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| Fans turn out for Grand Slam gig | Fans turn out for Grand Slam gig |
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| Thousands of rugby and music fans rocked the Millennium Stadium in a special free gig to celebrate Wales' 2008 Grand Slam. | Thousands of rugby and music fans rocked the Millennium Stadium in a special free gig to celebrate Wales' 2008 Grand Slam. |
| The Welsh Rugby Union organised the bank holiday Monday event where the Stereophonics and Feeder were headline acts on the stadium's stage. | The Welsh Rugby Union organised the bank holiday Monday event where the Stereophonics and Feeder were headline acts on the stadium's stage. |
| All the 20,000 free tickets were snapped up quickly. | All the 20,000 free tickets were snapped up quickly. |
| The WRU planned the party to give fans the chance to salute the players and coaches who won the Six Nations. | The WRU planned the party to give fans the chance to salute the players and coaches who won the Six Nations. |
| Wales captain Ryan Jones and all the other squad members were there. | Wales captain Ryan Jones and all the other squad members were there. |
| Tickets for the event were offered to every rugby club across the country but numbers were limited because the pitch was still in position after Saturday's Heineken Cup final | Tickets for the event were offered to every rugby club across the country but numbers were limited because the pitch was still in position after Saturday's Heineken Cup final |
| Party-goers watched the concert from the eastern side of the stadium and were joined by the Wales sevens side, women's team, all the national age grade squads and the nation's rugby divisional champions. | Party-goers watched the concert from the eastern side of the stadium and were joined by the Wales sevens side, women's team, all the national age grade squads and the nation's rugby divisional champions. |
| All were invited after the most successful Welsh international rugby season on record in which national teams at all levels lost just three out of 23 games. | All were invited after the most successful Welsh international rugby season on record in which national teams at all levels lost just three out of 23 games. |
| ITV's X Factor runner-up Rhydian Roberts and singer Heather Small joined the main acts on stage while singer Katherine Jenkins appeared via a big screen with a video message. | ITV's X Factor runner-up Rhydian Roberts and singer Heather Small joined the main acts on stage while singer Katherine Jenkins appeared via a big screen with a video message. |
| Clips of the Grand Slam team's victory, their second in three years, were also screened. | Clips of the Grand Slam team's victory, their second in three years, were also screened. |
| The concert took place just before the Wales team embarked on a summer tour to South Africa, where they will face the World Cup winners in two tests on 7 and 14 June. | The concert took place just before the Wales team embarked on a summer tour to South Africa, where they will face the World Cup winners in two tests on 7 and 14 June. |