Neil Diamond tickets for thousands of famous pop singer for the Saturday concert

Neil Diamond tickets for thousands of famous pop singer for the Saturday concert are on sale now.

A major marketing campaign and the 'The Late Late Show' has thousands of tickets to his gig in Dublin Aviva Stadium to remain unsold for a night, despite recent form.

Promoters MCD said last night that "around 3,000" remain unsold.

Some 37,000 tickets -- ranging in price from €65.70 to €99.50 plus booking fee and tax -- have been sold for the 40,000-capacity show.

Despite this, MCD said Ireland remains "his biggest market in the world", with more fans per capita here than anywhere in the world.

Singer (70) Croke Park in 1984, his first gig since played dozens of concerts here.

The 'X Factor' star will be supported by Mary Byrne.

The third performance last summer, crooner Michael Buble which was plagued by sound problems, the stadium hosted the inaugural concert will be in concert.

However, director Martin Murphy Stadium was the glitches have been ironed out.

There is one person to pass through the turnstiles on Saturday will be given a special award, he said.

The Gardai concert - called a special traffic management plan will be put in place are to follow.