Jedward tour sells out in minutes

Jedward have sold out eight shows of their nationwide Irish tour that begins in April.

Jedward have sold out eight shows of their nationwide Irish tour that begins in April.

Two shows at the Helix and one at Vicar Street in Dublin, in addition to dates at Leisureland in Galway, Limerick’s UCH, Cork City Hall, the Millennium Forum in Derry and at the Forum in Waterford were booked out within minutes of going on sale.

An initial eight date tour has been extended to 15 because of demand.

The pair started off their X-Factor UK tour yesterday by being lowered from the ceiling of the Liverpool Arena doing their version of Ghostbusters.

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Their manager, Louis Walsh, said: "Jedward really captured the public's imagination whilst on The X Factor and love them or hate them you can't deny that they were the talking point of the series.

Their debut single Under Pressure was Number 2 in the Irish charts.

Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy is a news reporter with The Irish Times