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Wet Wet Wet confirm Leeds First Direct Arena

Iconic British band Wet Wet Wet is coming to Leeds First Direct Arena on 4th March 2016 as part of The Big Picture Tour.

The tour reaches as far south as Plymouth and as far north as Inverness whilst covering all of England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland, giving fans all over the country the chance to see Wet Wet Wet play live.

The legendary group have sold over 15 million records whilst notching up over thirty UK chart hits including three number 1’s. Alongside this incredible success, performing amazing live shows has always been at the heart of what Wet Wet Wet do. Since coming to prominence in 1987 they have played to over 5 million people across the globe.

Lead singer Marti Pellow said: “When we play together it always reminds me how great this band is and how proud I am of the armory of songs we’ve built up. We love to see the fans enjoying what we do on stage and we’re all looking forward to being on the road again”

Bass guitarist Graeme Clark added: “We’ve been working on new material as well as looking into the archive and we’re looking forward to playing plenty of songs from Picture This to commemorate its anniversary alongside many other favourites.
Markus Feehily has been confirmed as the special guest for the tour. Markus rose to fame as one fifth of Westlife, with the band’s 14 year career seeing them sell over 50 million records worldwide, achieve 14 No.1 singles in the UK and 26 Top 10s.

Markus, who launched his solo career earlier this year and saw his debut album Fire chart at No.2 in the charts, said: “I remember listening to Marti Pellow’s voice and being really inspired. It’s a pleasure to go on tour with Wet Wet Wet and I can’t wait to sing in the arenas again”.

Wet Wet Wet are at Leeds Frist Direct Arena on Friday 4th March 2016. Tickets are available from www.myticket.co.uk.

Samuel Payne
Samuel Paynehttp://samuelpayne.weebly.com
Reviewer of Theatre in the North, including releases of classic film and television.

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