Australian Pink Floyd’s France Tour – tickets winners

Thank you to all the readers who sent us entries to try and win tickets for the Australian Pink Floyd concerts in France.

Published friday 06 March 2020 - 10:08 Last updated friday 06 March 2020 - 10:08

The Connexion had 12 pairs of complimentary tickets – each pair worth €100! – and choosing winners was not an easy task.

We are however pleased to announce that the following readers have each won a pair of tickets for the following shows and venues:

Friday March 6: Pau (Zenith)

Susan LABORDE (Burgaronne)

Melanie CHAMBERS (Lasserre)

Saturday, March 7: Bordeaux (Arkea Arena in Floirac)

Chris TURNER (St Bonnet Sur Gironde)

Jacqueline VANHEE (St Selve)

Sunday, March 8: Caen (Zenith)

Alexander MACDONALD (Hambye)

Jan LACEY (Montpinchon)

Tuesday, March 10: Rennes (Le Liberté)

Josephine HACKETT (Les Fougerets)

Terence WEAVER (Confort Meilars)

Wednesday, March 11: Nantes (Zenith Metropole)

Chris ABBOTT (Menigoute)

Peter SANSBURY (Ceauce)

Saturday March 14: Montpellier (Zenith Sud)

Pam KAY (Caux)

Patricia HANDSLIP (La Redorte)

We do wish all the winners a fantastic time at the shows!

For more dates and venues, please see: https://www.gdp.fr/en/artistes/the-australian-pink-floyd-show/

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