Saturday 14 November 2026
It is never too early to plan a Christmas party. Sophie Ellis-Bextor is bringing her Christmas Kitchen Disco show to the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday 15 December 2027, as the grand finale of a 17-date UK tour. Expect festive disco favourites alongside her own hits, with a 2027 Christmas album to be announced closer to the time. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday 20 November, so here are five things to know before you book.
1. It grew out of her lockdown livestreams
The Kitchen Disco began life as Sophie’s weekly livestreams during the COVID-19 lockdowns, which became a much-needed weekly party for fans stuck at home. The success of those sessions inspired her first Christmas Kitchen Disco tour in 2023, which sold out across the UK. The idea has since grown even further, and she now presents Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Kitchen Disco on BBC Radio 2. The Royal Albert Hall show will mix festive disco favourites with her own hits, so this is a chance to see the concept at its biggest and glitziest, in one of the world’s most famous venues.
2. There is a Christmas Disco album on the way
The tour comes with new music, too. A 2027 Christmas album is due to be announced closer to the time, and Sophie is clearly excited about it. She said: “I absolutely love Christmas and so it makes me very happy to announce a UK Christmas tour in 2027 where the band and I will once again be bringing the seasonal cheer to a venue near you. Gloriously, that is not all! I am also releasing my Christmas Disco album which I am thrilled about. As someone who wears tinsel all year long anyway, this all feels very me and very exciting. So much to share with you all!”
3. The Royal Albert Hall is the final stop of a 17-date tour
The Christmas Kitchen Disco tour runs across November and December 2027. It starts in Glasgow before heading to Edinburgh, Bradford, Brighton, Bournemouth, Ipswich, Sheffield, Gateshead, Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester, York, Bristol, Swansea, Portsmouth and Nottingham, before reaching the capital for the final night. Sophie is no stranger to the Hall: her biggest ever UK headline tour, which followed her 2025 album, included her largest UK headline show to date at the venue. Matthew Todd, Director of Programming at the Royal Albert Hall, said: “She really blew us away when she performed here last year, so we can’t wait to see what she has in store for us with her Christmas Kitchen Disco show.”
4. She is riding high after Perimenopop and Saltburn
Sophie released her eighth album, Perimenopop, through Decca in 2025, and it became her highest-charting album in over a decade. In her 25-year career she has achieved six top 10 albums and eight top 10 singles. She first topped the UK charts as the voice of Spiller’s Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love), and her hits include Take Me Home, Get Over You and Murder on the Dancefloor. That last song found a vast new audience after featuring in the film Saltburn, returning to No.2 in the UK and passing 11 billion global streams across all streaming and social platforms.
5. The Hall has a packed Christmas this year too
If you cannot wait until 2027, the Royal Albert Hall’s 2026 Christmas season is on sale now. It features 16 different events and over 40 performances in the auditorium throughout December, mixing classical, gospel, choral, jazz and R’n’B music with Films in Concert performances. Take That, Jamie Cullum, Anna Lapwood, Trevor Nelson and Rick Astley are among the headliners, and family event A Christmas Story in Concert makes its Christmas at the Hall debut. Festive favourites London Community Gospel Choir, Royal Choral Society and Carols at the Royal Albert Hall return to the 155-year-old venue as well.
Tickets and info
Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Christmas Kitchen Disco
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP
Wednesday 15 December 2027
General sale: 10am, Friday 20 November 2026
Royal Albert Hall Friends and Patrons: tickets available 24 hours earlier
Tickets for the 2026 Christmas at the Hall season are on sale now