Giants Live: World Tour Finals

When: 18th October 2025
Location: OVO Hydro

Giants Live is the arena-based strongman tour. Coming to Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on the 18th October 2025.

In 1977, The World’s Strongest Man television show was launched to capture the dedication, drama and sinew-busting feats of professional strongmen who participated in the annual competition of the same name. It ran for 40 years and grew a huge following of fans with a passion for strength.

Giants Live was introduced in 2009 as the official World’s Strongest Man qualifying tour. With winners getting a chance to go after the coveted title at The World’s Strongest Man contest in December of that year. Plus, it gave audiences the opportunity to watch competitors carry cars, hoist logs and throw giant boulders.

The first Giants Live show took place in a gym car park with about 50 people in attendance. Over the following decade, the sport evolved hugely with strongman contests now packing out arenas.

Unfortunately, in 2020, amid the coronavirus outbreak, only one strongman event was held. Adam Bishop claimed the top prize at Giants Live. Britain’s Strongest Man and his title remained unchallenged for more than a year afterward.

In 2021, organisers announced five thrilling arena shows. In which fans can expect plenty of record-breaking, shirt-ripping action while seeing strongman athletes from around the world lift some unbelievably heavy stuff.

Now in 2024, and beyond, organisers announced eight thrilling shows in which fans can expect plenty of record-breaking, shirt-ripping action while seeing strongmen and strongwomen from around the world lift some unbelievably heavy stuff.