid faces unprecedented challenge – energy minister

Supporting image for story: Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in break with US

Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in break with US

Supporting image for story: It’s the Eye of the Tiger – Macron laughs off ‘harmless’ eye condition

It’s the Eye of the Tiger – Macron laughs off ‘harmless’ eye condition

Supporting image for story: Venezuela’s Machado says she presented Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during meeting

Venezuela’s Machado says she presented Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during meeting