GIRLS ALOUD ANNOUNCE NATIONWIDE ARENA TOUR IN 2013 - ‘TEN – THE HITS TOUR 2013’

NEW SINGLE ‘SOMETHING NEW’ RELEASED 18TH NOVEMBER 

GREATEST HITS ALBUM ‘TEN’ RELEASED

THE RETURN OF THE UK’S #1 GIRL GROUP

GIRLS ALOUD ANNOUNCE NATIONWIDE ARENA TOUR IN 2013 PRESENTED BY PANDORA

 

STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL: 12.30PM / FRIDAY 19TH OCTOBER 2012 

 

Friday 19th October 2012 - Following months of speculation, the UK’s greatest girl band today announced their return with a new single, a new album and an Arena tour of the UK. 

Cheryl, Kimberley, Nadine, Nicola and Sarah held a press conference today at the Corinthia Hotel, London to announce their plans. 

Girls Aloud tickets go on-sale 9am on Friday 26th of October and are available from www.livenation.co.uk or www.ticketmaster.co.uk

The new single Something New will be released on 18th November through Polydor Records. It is the Official Single for BBC Children In Need 2012 which will help change the lives of some of the most disadvantaged children in the UK. The girls will perform the song for the first time on Children In Need on 16th November. 

The single will be followed by the album Ten which is a collection of the BRIT award-winning group’s singles over the last ten years as well as four new songs which the girls worked on over the past year. Ten will be released on 26th November. It is the first time all of Girls Aloud’s greatest hits are together on one disc. 

Disc two of the deluxe version of the album will be completely decided by the fans as they will be able to vote for the songs they want included.  The list of songs they can choose from spans the entire Girls Aloud catalogue from album tracks through to b-sides.  The vote will go live at 12.30pm on Friday 19th at girlsaloud.com/ten and will be live until Sunday Oct 21st at midnight. 

Luxury Jewellery brand, Pandora, is the official tour sponsor.  As part of the partnership each girl has designed their own Pandora charm bracelet, reflecting their personalities and story.  The unique bracelets are featured in the video for Something New. 

Since they debuted with Sound Of The Underground in 2002, Girls Aloud have had 20 top ten singles and four #1s. Each of their five albums have gone platinum or above. In total they have sold over eight million records and have clocked up over 45 million You Tube views, close to six million Facebook likes and three million Twitter followers. 

 


GIRLS ALOUD – ‘TEN – THE HITS TOUR 2013’

FEBRUARY 2013

THURSDAY 21              METRO RADIO ARENA NEWCASTL

FRIDAY 22                    METRO RADIO ARENA NEWCASTLE

MONDAY 25                 MOTORPOINT ARENA SHEFFIELD

TUESDAY 26                LG ARENA BIRMINGHAM
 

MARCH 2013

FRIDAY 1                     THE O2, LONDON

SATURDAY 2                THE O2, LONDON

TUESDAY 5                  MANCHESTER ARENA

WEDNESDAY 6            MANCHESTER ARENA

SATURDAY 9                GLASGOW SECC

SUNDAY 10                  GLASGOW SECC

TUESDAY 19                CAPITAL FM ARENA, NOTTINGHAM

WEDNESDAY 20           ECHO ARENA LIVERPOOL           

 

For more information please contact:

National Print – Asha Oojageer / Supersonic: asha@supersonicpr.com

Regional Print – Polydor

Radio – James Bass / Polydor: james.bass@umusic.com 

TV – Claire Close / Polydor: claire.close@umusic.com

Tour – Sam Corbett / Live Nation: sam.corbett@livenation.co.uk 


Girls Aloud tickets go on-sale 9am on Friday 26th of October priced at £37.50 / £42.50 regionally and £42.50 / £49.50 in London (subject to booking fee) and are available fromwww.livenation.co.uk or www.ticketmaster.co.uk 

NOTES TO EDITORS: 

The press conference was live-streamed on Youtube (at youtube.com/girlsaloud) and selected fans were given the chance to ask the girls a question directly via a Google+ Hangout.


BBC Children In Need -The BBC Children in Need Appeal is a charity registered in England and Wales (802052) and Scotland (SC039557) whose aim is to make a positive change to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across the UK.  BBC Children in Need’s vision is that every child in the UK has a safe, happy and secure childhood and the chance to reach their potential.  We will realise this vision by supporting, promoting and publicising work that addresses the challenges that children and young people face and work that builds their skills and resilience.  For every single downloaded 10p will be donated to the charity and for every single sold in shops, 50p will be donated to BBC Children in Need.
 
BBC Children in Need’s 2012 Appeal show is on BBC One on Friday 16 November 2012 at 7pm and it is set to be a phenomenal fundraising extravaganza with the great and the good of the film, music and TV world coming together to help raise money for disadvantaged children and young people across the UK

The BBC Children in Need Appeal 2011 raised a record breaking £46 million 
 
Every penny donated to BBC Children in Need goes towards helping disadvantaged children and young people right here in the UK.  We are currently supporting c.2,600 projects that are working with children facing a range of disadvantages for example, poverty and deprivation; children who have been the victims of abuse or neglect or disabled young people.


PANDORA - The five different styles will be promoted nationwide across all PANDORA doors.  The band have supported the collaboration with visible product placement, wearing their uniquely designed bracelet in a special photo shoot and their music video for the new single 'Something New'. Short films have been created in which they talk about their unforgettable moments throughout their lives, referring to poignant occasions with their families and special memories. Some of the moments they talk about are evident in their bracelet designs for example, Cheryl Cole mentions her performance at The Queens Jubilee earlier this year and has appropriately picked the new sterling silver crown charm as
the centre piece of her bracelet. PANDORA will offer its club Members a unique opportunity to buy the Girls Aloud concert tickets 48 hours before general release, rewarding club loyalty and also enabling strong recruitment. Any customers that sign up to PANDORA Club during this period will be automatically entered into a prize draw to meet the girls and win a free bracelet of their choice. 

Corinthia Hotel London - Housed within a Victorian, period building, 294 rooms including 36 suites and 7 Penthouses, Corinthia London offers sweeping views across London’s most popular landmarks. Corinthia London provides unrivalled world-class luxury with superb ground floor offerings including restaurant The Northall, serving the best in British produce throughout the day; Massimo Restaurant & Oyster Bar, specialising in fresh fish and seafood, and the musically inspired Bassoon Bar.  Corinthia London is also home to the flagship ESPA Life at Corinthia, a next-generation spa housed across four floors. The hotel boasts the largest room sizes in London, original restored Victorian columns and tall windows that let in swathes of natural light.  Cutting edge technology in rooms and meeting rooms allow for recording, mixing and broadcasting from dedicated media rooms.  Corinthia London is a 21st century grand hotel located in the heart of London, created by experts with a passion for craftsmanship and an understanding of world-class service. Corinthia London is the ninth of Corinthia Hotels’ collection of five-star hotels founded by the Pisani family of Malta.  For more information on Corinthia Hotel London visit www.corinthia.com/london     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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