Top Gear to go on tour

Fans of motoring show Top Gear will be able to combine one of the programme's live shows with a holiday over the coming months as it sets off on tour.

Top Gear Live will get its world tour underway at Earls Court in London from October 30th to November 1st before heading to Birmingham (November 13th-16th) and Dublin (November 27th-30th).

Presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May will then have a Christmas break before heading to Johannesburg for a four-day stint starting on January 29th.

Fans in Sydney will see the show from February 5th to 8th, followed by audiences in Auckland (February 12th-15th) and Hong Kong (February 19th-22nd).

Top Gear Live will include some spectacular entertainment for motoring enthusiasts, including presentations of some of the newest and most powerful supercars on the market.

Jeremy Clarkson and co will also get up to their usual mischief, taking part in on-stage car football games and offering up plenty of stunts, crashes, explosions and an appearance by the famous Stig.

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