Ticket Alert: The Eagles, Lenny Kravitz, Boyzone and NER*D

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‘Hotel California’ legends, The Eagles have added two more dates, 5th & 6th April to their UK tour at the O2 Arena (the once infamous Millennium Dome), due to popular demand. This is the launch of their comeback world tour in support of the latest album ‘Long Road Out of Eden’ - their first studio album in 28 years! The Eagles has just won this year Grammy Award for "How Long" (Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals). It was the band's fifth Grammy Award.

American rock star, Lenny Kravitz will be performing at the Wembley Arena on Monday 30th June 2008. He is also set to play next week on 19th February at the London venue KOKO, in support of his newly released album ‘It Is Time For A Love Revolution’. A great track from the album ‘I’ll Be Waiting’ will be released as a single on 25th February.

The popular boy band, Boyzone will kick off their re-union tour with an exclusive gig at G.A.Y in London’s Astoria on 1st March. This will be the first live performance together for over eight years. The recently expanded tour, which covers 28 dates, takes place in London, Newcastle, Liverpool, Sheffield, Nottingham and more. It is due to start on 25th May at Belfast's Odyssey arena culminating in Newmarket Racecourse on 15th August.

The funky hip-hop/fusion band, N*E*R*D have just announced a one-date gig at the London’s Brixton Academy on Saturday June 14th 2008, a day after their slot at the sold-out Isle Of Wight festival. N*E*R*D, known as the offspring of the Neptunes, was formed by Pharrell, Chad and Shay Haley. Its name is an acronym of ‘Nobody Ever Really Dies’. Their hits include the debut album ‘In Search Of...’ released in 2001 and the eagerly anticipated follow-up ‘Fly Or Die’ in 2004. The band recently said that they plan to release a 3rd album, ‘N*3*R*D’, in spring 2008.

Tickets for all of the shows mentioned are now available for purchase, check out the details below.

Siripen O'Connell