Some of the world’s most loved queens will be coming to Leeds this Christmas for a special festive show featuring the stars of Ru Paul’s Drag Race, it has been revealed.
Stars from the hit UK show, including The Vivienne and BagaChipz, will be turning up in Leeds for one night only for the Christmas Xtravaganza at 02 Academy Leeds.
Taking place on Monday 13 December, the show promises to bring all the high energy, drama and glamour or the hit TV show to Leeds this Christmas – featuring a host of stars from RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, Canada, and the US series.
So far, as well as the UK favourites BagaChipz and The Vivienne, it has also been revealed that Ginny Lemon, Latrice Royale, Olivia Lux, and Priyanka will be taking part in the run of shows – which will cover the breadth of the UK and Ireland.
And on top of that, there are six more queens on the line-up still to be revealed.
As well as stopping off in Leeds, the Drag Race stars will also be landing in Plymouth, Bristol, Nottingham, Birmingham, Liverpool, London, Cardiff, Southampton, Manchester, Norwich, Sheffield, Colchester, Newcastle, Stockton, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dublin and Belfast between 27 November and 2 December 2021.
The Leeds 02 Academy is billing the show as: “Christmas production, drag market and so much more. Shantay, You Sleigh! On O2?”
Tickets will go on general sale at 9 am on Friday, 1 October.
The full list of tour dates is listed below:
Saturday 27 November 2021 – DUBLIN Olympia Theatre
Monday 29 November 2021 – BELFAST Waterfront Hall
Wednesday 1 December 2021 – PLYMOUTH Pavilions
Friday 3 December 2021 – BRISTOL Marble Factory
Saturday 5 December2021 – NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Sunday 5 December 2021 – BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy Birmingham
Tuesday 7 December 2021 – LIVERPOOL Eventim Olympia
Wednesday 8 December 2021 – LONDON Eventim Apollo
Friday 10 December 2021 – CARDIFF University Great Hall
Saturday 11 December 2021 – SOUTHAMPTON City Hall Oval
Monday 13 December 2021 – LEEDS O2 Academy Leeds
Tuesday 14 December 2021 – MANCHESTER TBC
Thursday 16 December 2021 – NORWICH UEA
Friday 17 December 2021 – SHEFFIELD O2 Guildhall
Saturday 18 December 2021 – COLCHESTER Charter Hall
Sunday 19 December 2021 – NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE O2 City Hall
Tuesday 21 December 2021 – STOCKTON TBC
Wednesday 22 December 2021 – EDINBURGH TBC
Thursday 23 December 2021 – GLASGOW O2 Academy Glasgow
Feature image – THE Vivienne
