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| Westlife sell out at 'Bryn-fest' | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 26 2006, 06:18 AM (105 Views) | |
| JoanneVIP | Aug 26 2006, 06:18 AM Post #1 |
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Westlife sell out at 'Bryn-fest' Westlife's show on Friday is a 12,000 sell-out A sell-out show from boy band Westlife and Welsh diva Shirley Bassey are the highlights of this year's Faenol festival, which opens on Friday night. The four-day event, which is expected to attract 30,000, is now in its seventh year. The open-air festival has been nicknamed 'Bryn-fest' because of opera singer Bryn Terfel's involvement. Terfel himself will perform in the opera gala night on Saturday. The festival, on the country estate between Caernarfon and Bangor, opens on Friday night with a performance by superstar Irish band Westlife. All 12,000 tickets have been snapped up, which organisers say is the most they have sold for a single concert at the festival. "People now put the festival in their diaries, book accomodation and bring their picnics," said Terfel. "This year for the first time the tickets went on sale eight months beforehand and this has been a positive thing because we've been able to see what the figures will be and some nights are selling out," he added. The line-up for Saturday night's gala includes international stars Angela Gheorghiu and Rolando Villazon. Cardiff-born singer Shirley Bassey headlines on Sunday night with her first concert in north Wales since her sell out performance at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod's gala in 2003. Shirley Bassey's concert will be her first in north Wales for three years The festival will close with the Dragon's Fire/Tan y Ddraig evening featuring Anweledig, Scottish duo The Proclaimers as well as Elin Fflur, Dyfrig Evans and Huw Jones. Before last year's festival, North Wales Police issued a warning about underage drinking but a ban on alcohol for those under 21 had proved a success, organisers said. The festival expanded from three nights to four in 2005 and Terfel has ambitions to extend the event to a full week. "It would include two weekends and we'd need more artists, and it would be a chance to use this fantastic location," said Terfel. Top acts which Terfel would still like to see perform at future Faenol Festivals include Sir Elton John, Luciano Pavarotti and Wales' own pop king Sir Tom Jones. The BBC will record the whole festival. The Opera Gala and Tan y Ddraig will then be shown on S4C while the other performances will be shown on BBC Wales source:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/5284550.stm |
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