"Alton Towers signs up JLS, McFly and The Saturdays for summer gig
BOY band JLS will headline when Alton Towers stages its next summer concert. The theme park will host Alton Towers Live on Saturday, June 19 and has lined up a host of big acts. Pop band McFly, girl group The Saturdays and singer-songwriter Eliza Doolittle will also take to the stage. The concert will be staged on the front lawns of the theme park – in front of the Towers and the lake. A total of 24,000 tickets will be on sale.
Event director Dominique Sidley said: "With the famous Towers as the backdrop for the event and our world beating rides and attractions to enjoy, Alton Towers Live really is set to be a highlight of the summer." Tickets go on sale on Friday and will only be available as part of a package, which includes parking and entrance to the theme park. People will be able to spend the day on rides and attractions before the concert begins at 4.30pm. The event follows on from other concerts held last year.
In May, the park hosted an Eighties event for its 30th birthday, featuring acts such as Rick Astley. Pop superstar Pink also performed there in June as part of her Funhouse tour. The show was a sell-out, attracting 28,000 people. But many motorists said their night was ruined after queuing for hours to get off the car park. Residents from surrounding areas also complained about jam. Alton Towers said at the time that a traffic management system was put in place but delays were inevitable with so many people leaving at the same time. A spokesman said today that discussions are taking place to decide what measures will be implemented this year.
The Sentinel also reported in December how the theme park is set to pay £50,000 a year to help pay for new measures towards easing traffic jams around the resort. An Alton Towers spokesman said: "We will be working closely with the highways agency and the council to put necessary measures in place to cope with the traffic."
Villager Stella Heritage, aged 72, added: "I have no objection whatsoever to another concert at Alton Towers. "We hear them, but they don't bother us because they are over by 10.30pm. What they will have to do is sort out the parking, because it was ridiculous last time. People were queuing for three hours or more to get off the car park."
Tickets for Alton Towers Live cost £55. They go on sale at 9am on Friday and can be purchased by calling 0844 209 7323 or through online shops."
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"McFly's new sound has made them "international"
Band worked with producer to help attract fans from all over the world.
McFly has developed a new sound to help them become an international act.
The group, who release the third single from latest album 'Above the Noise' on 6 March, are spreading out from the UK market.
The boyband worked with music producer Dallas Austin to develop their guitar driven signature sound to something a bit more synth pop.
Tom Fletcher explains they'd been so focussed on the UK music scene they decided to set their sites on the world, "Literally, our first trip to Europe was only last year and we've been around for seven years now".
Fans from all over the globe have discovered them through the internet but he says with this new sound they'll feel more comfortable taking their music to them.
"We have an amazing fanbase".
McFly's new single 'That's The Truth' is released on 6 March."
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"Video : McFly - That's The Truth
Fresh from the huge success of their hit single ‘Shine A Light’ and a triumphant 2010which saw McFly launch their massively successful ‘Super City’ website, the band announce their first release of 2011, new single ‘That’s The Truth’.
Released on 6th March via Island Records, ‘That’s The Truth’ is written and produced by the band and uber US producer Dallas Austin (Madonna, Michael Jackson) and is the third single to be taken from the band’s fifth studio album ‘Above The Noise’.
‘That’s The Truth’ is a departure from the electronic sound and sublime synths featured on previous two singles ‘Shine A Light’ and ‘Party Girl’. A string orchestra accompanies the band’s heartfelt lyrics about honesty and working through problems in relationships, whilst the anthemic chorus has already proved to be a huge fan’s favourite at McFly’s recent live shows.
After performing five sold-out intimate mini-UK dates in October to preview ‘Above The Noise’, this Spring will see McFly play 13 dates across the country in their biggest ever UK tour. Their first Arena tour in two years will culminate in a show at Wembley, London.
2010 was a phenomenal year for McFly. Always looking for new ways to work within a piracy-hit music industry, the band launched their ground breaking ‘Super City’ website; a project two years in the making. The website provides worldwide fans with unrivalled access to the band; it has citizens rather than visitors where fans can subscribe to access further content including albums, demos and web chats. Super City launched on November 1st and has been an unprecedented success. Over 15,000 fans from all over the world subscribed within the first few days far exceeding the initial target of 10,000 pioneers within the first six months
With a fan base that now stretches around the world and having recently entered a joint venture with their original major label home, McFly have succeeded beyond their own expectations."
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