Sophie Ellis-Bextor announces huge UK 2025 tour including Manchester date - how to get tickets

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has announced her biggest ever UK headline tour in May and June 2025, including a show in Manchester.

Kicking off in Glasgow on 24 May and taking in 15 cities in total, including Manchester, Newcastle, Cardiff and Bristol, the tour culminates at the Royal Albert Hall in London. She'll play Manchester Apollo on Saturday, May 31.

Tickets are available to purchase via artist and O2 presale at 9am on Wednesday, October 30, while Ticketmaster and venue presale will take place at 9am on Thursday, October 31. General sale will take place at 9am on Friday, November 1 via Ticketmaster here.

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The video for her new single, the disco-pop anthem ‘Freedom of the Night’, will also be launching at 6pm tomorrow (October 25) following a premiere on ITV Lorraine.

With an impressive musical career that spans over 25-years, Sophie has achieved five top 10 albums and eight top 10 singles. She's best know for her hits including ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’, ‘Take Me Home’, ‘Get Over You’, ‘Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)’ and many more.

Most recently, after featuring in the final scene of Emerald Fennell’s film ‘Saltburn’, Sophie’s beloved 2001 hit ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ saw a huge resurgence, charting at number two in the UK Singles Chart and number 58 In the Billboard Top 100, with the song reaching over 11 billion global streams across all streaming and social platforms.

Sophie has recently toured sold-out headline shows across Europe and the US, supported Nile Rodgers, and appeared at festivals across the world, including performing with Peggy Gou during her set at Glastonbury, following her own set on the