Post by katrien on Mar 31, 2005 9:22:00 GMT 1
Fans rushing for Westlife tickets
TICKETS are reportedly selling fast for the Westlife concert on April 13, at the Ritz-Carlton Bahrain Hotel and Spa.
They are BD22 each and are on sale at Hava Java in Seef Mall and Al A'ali Shopping Complex and at the Dilmun Club, Saar.
Mirage Promotions and Bahrain Duty Free are presenting the concert, with the support of the GDN, Bahrain This Month, Orbit, the Ritz-Carlton and Hava Java.
Fans of all ages can expect to hear the very best of Westlife, with special guests Bombay Rockers from Denmark.
The Irish boy band, made up of Nick Byrne, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan and Shane Filan - have just released their new Rat Pack themed album Allow Us To Be Frank.
This is a collection of the band's favourite classics from the golden Rat Pack era, featuring tracks originally performed by legends such as Dean Martin, Sammy David Jr and Frank Sinatra.
Allow Us To Be Frank pays homage to those bourbon-filled years when the Rat Pack used to hang out and perform at The Sands Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas.
Westlife have performed to over three million fans on four sell-out arena tours, making them the biggest selling arena tour act ever.
They have sold over 34m records globally; had five multi-platinum albums in the UK alone; scored a record breaking 12 UK number ones, picked up two BRIT Awards, an MTV Europe Award and six Irish Meteor Awards (Best Pop Act for four years consecutively).
Look back through the pages of pop history and you find that the average lifespan of a boy band is shockingly short.
Westlife have outlived all of them: The Osmonds, The Partridge Family, The Jackson Five; New Kids On The Block, Backstreet Boys, Take That; 'NSync, Boyzone and 5ive.
Westlife grew out of a band formed by Kian, Shane and Mark when they were performing in a local stage version of Grease in the west of Ireland.
Originally a six-piece named IOU, they were spotted by pop impresario Louis Walsh, who groomed them as successors to his hit machine, Boyzone.
Shedding three of the members and bringing in Bryan and Nicky, they first came to public notice as Westside, rapidly becoming the rising stars of the Smash Hits Tour in the winter of 1998 - helped by the fact that their management team now included a young man called Ronan Keating.
One small name change later (to avoid clashing with at least one US act performing as Westside) and they were on their way.
Their first single, Swear It Again, went straight to No 1 in April 1999, swiftly followed by If I Let You Go and Flying Without Wings.
Within a year they had made UK chart history with their fifth chart topper in a row, Fool Again.
Before long they secured a place in the Guinness World Records as the only band to have topped the charts seven times in a row.
In March last year, Bryan left the band to pursue a solo career.
Many commentators predicted the end for the band, but again, Westlife confounded the doomsayers: they went straight out and performed one of their best ever received tours (the Turnaround Tour 2004).
Now they have returned with Allow Us To Be Frank and a renewed vigour that sees the boys aiming for plenty more years of music with Westlife.
Opening act, The Bombay Rockers have just released their debut album Introducing... Bombay Rockers!
It is a mix of rhythm and blues, rap, hip hop and dance laced with streaks of bhangra/Punjabi elements.
The show will be held at the Ritz-Carlton's beach garden.
Doors open at 7pm and show starts at 9pm.
For more information, contact Mirage Promotions Bahrain on 17715277 or log on to www.miragepromotionsonline.com.
TICKETS are reportedly selling fast for the Westlife concert on April 13, at the Ritz-Carlton Bahrain Hotel and Spa.
They are BD22 each and are on sale at Hava Java in Seef Mall and Al A'ali Shopping Complex and at the Dilmun Club, Saar.
Mirage Promotions and Bahrain Duty Free are presenting the concert, with the support of the GDN, Bahrain This Month, Orbit, the Ritz-Carlton and Hava Java.
Fans of all ages can expect to hear the very best of Westlife, with special guests Bombay Rockers from Denmark.
The Irish boy band, made up of Nick Byrne, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan and Shane Filan - have just released their new Rat Pack themed album Allow Us To Be Frank.
This is a collection of the band's favourite classics from the golden Rat Pack era, featuring tracks originally performed by legends such as Dean Martin, Sammy David Jr and Frank Sinatra.
Allow Us To Be Frank pays homage to those bourbon-filled years when the Rat Pack used to hang out and perform at The Sands Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas.
Westlife have performed to over three million fans on four sell-out arena tours, making them the biggest selling arena tour act ever.
They have sold over 34m records globally; had five multi-platinum albums in the UK alone; scored a record breaking 12 UK number ones, picked up two BRIT Awards, an MTV Europe Award and six Irish Meteor Awards (Best Pop Act for four years consecutively).
Look back through the pages of pop history and you find that the average lifespan of a boy band is shockingly short.
Westlife have outlived all of them: The Osmonds, The Partridge Family, The Jackson Five; New Kids On The Block, Backstreet Boys, Take That; 'NSync, Boyzone and 5ive.
Westlife grew out of a band formed by Kian, Shane and Mark when they were performing in a local stage version of Grease in the west of Ireland.
Originally a six-piece named IOU, they were spotted by pop impresario Louis Walsh, who groomed them as successors to his hit machine, Boyzone.
Shedding three of the members and bringing in Bryan and Nicky, they first came to public notice as Westside, rapidly becoming the rising stars of the Smash Hits Tour in the winter of 1998 - helped by the fact that their management team now included a young man called Ronan Keating.
One small name change later (to avoid clashing with at least one US act performing as Westside) and they were on their way.
Their first single, Swear It Again, went straight to No 1 in April 1999, swiftly followed by If I Let You Go and Flying Without Wings.
Within a year they had made UK chart history with their fifth chart topper in a row, Fool Again.
Before long they secured a place in the Guinness World Records as the only band to have topped the charts seven times in a row.
In March last year, Bryan left the band to pursue a solo career.
Many commentators predicted the end for the band, but again, Westlife confounded the doomsayers: they went straight out and performed one of their best ever received tours (the Turnaround Tour 2004).
Now they have returned with Allow Us To Be Frank and a renewed vigour that sees the boys aiming for plenty more years of music with Westlife.
Opening act, The Bombay Rockers have just released their debut album Introducing... Bombay Rockers!
It is a mix of rhythm and blues, rap, hip hop and dance laced with streaks of bhangra/Punjabi elements.
The show will be held at the Ritz-Carlton's beach garden.
Doors open at 7pm and show starts at 9pm.
For more information, contact Mirage Promotions Bahrain on 17715277 or log on to www.miragepromotionsonline.com.
