By Paulette
Organisers of The Midlands Music Festival are delighted that due to the calibre of stars such as Westlife, The Saturdays and Scouting for Girls appearing on the Sunday line-up this year, demand has been massive from all around the country. 85% of tickets for the Sunday show have sold out with still three weeks to go.
Demand has been so high that the Tamworth Information Centre sold out their allocation earlier in the week and requested more tickets, organisers were only able to give them an extra 500 tickets for the Sunday show which have already gone on sale.
Festival organiser Jem Sanders said, “We are really delighted with sales for the Sunday of this year¢s event, the only sad thing is that with so many people in Tamworth waiting for free tickets or offers, like last year, that they are going to end up missing out on an amazing show this year.
The Saturday show, the 80's day, has not had the same uptake and we are launching a 2 for 1 offer for the Saturday show only but their will be no offers at all for the Sunday as we just don't have the tickets left.”
You can take advantage of the 2 for 1 offer for the Saturday show, featuring the legendary Billy Ocean, Level 42, Sister Sledge, Alexander O'Neal, Hot Chocolate and many more, by visiting the
ticket factory online box office and entering the promotional code OCEAN.
The Saturday 2 for 1 ticket offer is also available in person at the Tamworth Information Centre.
Any Tamworth resident who has already purchased a full price ticket for the Saturday show can contact the festival organisers at info@themidlandsmusicfestival.co.uk and they will issue them with the 2 for 1 offer for the Saturday retrospectively.
Credit/Source: www.tamworthblog.co.uk
Westlife's Shane lives the high life in Surrey
HOTHOUSE PROPERTY GOSSIPBy RACHEL REILLY
Westlife crooner Shane Filan, 30, and his wife Gillian are enjoying life in their new Surrey bolthole - a Georgian house in Cobham which is set in half an acre.
'It's private and we have great neighbours. We plan to spend half the year here and half in Ireland,' says Shane, who also owns a mock Tudor mansion in Carraroe, Co. Sligo.
Shane is already familiar with the area as he takes his children Nicole Rose, five, Patrick Michael, one, and six-month-old Shane Peter to nearby Chessington World of Adventures, and he enjoys playing golf at Wentworth.
Shane and brother Finbarr are spearheading a luxury housing development in Sligo where they hope to build 63 apartments.
Credit/Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Support announced for Westlife Cawdor gig
WESTLIFE'S Cawdor Castle gig will now also feature X-Factor 2006 finalists The MacDonald Brothers plus girl band Wonderland – which features Westlife member's Kian's wife Jodi.
CK Events have just announced the two support acts for the August 28 event - both regular supports for the Irish band.
Fans are also in for a double helping of Highland favourites Craig and Brian MacDonald as the duo will also be appearing with the Stars From The X-Factor show the day before Westlife's Cawdor concert.
Wonderland are the latest addition to Louis Walsh's management roster. Former Hollyoaks regular Jodi Albert – who married Westlife's Kian Egan last May – appears with Sharon Condon, Corrina Durran, Leigh Learmont and Kasey Smith.
The girls were chosen from over 700 hopefuls at an audition in Dublin in 2008, and are due to release their debut album later this year.
CK Events director Kenny Cameron said, "The addition of The MacDonald Brothers and Wonderland ensure that the Westlife concert will be a great day out for all the family. The gates are open at 5pm and we would encourage ticket holders to get through to Cawdor early so that they can enjoy the full show."
He added, "We have been getting a lot of enquiries through our website asking about who would be supporting Westlife, and we are delighted to confirm these acts.
"There are still a few tickets available for the concert, but we have been amazed at how quickly they have been selling."
Westlife, supported by Wonderland and The MacDonald Brothers, are performing at the historic venue of Cawdor Castle on Saturday 28th August. Limited tickets, priced at £42.50, are available at www.ticketmaster.co.uk or telephone 08444 99 99 90.
Credit/Source: www.highland-news.co.uk
New girlband to support Westlife in Cork
By Paddy
The new five-piece UK/Irish girlband Wonderland have just been announced as Westlife's support for their two shows at The Marquee, Cork on July 6th and 7th.
The band, created by Louis Walsh and managed by Walsh and Kian Egan have had a lot of press surrounding their formation and until this year had not even got a name.
But now after two years, Wonderland are here, consisting of Jodi, Sharon, Corrina, Leigh and Kasey.
It's hard to say whether the girls will feel as much success as girlbands like B*Witched or Girls Aloud, playing with Westlife (as well as Jodi being married to manager and Westlife bandmate Kian Egan) is probably not the market they want to go for.
It has also been reported that their rise to fame will be documented in an ITV show entitled 'The Management'. All that being said their is an opening for a big UK/Irish girlband with the apparent demise of Girls Aloud on the cards... Watch this space!
Credit/Source: www.glasswerk.co.uk 
I hope he's having a fantastic day with his lovely family! I wish him all the happiness in the world mwah! 
