Africa Unplugged Ltd presents the biggest African concert in ever, ‘Africa Unplugged Music Festival.’ The Festival will take place on bank holiday Monday the 27th of August 2012, at Wembley Arena.

20 Acts – 15 Nations – 1 Mic - Africa Unplugged will educate, motivate and inspire all by shedding light on mother Africa and the issues she faces. This includes genocide, poverty, corruption, war, HIV, water shortage and Malaria. We will celebrate the spirit of Africa through music, comedy and dance!

LINE UP INCLUDES:  Cabo Snoop (Angola) | Fally Ipupa (Congo) | R2bees (Ghana) | Sarkodie (Ghana) | Tiffany (Ghana) | David O (Nigeria) | Zakes Bantwini (South Africa) | Chameleon (Uganda)

MORE ACTS TO BE CONFIRMED***

Tickets are on sale from 9am 18th May HERE

US superstar Kelly Clarkson has announced a new show at Wembley Arena for October 20th and will be joined by one of the biggest pop bands of 2012 Cover Drive!

Kelly Clarkson is also set to release ‘Dark Side’ on JUNE 3RD which is the third single to be taken from her top 5 album ‘Stronger’ out now.

Kelly has already achieved huge success with the release of her fifth studio album. She performed an incredible secret gig at Borderline in London, turned on the infamous Regent Street Christmas Lights, and single ‘What Doesn’t Kill You’ is still riding high in the airplay charts.

Since bursting onto the music scene 10 years ago, Kelly Clarkson has released five studio albums (Thankful, Breakaway, My December, All I Ever Wanted), sold over 20 million albums worldwide, had seven top ten singles in the UK and has sold over 3.5 million units in the UK alone.

She is the recipient of 2 Grammy Awards, 2 American Music Awards, 2 MTV Awards and 11 Billboard Awards.  Clarkson’s last effort, 2009’s All I Ever Wanted debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and produced the smash singles – “My Life Would Suck Without You” (which charted at number one and went platinum in the UK) and “Already Gone.”

Joining Kelly on the arena tour will be Barbadian four piece band Cover Drive. Cover Drive have had three top 10 singles in the UK so far including the Caribbean-infused #1 single ‘Twilight  and they have recently released their debut album ‘Bajan Style’.  Amassing a huge following in their native Barbados, the UK and beyond, Cover Drive’s You Tube views are over 14million and the band have previously supported Rihanna and Dappy on tour.

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING ANNOUNCES ‘THE ROAD TO LOCKDOWN’ TOUR

• Lockdown steel cage comes to the UK for the first time ever!
• TNA IMPACT WRESTLING to be taped at Wembley for Challenge TV

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING returns to Wembley on 26th January 2013 for 'The Road To Lockdown' Tour - promising fans a steel cage match on every show.

The show at Wembley will see two episodes of TNA IMPACT WRESTLING taped for broadcast on Challenge TV in the UK and Ireland, as well as more than 120 other countries around the globe.

Worldwide wrestling stars announced for the five events include Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, Bobby Roode, James Storm, AJ Styles, Mr. Anderson, Rob Van Dam, Velvet Sky and Gail Kim. Many more top names will be added in the coming months.

TNA President Dixie Carter said: "Our wonderful fans in the UK and Ireland have made us their number one rated wrestling show once again - and this tour is our way of saying thank you.

"This is the first time that the Lockdown steel cage has ever left US soil. Those matches will really be something special.

"Taping TNA IMPACT WRESTLING at Wembley this January was a high point in the 10 year history of this company, so coming back in 2013 is something everyone is looking forward to."

Tickets for the four UK shows go on sale at 9am on Friday May 25th

In 2011 EDDIE IZZARD, the man who turned talking ‘Bollocks’ into an art form performed and sold–out Madison Square Garden in New York. He spent a three-month residency at the Théâtre de Dix Heures in Paris performing STRIPPED: ‘Tout en Francais’ (in French!) and then become the first stand-up to play a solo show at Los Angeles’ legendary Hollywood Bowl. It was an extraordinary year from an extraordinary man. Never one to rest on his laurels IZZARD now plans to take on the world with a brand-new comedy tour, FORCE MAJEURE.

FORCE MAJEURE will be the most extensive comedy tour ever. It begins its mammoth journey around the globe during spring 2013. EDDIE will visit 25 countries throughout Europe, USA, Africa, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, India, Nepal and The Far East. He performs at Wembley Arena on May 11th 2013
 
Suitable 15+

Ice Age Live!  A Mammoth Adventure

Scrat, the first character for the ground-breaking arena spectacular, is unveiled to the public

Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and Stage Entertainment Touring Productions hosted an international media sneak preview of the upcoming arena show, Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure at the BFI IMAX in London, UK on 25th April 2012.  The world-class creative team behind the highly anticipated show, scheduled to debut in London this November debuted its first finished character costume to attending guests.

Scrat, the mischievous sabre-toothed squirrel, was introduced to international media by the show’s co-directors, Guy Caron and Michael Curry.  Caron and Curry also shared story outlines and design content for the brand new show in which audiences around the world will see the loveable Ice Age characters embark on action-packed adventures full of drama, humour and fun. Guests at the media event received a special glimpse behind the scenes of the production through video footage highlighting the incredible design work in progress at Michael Curry’s studio in Oregon. The video footage also featured Ella Louise Allaire and Martin Lord Ferguson composing music and lyrics for the production at their studios.

Robert Marick, Executive Vice President of Fox Consumer Products commented, “In developing Ice Age Live! it was imperative to bring the very best in live entertainment to our franchise fans worldwide.  Thanks to the costume designs by Michael Curry, these realistic character adaptations are more than we could hope for,” said Robert Marick, Executive Vice President of Fox Consumer Products. “Revealing Scrat – one of the most recognizable characters from the film franchise – was the best way to show the world what’s in store for the production, and elusive nut-chasing antics are definitely a part of it.”

Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure is an original arena show where everyone’s favourite Ice Age characters are brought to life! The first show of its kind, Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure combines incredible sets music and song, acrobatics, exceptional ice skating and aerial arts while incorporating story and character elements from the film. The production will take audiences on an awe-inspiring adventure with an all-new storyline and all-new characters inspired by the first three films of the top-grossing international animated film franchise of all time.  Following the media event, Ice Age fans can see the behind-the-scenes footage and tune in to the latest Ice Age Live! news at www.iceagelive.com. 

“We are very proud of the way Ice Age Live! is developing. It promises to be a truly fantastic show that will exceed all expectations of our international audiences”, said Caspar Gerwe, CEO of Stage Entertainment Touring Productions.
Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure is being produced and directed by some of the biggest names in live entertainment through Stage Entertainment Touring Productions under direction of Executive Producer Hans Staal.  The show will be directed by the brilliant mind behind the Cirque du Soleil productions, Ka and Dralion, Guy Caron, while original concept, book, music & lyrics will be created by Ella Louise Allaire and Martin Lord Ferguson (Cirque du Soleil, Holiday on Ice and APM Music); dialogues being supervised by Michael Berg.  Character Visualization design will be headed by Co-Director Michael Curry (Cirque du Soleil, Walt Disney a.o. The Lion King, Olympics).

Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure celebrates its World Premiere at Wembley Arena on November 2nd with preview shows in Cardiff and Nottingham.  Full details can be found at www.iceagelive.com. 

Ice Age Live! is a co-production between Stage Entertainment Touring Productions and Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products.

Don’t wait another 65 million years…they’re BACK!

Global Creatures in association with BBC Worldwide Ltd present:
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS  - THE ARENA SPECTACULAR

Wembley Arena 1st – 6th May 2012

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
 
Due to overwhelming popular demand, Global Creatures in association with BBC Worldwide are bringing back the outstanding, award winning arena spectacular Walking with Dinosaurs!

Based on the award-winning BBC television series Walking with Dinosaurs – The Arena SpectacularseesTyrannosaurus Rex and his awe-inspiring life-size pals return to stalk UK shores once more, as these pre-historic giants get set to astound, thrill and educate a brand new generation of budding palaeontologists nationwide and it comes to Wembley Arena on May 1st – 6th
 
Audiences will marvel at this production of unprecedented size and quality, as pre-historic beasts of unmatched realism roam the stage and capture the imaginations of young and old alike. Watch the story of their 200 million year domination unfold as you see them walk, hear them roar and come face to face as they fight for survival and supremacy. From the ripple of their skin to the glint in their eye, you will know the dinosaurs really have returned!
 
Walking with Dinosaurs- The Arena Spectacular is brought to the U.K. by Global Creatures, headed by CEO Carmen Pavlovic, in association with BBC Worldwide. Pavlovic said, “The BBC Series was a brilliant blend of special effects, escapism, excitement and information.  In order to bring this TV event into the third dimension on stage with life-size dinosaurs, we created a £12.5 million spectacle so immense that it can only fit into arenas." 
 
A landmark in family entertainment, Walking with Dinosaurs has been seen by over 7m people in a staggering 206 cities across the world. Ranked No.4 in Pollstar’s Top 100 Worldwide Tours, their phenomenal global success is credited to the pioneering work of its long-serving and passionate production team. Bringing to life 20 to-scale dinosaurs night after night, this technological feat is of epic proportions

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds will play Wembley Arena on September 7th, the last chance to buy tickets to see them in London this year.  The gig has a stellar line up that includes The Kooks and Graham Coxon as special guests. Tickets go on sale this Friday 13th April at 9am.

On all September arena dates Noel’s band will once again be augmented with the 32 piece Crouch End Chorus, as well as a three piece horn section. Special Guest on all September arena shows will be Graham Coxon.

 The past six months has seen Noel Gallagher win the NME Godlike Genius Award, Q Icon Award and his double platinum album nominated for a BRIT Award.

 “Gallagher leads out his band and promptly gets a standing ovation from the almost 3000 fans present; expectancy turns straight to adulation …

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds are no mere addendum to an existing legend.  They’re set to be an important band in their own right.”  - Q, 4*

“Heavenly … Noel’s High Flying Birds are here to roost.”  The Daily Telegraph, 4*

“His new material, and his new band members, are every bit as deserving of an arena crowd as anything or anyone that’s gone before….” The Chief” reacquaints himself with packed – out arenas and screaming fans”  NME

 “The stomping AKA…What A Life! and recessionary tinged Everybody’s On The Run – are his best tunes in 15 years … the odd acoustic Oasis classic turns the crowd into a massed choir.”   The Guardian, 4*