TICKETS for the next edition of the Sidemen Charity Match sold out within THREE HOURS of going on sale.
The Sidemen group have more than 100 million subscribers between them on YouTube and have racked up more than six billion views globally.
They hosted the first Sidemen Charity Match back in 2016 at Southampton’s St Mary’s stadium.
But the event has since grown even larger in size, selling out the 60,00 capacity London Stadium last year and Charlton’s 27,000-plus ground The Valley the year prior.
Last year the match raised a whopping £2.4million for charities Teenage Cancer Trust and CALM and was watched by 17 million people at home as well as the sold-out crowd in the stadium.
Earlier this month it was announced the next edition of the game would take place at a full-capacity Wembley Stadium on March 8 2025.
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Tickets for the game, which this year will be in aid of Bright Side and BBC Children in Need, went on sale on Monday morning at 9am.
Within three hours of tickets becoming available, they sold out.
An online queue for the tickets on the website showed a staggering 140,000 people in the queue AFTER the tickets had been sold out.
Along with the 90,000 seats available for Wembley, this means that more than 230,000 fans tried to get their hands on tickets.
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Reacting to the news on social media, the Sidemen account said: “WEMBLEY SOLD OUT!! This wouldn’t be possible without you guys, THANK YOU! Can’t wait to see you there – bring on March 8th.”
KSI, the member of the group with the largest following, also said: “Can’t wait!!! See you all there!”
The Brit, real name JJ Olatunji, has made headlines with his involvement across various content, ranging from music to boxing and sponsoring his football club Arsenal with his PRIME drink.
Simon Minter (Miniminter), Joshua Bradley (Zerkaa), Tobit ‘Tobi’ Brown (TBJZL), Ethan Payne (Behzinga), Vikram Singh Barn (Vikkstar123), and Harry Lewis (W2S) make up the other six members of the group.
Last year Team Sidemen beat rivals YouTube Allstars 8-5 in a thrilling game.
Other creators involved in the match were Manny, who was invited for a trial at Crawley Town along with brother TBJZL in 2022, IShowSpeed, Kai Cenat, Max Fosh, Angry Ginge, Chris MD and Mark Goldbridge.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
