Llandudno - 12 Nov 2008 - CANCELLED

[roger]

The River of Dreams Tour

Bedlam Management have confirmed that Hayley will be appearing at the Venue Cymru, Llandudno (formerly the North Wales Theatre) on Wednesday 12th November.

Roger

[Karsten]

Hayley's appearance isn't mentioned so far on the website.

www.venuecymru.co.uk

Cheers, Karsten

[grant]

Hello everyone

I've decided that I will probably go to this concert in preference to Birmingham the day after.

I've just spoken to the box office and they have no information yet. They haven't even been told yet that Hayley is appearing there.

There are some very reasonably priced hotels in Llandudno if anyone cares to join me!

Best wishes
Grant

[grant]

Hello everyone

A very helpful lady at Venue Cymru advised me that they don't yet have a date for tickets to go on sale. She promised to keep me informed.

I will keep you advised.

Best wishes
Grant

[gra7890]

Hi Grant,
I seem to remember we have been here before

Have you still got their phone number in your list of friends !

I hope you have better luck this time !

No way with work can I make these midweek concerts


Best Wishes,

Graham

[grant]

RED ALERT
(THIS IS NOT A HOAX)

Tickets for Hayley's concert at Venue Cymru are now on sale from the box office
Telephone: [phone]
Tickets (Stalls) £27.50 + £2.00 booking/postage

It is not yet shown on their web site

Best wishes
Grant

[grant]

Hello everyone

My ticket for this concert arrived this morning.

It is now also showing on Venu Cymru's web site HERE

Is nobody going to keep me company for this one?

Best wishes
Grant

[ron]

Jul 4, 2008 13:17:20 GMT grant said:

Hello everyone

My ticket for this concert arrived this morning.

It is now also showing on Venu Cymru's web site HERE

Is nobody going to keep me company for this one?

Best wishes
Grant

Yes Grant I will keep you company for this one.
I went for Row C but I suspect you are on the front row!
Ron

[grant]

Jul 4, 2008 21:35:39 GMT ron said:

Jul 4, 2008 13:17:20 GMT grant said:

Hello everyone

My ticket for this concert arrived this morning.

It is now also showing on Venu Cymru's web site HERE

Is nobody going to keep me company for this one?

Best wishes
Grant

Yes Grant I will keep you company for this one.
I went for Row C but I suspect you are on the front row!
Ron

Hi Ron

Look forward to seeing you there!

As you suspect, I am on A row - A16 to be precise and I think I might have been the first person to book a ticket!

Best wishes
Grant

[thomas]

Jul 4, 2008 13:17:20 GMT grant said:

Is nobody going to keep me company for this one?

Best wishes
Grant

Hi Grant!

Unfortuneately I can't join you in Llandudno.
But once again I can recommend the Jenivore Hotel. Very good Fully Cooked Breakfast.

Thomas

[grant]

Jul 4, 2008 22:47:07 GMT thomas said:

But once again I can recommend the Jenivore Hotel. Very good Fully Cooked Breakfast.

Not at the moment Thomas! The Jenivore appears to be closed!

Best wishes
Grant

[Andy]

Hi Grant

I got my ticket this morning! row H3. Looking forward to seeing you there.

[grant]

Jul 12, 2008 21:32:34 GMT Andy said:

Hi Grant

I got my ticket this morning! row H3. Looking forward to seeing you there.

Hi Andy

See you there!

Best wishes
Grant

[Stephany]

Hello everybody!

There was an article about Llandudno's concert in yesterday's The Daily Post.

I'm a big fan of Wales
10 October 2008 (C) Daily Post (North Wales)


Hayley Westenra is looking forward to returning to North Wales and getting a breath of fresh air. The New Zealand born soprano, who first shot to fame as a 16-year-old, is making her fifth trip to the region next month.

Past visits to North Wales have seen her performing alongside Bryn Terfel and Jose Carreras but this time Hayley, now 21, is going solo with her River of Dreams tour date in Llandudno.

She's got happy memories of her previous visits to the resort. "It's beautiful, very quaint. I'm looking forward to filling my lungs with the fresh sea air," she said.

"Wales has embraced me as one of their own. One of my first big UK appearances was at the Faenol festival and that helped launch me in the UK. I sell more albums in Wales, as opposed to England and Scotland, so I'm a big fan of Wales."

Hayley's first recording was a version of Aled Jones' Walking in the Air, aged 12. Four years later she released her debut album Pure, which reached No 1 in the classical charts and eight in the mainstream charts.

It's a phenomenal success story, with which Westenra is only just coming to terms. "You just expect things to work out and, looking back, I now see what an amazing achievement that was - at the time I just expected everything to fall into place," she said.

Since then she has released three more albums, moved to London and become the biggest selling classical artist this century. However, the down-to-earth singer refuses to allow the pressure to affect her.

She explained: "I don't really think about those things. I have quite an optimistic outlook on life and I try not to let any pressure drive me down or stress me out."

However, she admits to being incredibly nervous when asked to perform in front of the Queen, George Bush and Tony Blair. She joked: "I can't explain it, they're hardly music critics. I was really nervous, but performing in front of millions in a sports stadium is a breeze."

Hayley is also using her success to draw attention to her charity work as a Unicef ambassador, encouraging fans to donate to projects. She's just returned from Africa, where she was publicising her Bikes for Ghana campaign, and it's a responsibility she take seriously.

"It's just really nice to feel like I'm giving something back. I'm living such a privileged life. I'm never going to be able to help the whole world but just helping a few people and changing their lives is a pretty amazing thing." she said.

[grant]

Hi Andy, Ron and everyone

I should be arriving in Llandudno at about about 2.45pm on Wednesday and hope to check in to my hotel fairly quickly and get to the venue to check that out at about 3.30pm.

I shall then be looking for somewhere to eat at 4.30/5.00 before returning to my hotel for a 'quick change'.

If anyone cares to join me, they will be most welcome. Not for the quick change though!

Don't know whether or not there will be a signing, but I will certainly be hoping to meet up with Hayley afterwards as I have something rather important to discuss with her.

Best wishes
Grant