5,000 tickets sold for Boyzone's Telford concert
About 5,000 tickets have been sold for Boyzone's open air concert in Shropshire – with a support act due to be announced next week.
The group will perform a one-off concert on June 27 at the QEII Fields in Telford Town Park.
It has also been revealed this concert will be Boyzone's only West Midlands concert this summer.
So far about 5,000 tickets have been sold including more than 500 which have been handed over for free as part of the Telford Loyalty Card offer.
People who have a loyalty card were able to claim a free child's ticket for every adult ticket bought with the card.
It comes after band member Shane Lynch, speaking to the Shropshire Star, urged Boyzone fans from the area to remember their "dancing shoes" and best "singing voices".
He said that when the Irish boy band were asked to headline Telford's Town Park Arena this summer, the decision was a "no brainer".
He said: "I think the boys and I have been on a lot of arena tours, but last year we had the pleasure of performing outdoor shows in the summer, which were a great success.
"So when we were asked to perform an outdoor concert in Telford, it was a no brainer really, so we said yes."