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Elvis to tour the UK for the first time… 40 years after his death! Series of arena shows will use The King’s voice backed by orchestra after success of album using the same format

By Izzy Ferris, Showbusiness Reporter For The Daily Mail

Published: 02:15 GMT, 15 March 2016 | Updated: 02:38 GMT, 15 March 2016

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He may have died almost 40 years ago but Elvis Presley is set to tour the UK once again

He may have died almost 40 years ago but Elvis Presley is set to tour the UK once again.

A series of arena shows will take part in which the voice of The King of Rock and Roll will be backed by the legendary Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra.

It follows the success of the album, If I Can Dream, released last year, which used archive recordings of Presley’s voice featuring new orchestral arrangements of some of his biggest hits.

The album, which was the second biggest released in 2015, gave Elvis a record-equaling 12th UK Number One album.

Presley, best known for tracks including Hound Dog, Viva Las Vegas and Jailhouse Rock, continued performing until shortly before his tragic death in 1997 and in total has had 76 UK Top 10 singles, and 50 Top 10 UK albums.

The six one-off UK performances will commence on November 17th this year at Glasgow SSE Hydro before playing at Leeds First Direct Arena the following day.

Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Birmingham Genting Arena, the London O2 Arena and Manchester Arena will also be visited by the tour, ending on November 24th.

His former wife, Priscilla Presley will be also be making an appearance at the shows. ‘What an honour for me to present to you songs from what has become a very prestigious and beloved album with a full symphony orchestra,’ she said.

A series of arena shows will take part in which the voice of The King of Rock and Roll will be backed by the legendary Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra