Thanks, Jackie. That was a great read :D

Great story Jackie!!!

Thanks for sharing :heart:

Wembley's Finishing Touches to Be Added in September

 

(Update1)

May 1 (Bloomberg) -- Wembley Stadium, the home of soccer in England, will receive its finishing touches in September, nine months after it was scheduled to be finished, construction company Multiplex Group said.

 

While construction of the 90,000-seat stadium will be mostly finished by June, final work such as cleaning will take a further three months, Sydney-based Multiplex said in a statement today.

 

The English Football Association has already had to move this month's F.A. Cup final between Liverpool and West Ham to Cardiff's Millennium Stadium and concerts by Bon Jovi and Robbie Williams have been shifted because of the delays.

 

The opening date will depend on when the F.A. finishes works such as outfitting the venue and setting up retail and restaurant areas, Multiplex said.

 

Multiplex is seeking a contract extension from the Football Association for the 757 million pound ($1.4 billion) stadium, which will be the world's most expensive sporting venue when it's completed.

 

The construction company has already sued steel contractor Cleveland Bridge UK Ltd. for 30 million pounds for allegedly abandoning work on the arena. Cleveland Bridge is countersuing Multiplex for 18 million pounds, claiming breach of contract.

 

Multiplex in February said it had lost about A$350 million ($265 million) on the project, and had to get waivers from its lenders after breaching financial covenants.

 

Its shares have slumped 22 percent in the past year. The stock rose 2 cents to A$3.08 at the 4:15 p.m. market close in Sydney.

 

 

 

To contact the reporter on this story:

Miriam Steffens in Sydney at msteffens1@bloomberg.net

Last Updated: May 1, 2006 02:34 EDT

source BLOOBERG.COM

I can help with the cleaning :rolleyes:

 

My Dublin ticket has arrived!!!!!!!

 

:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

 

 

I don't really have it yet....but this lovely lady called TerryGreeneyes does!!!!

Well....she thinks that she has :rolleyes:

She wasn't at home earlier today when the postman wanted to deliver this very special letter :( :(

 

Must be the tickets :cheer: :cheer:

 

 

 

Great new Twinkle. :cheer: It seems alot of people are getting them except me who LIVES in DUBLIN :rolleyes: -_-

Awwwwwwww poor boy :(

 

 

I probably won't see my ticket untill a few hours before the gig.....

 

I have mine all tucked away in a safe place.. :cheer:

I dread to think, Susie. :lol:

I guess the Belgium and Amsterdam tickets will arrive soon :dance: :dance: :dance:

I guess the Belgium and Amsterdam tickets will arrive soon :dance: :dance: :dance:

My Dublin tickets arrived today :party2: :party: :party: :smoke: :fingers: :hic: :wave:

Lucky you :cheer:

 

Wish i could say the same :(

Nearly there Scotty.. :cheer: :dance: :cheer:

My Dublin tickets arrived today :party2: :party: :party: :smoke: :fingers: :hic: :wave:

 

 

 

:cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

Their was an article in the paper the other day that Irish are paying ALOT more than the rest of the world for concert tickets and not just for Robbie. -_-

 

Oh and i heard SSS on the radio about 10 time today, :D and after it was over all the dj's praised it and called it a superb pop song. :dance: And one of the DJ's got so exited, she started scrreming that she could'nt wait for croke park :rolleyes:

She's not the only one :dance: :dance: :dance:

She's not the only one :dance: :dance: :dance:

She's not the only one :dance: :dance: :dance:

Wembley delay forces Robbie switch

5 May 2006

 

 

 

Robbie Williams has decided to switch his World Tour concerts at Wembley Stadium to the Milton Keynes Bowl following delays to the opening of the venue

 

The 32-year-old singer is one of several big-name acts to have been forced to find another location after Wembley Stadium's opening was postponed to 2007.

 

Concerts by Bon Jovi and Robbie's former band, Take That, have already been moved to Milton Keynes, while the Rolling Stones have relocated to Twickenham.

 

Robbie is playing to more than 2.6 million fans worldwide on his World Tour, which has just been given the name Close Encounters, and kicked off in Durban, South Africa, last month.

 

The first of the 14 European dates takes place in Dublin on June 9th.

 

The Ordinary Boys and Basement Jaxx have already been announced as support acts for the star.

 

Robbie's eighth album, Intensive Care, has topped the charts in 18 countries and sold 5.7 million copies to date.

 

Last year the singer smashed a Guinness World Record by selling more than 1.6 million concert tickets on the first day of sale, valued at an estimated £80 million.

 

Robbie will perform at Milton Keynes on September 14, 15, 16, 18 and 19 - the same dates that were scheduled in for Wembley