23/04/2003

POPfest extravaganza moves to Waterfront Hall

The upcoming ‘POPfest’ concert has been moved from the Odyssey Arena to Belfast’s Waterfront Hall.

The massive event, planned for Thursday April 24th, has become the largest-ever pop event to be held at the Waterfront Hall venue, and Belfast city is now gearing up to welcome some of the biggest names in the UK and Irish pop scene over the Easter Holidays.

Atomic Kitten, Busted, Harvey from So Solid Crew, Six, D Side, Femme Fatale and Sharon Louise Geddis will perform at the concert, which is to be televised on Channel 4’s T4 and reported in Smash Hits. Harvey from So Solid Crew will also host the show, alongside Cool FM’s Paul Kennedy.

Promoters have said ticket holders will have their Odyssey tickets exchanged for Waterfront Hall tickets on the night. Doors will now open at 6pm.

Tickets are still available for the event priced £25 from Ticketmaster outlets nationwide (0870 2434455), Odyssey Box Office (028 9073 9074) and now the Waterfront Hall (028 9033 4455).

(AMcE)

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