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The Priests, with Camilla Kerslake, special guest, to perform at the Villa Marina, 6th May 2010
Accolades to date:
• Global music phenomenon of the year with more than 2 million copies of their debut album sold worldwide
• Bigger than Pavarotti - The Priests was the fastest selling classical debut album of all time – an official Guinness World Record holder.
• Press highlights include Time magazine, Observer Music Monthly, UK broadsheets and national TV
• They have pledged never to give up their “day jobs”
The Priests have since scooped the Guinness World Record for ‘Fastest-selling UK debut for a classical act’ and been nominated for a Classical Brit. They have played in venues across the world, playing live to 3,000 people in Sydney and to 6,000 people at a homecoming gig in Belfast in June 2009.
Other accolades include a personal invitation to sing for The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall as well as starting out their tour with a performance in the presence of HM The Queen and Mary McAleese, the President of Ireland for a peace and reconciliation charity.
Their rise to global stardom has been documented across the world’s print including headline features in the Washington Post, Time Magazine and Observer Music Monthly and they have appeared in TV shows across the world with artists from Tom Jones to The Killers including the BBC’s coveted Jonathan Ross show and the News at Ten with Sir Trevor MacDonald.
Booking Information:
Royal Hall, Villa Marina
Thursday 6th May 2010
Tickets from £40
Doors open 7pm
Villa Marina and Gaiety Theatre
Address: Harris Promenade,
Douglas,
Isle of Man,
British Isles,
Telephone: 01624 600555
