CK Concerts & Events - Artists

Boyzone - www.boyzone.net

Formed in 1993, Boyzone has sold a staggering 15 million records and hit the UK number one spot an impressive six times.

Featuring Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating, Stephen Gately and Shane Lynch the band first hit the UK number one spot in 1995 with their debut album "Said and Done" and the accolades kept on coming. 

The band took time out at the end of 1999, undertaking their own personal challenges. In summer 2009, they took to the road for the ‘Better Tour’ before heading into the studio to start work on their latest album, Brother.

JLS - www.jlsofficial.com

JLS became a household name in 2008 thanks to their participation in the 5th Series of the X Factor.  Following on from that the band went on to enjoy great success during 2009 with the groups first 2 singles getting to number one in the UK Singles Chart.

Their self-titled debut album was released in 2009 and went on to sell over 1 million copies with the second album "Outta This World" released in 2010 entering the charts at number two, including the lead single "The Club is Alive" which brought them their 3rd number one.

CK Concerts and Events hosted JLS at the Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh on 1st July 2011.

The Saturdays - www.thesaturdays.co.uk

Frankie, Mollie, Rochelle, Una and Vanessa - stormed onto the music scene two years ago. Six top ten singles and two top ten albums later (including a platinum seller), they’ve sold over 1.8 million records in the UK alone - and embarked on a national sell-out tour.

In October 2010 the girls released an autobiography "The Saturdays: Our Story" which provides an insight into the bands success and includes individual chapters written by each of the band members.

The Saturdays appeared as Special Guests of Boyzone at Hopetoun House, Edinburgh in CK Concerts and Events first concert at this prestigous venue on 6th August 2011.

Shayne Ward - www.shayneward.com

Shayne Ward rose to fame as the winner of X Factor in 2005. His first single "That’s my Goal" sold over 1 million copies in the UK, his album went Platinum in just over a week and reached number one in eight countries, he has had two sell out arena tours and received a prestigious Ivor Novello award.

After touring with his second album in 2008 Shayne has been hard at work writing new material and in the recording studio. His latest album "Obsession" was released in November 2010.

Westlife - www.westlife.com

12 years, 10 albums, 14 number ones and 44 million sales make Westlife one of Irelands largest and most popular exports.

CK Concerts and Events were delighted to bring them to Cawdor Castle, Inverness in 2010 for a performance that marked the end of their hugely popular and succesful "Where We Are" tour which was in support of the bands 10th studio album of the same name.

Rod Stewart - www.rodstewart.com

Rod Stewart "the most distinctive voice in pop music" is among the worlds best selling artists of all time with over 100 million record sales worldwide during a career that's now into it's 5th decade.

CK Concert & Events were proud to welcome Rod Stewart to Inverness for their inaugral concert at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium, Inverness in July 2010 where he played a non-stop set in front of venue busting 19,400 fans.

The relationship continued in 2011 when CK Concert and Events played host to Rod Stewart at Pittodrie Stadium in Aberdeen and Liberty Stadium in Swansea

Olly Murs - www.ollymurs.com

A finalist in the sixth series of the The X Factor in 2009 where he introduced us to the "Olly Wiggle" and performed a duet of Angels alongside Robbie Williams.

Olly Murs debute single - released the weekend he performed at Cawdor Castle, Inverness - claimed the number one slot in the UK Charts, with his debut album going to number two upon its release.

Olly Murs was brought to Cawdor Castle by CK Concerts and Events as part of the X Factor Live Tour in 2010.

Stacey Solomon - www.staceyxsolomon.com

Single mother, Stacey, is from Dagenham, Essex and was a finalist in the sixth series of the The X Factor in 2009.

She was brought to Cawdor Castle, Inverness as part of the X Factor Live Tour by CK Concerts and Events in 2010, where she received a warm welcome from thousands of her Scottish fans.

Simple Minds - www.simpleminds.com

With over 40 million album sales to date, Simple Minds is the most successful Scottish rock band of all time. Their 21 UK top twenty singles, including 8 top 10 hits, are testament to the quality and depth of their catalogue of great songs.

Hits such as “Waterfront”, “Alive & Kicking”, UK chart topper “Belfast Child” and worldwide No.1 smash, “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” are just a small sample from a catalogue of that spans over 3 decades and appeals to all generations of music lover.

CK Concert and Events were proud to host Simple Minds at their "Summer In The City" event which took place at the Northern Meeting Park, Inverness on 16th July 2011.

Big Country - www.bigcountry.co.uk

Classic Scottish Rock Band, Big Country, were born out of Dunfermline and enjoyed chart success in the 80's and 90's, recording 15 hit singles which included 4 top ten hit singles which include songs such as "Fields of Fire", "Wonderland", "Look Away" and "In A Big Country".

The bands debut single sold over 2 million copies and earned them 3 Grammy nominations...launching the band on to the world stage.  Big Country appeared at Live and also played the first privately promoted gig in Russia during 1988.

Big Country joined Simple Minds at CK Concerts and Events "Summer In The City" Concert at the Northern Meeting Park, Inverness on 16th July 2011.

Parade - www.paradeofficial.com

Emily, Lauren, Bianca, Jessica and Sian are "Parade", a British girl-group.

Their first official single, "Louder" was released on 13th March 2011 and the girls are currently working on their debut album.

Parade played at various gigs organised by CK Concerts and Events during 2011.

GoGoBot - www.gogobot.co.uk

GoGoBot emerged as Scotland’s newest electro-rock band in 2010. From Glasgow, the band is made up of Marko Kelly (lead vocals and guitar), Rosie McClune (bass) and Gordon McNeil (drums).

With festival appearances at Rockness, Wickerman, Belladrum, Gothenburg festival in Sweden and King Tuts New Years Revolution, the band has also supported Glasvegas and Heaven 17 on tour.

The band is set to release six singles in 2011 from The See Saw Series, a collection of the band’s first records and accompanying B sides.

Jakil - www.jakil.co.uk

Having recently moved down to London from their main demographic Edinburgh, Jakil have continued to spread their fan-base into the rest of the UK and beyond.

Jakil pride themselves on having an extremely strong online following and spend time and effort maintaining a good relationship with their fans. Newsletters, podcasts, video exclusives including special cover tracks, video diaries and blogs are sent out to adoring fans on a monthly basis, the Scots also became the first unsigned band to digitally "covermount" their music in a deal with a major newspaper, The Scotsman.