Westlife's Nicky Byrne prefers pubs to bling bars

You won't catch Nicky Byrne lording it in trendy bars.

Recalling his year away from Westlife, he says: "I was out in Liverpool with my mates once and we were walking back near Yates's when a lad came up to me and said, 'I know you, you shouldn't be here, you should be in the bling bling bars'.

"It made me laugh. I'd rather be in an ordinary pub than somewhere bling."

Tickets selling fast for Westlife and T4 on the Beach gigs

More than 5,000 tickets have been sold for Westlife's outdoor concert at Ashton Gate in Bristol.

The Irish pop group will perform at the Bristol City ground on Thursday, June 17.

A total of 15,000 tickets went on sale at 7am on Friday morning, priced between £35 and £50, and a third of those had already been snapped up yesterday.

Bristol City spokesman Ed Furniss said: "We've had a tremendous response since sales began on Friday and are looking forward to another successful outdoor concert at Ashton Gate this June.

"Only a limited number of top-price seats nearer to the stage remain available. As a result, we recommend people buy sooner rather than later to avoid disappointment."