Article George Michael's tour is 'sell out'

[George Michael]

Most of the tickets for George Michael's first tour for 15 years have sold out within two hours.

Phone lines were jammed with demands when tickets went on sale. By lunch-time the vast majority of them had sold out as fans scrambled to gain access to Michael's hotly-anticipated tour.

A Ticketmaster spokeswoman said: "It is not surprising that the tickets sold so well as, after all, it is George Michael. I suppose they sold as quickly as we would have expected for a singer of his stature.

Barry Marshall, of London-based promoter Marshall Arts Ltd, said: "It has sold fantastically well."

"In fact, these have been the fastest sale of tickets in the 30 years that we have been promoting shows.

News of Michael's tour came just days after the 42-year-old singer was interviewed by police over claims that he collided with three parked cars while behind the wheel of his Range Rover and then drove off without informing the owners.

The former Wham! idol's greatest hits tour will kick off in Madrid on September 27 and will reach the UK in November.

He will play the MEN Arena in Manchester on November 17, 18 and 21, the SECC in Glasgow on November 22, the NEC Arena in Birmingham on December 2, 3 and 4, Wembley Arena from December 11 to 15 and Earl's Court on November 25 and 26.

The tour is being described as a "celebration of his 25-year career in music".

Entitled 25 Live, Michael will be performing a selection of songs taken from all his albums, including some classic Wham! tracks.