Wembley has gone wild for the ten finalists as the Pop
Idol Tour got under way.
Thousands of fans greeted the contestants as they
performed a string of hits on the first date of their nationwide tour at
London's Wembley Arena.
After performances from eight of the finalists from the TV
series, including Aaron Bayley, Korben and Jessica Garlick, Gareth Gates came
on stage to perform his single, Unchained Melody.
The 17-year-old followed that up by taking to the piano
for a slushy duet with Zoe Birkett.
There were rumours of romance between the pair after
Gareth broke down in tears when Zoe was voted off the show, but the pair insist
they are just good friends.
Their performance was followed by the main event when Pop
Idol winner Will Young came on stage to an ecstatic welcome from the 11,000
strong crowd. He opened with The Doors' classic Light My Fire, then a rendition
of his number one hit, Evergreen.
Will, 23, admitted last week that he was gay but judging
by the screams from the predominantly female audience the disclosure has done
nothing to dent his popularity.
His single, a double A-side with Anything Is Possible,
looks set to hold on to the number one spot for a third week and has shifted
more than 1.5 million copies so far.
The crowd at the sellout show ranged from the very young
to the middle aged and the banner-waving fans looked evenly split between
Gareth and Will.
Ó
Ananova.com