Capital FM Arena Nottingham

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 have just won Best Single for ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ at this year’s BRIT Awards.

They applied as solo candidates on the 2010 edition of the X Factor, but the judges, after a suggestion by Simon Cowell, put them together as a band.Now Zayn, Niall, Liam, Harry and Louis announce an arena tour of the UK and Ireland in February and March 2013.

Tickets for One Direction go on sale at 9am on Saturday 25 February 2012 and are priced between £25 & £32.50 (plus booking fee). Tickets can be booked via our 24hr ticket hotline on 08444 124 624, online or in person at the Box Office, Bolero Square, The Lace Market, Nottingham

Emmerdale star Matthew Wolfenden and Coronation Street actor Andy Whyment have been confirmed as the latest celebrities to perform at Capital FM Arena Nottingham as part of the Dancing on Ice Live Tour 2012. Other celebrities confirmed for the tour are Sugababe singer Heidi Range, X Factor singer Chico and reigning Dancing on Ice champion and actor Sam Attwater.

Matthew Wolfenden is famous for playing David Metcalfe in Emmerdale. He is used to performing in front of cameras and audiences, and has now managed to impress the TV judging panel with his skating partner Nina Ulanova and achieve some of the highest scores of the current series, quickly becoming one of the show’s front-runners to win.

Coronation Street actor Andy Whyment is known for playing Kirk Sutherland in Coronation Street and Darren in The Royle Family. Andy won a British Soap Award in 2003 for Best Comedy Performance and continues to use his natural comedic skills on the ice. Proving a favourite with the TV audiences and judges alike, he will make a great addition to the star-studded and exciting live shows.

Sugababes singer Heidi Range has performed at some of the UK’s biggest music venues and, with skating partner Andrei Lipanov, her winning smile and increasing confidence has gained her high scores on the ITV1 show every Sunday night.

Former X Factor contestant Chico is no stranger to performing in front of millions of people on television and is now proving to be one of the TV audience and judges favourites. Consistently climbing higher up the leader board each week, Chico and his skating partner Jodeyne Higgins have proved that he is as good on the ice, as he is on the stage.

Current reigning Dancing On Ice champion and Ex-EastEnders actor, Sam Attwater displayed some of the most natural ability on the ice in the 2011 ITV1 series and live tour, working hard during each performance to impress the judging panel. Sam consistently pushed himself to achieve higher scores and more complex moves on the ice alongside his skating partner Brianne Delcourt.

All of the celebrities will be trained and choreographed by Torvill & Dean, who will also perform routines choreographed exclusively for the live tour.

Tickets are on sale now, priced between £42.50 and £67.50 (plus booking fee).

You can book via our 24hr ticket hotline on 08444 124 624, online or in person at the Box Office, Bolero Square, The Lace Market, Nottingham

Kids at Blue Bell Hill School in St Anns put in some extra training on the court before two of the teams’ greatest players arrived to showcase their talents.

Harlem team members Flip Atkins and Blenda Rodriguez showed the 250 pupils some of their trademark Globetrotter tricks and spins and gave them a ‘C.H.E.E.R For Character’ presentation which amied to inspire the youngsters to work hard in school and keep a healthy mind and body.

Their visit is ahead of the full Harlem Globetrotters squad appearing at Capital FM Arena Nottingham on Wednesday 21 March as part of their ‘World of Fun’ tour. Therefore we couldn’t resist shamelessly asking the boys to do a quick promo for us!!

Check the video out here…

The visit even made TV!! Check out the features on ITV Central News and BBC news.

Click here to check out all the pictures on our official Flickr page!

Tickets for the Harlem Globetrotters Arena show are on sale now priced between £12.50 and £250 (plus booking fee) and can be booked via our 24hr ticket hotline on 08444 124 624, online or in person at the Box Office, Bolero Square, The Lace Market, Nottingham.

We have a range of jobs on offer, including some brand new positions created to cope with the growing demands of the business.

This is the largest recruitment drive we’ve undertaken here at the NIC and Arena for such a diverse range of positions.

These roles include… Marketing Manager, CRM Manager, Communications Executive, Digital Marketing Assistant, Maintenance Manager, Finance Manager, Health & Safety Advisor, IT Manager, IT Support Analyst, Senior Merchandising Assistants, Merchandising Assistants and Customer Service Agents.

Tina Bull, Human Resources Director at the venue said: “The needs of our business are growing and to meet these demands we need to recruit the right people to these roles. We’re hoping to attract a high calibre of applicants who are passionate about working with us in this fantastic, fast paced environment.”

For more information and to apply for any of these positions check out the jobs section of the Capital FM Arena website.