Snow Patrol confirm return to Ward Park

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One of the most memorable gigs I have had the pleasure of attending was Snow Patrols homecoming concert in Bangors Ward Park in 2007.

At the time, the band promised the 30,000 strong crowd it would not be a one-off and that they would be back and bring more new bands with them.

Well, true to their word, Gary Lightbody and the boys have announced another open air gig in the famous Bangor park on June 5.

The event will be a festival, not just a Snow Patrol performance and several more bands will be added to the bill over the next few months.

From their formation in 1994 Snow Patrols hard-earned rise has seen them become one of the worlds biggest bands, culminating in them selling over 10 million copies of their last three albums (2003s Final Straw, Eyes Open released in 2006 and last years A Hundred Million Suns), taking in Grammy, BRIT, BMI, Meteor and Ivor Novello nominations and awards along the way.

Snow Patrol are one of the biggest and boldest bands of the past decade.

Over 15 years and five studio albums, the five piece singer songwriter Gary Lightbody, bassist Paul Wilson, guitarist Nathan Connolly, Jonny Quinn on drums and keyboardist Tom Simpson have sketched heart-bruised ballads, arm-around-your-best-mate festival anthems, radio hits and moments of painful introspection.

All of these have been gathered together for the bands current release Up To Now, a 30 track, double album of the bands highlights to date and also heralds the start of their future with their electro-fantastic new single Just Say Yes. The album features the global smash hits Chasing Cars and the anthemic Run that accompany other Snow Patrol classics such as Chocolate and Shut Your Eyes as well as two other new songs.

Tickets for the concert priced £44 including booking fee go on sale this Friday December 11 at 9.00am from Ticketmaster and usual outlets.