The top six X Factor semi-finalists will hit the road for 2018’s tour – and one will join them
Who will join this year’s six semi finalists on the X Factor Live Tour 2018 (Picture: ITV) This year..
This year’s X Factor semi-final contestants may be embroiled in the gripping live finals, but it was announced on Saturday that they would be hitting the road in 2018.
The six semi-finalists – Rak-Su, Grace Davies, Kevin Davy White, Lloyd Macey, The Cutkelvins and Matt Linnen – will be touring the UK in 2018 and will kick off on 16 February in Belfast.
From then, the tour will stop over in major UK cities London, Manchester and Newcastle, while also hitting Bournemouth, Birmingham, Brighton, Cardiff, Dublin, Glasgow, Liverpool and Leeds.
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The twist for 2018? A seventh wildcard act from the series’ live shows will then be decided by the public via a vote on The Sun Online.
The X Factor Tour has been seen by more than three million people since it began 13 years ago, making it one of the UK’s most successful annual arena tours.
Meanwhile, during Saturday’s live semi-finals, Matt Linnen was voted off by the public, while Lloyd Macey exceeded doctors’ expectations when he gave a storming rendition of Elton John’s classic Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me after being signed off ill.
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