Check in Georgia:
Demand for tickets in Georgia and abroad

More than 35,000 tickets have been already sold for a series of concerts involving pop music stars Robbie Williams and Eros Ramazzotti scheduled for Georgia's capital and around the country.

These and other artists are part of the Check in Georgia initiative involving performing arts events and festivals spanning eight months.

Latest figures released by the Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia today showed high interest in the concerts by Robbie Williams and Eros Ramazzotti, helped by affordable ticket prices.

The Culture Ministry also said more than 1,000 online ticket transactions had been made from abroad, indicating Georgia should expect many international visitors for the headlining concerts.

Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti will open the program of 'Check in Georgia' performances on April 24 in Tbilisi. Photo from Federico Ugolini/Flickr.

The list of countries the tickets have been ordered from included Germany, the United States, Russia and the United Kingdom.

Tickets for the events featuring Robbie Williams and Eros Ramazzotti have been on sale since April 15 and April 7 respectively.

Ramazzotti will open Check in Georgia's eight-month program of entertainment and culture with his concert on April 24 at Tbilisi Sports Palace.

Grammy Award-winning popincluded Robbie Williams will follow with his performance at Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi on May 27.

Check in Georgia will feature two more headlining performers within the program of events.

American pop rock band Maroon 5 and Spanish tenor Jose Carreras will also entertain audiences in Georgia with their performances on June 7 in seaside city Batumi and June 18 in Kutaisi respectively.

The sale of tickets for concerts involving the popular band and the classical singer will open at a later date.

The Government's eight-month cultural program Check in Georgia was announced on April 7. Within the project, 19 locations in Georgia are set to host 35 festivals and numerous concerts between April 24 and December 4.

The initiative will bring under its umbrella the traditional annual festivals and events including the Fest I Nova contemporary art festival, the folk art and culture festival Art-Gene, the Georgian International Festival of Theatre, the Tbilisi International Film Festival and Batumi Music Festival.

Organisers of the program said Check in Georgia aimed to transform the country into a vibrant cultural hub, boost tourism and support creation of new jobs for local population.

The project announcement said it would become annual and feature "progressively more diverse program" every year.