Dancing with the Stars: Live! is coming back to Indianapolis, and this time it's not settling for a theater — it's taking over Gainbridge Fieldhouse on January 29, 2027. The 60-city arena tour marks a dramatic upgrade from the show's last Indianapolis stop, and tickets go on sale this week for fans eager to grab a seat.
The move represents a massive leap in scale for the franchise locally. The tour returns to Indianapolis after a show at Old National Centre's Murat Theatre back in February, according to IndyStar. The Murat Theatre seats roughly 2,675 people, according to Indy Black Car. Gainbridge Fieldhouse, by contrast, expands the city's audience capacity to roughly 18,000 to 19,000 seats, according to Indy Black Car — a jump that reflects a trend playing out across the entire 2027 tour map.
A 60-City Tour Built for Arenas, Not Theaters
The full 60-city North American tour launches on January 21, 2027, at SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, and wraps on April 11, 2027, at Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia, per Pollstar. Along the way, the itinerary includes the franchise's first-ever performance at Madison Square Garden in New York City on February 5, 2027, underscoring just how far the live show has traveled from its roots in regional theaters and auditoriums, the outlet notes. IndyStar's report confirms the Indianapolis show promises special guests and that the tour includes the 60-show arena run overall.
Season 35 of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 24, 2026, with a celebrity cast that includes Julia Stiles, Tatyana Ali, Jenna Dewan, and Harry Shum Jr., according to CultureMap Dallas. The series airs weekly on ABC and streams on Disney+, the outlet adds. Co-host Emma Slater announced the 2027 live tour on-air during the October 6, 2026, broadcast — a reveal that, per the same outlet, follows a record-breaking tour with sold-out shows during winter 2025.
Troupe Joins the Road Cast for the First Time Ever
For the first time in the franchise's history, the Dancing with the Stars troupe — dancers Kamri Peterson, Onye Stevenson, Jaxon Willard, and Carter Williams — will join the main professional cast on the road, a detail confirmed by both WTHR and Pollstar. These dancers routinely perform supporting group routines during live television broadcasts but have never previously toured with the show. IndyStar reports the troupe will perform on stage for the first time, with the U.S. road trip featuring on-screen professional ballroom dancers performing original routines for arena audiences.
Emmy Award-winning choreographer Mandy Moore, known for her work on La La Land and Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour, is directing and choreographing the 2027 production, per the PhillyVoice report cited alongside the WTHR coverage. Moore previously directed earlier iterations of the live tour. The Indianapolis cast lineup, according to IndyStar, includes Adele Zaikman, Brandon Armstrong, Alan Bersten, Hailey Bills, Sharna Burgess, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Jenna Johnson, Ezra Sosa, Britt Stewart, and Rylee Arnold, with Slater serving as co-host.
Rylee Arnold's Return and Who's Behind the Tour
Arnold's presence on the 2027 roster carries its own storyline. The professional dancer sat out the previous winter tour to manage her Type 1 diabetes, which she now monitors using an insulin pump, according to Closer Weekly. Arnold reported feeling healthier and more confident returning to the road after adjusting her health routine, the outlet reports.
Behind the scenes, Jared Paul and Faculty Productions produce the tour in association with BBC Studios. Faculty Productions manages multiple major live touring extensions for branded entertainment properties, per that release.
Tickets, VIP Packages and Local Sale Dates
Presale for the Dancing with the Stars tour begins Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 10 a.m. through dwtstour.com, with general sale following October 13, 2026, at 10 a.m., per IndyStar's report. VIP ticket packages for the Gainbridge Fieldhouse stop will offer fans premium seating, meet-and-greet photo opportunities, exclusive merchandise, and an interactive experience with touring cast members, WTHR reports, noting that presales for those VIP packages also begin October 8, 2026.
IndyStar pop culture reporter Heather Bushman, who covers concerts for the Indianapolis Star, compiled the original ticketing details and can be reached at [email protected] for Indianapolis-specific questions. Hoodline previously covered the 2026 tour's launch across America, when the show was still playing theater-circuit stops before this year's jump to full arena staging.
