LOTD 25 Years of Standing Ovations: Planet Ireland Excerpt (featuring Matt Smith)

It's International Dance Day! To celebrate, it's time for another standing ovation: an excerpt of Planet Ireland from Lord of the Dance: 25 Years of Standing Ovations, featuring Matt Smith.

There comes a point when a new generation steps forward and picks up the flag to carry it further up the hill. That time is now. Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance, the biggest-selling dance show of all time, is a quarter of a century old; very few shows of any kind manage that kind of legacy, to say nothing of grossing over one-billion dollars in the process.

For some, their emotional attachment to LOTD will always be freeze-framed in the late 1990s. So be it. It was a wondrous time that laid the foundation for what was to come. But what has been built *atop* that foundation in the decades since is equally marvelous, and this 25th anniversary show is serving as a fantastic way of introducing audiences old and new to the evergreen magic of Planet Ireland and the new generation bringing it to life.

To that end: this is Lord of the Dance Matt Smith -- one of only two successors handpicked by Michael Flatley to star as the Lord in this 25th anniversary show -- and the greatest team of dancers in the world: the Lord25 troupe.

Planet Ireland arises! Tickets on sale now via the LOTD website to the UK/Europe 2022 tour of Lord of the Dance: 25 Years of Standing Ovations. Witness the classic magic -- with a new generation.

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[MrAshleyR]

Dozy me has only just realised the initials on the back of the jacket - and I now have a question; when I saw you all in Northampton a few weeks back, Cathal (over the course of the show) came out in both the 'CK' jacket and the 'MS' jacket - is there a reason for this, or did *someone* pick up the wrong jacket at one point?

Love the show guys - see you all again soon!

[karendagostino]

Keep up the great dancing. I love watching it all to the end. Thank You 😊

[Velazquez]

Love it! Hoping one day come back to Puerto Rico.

[soldza]

21 May this year in Dunfermline🤭I'll be there😇😎

[Bruxafada]

Brasileira apaixonada por essa dança e o trabalho maravilhoso de Michael Flatley e sua equipe.
Assisti seu show na Irlanda e no Brasil.
Quero mais!

[BobHogan]

Look at the Troupe go, amazing. Excellent stuff 3 4

[rainerdorr]

Absolutely great job 👏👏👏
I love it so much 💖