Olympic gymnast and Strictly Come Dancing champion Louis Smith MBE is set to headline Jukebox Idols, a new live dance and music production celebrating chart-toppers from the 1950s and 1960s. Louis Smith joins Strictly professional Nadiya Bychkova and multi-platinum vocal group The Overtones for the 29-date UK tour kicking off next summer.
Presented by the creators of the West End’s Rip It Up, the show brings to life jukebox-era hits from artists such as Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and Motown legends. It will feature full-stage dance routines, live vocals, and a supporting cast of dancers performing swing, jive, and rock ‘n’ roll choreography.
Louis Smith said “I love dancing, so I’m truly thrilled to be joining the cast for the Jukebox Idols tour next year, and relishing the challenge. Every night during the Rip It Up tours I’d tell people that those shows are the hardest thing I have ever done – even harder than competing at the Olympics and Strictly. I’m not sure anyone ever believed me, but I was telling the truth! Seriously, I can’t wait to join Nadiya and The Overtones on tour. We’re going to have a blast bringing the hits from the 50s and 60s to theatres across the UK. We’ll see everybody on the dance floor.”
Nadiya Bychkova, originally from Ukraine, is a two-time World Champion and European Champion in Ballroom and Latin ’10’ Dance, winning in 2014 and 2015. She is also a multiple-time Slovenian Ballroom and Latin Champion and has participated in the Bosnian version of Strictly Come Dancing.
Following her success, in 2017, she was invited to join the UK’s cast of professional dancers on Strictly Come Dancing, and has since partnered EastEnders star Davood Ghadami, Blue’s Lee Ryan, professional footballer David James, TV presenter Dan Walker, Bros’ Matt Goss and Olympian Tom Dean.
In 2021, Nadiya co-headlined the first show to reopen the London Palladium after the pandemic, Here Come The Boys, alongside fellow Strictly professionals Aljaž Škorjanec , Graziano Di Prima, Nikita Kuzmin and Pasha Kovalev, before touring the show across the UK in the summer of 2022. She then co-headlined successful UK tours Once Upon A Time (2023) and Behind The Magic (2024) with fellow Strictly professional dancer Kai Widdrington.
UK & Ireland Tour Dates
The Jukebox Idols tour runs from 2 June to 5 July 2026, with North West dates including Buxton Opera House on 17 June and Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on 29 June
2 June – Perth, Concert Hall
3 June – Halifax, Victoria Theatre
5 June – Bath, Forum
6 June – Ipswich, Regent Theatre
7 June – Aylesbury, Waterside
8 June – Crewe, Lyceum
10 June – Bromley, Churchill
11 June – Guildford, G Live
12 June – Eastbourne, Congress Theatre
13 June – Southend, Cliffs Pavilion
15 June – Cardiff, New Theatre
16 June – Shrewsbury, Theatre Severn
17 June – Buxton, Opera House
18 June – Bridlington, Bridlington Spa
19 June – York, Barbican
20 June – Birmingham, The Alexandra
21 June – Scunthorpe, Baths Hall
23 June – Northampton, Derngate Theatre
24 June – Fareham, Fareham Live
25 June – Basingstoke, The Anvil
26 June – St Albans, The Alban Arena
28 June – Glasgow, Pavilion
29 June – Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall
30 June – Leicester, De Montfort Hall
1 July – Warwick, Arts Centre
2 July – High Wycombe, Swan Theatre
3 July – Folkestone, Leas Cliff Hall
4 July – Bournemouth, Pavilion
5 July – Malvern, Malvern Festival Theatre
Tickets are available at jukeboxidols.com.
Manchester Dance – Louis Smith, Nadiya Bychkova and The Overtones – image courtesy The TCB Group
