Steve Backshall brings Deadly Live! 2026 to Bournemouth Cbbc
Steve Backshall is bringing cbbc-linked Deadly Live! 2026 to Bournemouth International Centre on October 30 at 2pm. The live show lands in Bournemouth as he returns with a family production built around predators, stunts and experiments, and tickets for all dates go on sale on Thursday, April 30 at 12 noon.
Steve Backshall at Bournemouth International Centre
Backshall, the star of the CBBC show Deadly 60, said he was “thrilled to be bringing Deadly Live! back for 2026.” The Bournemouth date gives local audiences a fixed window for the autumn half-term run, with the show set to run in the afternoon at 2pm.
The live entertainment follows Backshall tracking animals from big cats and birds of prey to dinosaurs, snakes and many more. That mix turns the stage show into a tighter family event than a standard TV tie-in: it is built around a single presenter, a known brand, and a format that now has enough demand to return in a supersized version.
Deadly 60 series seven
Series seven of Deadly 60 launched on March 27 and is available to watch on iPlayer. That new season keeps the TV side moving while the live show extends the same brand into theatres and arenas, giving the franchise two entry points at once.
Backshall said he was “blown away by the response from audiences last year” and added, “I’m delighted that we will be taking the show to many parts of the country that we couldn’t get to last time.” He also said, “We’ve got some amazing stunts and incredible experiments planned for this supersized show for all the family.”
April 30 ticket sale
Tickets for all Deadly Live! shows go on sale on Thursday, April 30 at 12 noon from DeadlyLiveTour.com. For readers planning to go, that is the practical deadline to watch: Bournemouth is one stop in a wider run, and the first available seats will be released before the October 30 performance.
Backshall’s own framing points to a broader touring strategy than last year’s run, with more parts of the country included and a bigger set of demonstrations built around the autumn half-term. For families deciding whether to book, the straightforward move is to be ready when sales open, because this is the only firm purchase window in the announcement and it leads directly into the Bournemouth date.
