Ticket scramble - Symphonic Spectacular UK Tour May 2015

After the frantic scramble for tickets to the first two legs of the Doctor Who World Tour, today tickets for yet ANOTHER event are going on sale.

This time the BBC are bringing the Symphonic Spectacular - an event which has run in Australia and New Zealand for the past couple of years - home to the UK.

I always felt the events on the other side of the world were a form of compensation for not having the Prom concerts we have enjoyed in the UK. So it’s a bit like shipping coals to Newcastle!

Ironically Newcastle is one of the venues, along with Cardiff (obviously); Birmingham; Leeds; and Glasgow (home town of Peter Capaldi).

The SSE Arena, Wembley, London

Sat 23rd May 2015 (3pm / 7:30pm)

Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff

Mon 25th May 2015 (3pm / 7:30pm)

Nat Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Tues 26th May 2015 (3pm / 7:30pm)

First Direct Arena, Leeds

Weds 27th May 2015 (3pm / 7:30pm)

Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

Thurs 28th May 2015 (3pm / 7:30pm)

SSE Hydro, Glasgow

Fri 29th May 2015 (3pm / 7:30pm)

Still, it’s taking in a number of UK venues, including the Wembley Arena which isn’t too far from me - so you’ve got to, haven’t you?

This time, as a subscriber to the BBC’s email newsletter, I get a link to pre-sales a day before the tickets go on general public sale.

With so many venues it proves a doddle to get the tickets I want for the afternoon performance at the Wembley Arena.

Job done.