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At Acklams we are pleased to announce our new Travel Shop opening at 179 Ferensway, Hull in February.  Please watch this space and feel free to call in once we are open.

We are pleased to announce new departues for 2013. All prices include coach travel and concert ticket and don't forget a £20.00 deposit secures your seat.

20th June Bruce Springsteen - Ricoh Arena, Coventry standing £105.00. Seated £100.00

26th June Blondie - Dalby Forest - £51.00

26th July Kaiser Chiefs - York Racecourse - £39

6th & 7th December. Mrs Brown - Sheffield Motorpoint Arena - £67.50

10th December JLS - Sheffield Motorpoint Arena - £65.00

12th December Diversity - Sheffield Motor Point Arena - £65.00

We are very pleased to secure tickets for Robbie Williams Tour next June 2013 in Manchester.

Tickets will go on sale on Friday 30th November at 9am.

WWE SMACKDOWN 

Tickets go on sale Friday 23rd November

We have just 1 standing ticket left for Thursdays show. Special price  £42.50  including coach travel.

Exciting news. We launch our new coach holiday programme with the unique Door to Door service at 9am on Tuesday 6th November

Good news, we have managed to secure extra seats for Olly Murs. They are bound to sell out so quickly so early booking recommended.

Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday morning.Space limited so early booking recommended.

Tickets now on sale for the visit to the Motorpoint Arena on April 11th. See some of the world's top players in action in round 10 of this 14 match series.

Tickets now on sale for the 2013 tour featuring all your favourites. See ticket page for full details

We have managed to get tickets for Pink's extra date at the LG Arena, Birmingham on Monday 2 April 2013. Please see the concert page for further details.

Sheffield Motorpoint Arena have advised us that Ushers concert on 2nd February 2013 has been cancelled. It is hoped that the concert will be rescheduled for later in 2013. The new date is expected to be announced some time next year.

Strictly Come Dancing on February 9th and We Will Rock You May 31st. Tickets go on sale 9am Friday 28 September. Don't forget, a deposit of £20.00 per person secures your seat.

In 2013, Usher is embarking on a European tour and has included a visit to Sheffield Motorpoint Arena on February 2nd. We have secured a limited number of tickets so book now to avoid disappointment.

Following a massive sold out tour in 2012, Example announces new headline arena dates that will see him kicking off 2013 in style. The huge 16-date tour will follow the release of brand new single ‘Say Nothing’, taken from his third studio album ‘The Evolution of Man’ out later this year. Coach & concert tickets go on sale at 9am Friday 24 August 2012

ANNOUNCEMENT RE: JUSTIN BIEBER AT SHEFFIELD ARENA Updated 5th July 9.30pm : Important statement from the promoters of the Justin Bieber show: Unfortunately we have found ourselves with a scheduling conflict regarding the show that was scheduled for February 23 in Sheffield. We tried everything that we could to resolve the conflict but unfortunately it has not proved possible and consequently the show will not be going on-sale as originally planned. AEG Live would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Global platinum selling megastar Justin Bieber, fresh from celebrating his no.1 album in the UK, Believe, has announced that he will return to the British Isles with his 2013 UK Tour. The hearts of Beliebers across the country will be set aflutter as the ‘Believe’ tour, hits six UK cities, including a date in Sheffield at the Motorpoint Arena on Saturday 23rd February 2013. BELIEVE takes flight on the wings of “Boyfriend,” its first worldwide smash single, which set a world-record for debuting No.1 on iTunes in 32 countries. The “Boyfriend” video has shattered all YouTube records generating 8 million views in its first 24 hours, and has garnered over 44 million views to date. BELIEVE is Executive Produced by Scott "Scooter" Braun and Usher Raymond IV, and track producers include Max Martin, Mike Posner, MdL, Diplo, Hit-Boy, The Messengers, Zedd, Rodney Jerkins, and Justin’s vocal producer, Kuk Harrell. The album features guest appearances by Ludacris, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Big Sean. The platinum selling pop sensation became a worldwide star in 2009 with his debut single ‘One Time’. He was the first artist to have seven songs from a debut album chart on the Billboard Hot 100 with his release My World. The Canadian superstar’s third studio album, My World 2.0 was released in March 2010 and spawned massive UK top ten singles ‘Baby’ and ‘Eenie Meenie’.

Cheryl announces her first solo nationwide arena tour. With dates up and down the UK, the announcement comes as her latest single looks set to top the charts this week. Cheryl released her new single Call My Name this week which went straight to #1 within hours of release on iTunes, clocking up record breaking sales. Her third album ‘A Million Lights’ is released 8th July. The album follows Cheryl’s previous solo albums ‘3 Words’ and ‘Messy Little Raindrops’ both of which hit #1 in the charts. Cheryl will be performing songs from all three albums on the tour as well as some surprises. Although this will be Cheryl’s first headline arena tour, she is certainly no stranger to the live circuit. She opened as special guest on the Black Eyed Peas European tour in 2010 and also played four sold-out arena tours as part of Girls Aloud. Tickets for Cheryl A Million Lights Tour go on general sale at 9am on Friday 15th June. Under 14’s to be accompanied by an adult.

US superstar Kelly Clarkson has announced a five date arena UK tour for October and will be joined by one of the biggest pop bands of 2012 Cover Drive. The tour will be stopping off at the Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield on Thursday 18th October 2012. Kelly Clarkson is also set to release ‘Dark Side’ on JUNE 3RD which is the third single to be taken from her top 5 album ‘Stronger’ out now. Kelly has already achieved huge success with the release of her fifth studio album. She performed an incredible secret gig at Borderline in London, turned on the infamous Regent Street Christmas Lights, and single ‘What Doesn’t Kill You’ is still riding high in the airplay charts. Since bursting onto the music scene 10 years ago, Kelly Clarkson has released five studio albums (Thankful, Breakaway, My December, All I Ever Wanted), sold over 20 million albums worldwide, had seven top ten singles in the UK and has sold over 3.5 million units in the UK alone. She is the recipient of 2 Grammy Awards, 2 American Music Awards, 2 MTV Awards and 11 Billboard Awards. Clarkson’s last effort, 2009’s All I Ever Wanted debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and produced the smash singles – “My Life Would Suck Without You” (which charted at number one and went platinum in the UK) and “Already Gone.” Joining Kelly on the arena tour will be Barbadian four piece Cover Drive. Cover Drive have had three top 10 singles in the UK so far including the Caribbean-infused #1 single ‘Twilight’. Amassing a huge following in their native Barbados, the UK and beyond, Cover Drive’s You Tube views are over 14million [with Twilight on over 6million alone] and they have attracted support from celebrity fans such as Jessie J, Emeli Sandé, Ed Sheeran. Cover Drive recently released their debut album ‘Bajan Style’.

Spring Offers 25% off the following Concerts until the end of April! 26th May Guns & Roses ....................WAS £85.00 - NOW £63.00 21st June Kayne West & Jay Z ......... .WAS £84.95 - NOW £63.00 24th June Madness .......................... WAS £75.00 - NOW £56.00 29th June Will Young ......................... WAS £69.50 - NOW £52.00 30th June Plan B............................... WAS £62.50 - NOW£46.00 5th June Elton John.......................... WAS £110.00 - NOW£82.50

Will Young announces summer forest concert dates for 2012 With special guest Nerina Pallot* and guest Jodie Marie# Hot off the back of a sold-out UK tour, and Number One platinum album, Will Young has announced a tour of nation’s forests in 2012. In the ten years since winning Pop Idol, Will Young has sold over 9 million records and crafted some of the deftest British music of his era. A succession of hits including ‘Jealousy’, ‘Leave Right Now’, ‘Don’t Let Me Down / You and I’, ‘Light My Fire’, ‘All Time Love’, ‘Who Am I’ and ‘Changes’ from multi-platinum albums like ‘From Now On’, ‘Friday’s Child’ and ‘Keep On’ has ensured a chart presence across the whole decade. This year the release of Will Young’s fifth studio album, ‘Echoes’ sees his musical career develop further. The album, produced by Richard X, entered the charts at No 1 and has sold over 300,000 copies in the UK so far. The first single from the album ‘Jealousy’ has been a top five chart and airplay smash, Will’s most successful single in recent years. Grazia called it ‘the best song of the year’. Will has also recently had his own ITV Saturday Night Special which drew over 5 million viewers, and he has delivered fantastic live performances on a wide range of TV shows from Jonathan Ross to Strictly Come Dancing. Commenting on the tour, Will Young said, “The forest gigs have a great reputation for their atmosphere so I’m really looking forward to performing my songs in such unique settings.” With special guest Narina Pallot. Will Young plus guests will be performing with special guest Nerina Pallot*and guest Jodie Marie#:

These are the show running times for X Factor Live. These timings are supplied to us by the promoter of the show and are intended as a guide only and are subject to change: 6.30pm Doors Open 7.30pm Show Begins 10.00pm Show Ends

Following the almost instant sell-out of One Directions Sheffield shows on the 19th March & 13th April 2013 the boys have added another date at the Motorpoint Arena. This time they will be performing a matinee show on Sunday 14th April 2013 at 2pm - on sale 9am Saturday 10th March. this will be Zayn, Niall, Liam, Harry and Louis first headline Arena Tour and what a debut, all their shows are selling out as soon as they are added and not only in the UK but around the world. Tickets for their third Sheffield show on Sunday 14th April and will be a matinee performance. They’ve sold over 1.6 million records in just four months; had 100 million views on YouTube; have two No.1 selling books; scored two major hit singles and a platinum selling debut album in the UK; and won Best Single for ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ at the 2012 BRIT Awards. Currently making waves in the USA by entering the US iTunes Top 10, the band are about to embark on a tour of America with boy band Big Time Rush. They recently filmed a cameo appearance for the immensely popular Nickelodeon show iCarly, as well as appearing on the cover of the likes of M Magazine. Over 100,000 fans in America also signed up to the band’s US Facebook page in a bid to bring 1D to their home state – Dallas showed the most love for the band to emerge triumphant. Having sold out their other 2 Sheffield shows on Tuesday 19th March & Saturday 14th April 2013 tickets for the 14th April are sure to be snapped up quickly. The matinee performance by One Direction is only the second matinee concert to be performed at the Arena in it’s 21year history – the other band being Steps.

Tickets will be sale from 9am on Friday morning. Due to phenomenal demand superstars Kanye West and Jay Z have announced additional & final dates to their Watch The Throne Tour, including Motorpoint Arena Sheffield on Thursday 21st June 2012. After the phenomenal success of their chart topping album WATCH THE THRONE, a 35 date sold out, critically acclaimed US tour and hot on the heels of their huge success at the 2012 Grammy Awards, winning the award for ‘Best Rap Performance’ (for their track ‘Otis’), the duo’s collaboration ‘The Throne’ will embark upon a European tour that will visit arenas in the UK, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Belgium, Germany and Ireland. For this project, music icons and pop culture visionaries JAY Z and Kanye West joined their extraordinary talents to form the group ‘THE THRONE’ and released the most anticipated album event of 2011, WATCH THE THRONE. On Monday, August 8th last year, THE THRONE’S extraordinary once-in-a-lifetime, Platinum selling Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam Recordings / Roc Nation album collaboration, WATCH THE THRONE, debuted at number 1 and has garnered several Grammy nominations. The longtime friends and music innovators inspired each other to new heights with their collaboration on WATCH THE THRONE recorded in person at various locations around the world. Over a year in the making and a truly global affair, the duo recorded in London and Bath in the UK, Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Paris, and New York City. The album features production from The RZA, The Neptunes and Kanye’s longtime collaborator Mike Dean. The short list of featured vocals includes Frank Ocean, Beyoncé, Curtis Mayfield and Mr. Hudson. The lead track, “OTIS,” brilliantly weaves Otis Redding’s “Try A Little Tenderness.” The production is classic Kanye West soul, with the two MCs trading couplets over a sample manipulated the way only West can. “Sounds so soulful, don’t you agree?” intones JAY Z, and the two launch into a treatise on swagger, claiming their rightful place at the top. Both JAY Z and Kanye West have each appeared as guests on the other's stage, and now they come together for never-before-seen performances not only from their collaboration, WATCH THE THRONE but also songs from their classic catalogue.

Important update 2nd March 2012 @10am:- We have been informed by the promoters of One Direction that due to a scheduling conflict One Direction have had to reschedule four of the dates on their sold out 2013 Arena tour, two in Newcastle, one in Glasgow and the Tuesday 26th March 2013 show here in Sheffield. One Direction’s Motorpoint Arena Sheffield show originally scheduled for Tuesday 26th March 2013 will now take place on Saturday 13th April 2013.

Lionel Richie Tickets go on sale at 9:30am on Monday 5th March Lionel Richie returns to the stage this autumn with his first European tour dates since 2009, and nearly 25 years since his first solo shows took place. His extensive European tour will see him return to Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena on Saturday 17th November 2012.

The Stone Roses, The Killers, Snow Patrol, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Nicki Minaj, David Guetta, Ed Sheeran, Tinie Tempah, Tom Jones, Keane, Example Olly Murs, Happy Mondays , Nero, Pixie Lott & Many Many more across 4 stages.

Due to phenomenal demand Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds have added an additional 7 new dates taking in 7 new cities across the UK. The initial 7 arena dates have completely sold out – selling over 85 000 tickets. The band will be playing the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield onSunday 19th February 2012 with special guests Reverend And the Makers. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds eponymous album debuted at number one last month, one of only four albums this year with sales in excess of 100 000 in it’s first week and has now been certified platinum.

GreenRoad has received a fleet technology award from His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent, in recognition of the effectiveness of its fleet driver management programmes. The Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards are presented to individuals, companies or organisations in acknowledgement of their outstanding contribution to improving road safety. The company, which specialises in driver performance and safety management, previously won a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award in 2008, in partnership with Staffordshire County Council. "Thanks to customer successes, including FirstGroup, Stagecoach, City Link, Bunzl and Iron Mountain, we are able to demonstrate the effectiveness of GreenRoad's technology in making drivers and passengers safer on the road," comments Aidan Rowsome, general manager, GreenRoad Europe. "It is an incredible honour to be recognised by Prince Michael of Kent and to receive such a prestigious award. Our strategy is to keep innovating to continue delivering a high standard of service and benefits and sustain our leading position in the market," he adds.