Extra London and Dublin shows added to JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR arena tour
FOURTH LONDON SHOW ADDED TO
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR ARENA TOUR
Second Dublin date announced
40,000 tickets sold so far for London, with 19 shows nationwide
Starring: Tim Minchin, Melanie C, Chris Moyles, and Ben Forster as “Jesus”
Set and lighting design by Olympic Opening Ceremony creatives
Mark Fisher and Patrick Woodroffe
Having sold an incredible 40,000 tickets so far for London, AEG and The Really Useful Group are excited to announce that a FOURTH and last London show at The O2 has been added to the first ever UK arena tour of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar, due to phenomenal demand for tickets.
This new London date of Sunday 23 September takes the total run of shows up to 19, after second dates were recently added for Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester and Nottingham. A secondDublin date – Saturday 13 October – will go on sale this Friday.
Tickets for the fourth London show go on sale Friday 3 August at 9am from www.jesuschristsuperstar.com.
Continuing to break audience attendances for musical theatre in the UK, over 60,000 people will see Jesus Christ Superstar in its opening week. Over 100,000 tickets have been sold and £5million taken in advance box office sales for the tour, which opens at The O2 in London on Friday 21 September. Jesus Christ Superstar will visit 10 other arenas across the UK and Ireland, before ending at Sheffield’s Motorpoint on Sunday 21 October. For the first time in the musical’s history, UK arena audiences will get the chance to see a fully staged production of the musical, live on an arena stage, in their own hometown.
Tim Minchin will star as ‘Judas Iscariot’, alongside Melanie C as ‘Mary Magdalene’, Chris Moyles as ‘King Herod’ and Ben Forster in the leading role as ‘Jesus.
The spectacular production will come alive with a set and lighting design by Mark Fisher and Patrick Woodroffe, both fresh from working on the stunning London 2012 Opening Ceremony, having previously created designs for the likes of the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and U2. The show will be directed by Laurence Connor, the acclaimed director best known for the 25th Anniversary performance of The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall, the 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables at London’s O2 arena, and the new UK tour of The Phantom of the Opera.
Jesus Christ Superstar Tour Dates:
Friday 21 September London The O2
Saturday 22 September London The O2 (MATINEE PERFORMANCE)
Saturday 22 September London The O2
Sunday 23 September London The O2 – NEW DATE
Tuesday 25 September Glasgow SECC
Friday 28 September Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
Sunday 30 September Manchester Arena
Tuesday 2 October Cardiff Motorpoint
Wednesday 3 October Cardiff Motorpoint
Thursday 4 October Birmingham NIA
Friday 5 October Birmingham NIA
Sunday 7 October Manchester Arena
Tuesday 9 October Belfast Odyssey
Friday 12 October Dublin O2
Saturday 13 October Dublin O2
Tuesday 16 October Liverpool Echo Arena
Friday 19 October Nottingham Capital FM Arena
Saturday 20 October Nottingham Capital FM Arena
Sunday 21 October Sheffield Motorpoint
Tickets for the Jesus Christ Superstar UK arena tour are on sale now from www.jesuschristsuperstar.com