Driving Home for Christmas with Joe McElderry
Joe McElderry
Newcastle Tyne Theatre
Friday 21st
November 2014
The Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre is delighted to announce that people’s favourite Joe McElderry is coming
to the Tyne Theatre on Friday 21st November 2014.
Joe
McElderry has soared from X Factorgolden boy to national treasure after crooning his way into the heart of the
nation. Now
the sweet singing sensation with the boyish charm is taking his 24-carat voice
on tour with his 2014 Set Your Soul Alive nationwide tour. Since
storming to victory in front of millions of fans on the TV talent show, Joe has
matured into one of the country’s most polished and popular singing stars.
His
2013 tour performed to sell-out, spell-bound audiences with fans dancing in the
aisles and giving him a thunderous reception. Joe
takes his audience on a singing, emotional rollercoaster, moving effortlessly
from heart-warming romantic ballads to tragic arias. Laughter, love and tears
lie at the very heart of this show.
His
smash hit single The Climb rocketed
to number one and his album, Classic,
went gold within two weeks. He’s also the first X Factor winner to release four
albums.
But
it’s as a live performer where Joe’s charismatic performance lights up the
stage and packs theatres. And his four-piece backing band, made up from some of
the best musicians in the business, compliment him perfectly.
Joe’s
mystical ‘X factor’ ingredient springs from a mix of highly versatile yet
accomplished singing styles from opera to rock. His
unique vocal talents hit the headlines recently when he starred in the live TV
show Popstar To Operastar. Mentored
by the tenor Rolando Villazon, he performed classical arias such as Nessun
Dorma, and went on to win the show with a landslide victory, amassing 80% of the
votes. But
it’s his endearing, good natured charm and sunny, warm personality which has
raised him to the ranks of one of Britain’s
best loved family entertainers. Commanding
a loyal fan base aged from five to 95, an entertainer so rounded and with such mass
appeal, comes along just a few times in a generation.
A
Joe McElderry show has that truly enigmatic sprinkling of something special which makes it a superb and
memorable family show – a song for every generation. Joe cemented his place in
the nation’s hearts after Cheryl Cole nurtured the shy, good natured lad from South
Shields and turned him into an overnight
sensation on X Factor. At just 18 years old, he auditioned for the ITV show and bowled
the judges over with his rendition of Luther Vandross’ Dance with My Father.
Joe also impressed Whitney Houston who appeared as a guest mentor.
And in one of TV’s most memorable moments of the year, he performed a brilliant
duet with George Michael on the live semi-final and went on to be crowned the
winner of X Factor 2009 by a clear
majority. After wowing the audience with his dazzling vocals, modesty and
charm, he soared straight to number one both the UK
and Irish Singles Charts with his beautiful rendition of Miley Cyrus’ The Climb. Soon after came his first studio album Wide Awake under the Syco/Sony Entertainment record label, an
exciting mix of up-tempo songs and the powerful ballads which Joe has become
famous for.
His second album, Classic,
was under the record label giant Universal Music and went Gold within two weeks
of release, hitting number two in the UK Album Charts and selling over 250,000
copies. In 2011, another album, Classic
Christmas, went gold in just one week. And that year alone, Joe sold
over 550,000 albums, a stunning achievement for any artist to accomplish.
In between all this, Joe managed to fit in a performance for Her
Majesty the Queen at the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall and a
live regional tour at 16 major venues, culminating in a rapturous reception at
the Royal Festival Hall. And he is the only X Factor contestant to address the Oxford
Union, following in the illustrious footsteps of Winston Churchill and Albert
Einstein!
Seeing
and listening to Joe is an unforgettable experience.
Ticket details:
Tickets are priced at: £19.50, £18 Concessions
The Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre Box Office (10am-3.30pm and event
days)
Credit Card Booking and Information Line 0844 493 9999 (24 hour 7days)
The Metro Radio Arena Newcastle Box Office
(Mon - Fri 10.00am-4.00pm & Sat 9.30am – 1.30pm)
Tourist Information Centres: Carlisle, Harrogate, Wakefield, Stockton on Tees &
Darlington
Postal applications: Metro Radio Arena Newcastle, PO Box 304, Newcastle
upon Tyne, NE99 4YJ
Group Bookers should call (0191) 260 6006
Special Needs bookings should call (0191) 260 6066 for further details
