ACCRINGTON singing hotshot Reece Bibby said he was ‘amazed’ tickets for Stereo Kicks’ appearance at the O2 Academy had sold out.

The 16-year-old, who reached the quarter-finals of The X Factor alongside his seven bandmates last year, will perform at the arena, in north London, on Saturday.

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The venue, in Islington, has a capacity of 800.

Formerly The Marquee Club, it opened in 2003 and has hosted various big-name acts, including Def Leppard, The Script, and The Courteeners.

Reece told the Lancashire Telegraph he is hoping his band takes the pop charts by storm this year.

He said: “We really want to get signed in 2015. We’re looking forward to just working really hard, enjoying ourselves and touring as much as possible.

“Hopefully we’ll get picked up soon and get some stuff recorded.”