Olivia Newton-John to play Birmingham's NIA
Four-time Grammy winner Olivia Newton-John will play Birmingham's NIA next March on a UK tour to celebrate her 40 years in music.
It will be the first time the Grease star has toured the UK since 1978.
Olivia Newton-John will play the NIA on March 15, 2013. Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday, October 26, priced £55, £45 and £36.50, plus booking and transaction fees.
With a fan base across the world, Olivia Newton-John's career has seen her sell over 100 million albums.
She remains an icon in both movie and music history, having been honoured with four Grammy Awards, numerous Country Music, American Music and People's Choice Awards, an Emmy Award, ten No 1 hits including Physical, and over 15 top 10 singles.
Newton-John was catapulted to stardom in 1978 when she starred alongside John Travolta in Grease. The film's best-selling soundtrack featured the duets You're The One That I Want and Summer Nights with Travolta, as well as her mega solo hit Hopelessly Devoted To You.
Her other feature film credits include Toomorrow, Xanadu, Two Of A Kind, It's My Party, Sordid Lives and Score: A Hockey Musical. Her latest film, A Few Best Men, has received critical acclaim around the world and was recently released in the UK.
Adding author to her already impressive career, Olivia's new cookbook, LivWise: Easy Recipes for a Healthy, Happy Life was recently released and all of her royalties will benefit the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre (ONJCWC) in her hometown of Melbourne, Australia.
As a breast cancer "thriver," and after nearly ten years of fundraising and building, Olivia is thrilled that the ONJCWC opened its doors to patients on July 2, 2012 – almost 20 years to the day from her own cancer diagnosis.
For the 2012 Christmas season, Olivia and John Travolta have reunited for the first time in over 30 years to release the album This Christmas, available from November, 13.
Travolta and Newton-John will donate the artist proceeds from the album equally to their respective charities, the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre and the Jett Travolta Foundation. The CD features special guests Barbra Streisand,Tony Bennett and the Count Basie Orchestra, James Taylor, Chick Corea, Kenny G and Sir Cliff Richard.
