No 1 boyband, The Wanted have announced their first ever UK Arena Tour for spring 2012. The five piece group that became one of the biggest breakthrough acts of 2010 will be playing 11 arenas across the country culminating with a show at London’s The O2 Arena on Saturday 3rd March.

“After the success of our first tour (which we think the mums just may have enjoyed even more than their kids) we're planning our first arena tour for February and March of next year.  We just want everyone to come along and enjoy themselves, so don your "The Wanted" t-shirts and why not purchase a ticket-for-entry?  It'll be spiffing!”

The Wanted boys burst into our lives and the charts last summer, with their incredible 2011 BRIT nominated debut single, All Time Low, storming straight into the number one spot. Followed by number two hit Heart Vacancy, they have quickly built up a huge fanbase. Their self-titled debut album raced into the top five, and they have had over an incredible 30 million plays of their videos on YouTube. In March the boys were given the honour of releasing the official Comic Relief single for Red Nose Day. The single Gold Forever became their third top five single.

Their latest number 1 single Glad You Came is the first from their hotly tipped second album. Written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector and Ed Drewett and produced by Steve Mac, this song brings a harder, club-influenced sound to the table for Jay, Max, Nathan, Siva and Tom. A dance floor filler, with a heavy bassline combined with the boy’s rock vocals, this track will have you raving from London to Ibiza this summer.
 
Earlier this year the boys performed their first headline tour which had rave reviews from the press with The Times, Evening Standard and News Of The World giving the shows 4 stars. Proof, if ever it was needed, that The Wanted are definitely not taking any prisoners when it comes to being the hottest new pop group in the UK.

Don’t miss the chance to see The Wanted Live next year!!

The Wanted – 2012 Arena Tour

February

Wed 15^th       Nottingham Capital FM Arena              0844 412 4624                    

Fri 17^th            Manchester MEN Arena                          0844 847 8000

Sat 18^th          Sheffield Motorpoint Arena                    0114 256 5656                    

Mon 20^th       Brighton Centre                                          0844 847 1515

Thu 23^rd         Cardiff Motorpoint Arena                       0292 022 4488                    

Fri 24^th            Liverpool Echo Arena                               0844 800 0400        

Sat 25^th          Newcastle Metro Radio Arena             0844 493 6666        

Mon 27^th       Glasgow SECC                                           0844 499 9990

Tues 28^th        Aberdeen AECC                                        0844 499 9990        

March

Thu 1^st            Birmingham LG Arena                              0844 338 8000        

Fri 2^nd              Bournemouth BIC                                      0844 576 3000                    

Sat 3^rd            London The O2 Arena                              0844 856 0202        

Onsale Friday 22^nd July @ 9am

www.gigsandtours.com / www.ticketmaster.co.uk and for Scotland www.gigsinscotland.com

24hr c/c hotlines: 0844 811 0051 | 0844 826 2826

www.thewantedmusic.com

For further press information:

National Press Asha or Susannah @ Supersonic PR E –firstname@supersonicpr.com / T – 0207 033 7992

Regional Press Warren Higgins Chuff Media E- warren@chuffmedia.com / T- 020 7681 4124

SJM Concerts Kara McCabe, Press Officer. E- kara@sjmconcerts.com / T– 0161 907 3443

 ‘ Read All About It’

‘NEVER BE A RIGHT TIME’

Release date Jan 22^nd 2012

*and is confirmed to join COLDPLAY on European Tour*

*New Date Added To 2012 Headline Tour*

After incredible live performances on the XFactor and Later With Jools, lead single ‘Read All About It’ from PROFESSOR GREEN’s new Gold-selling album ‘AT YOUR INCONVENIENCE’ spent 2 weeks at number 1 shifting 350,000 copies. Follow-up single ‘NEVER BE A RIGHT TIME’ which shows Green’s softer side is set for a JANUARY 22^ND 2012 release.

Watch the ‘Never Be A Right Time’ video here now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgtq9v7Pc-k

It’s also been confirmed that he will join ‘Read All About It’ guest vocalist Emeli Sande on stage in her support slot to COLDPLAY for the last 4 dates of their European tour.

COLDPLAY TOUR

Dec

17^th        Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands

18^th        Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium

20^th        Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany

21^st         O2 World Arena, Berlin, Germany

PROFESSOR GREEN – real name Stephen Manderson - has reaffirmed his status as the nation’s most inventive rapper and distinctive wordsmith, whose rhymes resonate with the social commentary that characterises the growing tradition of great British lyricists, with his number 3 charting second album ‘AT YOUR INCONVENIENCE’

While the album is bookended with the unmistakeably tongue-in-cheek musings of title track ‘At Your Inconvenience’ and closing track ‘Into The Ground’, the bulk of the album pushes the boundaries and expectations of Professor Green’s sound. The soulfully dark and twisted, ‘Astronaut’ and the future anthem ‘Avalon’ which matches his vitriolic raps with a killer hook courtesy of Sierra Kusterbuck, vocalist with Florida alt-rock trio VersaEmerge. ‘Spinning Out’ is even more audacious, as Green teams up with one of his favourite musicians Fink to reimagine their own interpretation of the classic Pixies track ‘Where Is My Mind?’. Even when Professor Green plays closer to expectations, the results are several bold steps ahead of the pack. ‘Nightmares’ echoes influences from both sides of the Atlantic with the assistance of producer Khalil (Eminem, Dr Dre) and guests Kobe and Royce Da 5’9.

On the live side, after selling out his current November and December dates, Professor Green will also embark on his biggest tour to date next April culminating with a show at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on Saturday May 5^th 2012. Due to popular demand a show at Cambridge Corn Exchange has added with tickets going onsale Friday 9^th December at 9am, all other dates are onsale now at  – www.gigsandtours.com / 0844 811 0051.

December                            

Fri 09      Birmingham O₂ Academy                                           

Sat 10     Lincoln Engine Shed                                                     

Sun 11    Norwich UEA                                                                   

Tue 13    Bournemouth O₂ Academy                                       

Wed 14   Bristol O₂ Academy                                                     

Thu 15   London Brixton Electric                               

April 2012

Mon 23^rd              Glasgow, O2 Academy                                  0844 499 9990

Tues 24^th              Leicester, O2 Academy                                                 0844 477 2000

Weds 25^th           Plymouth, Pavilions                                       0845 146 1460   

Fri 27^th                  Leeds, O2 Academy                                        0844 477 2000

Sat 28^th                 Blackpool, Empress Ballroom                     0844 811 0051   

Sun 29^th                Wolverhampton, Civic Hall                         0870 320 7000   

Mon 30^th              Southend, Cliff Pavilion                                               01702 351 135

May

Weds 2^nd             Reading, Rivermead                                       0118 960 6060

Thurs 3^rd              Cardiff, Uni Great Hall                                  0292 048 8020

Fri 4^th                    Cambridge Corn Exchange                           01223 357 851* New Date Added

Sat 5^th                   London, O2 Brixton Academy                     0844 477 2000

Professor Green firmly established himself as one of the UK's most exciting new talents around when his debut album ‘Alive Till I’m Dead’ crashed into the charts at #2 last year. Since certified double-Gold, the album launched four hit singles with ‘I Need You Tonight’, ‘Just Be Good To Green’, ‘Monster’ and 'Jungle' amassing over 500,000 sales and gaining Green 1.4 million Facebook friends.

www.professorgreen.co.uk

www.facebook.com/professorgreen

www.twitter.com/professorgreen

www.myspace.com/professorgreen

For more press information contact phoebe.sinclair@emimusic.com or 0207 752 5265

Following a massive arena tour in 2010 and selling over 150,000 concert tickets in the process, Peter Andre is back for massive 22 date UK tour next year.  Peter will be starting his tour in intimate theatres before performing at one of UK’s biggest venues The O2 Arena London on Tuesday 4th December. The tour will give Peter a chance to get up close and personal with his fans, including something very special at his huge London show.

Over the past few years Peter has released two studio albums including the platinum selling ‘Revelation’, headlined two sold out tours (the arena tour being first like it in 10 years) and starred in a hit television series which was recently nominated for a National Television Award. PRS also awarded him the ‘Hardest Working Man in Pop’. Peter said;

“I am so pleased to be touring again which is a chance for me to get close to the British public which I adore so much. I promise this will be my best tour yet and I have a few surprises in store, so I can get ‘Up Close and Personal’ with all of you.”

Subsequent to his recent smash hit studio albums ‘Revelation’ and ‘Accelerate ’- Peter Andre has returned to the studio ready to storm the charts with his eighth album, details to be confirmed soon. The tour will see Peter performing live with his band, and perform all of his hits including ‘Mysterious Girl’ and ‘Behind Closed Doors’.

Peter will be performing live at the following venues:

November 2012
Friday 16              Plymouth Pavilions                         
Saturday 17        Minehead Butlins                                           
Monday 19        Margate Theatre                             
Tuesday 20         Oxford New Theatre
Wednesday 21                  Bristol Colston Hall
Thursday 22        Llandudno Venue Cymru
Saturday 24        Blackpool Opera House
Sunday 25           Glasgow Clyde Auditorium
Monday 26        Dunfermline Alhambra Theatre
Wednesday 28                  Newcastle City Hall
Thursday 29        Scarborough Futurist Theatre
Friday 30              Manchester O₂ Apollo
 

December 2012
Sunday 2              Sheffield City Hall
Monday 3            Ipswich Regent
Tuesday 4            London The O₂ Arena
Thursday 6          Birmingham NIA Academy
Friday 7                                Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
Saturday 8           Liverpool Echo 2
Monday 10         Bournemouth BIC Windsor Hall
Tuesday 11         Brighton Centre
Wednesday 12  Nottingham Royal Concert Hall

Friday 14              Isle of Wight Ryde Arena

Tickets go on general sale Friday 2 December at 10am

Available at 24 hr credit card hotline

0844 811 0051, 0844 826 2826, 0844 888 9991, 0844 499 9990

Online at:

www.gigsandtours.com, www.ticketmaster.co.uk

www.ticketline.co.uk, www.gigsinscotland.com

For more information visit www.peterandre.com