NORTH CHARLESTON (WCSC) - Sir Elton John will grace the North Charleston Coliseum with his presence in March for the first time since 2007, and we are giving away 10 free tickets for the concert.

For a chance to win 2 tickets to the March 7 concert, text “elton” to the number “56376” and you’ll find out if you’re one of our 5 winners this Friday.

Tickets officially go on sale this Saturday, and the first camper has already been spotted at the ticket office.  Oren Chase says the live experience is about more than the music, "Besides the music it's all about the whole experience. making eye contact, nobody in front of you, nobody walking in front of you...it's just a big difference in being way back...and you have to do stuff like this once in a while if you want to get some premium seats."

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m.

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LOWCOUNTRY (WCSC) - You can help a Moncks Corner McDonald’s employee get one step closer to a $25,000 prize in the fourth annual Voice of McDonald’s global singing contest.

Voice of McDonald’s is a worldwide contest to discover, recognize and reward the most talented singers among the more than 1.6 million employees working in McDonald’s restaurants across the globe.

Julie Marion, who works at the McDonald’s at 375 US Highway 52, is one of 22 semifinalists chosen out of 1700 entries from the United States.

American Idol auditions are coming to town, and in a couple days, singers of all kinds will be invading Charleston for their chance to audition.

Singers will have a chance to sing in front of a panel of judges on friday, in hopes of being on American Idol's 11th season.

Registration is Wednesday, July 20th and Thursday the 21st at the North Charleston Coliseum. Pre-registration is scheduled to begin at 5 a.m. on each of these days. Singers need to pre-register to qualify for auditons on Friday.