Frenzy as Westlife arrive in Galway

SOME 30,000 excited fans will fill Pearse Stadium tomorrow for the long awaited performance of record breaking pop group Westlife.The chart topping quartet has sold more than 36 million records globally and has been awarded 28 platinum discs. They will be supported in Salthill by former X Factor winner, Shayne Ward. There is an atmosphere of excitement around the city in anticipation of the biggest gig of the summer, according to concert promoter John Greaney of Absolute Entertainment.“The excitement around the West of Ireland has been incredible and everyone is counting down the days to what is promised to be one of the biggest pop events this summer,” he said.There has been hysteric enthusiasm about the concert since plans to stage the gig were announced in March. Legions of Westlife fans queued outside Zhivago on Shop Street as early as 4am when the initial batch of tickets was released on April 23. A further 2,000 tickets were subsequently put on sale to coincide with the announcement of Shayne Ward as their support act.Tickets were changing hands on websites such as 'eBay’ yesterday for as much as €150 a piece as disappointed fans scrambled for a last gasp chance to see their heroes in Galway.“There is an air of anticipation in Galway at the moment and we’re just putting final preparations in place for the event. We have a good crew working on it, so thankfullyeverything is going to plan and hopefully we’ll...