Big names heading for Brum
SUMMER has only just begun but already the big names of music are announcing autumn and winter visits to Birmingham.
* McFly turn to Birmingham’s NEC Arena on Friday November 14 for a show that celebrates their new album Radio:ACTIVE.
Tickets go on sale at 11am on Sunday July 20 priced at £26 & £16 plus booking fee from 0844 33 88 000 or online at www.theticketfactory.com.
The album will be the first on MCFly’s own label, Super Records, which has been funded by the band members themselves.
“Are we nervous? Not at all,’’ says drummer Harry Judd. ‘‘These songs are by far the best we’ve ever done. We’ve never been happier.”
* Multi-platinum selling American band Fall Out Boy kick off their UK tour at Birmingham NEC Arena on Sunday October 19.
Tickets are on sale on Monday July 21, priced £21.50 plus booking fee, from 0844 33 88 000 or online at www.theticketfactory.com.
* Kings Of Leon will play Birmingham NIA on December 10 to showcase their album, Only By The Night, released on September 22.
Tickets are £25, plus booking fees, from 0844 33 88 000 or online at www.theticketfactory.com.
* Music’s Mister Misery Leonard Cohen plays Birmingham NEC Arena on Saturday November 22. Tickets are £50, £60 and £75 plus booking fees from 0844 33 88 000 or www.theticketfactory.com.
* Gabriella Cilmi begins her headline UK tour with a show at Birmingham Carling Academy 2 on October 2.
The singer, whose debut single, Sweet About Me, is on its way to being one of the biggest selling singles of the year, also performs at the V Festival at Staffordshire’s Weston Park on August 16.
