David Challinor

Who knows what the following entails, but I received it this morning. As a fan I might go - though it's bound to be overblown and will miss the presence of Phil Lynott - as I'm curious and it'll never happen again. Here's the announcement

''We are delighted to announce THE FIRST EVER LIVE PRODUCTION of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds. In April 2006, Jeff will conduct the Black Smoke Band and the 48-piece ULLAdubULLA strings, with SPECIAL GUEST Justin Hayward, and including the SIGHT AND SOUND of Richard Burton.

Venues and dates are in the advert below.

Members of our official website are being given a 48-hour advance opportunity to purchase tickets to these exciting events. This 48-hour window begins at 8 AM TOMORROW - WEDNESDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER 2005.

To order tickets, please either:

* Visit www.getlive.co.uk/twotw, register for free and order through that site, or

* Call the hotline number on 0870 400 0688 (or if calling from Overseas, +44 870 400 0688).
Tickets are expected to sell out very quickly, so don't miss out!''

April 2006
15 bournemouth bic
16 cARDIFF iNT aRENA
18 Albert Hall
19 Birmingham NEC
20 Nottingham Arena
22 Glasgow Clyde Auditorium
23 Manchester MEN Arena