X Factor winner James Arthur's Shrewsbury Buttermarket gig sells out
X Factor winner James Arthur's exclusive Shropshire gig sold out this afternoon in less than five hours as fanatical fans snapped up tickets in record time.
All 1,800 tickets for the 24-year-old singer-songwriter's first UK performance at The Buttermarket, on Howard Street, in Shrewsbury, had sold out by just after 1.30pm. They went on sale at 9am.
More than 700 tickets for the concert at The Buttermarket on December 29 were sold in the first hour.
The huge ticket surge was described as 'overwhelming' by club bosses, who said fans from across the country flooded telephone lines and the website which temporarily crashed.
All earlybird and VIP tickets were sold by mid-morning as the news of the gig went viral on social-networking sites.
It comes just a week after fellow X Factor acts Union J, Ella Henderson and Rylan Clark also sparked a massive dash for tickets after revealing separate show dates at the club over the festive period.
Arthur will perform five tracks during the live concert and then hold a limited meet and greet with some of the fans with VIP tickets after the show.
Martin Monahan, owner of The Buttermarket, said: "I'm absolutely overjoyed and overwhelmed by the response and the support we've had from people today in Shropshire but also from across the West Midlands and further afield. To sell out in half a day is simply incredible.
"I'm so delighted that James has decided to make The Buttermarket the first gig he has confirmed and the news has just spread like wildfire on social media sites.
"It is absolutely fantastic and everyone is so excited about James Arthur performing at the venue. I couldn't be more thrilled.
"It is such a large coup for us and Shropshire as a whole."
