After nine sell out UK and Irish tours, over 600,000 tickets sold, and countless television and live performances Diversity will be embarking one of their biggest UK tours to date in 2021. Due to demand extra dates have been added to Belfast Waterfront Hall, Dublin 3Arena and brand-new venue Stockton Globe for June 2021.
Stockton Globe is ATG’s brand new flagship music and comedy arena, currently undergoing a £28 million restoration to its Art Deco glory, and due to open in Spring 2021. The historic 3000+ capacity North East venue, is set to bring the biggest names in music and comedy back to Stockton for the first time in over 40 years.
Last year marked 10 years since Diversity took the nation by storm when they won the third series of Britain’s Got Talent. Over the past 10 years thanks to the overwhelming support of their fans and the British public they have continued to wow audiences around the world with their innovative live tours and performances. They celebrated this incredible achievement with a critically acclaimed sell out 48 show UK tour, Born Ready.
This tour is set to be even bigger, and as Diversity promised their fans on the Born Ready tour, they will continue the legacy of Diversity and never let anyone tell them they cannot achieve something. To take them into the next decade of Diversity, Ashley has created a new show, ‘Connected’, which centres around the world of social media, the internet, and the digital era we now live in, but more importantly how this connects us all.
Creator and choreographer Ashley Banjo said of the forthcoming tour, “Every year that goes by, and every time we get to create a new touring show, I cannot believe we are still lucky enough to get to do this. But even after all this time, we are still growing, and this new decade and new chapter for Diversity is sure to be something even more special than the last. I truly do believe that we are all connected in more ways than one and I cannot wait to bring this to life on stage.”
Diversity are also certified TV superstars. Ashley Banjo recently returned to Britain’s Got Talent as a guest judge in place of Simon Cowell with Diversity giving an extremely powerful and emotive performance - watch it here.
Ashley is also host creative in the BAFTA nominated The Real Full Monty and International Emmy Award, Broadcast Award, and Royal Television Society award winning The Real Full Monty: Ladies Night, with both shows raising awareness of Prostate and Breast Cancer respectively. Ashley’s show Flirty Dancing on Channel 4 completed it second hit series last December and he was also a judge on Dancing on Ice which saw fellow Diversity member Perri Kiely finish runner up.
Fellow Diversity member Jordan Banjo returned to host the second series of BBC 1’s primetime and BAFTA nominated show The Greatest Dancer earlier this year. Jordan and Perri are also part of breakfast radio royalty, presenting Kiss Breakfast every weekday following the launch of the new show last month.
Diversity continue to inspire the next generation of dancers with their online dance classes 20DV and the Banjo brothers have just announced an exciting children’s book deal with Scholastic launching in 2021.
Tickets for the Diversity’s extra dates go onsale Friday 16th October at 9am via www.gigsandtours.com, www.ticketmaster.co.uk and www.ticketmaster.ie for Ireland. All other dates are onsale now. VIP Packages are also available via www.sjm-vip.com.
DIVERSITY – CONNECTED UK TOUR
EXTRA DATES ANNOUNCED
Wed 02 Jun 2021 Stockton Globe
Fri 4th June 2021 Belfast Waterfront Hall
Sat 5th June 2021 Dublin 3Arena (matinee)
Thu 18 Mar 21 Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Fri 19 Mar 21 Aylesbury Waterside Theatre SOLD OUT
Sun 21 Mar 21 Halifax Victoria Theatre (Matinee + Evening)
Tue 23 Mar 21 Llandudno Venue Cymru Theatre
Thu 25 Mar 21 Birmingham Alexandra Theatre
Fri 26 Mar 21 Birmingham Alexandra Theatre
Sat 27 Mar 21 Birmingham Alexandra Theatre (Matinee + Evening)
Mon 29 Mar 21 Northampton Derngate
Tue 30 Mar 21 Northampton Derngate SOLD OUT
Wed 31 Mar 21 Northampton Derngate SOLD OUT
Fri 02 Apr 21 Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Sat 03 Apr 21 Hull Bonus Arena (Matinee only)
Sun 04 Apr 21 Sheffield City Hall (Matinee + Evening)
Tue 06 Apr 21 Gateshead Sage
Wed 07 Apr 21 Gateshead Sage
Fri 09 Apr 21 Reading Hexagon SOLD OUT
Sat 10 Apr 21 Reading Hexagon (Matinee + Evening)
Mon 12 Apr 21 Bristol Hippodrome (matinee)
Tue 13 Apr 21 Bristol Hippodrome
Wed14 Apr 21 Bristol Hippodrome
Fri 16 Apr 21 London Palladium
Sat 17 Apr 21 London Palladium (Matinee + Evening)
Sun 18 Apr 21 London Palladium (matinee)
Wed 21 Apr 21 Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Thu 22 Apr 21 Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Fri 23 Apr 21 Blackpool Opera House
Sat 24 Apr 21 Edinburgh Usher Hall
Sun 25 Apr 21 York Barbican
Tue 27 Apr 21 Ipswich Regent SOLD OUT
Thu 29 Apr 21 Southend Cliffs Pavilion
Fri 30 Apr 21 Southend Cliffs Pavilion SOLD OUT
Sat 01 May 21 Southend Cliffs Pavilion (Matinee + Evening) SOLD OUT
Sun 02 May 21 Cardiff Arena (matinee only)
Tue 04 May 21 Guildford G Live
Wed 05 May 21 Guildford G Live
Thu 06 May 21 Guildford G Live
Sat 08 May 21 Brighton Centre (Matinee + Evening)
Sun 09 May 21 Plymouth Pavilions
Tue 11 May 21 Carlisle Sands Centre SOLD OUT
Thu 13 May 21 Manchester Opera House
Fri 14 May 21 Manchester Opera House
Sat 15 May 21 Manchester Opera House (Matinee + Evening)
Mon 17 May 21 Leicester De Montfort Hall
Tue 18 May 21 Leicester De Montfort Hall
Thu 20 May 21 Oxford New Theatre
Fri 21 May 21 Oxford New Theatre
Sat 22 May 21 Bournemouth BIC (Matinee + Evening)
Mon 24 May 21 Stoke Regent Theatre
Tue 25 May 21 Stoke Regent Theatre SOLD OUT
Wed 26 May 21 Stoke Regent Theatre
Fri 28 May 21 Glasgow Kings Theatre
Sat 29 May 21 Glasgow Kings Theatre (Matinee + Evening)
Sun 30 May 21 Glasgow Kings Theatre (matinee)
Tue 01 June 21 Nottingham Royal Concert Hall (matinee)
Mon 07 June 21 Harrogate Convention Centre
