Fans look to Europe’s leading ticket marketplace for Whitney Houston tickets

Seatwave confirms singer’s first UK tour in more than 11 years on sale Friday

LONDON, 15 October 2009 –  Supporting the release of her latest album, I look to you, Whitney Houston’s first UK tour in more than eleven years looks set to be a massive success. Covering 5 dates across the UK, with a further 12 planned in Europe, this multi-talented performer will visit fans in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle and Glasgow. Tickets go on sale for the UK leg of the tour this Friday and are expected to sell out quickly.

Brought up amongst exceptionally talented artists such as Dionne Warwick and Aretha Franklin, the multi-award winning performer was destined for greatness. With a resume including singer, songwriter, producer, actress and model, Whitney didn’t disappoint. Known as ‘The Voice’ for her powerful vocals, fans can be sure her live show will definitely be one not to miss.

Tickets for the tour are expected to sell out quickly, but fans desperate not to miss out on Whitney Houston live can turn to Seatwave, the #1 independent ticketing website in Europe (comScore). Buying tickets on their secure and transparent ticket exchange will ensure fans get access to the event with complete peace of mind. And in the unlikely event of a cancellation. their unique TicketCover™ guarantee even promises a full refund.

Fans can find Whitney Houston tickets at http://www.seatwave.com/whitney-houston-tickets/season. For those not used to planning well in advance, with the concerts scheduled for April of next year, the Seatwave marketplace provides a secure way of selling your tickets to other Whitney fans if you change your mind, making sure no-one misses out. On Seatwave, you’re sure to find just the tickets you’re after.

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About Seatwave

Seatwave, Europe’s largest fan-to-fan ticket exchange (1.5 million unique visitors – comScore, June 2009), is an online marketplace for buying and selling tickets for theatre, sports, music and other live events.  The company was launched in February 2007 by Joe Cohen, ex Ticketmaster and ex match.com and early stage Venture Capital firm, Atlas Venture. Seatwave has more than 700,000 tickets on sale at any one time and every ticket purchase is covered by their TicketIntegrity™ and TicketCover™ guarantees. Seatwave is the official ticket exchange for Live Nation’s  Mojo Concerts, Fulham FC and many others. The company was recently named Online Business of the Year (Fast Growth Business Awards 2009), VC-backed Business of the Year (Fast Growth Business Awards 2009), Europe’s fastest growing digital media company (GP Bullhound Media Momentum Awards 2009) and the leading Technology Media company (Tech Media Invest 100, The Guardian, 2009). The company is based in London.  www.seatwave.com

Her new album is selling well world wide, the new single is topping the charts with its funky melodic mix of power sould and pop ballad, and to top it off Whitney has announced a new world tour.

This will be her sixth full world tour, with a career spanning the last 25 years she has more music awards than any other female artist in the world, and has sold more than 270 million albums worldwide, including a frankly worrying 25 million copies of the bodyguard, which still holds the UK record for 16 consecutive weeks at number one in the singles chart.

She will be performing the following dates in the UK:

8th April: Manchester MEN Arena
11th April: Glasgow SECC
13th April: Birmingham NEC
22nd April: Newcastle Metro Arena
25th April: London’s o2 Arena

Tickets are on presale now, and will be onsale to the general public this Friday the 16th of October  at 09.00am.