Beyonce is coming to Sunderland, this is not a drill.
The First Lady of music will be visiting on a whistle-stop tour of the UK that includes a date in the North East as well as performances in Edinburgh, Cardiff and London.
The news raised a few eyebrows after the omission of Manchester or Birmingham dates, however, that only promises to make Sunderland a cannot-miss event. Tickets are on sale soon here and demand is expected to be extremely high.