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TAKE THAT FANS NEVER FORGET

June 04, 2008

As Boyzone becomes the latest reunited boy band to take to the stage with a much-hyped tour, Seatwave, the UK’s favourite fan-to-fan ticket exchange, is revealing which former heart-throbs still have it and which don’t.



In a head-to-head comparison, Take That triumphed over other old-timers Westlife, Boyzone and Backstreet Boys. In fact, for every single Boyzone ticket sold on Seatwave, five were sold for Take That’s tour. The boys also outsold Westlife by a ratio of two to one, and the Backstreet Boys by a whopping eight tickets to every one bought on the site.



Tickets for Take That’s Beautiful World tour also claimed the highest premium with eager fans paying up to £610 to see Howard, Jason, Mark and Gary strut their stuff on stage. Ticket prices for the other three tours only climbed as high as £250, proving that Take That fans really were more willing to prove how deep their love is for the boys.



Boyzone recorded the biggest flop, with well over a third of tickets for their much talked about tour selling under face value. The lowest price paid on the site was a mere £16.



James Burgess, Chief Marketing Officer, Seatwave, says:



“Our site is a great barometer of what’s hot and what’s not, and our boy band league shows that Take That are definitely back for good in the hearts of fans. Ronan and the gang haven’t proved so popular, with a huge amount of tickets selling for well under face value. Take That were the UK’s favourite boy band 15 years ago, and they still are today.”





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For further information please contact

Louise Rutter
Portland PR
T. 020 7842 0135
E.

About Seatwave
Seatwave is the UK's largest fan-to-fan ticket exchange. Seatwave was launched in February 2007 by Joe Cohen, ex Ticketmaster and ex match.com, and early stage Venture Capital firm, Atlas Venture. It has more than 400,000 tickets on sale at any one time, 20 times more than eBay. Seatwave guarantees that tickets come only from legitimate sources and will represent them accurately and honestly. All tickets include 'TicketCover™' free of charge, providing a 100% money-back guarantee for event cancellation and a number of other possible misfortunes. The company is based in London. www.seatwave.com

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