TICKETS for the 2008 Premier League Darts will go on sale on Tuesday 16 October as the tournament goes to a number of new arenas around the UK.
Manchester's MEN Arena, Wembley Arena, Coventry's Ricoh Arena and the new Liverpool Echo Arena will host the Premier League for the first time next year, along with the Odyssey Arena in Belfast.
The tournament will begin on Thursday 31 January at Glasgow's SECC before moving on to Plymouth Pavilions and two new venues, Manchester and Coventry.
The BIC in Bournemouth, Nottingham Arena, Sheffield Arena, Brighton Centre, Birmingham NIA and Aberdeen AECC will then play host to the eight superstars before the newly-built Liverpool Echo Arena welcomes darts for a first time on 10 April.
Wembley Arena, Belfast's Odyssey Arena and Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena complete the run of 14 league nights, with the top four players progressing to the play-offs on 26 May at the CIA in Cardiff.
"The tournament has grown enormously each year and we are looking forward to the 2008 Premier League Darts," said PDC Chairman Barry Hearn.
"This year we were able to take the Premier League to arena venues and the response was incredible. Seeing 5,000 fans at Sheffield and Birmingham was tremendous and I'm sure they will come again next year.
"We are delighted to be spreading our wings even further by linking up with famous arenas at Wembley, Belfast and Manchester, along with the new Liverpool Echo Arena, showing the appetite for darts around the UK.
"Over 55,000 tickets will go on sale in October to give fans everywhere the chance to see the best players in the world."
James Wade's win in the Stan James World Matchplay has secured his place in the top six alongside Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld to earn him a spot in the Premier League for a first time next year.
Terry Jenkins, this year's runner-up, and Peter Manley are also favourites to remain in the competition when the first six names are announced following the SkyBet World Grand Prix.
The battle for the final place will be decided in Dublin, with Adrian Lewis, Andy Hamilton, Roland Scholten, Dennis Priestley and Colin Lloyd fighting for an automatic spot.
2008 Premier League Darts
| 31 January | Glasgow SECC | SOLD OUT |
| 7 February | Plymouth Pavilions | SOLD OUT |
| 14 February | M.E.N Arena, Manchester | 0844 847 8000 Online Sales |
| 21 February | Ricoh Arena, Coventry | 0844 412 1747 Online Sales |
| 28 February | BIC, Bournemouth | 0870 111 3000 Online Sales |
| 6 March | Nottingham Arena | 0870 121 0123 Online Sales |
| 13 March | Sheffield Arena | 0114 256 5656 Online Sales |
| 20 March | Brighton Centre | 0844 847 1515 Online Sales |
| 27 March | NIA, Birmingham | 0870 909 4144 Online Sales |
| 3 April | AECC, Aberdeen | SOLD OUT |
| 10 April | Liverpool Echo Arena | 0844 800 0400 Online Sales |
| 17 April | Wembley Arena | 0870 060 0870 Online Sales |
| 24 April | Odyssey Arena, Belfast | SOLD OUT |
| 1 May | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle | 0870 707 8000 Online Sales |
| Play-Offs | ||
| 26 May | CIA, Cardiff | 02920 224488 Online Sales |
* PLEASE NOTE that all tickets may be subject to a booking fee and/or service charge.
TERMS & CONDITIONS OF SALE
The PDC reserves the right of admission.
Customers are respectfully requested to behave in an orderly manner at all times.
Drunkeness will not be tolerated & perpetrators will be asked to leave the premises.
Please do not shout out whilst the players are throwing.
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Ticket holders are requested to take their seats at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the event. The PDC reserves the right to fill any seat after this time.
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No football colours will be allowed into the venue.
No tickets are to be re-sold at a greater price than the face value on the ticket. Any persons attempting to do so will have those tickets made void.
Any spectators are reminded that the writing of any message deemed offensive or inflammatory on 180 cards or similar will lead to perpetrators being asked to leave the premises.
Please note the use of flash photography is expressly barred as is any filming of the event for any purpose.
Mobile phones should be switched off by all customers when in the main auditorium.