Sophie Ellis-Bextor in Portsmouth: 2027 Christmas Kitchen Disco tour announced including at Portsmouth Guildhall
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The festive version of the kitchen disco will be heading out on the road next year
Sophie Ellis-Bextor is bringing her Christmas Kitchen Disco Tour back to the UK in 2027, with a festive show planned for Portsmouth.
The pop star will play Portsmouth Guildhall on December 12, 2027, as part of a 17-date UK tour taking place across November and December.
The tour will begin at Glasgow Armadillo on November 21 before heading to Edinburgh, Bradford, Brighton, Bournemouth, Ipswich, Sheffield, Gateshead, Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester, York, Bristol, Swansea, Portsmouth and Nottingham.
The run will conclude with a sparkling finale at London's Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday, December 15.
Fans can expect a mix of festive disco favourites and some of Sophie's best-known hits, with a new Christmas Disco album also set to be released closer to the tour.
The singer said: "I absolutely love Christmas and so it makes me very happy to announce a UK Christmas tour in 2027 where the band and I will once again be bringing the seasonal cheer to a venue near you.
"Gloriously, that is not all! I am also releasing my Christmas Disco album which I am thrilled about. As someone who wears tinsel all year long anyway, this all feels very me and very exciting. So much to share with you all!"
The announcement follows the success of Sophie's previous Christmas Kitchen Disco tour in 2023, which sold out venues across the UK.
The Guardian described the show as "an enjoyably merry spectacle", while The i called it "the most festive of shows".
Sophie has enjoyed a career spanning more than 25 years, scoring six top 10 albums and eight top 10 singles.
She first topped the UK charts as the voice of Spiller's Groovejet (If This Ain't Love), before going on to release hits including Take Me Home, Get Over You and Murder on the Dancefloor.
The latter enjoyed a major resurgence after featuring in the film Saltburn, introducing the song to a new generation of listeners and helping it return to No.2 in the UK charts.
More recently, Sophie released her eighth album, Perimenopop, through Decca. It became her highest-charting album in more than a decade and was followed by her biggest UK headline tour to date.
Fans wanting access to the ticket pre-sale can pre-order Sophie's forthcoming 2027 album, Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Christmas Disco, through her official store before 10am on Monday, November 16.
A unique pre-sale code and link will be emailed by 5pm that day, with the pre-sale opening at 10am on Tuesday, November 17.
Tickets will go on general sale on Friday, November 20. A maximum of six tickets can be purchased per person, and pre-sale access does not guarantee tickets.