Friday, March 17, 2006

A package deal for Robbie fans

Quoted from: http://www.gulf-daily-news.com

'IT's good news for Bahrain fans of British superstar Robbie Williams, as packages are introduced for the singer's concert in Dubai to non-UAE residents.
This is the first time that Robbie Williams, a former member of British boy band Take That who has made it big as a solo star, is set to perform in the GCC.
His greatest hits include Let Me Entertain You, Angels, The Road to Mandalay, Come Undone and Rock DJ.
Due to popular demand, 'several more tickets' are being sold as part of packages through Dubai Sporting Holidays on www.dubaisportingholidays.com or by visiting www. boxofficeme. com
Many Bahrain-based Robbie Williams fans last week expressed their disappointment when all 23,000 tickets for the star's debut Middle East concert on April 21 was sold out within two hours of being launched last Wednesday.
Huge queues were reported at ticket counters at Virgin Megastores and Hallmark outlets in Dubai as early as 5am.
Robbie Williams set a world record in November last year by selling more than 1.6 million tickets for his 2006 world tour in one day. He set another record in the Gulf last week by selling all individual tickets in less than three hours.
Promoters Midas Promotions are noting the ticket sale as the fastest sell-out in the history of the region.
Some ticket-holders are reportedly making huge profits by offering Robbie Williams concert tickets on auction websites www.ebay.com and www.souq.com.
One seller's two Grandstand tickets, originally bought for BD189.500 each, have already fetched up to BD950.
But a Dubai Sporting Holidays spokesman told the GDN that Bahrain fans still have a chance to catch the concert through a deal it has made with a number of hotels and airlines.
"We have put together six great value, two-night packages which include flights if required, meet-and-greet at the Dubai International Airport, all transfers and hotel accommodation for two nights," he said. "These packages are designed for those not based in the UAE."
Flights, priced at BD68, leave on April 20 for Dubai and the return date to Bahrain is April 22. Hotel (two- to five-star) accommodation prices are from BD119 for two nights.
Concert tickets are priced AED195 to AED795 (about BD19.500 to BD79.500) with special Millennium Grandstand catered packages sold at AED1,395 and AED1,895 (BD139.500 and BD189.500).
The concert is slated for April 21 at Dubai's Nad Al Sheba's Mill Grandstand.
Robbie Williams' Gulf concert will close the first leg of his 2006 tour.'

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