Lifestyle: Jess Glynne set to rock the Ricoh with special gig

CHART-TOPPING Jess Glynne is to perform a one-off special concert at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena next month, the venue has announced.

The singer behind chart favourites such as Rather Be, Not Letting Go, and My Love will perform a warm-up gig in the Jaguar Hall on Friday, April 29, ahead of her upcoming UK tour, with only 3,500 tickets being made available.

The Grammy-winning singer experienced a meteoric rise to fame in 2014 after collaborations with dance producers Clean Bandit on Rather Be and Route 94, for My Love – which both crashed the charts to reach number one.

The success saw her go on to break records to become the second British female singer, after Cheryl Cole, to have five number one singles in the UK, following releases Hold My Hand and Don’t Be So Hard on Yourself, and featuring on fellow London-born rapper Tinie Tempah’s Not Letting Go.

David Armstrong, Group Chief Executive of Wasps – which owns the Ricoh Arena, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Jess Glynne to Coventry for what will be her biggest performance in the city yet.

“In just 18 months, the superstar has achieved spectacular success to become the second British female artist to achieve five number one singles in the UK charts.”

The singer’s powerful and versatile voice has seen her release music within a range of genres including pop, dance and RnB and this has attracted a huge fan base.

“We’re confident her Coventry concert will be a popular event,” added Mr Armstrong.

“Once again this underlines our long-term strategy of bringing some of the UK’s top performers to the region to appear at the Ricoh Arena. With Bruce Springsteen, Rihanna, MTV Crashes and Mela Coventry all booked to take place it is going to be a fantastic year of live performances in Coventry.”