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DIVERSITY
Presents
BORN READY
10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TOUR
CREATED BY ASHLEY BANJO
EXTRA DATES ADDED DUE TO PHENOMENAL DEMAND
Sunday 13th October 2019

Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
After eight sell out UK tours, over half a million tickets sold, and countless television and live performances, Diversity have announced their landmark 10 Year Anniversary Tour UK tour, “Born Ready” for Autumn 2019. Due to phenomenal demand extra dates have been added in Southend and Northampton.
 
2019 marks 10 years since Diversity took the nation by storm when they won the third series of Britain’s Got Talent, beating Susan Boyle in front of a television audience of over 20 million.  Since then, thanks to the overwhelming support of their fans and the British public they continue to wow audiences around the world with their innovative live tours and performances.
 
Creator and choreographer Ashley Banjo said of the forthcoming tour “Born Ready is such an incredibly special tour for the whole Diversity family. 2019 marks 10 years since we won Britain’s Got Talent and since then we have continued to innovate, grow and achieve things that most said were impossible. ‘Born Ready’ will not only celebrate this and look back at some of the iconic Diversity moments over the past 10 years. But it will also look forward to the future, at how Diversity continues to evolve and how we plan to pass what we’ve created onto the next generation. Be prepared for dance, illusions, mind blowing stunts and inspiring stories that will hopefully leave people amazed!”
 
After judging on Sky 1’s Got To Dance for all five series, Ashley Banjo entered a new role on ITV’s spectacular return of Dancing On Ice in 2018 and will return again in 2019. Ashley has also hosted, choreographed and starred in the BAFTA nominated The Real Full Monty (2017 and 2018) and The Real Full Monty: Ladies Night. Both of these shows will be returning to ITV in early 2019.  2019 will also see the launch of Ashley’s new show Flirty Dancing on Channel 4. Since starring in ITV’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here fellow Diversity member Jordan Banjo has hosted on Sky 1’s Revolution and will be hosting on BBC 1’s brand new primetime show The Greatest Dancer which will hit TV screens early 2019. Diversity continue to inspire the next generation of dancers and are about to launch their brand new online dance classes with 20DV.
 
Tickets for Diversity’s extra ‘Born Ready’ dates go onsale Friday 1st February at 10am. All other dates are onsale now via www.gigsandtours.com andwww.ticketmaster.com
 
SEPTEMBER 2019
SAT 21             STOKE REGENT THEATRE
SUN 22            CARDIFF ST DAVID’S HALL - MATINEE           
TUE 24             GUILDFORD G LIVE
WED 25           GUILDFORD G LIVE
FRI 27              NOTTINGHAM ROYAL CONCERT HALL
SAT 28             BLACKPOOL OPERA HOUSE
SUN 29            GATESHEAD SAGE - MATINEE
 
OCTOBER 2019
TUE 01             YORK BARBICAN
WED 02           CARLISLE SANDS CENTRE
FRI 04              HULL BONUS ARENA
SAT 05             EDINBURGH USHER HALL
SUN 06            SHEFFIELD CITY HALL - MATINEE       
WED 09           LLANDUDNO VENUE CYMRU
FRI 11              BATH FORUM
SAT 12             BOURNEMOUTH INTL CENTRE
SUN 13            SOUTHEND CLIFFS PAVILION – NEW DATE
WED 16           OXFORD NEW THEATRE
WED 23           MILTON KEYNES THEATRE
SAT 26             PLYMOUTH PAVILIONS
SUN 27            BRIGHTON CENTRE - MATINEE AND EVENING                      
TUE 29             READING HEXAGON
THU 31            LEICESTER DE MONTFORT HALL
 
NOVEMBER 2019
SAT 02             BIRMINGHAM ALEXANDRA THEATRE - MATINEE AND EVENING     
WED 06           NORTHAMPTON DERNGATE
THU 07            NORTHAMPTON DERNGATE – NEW DATE
FRI 08              LIVERPOOL EMPIRE THEATRE
SAT 09             LONDON EVENTIM APOLLO - MATINEE AND EVENING        
TUE 12             IPSWICH REGENT
WED 13           AYLESBURY WATERSIDE THEATRE
FRI 15              HARROGATE CONVENTION CENTRE
SAT 16             MANCHESTER PALACE THEATRE - MATINEE AND EVENING
WED 20           HALIFAX VICTORIA THEATRE
SAT 23             GLASGOW KING’S THEATRE - MATINEE AND EVENING        
 
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