POP fans are in for a double treat when Steps and Sophie Ellis-Bextor perform in the region next year.

Three years after they staged the UK’s most successful comeback of the decade, Steps – aka Claire, Faye, H, Lee and Lisa – release a new album What The Future Holds this November.

Joining the group for their What The Future Holds 2021 Tour will be special guest and dance floor queen Sophie Ellis-Bextor, which includes a date at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle on Monday, November 8, 2021.

Tickets for the 2021 tour go on general sale from Friday, September 18 at 10am from utilitaarena.co.uk

Advance pre-sale is available for fans signed up to the venue's web club – to bag their tickets from 10am on September 17.

The Northern Echo:

Speaking of the album and tour, Steps add: “We will never forget the past with Steps, it’s what made us, but we’ve got to look to the future too.

"We were so thrilled that the last album was a success and it gave us a new lease of life.

"Performing live has always been our favourite part of being in Steps – we had the most fun of our career on the last tour and we’re already planning for the next one to be our biggest spectacle yet.

"We’re also thrilled to have Sophie Ellis-Bextor as our special guest on the What The Future Holds 2021 Tour – her catalogue is full of floor-fillers and she knows how to get any party started.

"We are so excited for everyone to hear this new album and to come join us on tour.”