ORGANISERS of the Rod Stewart concert at the University of Bolton Stadium are working with Bolton Wanderers and administrators to ensure the event can still go ahead.

The show is due to take place in four weeks time, on Friday June 14, but Wanderers officially entered administration on Monday, potentially putting the event at risk.

Administration is currently being carried out by a team led by Paul Appleton, from insolvency practitioners David Rubin and Partners, to assess the club’s financial position and eventually facilitate a sale.

Despite the ongoing administration process, concert organisers Cuffe and Taylor seem confident of the Rod Stewart show still going ahead.

A spokesman said: “We are working with Bolton Wanderers Football Club and the administrators to ensure the concert goes ahead as planned on Friday June 14.”

Celebrity chef Paul Heathcote is one of the people working with organisers to make sure the concert goes ahead.

Last weekend, Mr Heathcote also helped to ensure that VIP Boxing’s big fight night at the Whites Hotel was not cancelled.

The night was eventually a success, with Bolton boxers Jack Cullen and Jack Flatley taking home the English Middleweight and English Super Welterweight titles respectively..

Mr Heathcote said that he has now personally paid £7,200 to secure a road management certificate for the Rod Stewart show.

“We have been working for a number of weeks before administration and we have continued to support that process,” he said.

“We hope to work to a successful end over the coming days.

“We’ve been committed to trying to keep the concert alive through a difficult period and we hope to be successful.”

“I’ve paid £7,200 for road management certification to stop the organisation of the event from slowing down.

Mr Heathcote’s company Heathcote and Co has been Bolton Wanderers’ catering partners since 2013.

In August, 2018, Mr Heathcote served the club with a winding up petition over an unpaid bill of around £200,000.

Mr Heathcote, who is a lifelong Wanderers fan spoke of the struggles he has faced in dealing with the administration but admitted he is feeling positive about the future of the club.

He added: “It’s been some of the most challenging business I’ve had to deal with in the last 30 years.

“I do think we look forward to new ownership and we’ll be helping the administrators work through the coming week.”