Sir Paul McCartney performing in Liverpool. Picture: Colin Lane _320
THE NEW tickets released for the showpiece Liverpool Sound concert, to be headlined by Sir Paul McCartney, have gone on sale today.
Liverpool Culture Company started selling the 4,000 extra tickets as the first of the support acts - indie band The Kaiser Chiefs - were added to the bill.
Further names for the June 1 concert at Anfield are to be announced in the coming weeks, including a very special international superstar guest.
The extra tickets were added to the sell-out event to help cover the cost of the event, expected to generate international interest.
Tickets are available via www.liverpool08.com on a first come, first served basis. Tickets are available across all price categories: £35, £55 and £75 (plus booking and transaction fees).
A special allocation of 500 tickets will be reserved for community groups, schools and charities based in Anfield and Breckfield who can apply to purchase one pair of £75 tickets each. Successful applicants will be allowed to auction or raffle the tickets to raise funds for their organisation .
An initial 27,500 tickets for The Liverpool Sound were sold via a special ballot launched in September 2007. The new tickets mean that the total capacity for the concert - the last to be held at Liverpool FC’s iconic Anfield ground before the club moves to nearby Stanley Park - is nearly 36,000.
BBC2 will be televising highlights from the concert on the evening of the show. BBC Radio 2 will also be covering the event and further details will be announced nearer the date.
