Strictly Come Dancing is going on tour with some of this year’s contestants and their professional partners taking to the dancefloor across the UK, including in Birmingham.

If you’ve got your tickets and are ready to see the glitz and glam right before your eyes at the city’s Utilita Arena, there's not long to go.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the event.

When is the Strictly tour coming to Birmingham?

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour will be available to see in Birmingham from Friday, January 19 to Sunday, January 21.

First look at the Strictly stage in Birmingham

On Instagram, fans have been given a first look at the Strictly stage as it's put together for the Birmingham shows.

How to get tickets to see the Strictly tour in Birmingham

If you didn’t manage to get tickets for the event, there’s still time to grab them (and your dancing shoes!).

Tickets are available for all performances in Birmingham and you can buy them via the Utilita Arena website.

What time do doors open for the Birmingham shows?

Friday, January 19:

External doors open at 6pm while the Arena Bowl doors open at 6.30pm.

The show is scheduled to start at 7.10pm.

Saturday, January 20 (matinee):

External doors are due to open at 1pm while the Arena Bowl doors open at 1.30pm.

The show will start at 2.30pm.

Saturday, January 20 (evening):

Guests can expect the external doors to open from 6pm while Arena Bowl doors will open at 6.30pm.

The show will start at 7.30pm.

Sunday, January 21 (matinee):

External doors will open at 12pm for this show with Arena Bowl doors opening 30 minutes later at 12.30pm.

The show will start at 1.30pm.

Sunday, January 21 (evening):

External doors will be open from 5pm while Arena Bowl doors will open at 5.30pm.

The show will start at 6.30pm and it’s important to note that timings for all shows could change.

Which contestants will take part in the live tour?

The following contestants from the recent Strictly Come Dancing series will perform on the live tour:

  • Bobby Brazier dancing with Dianne Buswell
  • Annabel Croft dancing with tour partner Graziano Di Prima
  • Krishnan Guru-Murthy with tour partner Jowita Przystal
  • Angela Scanlon with Carlos Gu
  • Ellie Leach dancing with Vito Coppola
  • Angela Rippon and Kai Widdrington
  • Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin

What is the bag policy for Utilita Arena?

All bags will be searched as people enter the venue and to help speed things up, the arena says it would prefer visitors to arrive without bags.

But, if you need to bring a bag, this is the criteria:

  • Bags must be no bigger than A4 size (21cm x 30cm x 19cm)
  • Bags must have no more than two compartments
  • Rucksacks are not allowed into the venue

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Are there any car parks at Utilita Arena?

There are a few options for parking at Utilita Arena – North, South and West.

West car park is only available for those who pre-book and blue badge parking spaces can be found in each of the car parks.

You can find out more about the concert and venue via the Utilita Arena website.