Louis Smith joins Strictly star Nadiya Bychkova and The Overtones for JUKEBOX IDOLS tour
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Former Olympic gymnast and Strictly Come Dancing champion Louis Smith MBE has announced that he will be joining Strictly Come Dancing’s Nadia Bychkova and the platinum-selling vocal harmony group The Overtones in the cast of Jukebox Idols, the new song and dance spectacular for 2026,.
Brought to you by the producers of the West End smash hit Rip It Up 60s, Jukebox Idols is a non-stop whirlwind of the greatest hits from the ‘50s and ‘60s’ biggest music icons that celebrates the era-defining music that poured from jukeboxes around the globe to create the unforgettable soundtrack of a generation.
Alongside Nadiya and The Overtones, Louis will be joining a stellar supporting cast of dancers as they swing, bop, jive and rock ‘n’ roll their way throughout the ultimate jukebox show, bringing to life the show-stopping hits from legends such as Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Motown and many more - a song and dance spectacle for music lovers everywhere.
The 29-date nationwide tour will start in Perth on 2 June 2026 and end in Malvern on 5 July 2026.
Looking ahead to the tour, 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.”