Rod Stewart in Shrewsbury: Tickets selling quickly

The Maggie May singer will take to the stage at Shrewsbury Town's Greenhous Meadow stadium on June 7 as one of only two mainland Britain concerts this year before headlining the Isle of Wight Festival.

Tickets went on general sale on Friday, having been available on pre-sale earlier in the week.

A spokesman for Cuffe and Taylor, the promoters presenting the concert, said: "The reaction to the Rod Stewart concert at Shrewsbury Town's Greenhous Meadow this June is fantastic.

"We have experienced a very high demand for tickets from the pre-sale on Wednesday to tickets going on general sale on Friday.

"We've worked with Rod on numerous occasions including presenting eight sell-out dates with him last summer for the Hits 2016 outdoor stadium tour. He is an incredible performer who continues to attract both loyal fans and a new army of supporters at each gig he does.

"The Shrewsbury show will be a great night and the initial reaction tells us this is going to be a very popular night on June 7 so we would urge people to get their tickets as soon as possible to avoid being disappointed."

Around 20,000 fans are expected to pack in to the stadium for the gig, which is the second big outdoor concert at the stadium after Elton John wowed crowds with a selection of his hits in 2011.

Tickets are available from www.ticketmaster.co.uk