{"id":15103,"date":"2017-09-22T11:45:25","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T10:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=15103"},"modified":"2017-09-22T11:46:39","modified_gmt":"2017-09-22T10:46:39","slug":"fast-furious-live-announces-belfast-dates-for-first-ever-global-arena-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2017\/09\/fast-furious-live-announces-belfast-dates-for-first-ever-global-arena-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"FAST &#038; FURIOUS LIVE ANNOUNCES BELFAST DATES FOR FIRST EVER GLOBAL ARENA TOUR"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>The SSE Arena, Belfast: Friday 4<sup>th<\/sup> to Sunday 6<sup>th<\/sup> May<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Live show will transport fans straight into the world of <em>Fast &amp; Furious<\/em> recreating the most awe-inspiring moments from the movies along with new stunts and story<\/strong><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Fast &amp; Furious Live<\/em><\/strong><strong> brings audiences closer than ever before to this extension of Universal Pictures\u2019 record-breaking film franchise<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>World premiere on 19 January 2018 at London\u2019s O2 arena will kick off global tour starting in Europe<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Arena tour to make additional stops in 23 cities in 14 countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and UK <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-15104\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/press2-27-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"527\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tickets will go on sale Friday 29<sup>th<\/sup> September at 9am via:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The SSE Arena, Belfast Box Office: <\/strong>Tel. 02890 739074<br \/>\nBook On Line: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssearenabelfast.com\">www.ssearenabelfast.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ticketmaster: In person: <\/strong>From 100 Ticketmaster Outlets Nationwide<br \/>\nBy Telephone (24 Hour): \u00a0 0844 277 44 55 (ROL:\u00a00818 719300)<br \/>\nBook On Line: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketmaster.ie\">www.ticketmaster.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>London: 21 September 2017<\/strong> \u2013 Universal Brand Development, Fast Live Productions, MCD Productions and tour producers Live Nation Entertainment today announced that <strong><em>Fast &amp; Furious Live<\/em><\/strong> will premiere in London at the world famous O2 Arena on 19 January 2018 before heading to <strong><em>The SSE Arena, Belfast<\/em><\/strong> as part of the first leg of the global arena tour. The action and excitement from one of the most popular and enduring film series of all-time will come to life in this ground-breaking live-arena tour.<\/p>\n<p>Creative director and executive producer, <em>Fast &amp; Furious Live<\/em>, Rowland French said: \u201c<em>It\u2019s been years in the making, and we are beyond excited to finally show fellow fans what we have been creating in order to bring <\/em>Fast &amp; Furious Live <em>to the global stage. With this mix of extraordinary stunts, special effects, cutting-edge 3D-projection mapping \u2013 as well as drivers pushing their own limits \u2014 every performance will create an unforgettable experience for the live audience. Twenty-three cities across 14 countries is just the beginning for <\/em>Fast &amp; Furious Live<em>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The adrenaline-fueled, two-hour show is set to be the most spectacular live arena production ever produced, featuring precision performance driving and newly created physics-defying stunts. Using favourite cars and locations that criss-cross the globe along with key scenes from the film series \u2013 created via state-of-the-art 3D projection mapping \u2013 fans will be transported straight into this immersive extension of the <strong><em>Fast &amp; Furious<\/em><\/strong> movies.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c<\/em>Fast &amp; Furious Live<em> will allow audiences worldwide to experience the extreme action sequences from the franchise through an authentic live experience,\u201d<\/em> said Vince Klaseus, President, Universal Brand Development. <em>\u201cWith this live show, we are redefining fan access and bringing audiences closer than ever to their favourite movie moments.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Audiences will feel the heat from flaming exhausts and marvel at vehicular acrobatics as scene after scene unfolds enhanced by the most advanced digital projection technology imaginable. Featuring several original cars from the films, as well as exact replicas of fan favourites \u2014 from Dom\u2019s legendary Dodge Charger to the flip car from <em>Fast &amp; Furious 6<\/em>, <em>Fast &amp; Furious Live<\/em> will evoke some of the boldest moments from the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of the world\u2019s best stunt performers and drivers applied for the opportunity to join the production and, following extensive auditions, have been whittled down to the ultimate elite team who have started a rigorous 4-month training camp in preparation for the world tour. They will be joined by some of the world\u2019s leading parkour athletes resulting in a truly global cast who will be performing incredible stunts and never-before-seen live action. The cast includes stunt drivers <strong><em>Chris Burns<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Jonathon Irwin<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 both from <strong><em>Northern Ireland.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Executive President Touring International Music, Live Nation, Phil Bowdery<em> said: \u201cAs the world&#8217;s largest live-entertainment company, we have been part of many incredible shows, but we are especially thrilled to be working on <\/em>Fast &amp; Furious Live<em>, which will offer fans a spectacle on an unprecedented scale.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The European tour will debut with a \u2018super-charged\u2019 world premiere at London\u2019s O2 arena on 19 January 2018 before heading across the continent to the biggest and best arenas including <strong><em>The SSE Arena in Belfast <\/em><\/strong>as well as massive shows in Belgium, Italy, Austria, Germany, Netherlands, France, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Fast &amp; Furious<\/em><\/strong><strong> <em>Live<\/em> tickets will go on sale Friday 29<sup>th<\/sup> September at 9am via:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The SSE Arena, Belfast Box Office: <\/strong>Tel. 02890 739074<br \/>\nBook On Line: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssearenabelfast.com\">www.ssearenabelfast.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ticketmaster: In person: <\/strong>From 100 Ticketmaster Outlets Nationwide<br \/>\nBy Telephone (24 Hour): \u00a0 0844 277 44 55 (ROL:\u00a00818 719300)<br \/>\nBook On Line: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketmaster.ie\">www.ticketmaster.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Presale information:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>VIP Packages available at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vipnation.eu\/fastandfuriouslive\">www.vipnation.eu\/fastandfuriouslive<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Further details can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastandfuriouslive.com\">www.fastandfuriouslive.com<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SSE Arena, Belfast: Friday 4th to Sunday 6th May Live show will transport fans straight into the world of Fast &amp; Furious recreating the most awe-inspiring moments from the movies along with new stunts and story Fast &amp; Furious Live brings audiences closer than ever before to this extension of Universal Pictures\u2019 record-breaking film &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2017\/09\/fast-furious-live-announces-belfast-dates-for-first-ever-global-arena-tour\/\">Continued<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15103"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15103"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15107,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15103\/revisions\/15107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}