MORE than 400 tickets for The Gathering 2027 were sold within just 10 minutes of going on sale.
The news was shared by Jules Peters, who is organising the event in honour of her late husband, Mike Peters, the frontman of rock band The Alarm.
The Gathering will return to Rhyl from January 15 to 17, 2027, with a stellar line-up of artists set to perform at the newly named Arena Mike Peters at Queen's Market.
Jules said the response had been an emotional one, with "lots of happy tears shed" as fans rushed to secure their tickets.
She said: "I produced this Gathering with the sole intent of honouring Michael Peters, the man who came up with the idea to bring his Alarm family into his home town of Rhyl.
"Just the very nature of that invitation says everything you need to know about Mike.
"He was the real deal, passionate about life and always caring deeply about his Alarm Family.
"He poured his heart and soul into The Gathering and the detail was off the scale.
"Now it’s down to all of us to carry that detail into the Arena Mike Peters next year.
"Mike never knew that an Arena was going to be named after him but I hope today that he is looking down upon us, beaming down his vibrant personality, always full of love, full of hope and full of strength.
"Thank you for putting your collective trust into me, Dylan, Evan, my family and my amazing team."
Britpop giants Cast and Manchester band Inspiral Carpets will share the stage at the Arena Mike Peters on Thursday, January 14, 2027, for a special one-off concert to kick off the weekend of live music.
The event was founded by Mike in 1992, when he invited fans to travel to his hometown of Rhyl after months of touring the world.
The January programme will see Miles Hunt of The Wonder Stuff, Chris Helme of The Seahorses and Nigel Clark of Dodgy perform on Friday, January 15.
Big Country and Ian McNabb of Icicle Works will close the weekend on Saturday, January 16, with a finale of live music.
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Mike and Jules share sons Evan and Dylan.
Evan said: “Dylan and I grew up in Gathering years so it’s just part of who we are. The Gathering is in our DNA. I’m excited to be playing at Arena Mike Peters with so many talented musicians and I’ve already written the set lists.
Dylan added: "It brings us great comfort as a family that Dad will be honoured for ever in the town that he grew up in and the town where Evan and I grew up in and went to school."
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