has been dealt a huge blow after launching his new dance tour at the same time as the tour.
Giovanni’s 2025 tour The Last Dance will be touring the country starting from next week, kicking off in High Wycombe at the Swan Theatre on Monday, January 20th.
It runs all the way until May 4th, when it ends with a BSL performance at the London Palladium. Giovanni will also visit Edinburgh, Glasgow, Canterbury, Liverpool, Brighton, Cardiff and more.
At the same time, the official Strictly tour started on Friday, January 17th and runs until February 9th, where the tour finishes up at London’s . Strictly’s tour also visits the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, the AO Arena Manchester and the OVO Hydro Glasgow, with dates in Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle and more.
The Strictly tour is playing to much bigger venues than Giovanni’s. In Liverpool, Giovanni is set to appear at the Liverpool Empire theatre, which has a seating capacity of 2,381.
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Giovanni Pernice has been dealt a huge tour blow (Image: Getty)
By contrast, Strictly will head to Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena, which seats 11,000.
In London, the Palladium can seat 2,286, while the O2 Arena comfortably houses 20,000 people.
However, Giovanni is playing a much longer tour, with dates until May, while the constraints of the Strictly celebs mean they’re only available until February.
The Strictly tour will play out in arenas (Image: Getty)
has already confirmed he won’t be taking part in this year’s tour despite winning the show due to scheduling conflicts with his own stand-up comedy tour, which runs all the way until May 18th, 2026, with extra dates added.
Pro dancer has also been forced to miss several dates from the tour due to an injury, and will be replaced by Nikita Kuzmin.