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arena tour sold out in days, with more dates added to meet demand in key cities.
The Script are at their best live, and they like nothing better than playing in Liverpool.
"We've played in Liverpool loads of times before, and each time we've had a great gig," says singer Danny O'Donoghue. "I love Liverpool. They say Liverpool is the capital of Dublin. They're not far off. The people are so similar."
Danny and guitarist Mark Sheehan met in their teens in the James Street area of Dublin, near the Guinness brewery, gravitating to each other through a shared obsession with music.
They have gone on to become one of the biggest bands in the world.
In four years, the trio have sold 4m albums and 10m singles, amassed almost 4m followers on Facebook, 1.5m on Twitter, wracked up 100m YouTube views, and saw their singer star on TV talent show, The Voice.
Barely back from 18 months on the road, Danny became a coach on the BBC show just as work on their latest album began.
He spent long days in a TV studio, then up to 12 hours a night in a recording studio with the band.
"I feel more at home here, in a padded room, than anywhere else in the world right now," says Danny.
"For six months, it was my home.
will.i.am used to say that, every day, I came in with another song idea or singing new lyrics.
"I had to because I was laying them down that night."
In Danny's absence, Mark and drummer Glen Power...