The Department of Community, Culture and Leisure is delighted to announce that Tony Christie will be making his long awaited return to the Villa Marina on Friday 18th November as part of his tour to celebrate 50 years in music. Tickets for Tony Christie are on sale now priced ?20, tables are available and can be purchased for ?20 per seat or ?200 for the full table. Call the ticket hotline on 600555, visit www.villagaiety.com or the Welcome Centre in the Sea Terminal, Douglas. To keep informed about all the shows as they are confirmed, join our Facebook page Villa Gaiety, follow us on Twitter or sign up to the E-Newsletter on villagaiety.com. Tour Information "I can't tell you how, but I always knew I could sing" - Tony Christie Tony Christie began his career as a humble back row chorister at his primary school in Conisbrough some 49 years ago. His music teacher liked what he heard and found the boy a front row place, where he began his illustrious career in which he has released nineteen studio albums and has gone from Sheffield to Amarillo, and very much back again. It wasn't long before he started making hit singles such as 1971's 'Las Vegas', 'What I Did For Maria', '(Is This The Way To) Amarillo' and 'Alleyways and Avenues' (1973) and carved his reputation to become the much adored British icon he is today. In 2008 Tony Christie released the Richard Hawley produced 'Made In Sheffield', it was the album he was born to make and was a major commercial and artistic success, which received critical acclaim in the UK press. In 2011 Tony Christie will celebrate his 50th Anniversary in music and will release ‘Now’s The Time!’ The album, produced by Richard Barrett from The All Seeing I, sees Christie re-discovering his soulful musical roots and features collaborations with Jarvis Cocker and Roisin Murphy. ENDS