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25
April 2006
George
Michael's Tour Close To
Sell-Out
Extra
concert dates have been
added to singer
George
Michael's
first UK tour in 15
years as early ticket
sales exceed
expectations.
About
200,000 tickets were
released in various
stages on Sunday, with
dates added in London,
Birmingham and
Manchester throughout
the day.
Dan
Marshall from promoter
Marshall Arts Ltd said
demand for the greatest
hits concerts had been
"very
strong".
The
company had "moved
quickly" to confirm a
total of 14 gigs, he
added.
The
tour is entitled 25
Live, and will see
Michael performing
tracks from all of his
solo albums plus
classics from his time
in Wham! with Andrew
Ridgeley.
George
Michael is playing seven
dates in London, three
in Manchester, another
three in Birmingham and
one in
Glasgow.
The
singer begins the tour
in Madrid on 27
September before playing
the first UK gig - at
the MEN Arena in
Manchester - on 17
November.
"Ticket
sales are fantastic,"
said Mr Marshall. "It's
fair to say that the
majority have been sold.
In London, we've moved
very quickly to put
three additional shows
to what we went on sale
with."
He
added it was "not
unusual" to have extra
dates lined up for
release if demand was
high - but said a fast
decision was needed on
Sunday when it became
clear so many fans were
clambering for
tickets.
"We
did have additional
shows at Earls Court
ready to go, but the
demand has been such
that we've moved quickly
to have these on
sale."
Recently
attention has been
focused on George
Michael's personal life
rather than his
music.
He
was cautioned for
possessing cannabis
after being arrested in
London in
February.
On
Saturday's ITV1
Parkinson chat show, he
laughed off an
early-morning crash into
three parked cars as an
accident which occurred
because he was "a
terrible
driver".
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