Top Gear Live – hosted at the MPH Prestige and Performance Motor Show – will feature “break-dancing London icons” and a 30ft high robot monster named “Swampy”, as part of a live theatre show, hosted by Jeremy, Richard and James.

Jeremy said: “We still harbour the desire to be rock stars on the big stage.”

Jeremy Clarkson – who has been put in charge of the tours – said a number of exciting features would thrill audiences at the shows, including how the trio would rule London.

He said: “Big Ben is coming everywhere with us, to give it a bit of Britishness.”

Richard Hammond said: “We’ll be pushing the boundaries of c*cking about. We’ll build hovercrafts, drift supercars and host a global football challenge.

“Nothing will be broken… except everything.”

This year’s Top Gear Live MPH show will offer up more than £20 million worth of priceless metal and a range of interactive features, including a Cool Wall where the audience will have a chance to vote.

“Not that it matters”, James May noted, “as Clarkson will decide anyway.”

View more images of the Top Gear trio riding across Tower Bridge in a tank

Top Gear Live kicks off from 30 October to 2 November in London’s Earl’s Court, and will head to the NEC in Birmingham between 13-16 November.

Top Gear Live has already confirmed venues in Dublin, Johannesburg, Auckland and Hong Kong, with new dates to be announced in the Middle East and Europe.