OVER 70,000 tickets for the 2009 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts will go on sale EXCLUSIVELY to Annual Subscribers to DartsTV on Monday September 1.
The tournament will return in February 2009, kicking off at the Echo Arena Liverpool - which hosted the biggest ever crowd for a PDC event of almost 8,000 this year.
New venues in Edinburgh and Exeter will join some of the UK's biggest arenas, including Belfast's Odyssey Arena, the M.E.N. Arena, Birmingham's NIA, the Sheffield Arena and Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena, in hosting the £400,000 event.
The tournament will come to a conclusion with the play-offs on Monday May 25 at the Wembley Arena - coinciding with the Football League play-offs at the neighbouring Wembley Stadium over the same weekend.
The Westpoint Arena in Exeter and the Highland Hall in Edinburgh's Royal Highland Centre will host Premier League Darts for a first time, with three venues to stage the event in Scotland next year, alongside the SECC in Glasgow and the AECC in Aberdeen.
"The Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts has grown to become the biggest indoor sporting event in the UK over the past four years," said PDC Chairman Barry Hearn.
"Its development into a major arena spectacle has been nothing short of sensational - it's the ticket every sports fan in the UK wants!"
Phil Taylor claimed a fourth successive title in Cardiff in May 2008, and will be one of the eight competitors battling for the £125,000 first prize next year.
"The Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts is a massive tournament now and I love competing in it," said Taylor.
"It was amazing this year to play in front of such massive crowds every week - it was like a Cup Final wherever we went and I'm sure it will be brilliant again next year."
The eight competitors for the 2009 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts will be confirmed in January, with the top six players from the PDC Order of Merit, following the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship joined by two Wildcard selections.
Tickets will go on sale exclusively to Annual Subscribers to DartsTV for a week from Monday September 1.
Subscribers had to be registered with DartsTV by midnight on Wednesday August 27 to be eligible to purchase tickets during this priority period.
Click here for information for Annual Subscribers on how to purchase tickets and Box Office numbers
Tickets will be limited to six per subscriber per event.
Tickets will then go on general sale from Monday September 8.
Tickets will be priced at £30 on the floor and £20 in the tiered seating at all venues.
The 2009 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts will also see the introduction of a Family Enclosure at each venue. Fans wishing to purchase tickets in this area should specify this when booking tickets.
2009 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts
* Tickets will also be available via the PDC Ticket Line. Full details of Box Office numbers will be available in due course.
* 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.
Session times are subject to change and the PDC will make every effort to give as much notice as possible should this be unavoidable. Please check with the Box Office or visit www.planetdarts.tv for any changes.
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.
The Broadcast may contain strobe lighting and smoke effects. Any person who may be adversely affected by such effects should take notice and take appropriate action.
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.
The tournament will return in February 2009, kicking off at the Echo Arena Liverpool - which hosted the biggest ever crowd for a PDC event of almost 8,000 this year.
New venues in Edinburgh and Exeter will join some of the UK's biggest arenas, including Belfast's Odyssey Arena, the M.E.N. Arena, Birmingham's NIA, the Sheffield Arena and Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena, in hosting the £400,000 event.
The tournament will come to a conclusion with the play-offs on Monday May 25 at the Wembley Arena - coinciding with the Football League play-offs at the neighbouring Wembley Stadium over the same weekend.
The Westpoint Arena in Exeter and the Highland Hall in Edinburgh's Royal Highland Centre will host Premier League Darts for a first time, with three venues to stage the event in Scotland next year, alongside the SECC in Glasgow and the AECC in Aberdeen.
"The Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts has grown to become the biggest indoor sporting event in the UK over the past four years," said PDC Chairman Barry Hearn.
"Its development into a major arena spectacle has been nothing short of sensational - it's the ticket every sports fan in the UK wants!"
Phil Taylor claimed a fourth successive title in Cardiff in May 2008, and will be one of the eight competitors battling for the £125,000 first prize next year.
"The Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts is a massive tournament now and I love competing in it," said Taylor.
"It was amazing this year to play in front of such massive crowds every week - it was like a Cup Final wherever we went and I'm sure it will be brilliant again next year."
The eight competitors for the 2009 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts will be confirmed in January, with the top six players from the PDC Order of Merit, following the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship joined by two Wildcard selections.
Tickets will go on sale exclusively to Annual Subscribers to DartsTV for a week from Monday September 1.
Subscribers had to be registered with DartsTV by midnight on Wednesday August 27 to be eligible to purchase tickets during this priority period.
Click here for information for Annual Subscribers on how to purchase tickets and Box Office numbers
Tickets will be limited to six per subscriber per event.
Tickets will then go on general sale from Monday September 8.
Tickets will be priced at £30 on the floor and £20 in the tiered seating at all venues.
The 2009 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts will also see the introduction of a Family Enclosure at each venue. Fans wishing to purchase tickets in this area should specify this when booking tickets.
2009 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts
| February 5 | Echo Arena Liverpool |
| February 12 | Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh |
| February 19 | Ricoh Arena, Coventry |
| February 26 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast |
| March 5 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle |
| March 12 | M.E.N. Arena, Manchester |
| March 19 | Brighton Centre |
| March 26 | N.I.A. Birmingham |
| April 2 | S.E.C.C. Glasgow |
| April 9 | Westpoint Arena, Exeter |
| April 16 | Trent FM Arena, Nottingham |
| April 23 | A.E.C.C. Aberdeen |
| April 30 | Sheffield Arena |
| May 7 | C.I.A. Cardiff |
| Play-Offs | |
| May 25 | Wembley Arena |
* 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.
Session times are subject to change and the PDC will make every effort to give as much notice as possible should this be unavoidable. Please check with the Box Office or visit www.planetdarts.tv for any changes.
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.
The Broadcast may contain strobe lighting and smoke effects. Any person who may be adversely affected by such effects should take notice and take appropriate action.
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.