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Wet Wet Wet

Confirm Greatest Hits UK Tour In December 2013

Metro Radio Arena   Tuesday 17^th December 2013

Bursting onto the scene in 1987, Wet Wet Wet are now set to tour the UK in December 2013 returning to the Metro Radio Arena Newcastle for one night only on Tuesday 17^th December 2013. With an incredible back catalogue of songs including three UK No. 1s With A Little Help From My Friends (1988); Goodnight Girl (1991); and Love Is All Around (1994), the Glasgow lads have made an incredible impact with their music over the years and are ready to hit the road and tour again. The band, Graeme Clark, Tommy Cunningham, Neil Mitchell and Marti Pellow have sold in excess of 15 million singles and albums to date, featured in the UK official singles and album charts for an immense 508 weeks, they have played to more than four million people in over 25 countries around the world. They set a record by playing ten sold out shows at Glasgows SECC in 1995, when they were officially the most popular live act in the UK - out-selling the Rolling Stones who were also on tour that year. 2012 saw Wet Wet Wet return to Glasgow Green for a sold out spectacular 25^th anniversary concert dubbed Back In The Park where once again the band demonstrated exactly why their long standing reputation is rightfully still flying high with the best of them! Blue, one of the UKs favourite bands are set to join Wet Wet Wet on their forthcoming Greatest Hits Tour this December. Speaking about Blue joining the tour, Wet Wet Wet frontman Marti Pellow said Blue are great and were really pleased that theyve accepted our invitation to join us on the tour, the fans are going to get a fantastic night out. Drummer Tommy Cunningham added The success of Blue speaks for itself and theyve had plenty of hits, so with our own set also being greatest hits based, audiences are in for a real show. Blue are quoted as saying We have been big fans of Wet Wet Wet ever since "Love Is All Around" and we are really excited to be joining them on this tour. Look out for all the classic Blue hits as well as some brand new songs from our new album Roulette." Blue, whose last studio album Roulette rocketed into the top ten of the midweek charts are no doubt one of the most successful British acts of the last decade. The band, made up of Lee Ryan, Antony Costa, Duncan James and Simon Webbe have toured virtually every country in the world, performing  and recording with the likes of Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder. Tickets costing £40.00 & £45.00 will go on sale at 9am Friday 26^th April 2013 and are available online, from the booking hotline number 0844 493 6666 and in person at the Metro Radio Arena Box Office.

• Credit Card Booking and Information Line 0844 493 6666
• The Metro Radio Arena Newcastle Box Office (Mon Fri: 10.00am 4.00pm, Sat: 10.00am 3.00pm)
• Internet Site:- www.metroradioarena.co.uk
• Postal applications: Metro Radio Arena Newcastle, PO Box 304, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE99 4YJ
• Group Bookers should call (0191) 260 6006
• Special Needs bookings should call (0191) 260 6066 for further details