Posted January 25, 201015 yr Will adds a second summer tour date Monday 25 January 2010 Today we are thrilled to announce the latest summer headline date for Will! Will is heading to the beautiful Rochester Castle Gardens on 15th July, and you'll be able to get your tickets from March 1st. Head here for more information. There'll be more live dates to follow for Will, so remember to stay tuned to Will's official site for all the news on what he'll be up to over the summer!
January 25, 201015 yr That's great news 22 January 2010 Will Young to perform at Castle Concerts Will Young has been added to this summer’s series of concerts at Rochester Castle. The acclaimed singer songwriter, who shot to fame after winning ITV’s Pop Idol eight years ago, will be appearing in Medway for the first time on Thursday, 15 July. Will has sold more than eight million records worldwide and is the proud owner of two BRIT awards, including Best British Single for Your Game. His latest album, entitled The Hits, a collection of his best known singles was released recently and has already reached platinum status. He will entertain the crowd in the beautiful setting of the Castle Gardens with best-selling songs such as Evergreen, Leave Right Now, Who Am I and Changes. This is one of a number of his summer performances around the UK this year. For more information please visit www.willyoung.co.uk Tickets for Will Young will go on sale at 10am on Monday, 1 March. Others confirmed so far include Status Quo who will be kicking off the concerts on Wednesday, 14 July, and the return of The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra for the Castle Proms on the final night of the concerts, Saturday, 17 July. One more act, to perform on Friday, 16 July, will be announced shortly. Medway Council’s Portfolio Holder for Community Services, Cllr Howard Doe said: “Another year, another fantastic line-up for Medway’s music lovers to enjoy. There really is something for everyone this year and we want to welcome all these great artists to Medway and give everyone something to remember.” Tickets for the Castle Concerts are available in person at The Central Theatre box office, The Brook Theatre box office and Medway Visitor Information Centre, by phone on 338338 or online at www.castleconcerts.co.uk Ticket prices are as follows: Will Young £32.50, Status Quo £35 and Castle Proms £29.50
January 25, 201015 yr Author Thanks Sunday. £32.50. Was expecting more. Will have to give this one some thought.
January 25, 201015 yr Thanks TT..so happy that he's headlining another event. :cheer: ..well..when your as good as he is.. :wub:
March 1, 201015 yr Author Doesn't this make lovely reading. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/images/willyoung_m.jpg by Lynn Cox The Will Young gig at Rochester's Castle Concerts is already proving to be a huge draw. Tickets for the July 15 show went on sale this morning, Monday, and instant demand meant problems accessing the tickets website and a big queue outside the Visitor Information Centre in Rochester High Street. Lorraine Thistleton, from Gillingham, said: “We want to go and see Will Young, but just can’t get on the website. “The council’s marketing department sent out an email at 7am this morning, saying I could by tickets, but I couldn’t get them. When I called the council I was told they didn’t go on sale until 10am. "Not only can’t we get them online, we can’t get them via the telephone either, we’ve been ringing the box office number all morning and it’s either engaged or saying its out of order. Meanwhile, around 300 people waited outside the Visitor Information Centre where tickets for The Saturdays Castle Concert on July 16 had also gone on sale. Meanwhile, tickets for the Will Young concert were being sold on eBay this morning, four were available for £250 as opposed to the sale price of £130. Attempts by Medway Messenger staff to buy tickets via the Castle Concerts website only led to a message saying: “Due to high number of customer currently accessing this site, we regret that our server is unable to handle your query at this time. Please try again later.” Also trying to buy tickets was Madeline Chainey, from mhs homes, who said: “I needed to buy tickets as we want to give them away as competition prizes. “I’ve been to the Rochester visitor Centre to get four tickets, but the queue is massive, they only have one till there, so it’s taking such a long time. “In the end I went to The Brook Theatre and managed to get them without too much difficulty." Another woman who didn’t want to be named said: “The online booking for Castle Concerts has crashed because so many people are trying to log on. “I called the council's customer services department and a woman just told me Status Quo is sold out already, but the email I received telling me the tickets were on sale said there were about 50 left.” A spokesman for Medway Council said: "There is currently a high volume of customers accessing the website and box office phone lines for tickets. Due to this, the website and phone lines are extremely busy. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes and would encourage customers to keep trying." http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway_m...medium=twitter
March 1, 201015 yr Thanks TT It's sold out already :o The 5000-capacity Rochester Castle Gardens site I think The Hits album has done wonders for him.
March 1, 201015 yr Author :o So glad I persevered getting my tickets this morning. :dance: Agree about The Hits album Sunday. Edited March 1, 201015 yr by truly talented
March 1, 201015 yr Their website were happy with status quo last year Don't miss on your chance to see one of the greatest rock bands of all time as they make their return to Castle Concerts. Tickets sold out in a week last time. They must be ecstatic with Will [sold out in a matter of hours] :yahoo:
March 1, 201015 yr Bloody hell, I forgot all about this one, :lol: just logged on now from this morning and I seem to be the bridesmaid again, :lol: I've just watched the video on that link showing the very patient large queue, I bet it's not like that on the day when they let everyone through the barriers. :rofl:
March 1, 201015 yr :dance: I'm not going to this one but want Sandringham - will have to be up bright and early on Friday. Anyone know the capacity for Sandringham?
March 1, 201015 yr Think they all went in 7 hrs. :yahoo: 7 hours? bloody hell! how come it never gets any easier this ticket buying lark? :thinking: great news though.
March 1, 201015 yr Thanks to Bumbling on Devoted for this .... and apparently it also made the local TV news :dance: Medway Council News Release 1 March 2010 Will Young tickets sell out in a day Tickets for Will Young’s appearance at this year’s Castle Concerts have sold out within a few hours of going on sale at 10am today, Monday 1 March. The Brook and Central Theatre box offices and the Castle Concerts website were all inundated by an unprecedented demand as soon as tickets went on sale at 10am. Meanwhile hundreds of fans queued to book at the Visitor Information Centre in Rochester. Tickets for top girl band The Saturdays also went on sale today and are selling fast. Caroline Dhudwar and her friend Fran Wells, both from Rochester, were the first in the queue at the Visitor Information Centre and bought tickets for both concerts. Caroline said: “When I heard Will Young was playing here I couldn’t believe it. I got here at about a quarter to eight this morning to make sure I didn’t miss out”. A Medway Council Spokesman said: “All of the tills at our two theatre box offices and at the Visitor Information Centre have been extremely busy with sales this morning, and there was a particularly high demand online as thousands of people rushed to buy tickets at the same time. “We’d like to thank those customers who have waited so patiently for tickets and will be dealing with bookings for the remaining concerts as quickly as possible”. Tickets are already virtually sold out for Status Quo, who will kick off this year’s concerts on Wednesday, 14 July. Will Young will perform for the first time in Medway on Thursday, 15 July. The Saturdays, also making their first visit, will take the stage on Friday, 16 July. The concert series will end in traditional style with the popular Castle Proms, performed by The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra on Saturday, 17 July. Ticket prices for the remaining concerts are The Saturdays £29.50 and Castle Proms £29.50. Bookings can be made in person at The Central Theatre box office, The Brook Theatre box office and Medway Visitor Information Centre, by phone on 338338 or online at www.castleconcerts.co.uk http://mcnr.co.uk/will-young-tickets-sell-out-in-a-day/
March 2, 201015 yr Author Confimation from the OS. Rochester date now sold out Tuesday 02 March 2010 Tickets went on general sale yesterday for Will's date at Rochester Castle, and we can now confirm that the date is entirely sold out. Stay tuned to Will's official site for more details on Will's summer shows coming soon! :dance:
March 3, 201015 yr Confimation from the OS. more details on Will's summer shows coming soon! :dance: ooohhh i like the sound of that :dance:
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