Meet The Dancing Diggers Team
Discover Their Stories
The JCB Dancing Diggers are an iconic live performance team, often described as a down to earth version of the Red Arrows. They have curtsied for the Queen; pirouetted for TV and thrilled thousands all over the world.
Showcasing power, precision and performance, the JCB Dancing Diggers execute a variety of choregraphed moves set to music. For 2025, the team are introducing a brand-new routine featuring a range of new, exciting moves like the ‘Staffordshire Knot’ and the ‘Cross Over’. The performance combines the engineering excellence of JCB machinery with entertainment, making it a crowd favourite at public events worldwide.
Below, you can meet the team behind the legendary JCB Dancing Diggers.
Guy Sutton
Favourite Machine: Fastrac
- No of Licenses: 9
- Years of Service: 9
- Countries Visited: 9
- Celebrities Met: 11
- Embarrassing Moments: 2
Jack Fowkes
Favourite Machine: HMEE (High Mobility Engineer Excavator)
- No of Licenses: 11
- Years of Service: 4
- Countries Visited: 19
- Celebrities Met: 40
- Embarrassing Moments: 0
James Sewell
Favourite Machine: 437 Wheeled Loader
- No of Licenses: 19
- Years of Service: 20
- Countries Visited: 41
- Celebrities Met: 5
- Embarrassing Moments: 2
Laure Ashton
Favourite Machine: 370X Excavator
- No of Licenses: 13
- Years of Service: 4
- Countries Visited: 1
- Celebrities Met: 4
- Embarrassing Moments: 3
Mark Griffiths
Favourite Machine: 3CX Backhoe
- No of Licenses: 10
- Years of Service: 9
- Countries Visited: 14
- Celebrities Met: 1
- Embarrassing Moments: 3
Mathew Tolley
Favourite Machine: 3TS-8W Teleskid
- No of Licenses: 6
- Years of Service: 2
- Countries Visited: 8
- Celebrities Met: 23
- Embarrassing Moments: 6
Matthew Lucas
Favourite Machine: JCB GT
- No of Licenses: 19
- Years of Service: 20
- Countries Visited: 61
- Celebrities Met: 39
- Embarrassing Moments: 1
Nigel Walker
Favourite Machine: Rotating Telehandler
- No of Licenses: 24
- Years of Service: 27
- Countries Visited: 40
- Celebrities Met: 8
- Embarrassing Moments: 1
Phil Turner
Favourite Machine: Wheeled Excavator
- No of Licenses: 7
- Years of Service: 16
- Countries Visited: 36
- Celebrities Met: 3
- Embarrassing Moments: 3
Sam Bryan
Favourite Machine: 145XR Excavator
- No of Licenses: 15
- Years of Service: 3
- Countries Visited: 7
- Celebrities Met: 4
- Embarrassing Moments: 0
Harvey Williams
Favourite Machine: 245XR Excavator
- No of Licenses: 6
- Years of Service: 2
- Countries Visited: 1
- Celebrities Met: 2
- Embarrassing Moments: 1
Chris Harrison
Favourite Machine: 3CX Backhoe
- No of Licenses: 7
- Years of Service: 38
- Countries Visited: 18
- Celebrities Met: 7
- Embarrassing Moments: 2
Richard Matthews
Favourite Machine: 220X Excavator with Tiltrotator
- No of Licenses: 8
- Years of Service: 12
- Countries Visited: 60
- Celebrities Met: 5
- Embarrassing Moments: 2
The history of JCB Dancing Diggers
JCB’s iconic Dancing Digger routine began in 1977 and is still performing around the world to this day. Soon, a new milestone in Backhoe history will be unveiled.
Behind the scenes of the JCB Dancing Diggers
See behind the scenes of the JCB Dancing Digger team working together on a brand-new routine for 2025.
Dancing Diggers at Edenbridge & Oxted Agricultural Show
JCB is delighted to be showcasing its legendary JCB Dancing Diggers at Edenbridge & Oxted Agricultural Show. Learn more here.
Dancing Diggers at Heveningham Hall Country Fair
JCB is delighted to be showcasing its legendary JCB Dancing Diggers at Heveningham Hall Country Fair. Learn more here.
JCB Dancing Diggers at Balmoral Show
JCB is delighted to be showcasing its legendary JCB Dancing Diggers at Balmoral Show. Learn more here.