Those lovely Fratellis have sold out Glasgow's Barrowlands faster than anyone, ever. It's almost not surprising, given that it's their home town and all that, and given that there's so much buzz about them in general. They were originally set to play the venue on 9 Nov, but added a second night after it became clear how popular a ticket it was going to be - both dates sold out in under seven minutes.
Promoter Dave McGeachan of DF Concerts said: "The tickets went in a few minutes even though the dates were low key. These are the biggest gigs the band have done and it took seven minutes to sell out. They are a hot band who are on fire just now."
Singer Jon says of being so buzzy: "We did everything going this year and we'll do that next year too. Once we do the festivals next year we'll start looking at doing a new album. I'll get a day off next year. I'm sure they'll send us to America but you have to go there for a month and I don't know if we can be bothered doing that. We'll go to Europe but ultimately you want to be big in your own back yard. Life in general is mad but we are getting used to it. We have been doing lots of in-stores and the kids have been crazy. It's good fun."