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Sophie Ellis-Bextor announces UK headline tour, new album for 2025

Connor Gotto by Connor Gotto
October 24, 2024
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor is returning to the road in 2025 with a headline tour of the UK.

The singer – who recently launched into a new era with her latest single Freedom Of The Night – will play a string of dates in cities including Glasgow, Newcastle and Manchester, before rounding out the run with a stop at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Exciting news! My band and I are heading out on my biggest UK tour ever AND I'm releasing a brand new album 🪩💃
Tickets for my UK tour 2025 go on general sale on 1st Nov. Pre-order my new album now & get access to tour pre-sale from 9AM GMT on 30th Oct https://t.co/vVK9mSirPG pic.twitter.com/WqkkvzosVr

— Sophie Ellis-Bextor (@SophieEB) October 24, 2024

“This year has been full of amazing tour dates around the world, and it has been so much fun,” shared the Murder On The Dancefloor hitmaker in a press release. “I absolutely love performing live, but it’s always an extra treat to be able to tour at home and I can’t wait to play my biggest dates in the UK yet next May and June.

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“It will be wonderful to bring the disco fun to everyone!”

She added: “Headlining The Royal Albert Hall in London is a bit of a dream and it’s going to be very special.”

Alongside the tour, Sophie will release a new album in 2025 that’s billed as “a confident return to her iconic and esteemed disco-pop sound” and is available to pre-order here.

Tickets go on general sale on Friday, November 1 and are available here. The full list of dates is below.

MAY 2025
24 – Armadillo, Glasgow
25 – O2 City Hall, Newcastle
26 – Barbican, York
28 – Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
29 – Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
31 – Apollo, Manchester

JUNE 2025
1 – Millennium Centre, Cardiff
2 – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
4 – Dome, Brighton
5 – BIC, Bournemouth
7 – New Theatre, Oxford
8 – Beacon, Bristol
9 – Theatre Royal, Plymouth
11 – City Hall, Sheffield
12 – Royal Albert Hall, London

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Connor Gotto

Founder and editor of RETROPOP. Self-proclaimed pop aficionado. Usually seen with a wine in hand.

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