The Ultimate Tour has been officially confirmed by Live Nation – Steps will be embarking on a 12-date arena tour in April 2012!

There’s also chatter on the twitters that two dates in Ireland are about to be confirmed, bringing the tour lineup to:

2 April 2012
Belfast Odyssey Arena, Belfast

3 April 2012
The O2, Dublin

4 April 2012
Liverpool Echo Arena, Liverpool

6 April 2012
SECC, Glasgow

7 April 2012
Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre, Aberdeen

8 April 2012
Metro Radio Arena Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne

10 April 2012
Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester

11 April 2012
Capital FM Arena, Nottingham

12 April 2012
LG Arena Birmingham, Birmingham

13 April 2012
Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff

15 April 2012
Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield

16 April 2012
Bournemouth International Centre (BIC), Bournemouth

17 April 2012
Brighton Centre, Brighton

19 April 2012
20 April 2012
North Greenwich O2 Arena, London

Tickets go on general sale Friday at 9am with presale tickets Thursday at 9am and a ticketmaster presale today, from midday!