The news that the heartthrobs revealed was of a stadium tour that will take them around the world next year, called the 'Where We Are' tour, and so far dates have been confirmed in South America, the UK and Ireland.

Following the announcement, the hashtag '#onebigdisappointment' made it into the Top 10 worldwide trending topics list as fans shared their disappointment at the lack of more international concerts.

In just 80 minutes after the news was unveiled, over 1 million tweets had been uploaded about the stadium tour and to put that information into context, it took 4 hours for the same amount of tweets to be shared about the death of Margaret Thatcher last month.

The lads have been expressing their excitement over the 'Where We Are' jaunt on their individual social networking pages and member Niall Horan updated his Twitter account last night (May 16), writing: "We are a family! We stick together forever! Love you all! Best fans on the planet."

Watch part of the boys' press conference about the tour here:

As previously reported, the boyband confirmed yesterday (May 16) the first batch of dates for their Where We Are stadium tour after teasing a 'big announcement' for a week.

It will kick off in South America in spring before travelling to the UK and Ireland, with more concerts due to be released.

The group announced the news at a press conference at London's Wembley Stadium, before hitting the pitch to pose in football tops from the countries they will visit.

There were seen in tops from the likes of Paraguay and Brazil - although they ditched the traditionally underachieving Scottish football team by wearing the country's rugby strip instead.

The group also had a kickabout on the famous pitch.

The group are due to kick off their 'Where We Are' tour next year with a run of dates in South America, Ireland and the UK, and at the press conference member Liam Payne confessed that the venues are so big they're now concerned that the shows might not sell out:

"We're looking at the pitch out in Wembley and we've got no idea how we're going to sell the tickets."

Louis Tomlinson added that the news is so huge they're now working hard to keep their feet firmly on the ground: "We're just trying to keep our feet on the ground. But right now we just take each day as it comes and get ready for the stadiums. I can't believe I just said that!"

Singer Niall Horan joked that he's particularly looking forward to the South American dates as he loves to party: "We're big into partying and Brazil are big into carnivals so we're excited to get involved."

Watch a clip from one of the boys' recent concerts here:

Tweeting about the disappointing news this afternoon (May 16), the 'Broken Heels' hitmaker apologised for letting people down: "Hi, I'm afraid we're postponing the Royal Albert Hall shows until later in the year. Sorry for any disappointment. I'll tweet the statement."

Burke was supposed to play a run of dates at the venue's Elgar Room, where she was set to perform the soundtrack to 1972 Billie Holiday biopic 'Lady Sings The Blues', in which Diana Ross played the singer, but an official statement confirms that the dates are no longer going ahead:

"Due to an overwhelming demand for tickets, Alexandra Burke has decided to postpone her June 'Lady Sings The Blues' concerts and re-schedule the performances for later this year, at additional venues. Tickets for the six dates at the Royal Albert Hall's Elgar Room sold out within hours, with many fans disappointed, so these new dates, to be announced soon, will allow more fans to see and enjoy the shows."

Watch her perform 'Can't Give Up Now' below:

The huge Olly Murs outdoor summer concert at Peterborough’s Embankment, on Sunday, 2 June, has become the ‘right place right time’, and possibly the ‘only place only time’, for pop fans to see both Olly and Ed Drewett perform at the same concert after it was announced that Olly’s next single, Dear Darlin’, which Olly penned with Ed, is due for release on the same day as Peterborough’s biggest music event of the year

Dear Darlin is the third single from Olly’s most recent album, Right Place Right Time, of which Ed co-wrote a total of three tracks with Olly

Very special guests Stooshe, Diana Vickers and rising starlet Tich are also set to perform at the big outdoor summer affair concert this summer

Olly Murs is one of the hottest UK performers on the music scene today, with his album also soaring up the US charts, while Ed Drewett is the household-name-in-waiting of UK music, having worked with – in addition to Olly - everyone from Pro Green, collaborating and featuring on the #3 chart track I Need You Tonight and supporting him on three tours, through to The Wanted, as the writer of Lightning and the #1 chart singles All Time Low and Glad You Came

Concert spokesman Dion Clements said “The timing of the release of Olly’s latest single couldn’t have come on any better day than when he and the song’s co-writer perform the only expected concert this year where the pair will both appear on the same line-up”

With the kind permission of Peterborough City Council, the concert will take place at The Embankment, Peterborough, on Sunday, 2 June. For more information, or to book tickets for the event, visit www.gigantic.com or call 0871 224 1112 / 0844 888 9991, or visit www.nationalboxoffice.co.uk

Wheelchair users should contact the dedicated booking line 0115 959 7908

Event information is available at www.soundfestivalsuk.com

Her reason for shelving the event was medical and last month she tweeted: "I have an ear and respiratory infection. I am not a person that takes cancellations lightly - and I apologise to anyone who was inconvenienced by my illness. Thanks to all my genuine people out there sending love."

Fans who were due to attend were told to hold on to their tickets and await a rescheduling announcement as the date was initially going to be moved to a different night, but a statement has now been released by the venue (May 3) to inform people that there won't be a concert to make up for the axed show:

"It is with great regret that Pink has been forced to cancel her previously postponed second show in Birmingham, originally scheduled for 22nd April, at the LG Arena. Pink was forced to postpone the show on the advice of doctors as she was suffering from an inner ear and respiratory infection."

"Concert promoters ask ticket holders for the cancelled show to contact their point of purchase for details on how to apply for a refund of the face value of their ticket. Refunds will commence on Friday 3rd May 2013."

Writing on her official Twitter page this afternoon, P!nk made a remark about letting people down although it doesn't appear to be in reference to the cancelled performance: "In my next lifetime I hope to be perfect so as not to disappoint another human being ever. I also hope pigs fly by then. #fairweatherfriends."

Writing on his official Twitter page earlier this afternoon (March 18), the rapper told his 1.6 million followers: "In case you missed the news earlier... I'm playing 3 full live shows in Guildford, Southend and Watford in June."

The gigs will kick off on June 23 at Guildford's G-Live and he will then perform on June 24 in Southend at the Cliffs Pavillion before finishing the mini-tour on Tuesday, June 25 with a show at the Watford Colosseum.

Tickets for all 3 performances are due to go on sale at 9am this coming Friday, March 22. Green added that he can't wait to get back on stage for the short run of dates: "Looking forward to these shows ya nah, get to try out some new material. Been missing the stage while I've been doing this record!"

Watch his music video for 'Avalon' here:

They performed in Omaha, Nebraska yesterday evening and during Sheeran's supporting set, he tried to jump between two front of stage speakers and fell face first onto the floor.

Despite his near accident, the show went well and songstress Taylor Swift tweeted an entertaining message relating to the concert using a photograph of her cat to illustrate her point: "So I get home and I'm all "That was an AMAZING crowd!" And she's all... (see photo below)."

The 'Lego House' superstar also shared a snapshot from the first night's gig (pictured below) and uploaded the image to his official Instagram page.

Watch Sheeran take a tumble at around the 1.40 mark here:

The jaunt will last around 6 months and she took to her official Twitter page earlier this afternoon and told her 29.4 million followers that she can't believe the day has finally arrived: "Can't believe I'm getting ready for the first show of the #RedTour. (!!!!!!!!!)"

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran will accompany Swift during her North American dates and he tweeted: "Tomorrow I start the Red tour with @taylorswift13, goes on for 6 months. Can't wait to play these cities and venues."

The 'Lego House' hitmaker also told his fans that he's currently feeling very under the weather, adding: "This flu is making me dream the weirdest s**t, dunno whats going on."

Meanwhile, Swift released her music video for new single '22' earlier today and you can watch it below.

Watch Swift's video for '22' here:

The new run of shows are set to begin on June 22 in San Diego, California at the Valley View Casino Center and will take him across the country from Boston to Iowa and Colorado, before they come to a close two months later on August 10 in Georgia.

He began the tour, which is in support of his latest studio album, back in September and it will continue for the next 8 months, with Bieber heading over to Europe for some concerts in February 2013.

Tickets for these newly confirmed dates will be made available from Friday, December 14 and you can see the full list of shows below:

June 22 - San Diego, CA - Valley View Casino Center
June 24 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
June 25 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
June 26 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion at San Jose
June 28 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
June 30 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
July 2 - Oklahoma City, OK - Chesapeake Energy Arena
July 3 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
July 6 - Omaha, NE - CenturyLink Center
July 7 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
July 9 - Chicago, IL - United Center
July 10 - Indianapolis, IN - Bankers Life Fieldhouse
July 12 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
July 13 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
July 15 - Buffalo, NY - First Niagara Center
July 17 - Philadelphia, PA - Well Fargo Center
July 18 - Hartford, CT - XL Center
July 20 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
July 23 - Kanata, ON - Scotiabank Place
July 25 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
July 26 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
July 28 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
July 30 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
July 31 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
Aug. 2 - Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center
Aug. 3 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
Aug. 5 - Columbia, SC - Colonial Life Arena
Aug. 7 - Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Aug. 8 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Bay Times Forum
Aug. 10 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena

Watch Bieber's recent performance at the American Music Awards below:

The 'Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful' hitmaker is set to play three dates next June and the tour will include a night at London's O2 Arena in support of her latest album, 'Fall To Grace'.

Her three arena dates will begin at the Liverpool Empire on June 4, before moving on to Bournemouth's BIC on June 5.

She is due to conclude the run of huge shows at the O2 Arena in London on June 7.

Faith's extensive tour of smaller venues will precede these concerts and take place in January and February. The new dates go on sale from 9am on December 7.

Check out her incredible shoe collection in a new home-tour video below:

The 'Kickstarts' star was due to perform at the University Of Hertfordshire's Hatfield Forum along with at concerts in Africa and Australia, but has now cancelled because he needs to recover fully.

Writing on his official Twitter page this afternoon (October 2), Example apologised for the change of plans and explained that he hopes to make it up to his fans in the near future:

"With huge regret I've had to cancel/reschedule all my Oct shows. My achilles tendinitis has got worse and I need time to recover..."

"Hoping to be back to full fitness asap and in time to play my November/December shows. Details of the rescheduled shows soon."

His forthcoming new album, 'The Evolution Of Man', is due to be released on November 18.

The 'Once' hitmaker, who is currently working on her second studio album, revealed that she will perform at London's O2 Islington Academy on July 31 and Manchester's Deaf Institute on July 16.

Tickets for both concerts will go on sale at 9am on Wednesday, June 13 and she recently shared her excitement at how her new music is sounding so far, posting on social networking site Twitter:

"Love the fact of knowing my music is being worked on in production. Canny wait to hear."

"Feeling so happy after getting one of my songs back. Dancing around the house. Can't wait for you guys to hear. I LOVE YOU!"

Although Vickers is yet to confirm the release date of her forthcoming new record, it is expected to drop later this year.

Announce ‘Gentlemen of the Road Stopover…’ Show

Salthill Park, Salthill, Galway - June 9th !

Lineup

Mumford & Sons *** The Vaccines *** Willy Mason *** Zulu Winter ***

Nathaniel Rateliff *** The Correspondents 

Tickets From €49.50 (inclusive booking fee) On Sale Saturday 21st April, 9am From Musicglue.com

Mumford & Sons are pleased to announce details of a series of ‘Gentlemen of the Road Stopover…’ shows this Summer. The one-day, outdoor events will tour globally and will come to Salthill Park, Salthill, Galway on Saturday 9th June. 

The show will be headlined by Mumford & Sons, and will feature full bills of support acts curated by the band themselves. The Vaccines, Willy Mason, Zulu Winter, Nathaniel Rateliff, The Correspondents have all been confirmed for the Galway Show.

Mumford & Sons said: “The Gentlemen of the Road Stopover is based loosely upon our favourite festivals like Colorado’s Telluride Bluegrass and Scotland's Loopallu Festivals. We want to stop off in towns not usually heavily toured by bands, and celebrate the people, food and music that inhabit them.

We’re keen to promote the town’s local businesses, and we’ll be using the local bars and venues for aftershow parties, whilst working closely with the local people to get everyone involved in making these shows spectacular. There will be a host of our friends playing too, and the vibe falls somewhere between ‘travelling Victorian circus’ and ‘Victorian travelling circus’. It should be a whole lot of fun.”

All of the Gentlemen of the Road Stopover shows will heavily involve the local communities, from the produce sold on the sites, to engaging visitors with the towns as a whole.

The band will also play a series of evening gigs preceding and between the Stopover shows, with the support acts selected from the Summer show line-ups.

Gentlemen of The Road Presents:

9th June – Gentlemen of the Road Stopover, Salthill Park, Salthill In Galway.

Mumford & Sons + The Vaccines, Willy Mason, Zulu Winter,

Nathaniel Rateliff, The Correspondents

Tickets for all dates will go onsale through Musicglue.com and local outlets from 9am on the 21st April. Tickets from €49.50. (inclusive of booking)

This show is subject to license

For more information and to keep abreast of more events to be announced please visit:  www.gentlemenoftheroad.com

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