Hayley's Big Hit

Hayley's a big hit
Jul 6 2007
by Chester Chronicle

HAYLEY Westenra's concert at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod on July 13 is the first of this year's evening concerts to sell out.

No fewer than 4,000 tickets have been sold for the young New Zealander's concert, organisers will erect a giant screen outside the main pavilion allowing a further 1,000 people to see the event.

Tickets for the big screen enclosure are priced at just £5 and also give free admission to the @Six Concert with Celtic music exponents Yn Y Fan which starts at 6pm.

Though there are still some tickets available, brisk sales are also being reported for both the opening gala performance with Joan Baez on July 10 and the closing gala performance with José Carreras on July 15.

Carreras is to perform with the Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, the pianist Lorenzo Bavaj, the Andean ensemble Los Calchakis and the Serendipity Choir.

Following the success of the @Six concerts last year there are even more world music concerts now confirmed this year including Les Charbonnier de L'Enfer from Quebec on Tuesday, The Pine Leaf Boys from Louisiana on Wednesday and Reggae band Lion Train on Thursday.

The performances start on the S4C stage at 6pm daily. For tickets or further information call 01978 862001 or 08701 211251 or visit http://www.international-eisteddfod.co.uk/