Riverside stadium to host 150th anniversary performance before Cardiff clash

More than 300 Tees Valley dancers will perform at Riverside Stadium before Middlesbrough FC’s Cardiff City clash on Saturday (October 17).

Hundreds of people from across Teesside will take part in a special pre-match show at the Riverside to mark Middlesbrough FC's 150th anniversary.

More than 300 dancers from across Tees Valley will perform before Middlesbrough's Sky Bet Championship clash with Cardiff City on Saturday (October 17).

Tees Dance has organised the show on the Riverside Stadium pitch as the final major public event in the club's 150th-anniversary programme.

Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium (Image: Will Matthews/PA Wire)

The performance has been specifically choreographed to celebrate Middlesbrough FC's history, community and future generations through dance and music.

Tom Powell, a lifelong Middlesbrough supporter and former Tees Valley Music Service student, was commissioned to write the original soundtrack.

Tom said: "As a lifelong Boro fan, being asked to create music for such an important moment in the club's history has been a genuine privilege.

"The piece brings together many of the things that make Middlesbrough special - our people, our communities and our shared identity.

"I'm especially proud that the recording features current Tees Valley Music Service staff, students, alumni and local singers, making it a real community effort."

Current and former music service members, local choirs and musicians feature on the soundtrack for the pre-match performance.

Juninho walks onto the Riverside pitch for the Middlesbrough Legacy Game. (Image: Tom Banks)

Middlesbrough's anniversary programme has already featured a Legacy Match and the club's official 150th Anniversary fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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The latest celebration will take place just before the Cardiff City match, which kicks off at 12.30pm.

Middlesbrough head into the game on an unbeaten run, and organisers are expecting a memorable atmosphere inside the stadium as supporters gather to mark another chapter in the club's 150-year story.

Middlesbrough FC was founded in 1876, making the current campaign the club's 150th anniversary season.