Promoters have today unveiled some exclusive details of the Gillette Soccer Saturday Live tour which hits the road this March. Previously billed as “Soccer Anyday”, the tour has been renamed “Gillette Soccer Saturday Live” in order to build on the successful Sky Sports TV show.

And plans for the show are hotting up! These include the world’s biggest ever head to head football quiz, exciting and electrifying Q & A sessions, live and interactive games and activities, and hilarious panel debates. Footie fans can join Jeff, Kammy, Charlie, Thommo, Merse and Le Tiss as they reveal behind the scenes exploits and entertain with football stories past and present. Audience members can also ask the panel anything they like from the world of football. Very different from the TV show, Gillette Soccer Saturday Live is a unique opportunity for fans to become directly involved in the arena show action!

After entertaining millions of football fans every week, Sky Sports Gillette Soccer Saturday celebrates over 10 years on air.   And to celebrate in style Jeff Stelling and the Soccer Saturday Sky Sports gang are hitting the road for the FIRST TIME EVER.  The UK’s popular football show will embark upon a 5-date UK arena tour across Bournemouth, London, Liverpool, Newcastle and Birmingham from the 19th March to the 8th June 2012. Tickets for the tour are on sale now via the Live Nation web-site on www.livenation.co.uk.

Saturday afternoons with Jeff Stelling, Matthew LeTissier, Paul Merson, Phil Thompson, Charlie Nicholas and Chris Kamara on Sky Sports have become unmissable for football fans across the UK. The live tour has been developed to meet fans insatiable desire to get up close and personal with Jeff and the team.  

The event is quite simply the best night out any football fan could have outside of a match day. In a hilarious and engaging roller-coaster ride of an evening, the panel will reveal personal anecdotes from their footballing and TV careers, from the ultimate highs to the crucifying lows and everything in between. Brimming with anecdotes and rare footage, the evening with will give a frank and rare insight into the crazy world of Soccer Saturday team. The last word of the night will always go to Paul Merson who will delight with a jaw-dropping anecdote of how NOT to manage a football club. And if you’ve never seen Chris Kamara sing you may be in for a treat!

There will also be exciting and electrifying live and interactive rounds where the audience can really engage with the panellists.  Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in the world’s biggest ever football quiz anchored by Jeff Stelling. Merse and Le Tiss and Thomson and Nicholas will split the audience into two teams and battle it out to see who knows the most about football.  There will also be buzzer rounds with audience members will be invited on stage to help the pundits. Fans can also ask the panel anything they like about the football world including current team exploits. Brave attendees can even try to catch Jeff out with obscure facts and figures. 

Jeff Stelling commented;

“This is a unique opportunity for us to engage directly with our audience. Performing in a live setting will be incredibly exhilarating. It’s a brilliant opportunity to get up close and personal with fan

Check out the official Gillette Soccer Saturday Live