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Take That Embark On UK & Ireland Stadium & Arena Tour
Take That, one of the UK’s most successful bands of all time, are touring stadiums and arenas across the UK and Ireland next year, supported by very special guest Olly Murs.
The tour in support of Take That’s new album, This Life, out Nov. 24, kicks of with two nights at Utilita Arena Sheffield, England, April 13-14, 2024, and closes at Bristol’s Ashton Gate Stadium, June 8, 2024.
Take That’s London fans will be treated to four shows at The O2, April 25-30, as will their fans in Manchester, where the band will perform four times, as well, May 7-11, at the brand-new Co-op Live.
Birmingham’s Utilita Arena also got four dates, May 14-18. Full itinerary below.
Take That’s 2023 highlights include their most intimate set in years at KOKO London, a sell-out headline show at British Summer Time in Hyde Park, as well a concert to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, and Queen Camilla, watched by an audience of over 12 million.
This summer also saw the release of the big-screen adaptation of their record-breaking musical, ‘The Band’. The film, titled ‘Greatest Days’ starring Aisling Bea (This Way Up, Hard Sun), was released in June to rave reviews across the board.
Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald last embarked on tour in 2019, dubbed “Greatest Hits Live,” selling 642,000 tickets across 29 arena dates and nine stadiums in the UK alone.
They sold out many of the stadiums they’ll be returning to next year. Highlights from Pollstar’s Boxoffice include a sold-out Riverside Stadium in Middlesborough, June 1, selling 30,259 tickets for a $3,011,690 gross; a sold-out Ashton Gate Stadium (28,727 tickets, $3,035,051 gross); and 55,180 tickets and a $5,485,322 gross at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton, England.
Formed as a five-piece in 1989, Take That enjoyed immediate success with their first two albums charting at number two, and number one in the UK, respectively. Their third album, Nobody Else,topped the charts in 11 countries, and sold over six million copies.
The departure of band member Robbie Williams prompted a break-up in 1996, followed by nine years in the wilderness, before the remaining four members reunited for 2005’s “The Ultimate Tour,” sparking one of the greatest comebacks in British music history.
Take That went on to release three number-one albums in just four years. Robbie Williams returned for 2011’s Progress, which led to UK records for the fastest-selling album of the 21st century and fastest-selling tour of all time. Williams’ second departure, along with that of Jason Orange, left the remaining three members to release III and 2017’s Wonderland, which were certified platinum and gold respectively. Take That sold over 45 million records worldwide.
Take That are signed to Polydor Records, and managed by YMU Group. Their agent is Sol Parker at Wasserman Music.
‘No One Can Touch Them In Their Field’: A Look At Take That’s Greatest Hits Live 2019 Tour
Take That “This Life On Tour 2024”:
April 13 – Utilita Arena – Sheffield, England
April 14 – Utilita Arena – Sheffield, England
April 19 – First Direct Arena – Leeds, England
April 20 – First Direct Arena – Leeds, England
April 22 – 3Arena – Dublin, Ireland
April 23 – 3Arena – Dublin, Ireland
April 25 – The O2 – London, England
April 26 – The O2 – London, England
April 27 – The O2 – London, England
April 30 – The O2 – London, England
May 3 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow, Scotland
May 4 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow, Scotland
May 5 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow, Scotland
May 7 – Co-op Live – Manchester, England
May 8 – Co-op Live – Manchester, England
May 10 – Co-op Live – Manchester, England
May 11 – Co-op Live – Manchester, England
May 14 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham, England
May 15 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham, England
May 17 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham, England
May 18 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham, England
May 24 – Riverside Stadium – Middlesbrough, England
May 26 – The City Ground Stadium – Nottingham, England
May 28 – Carrow Road Stadium – Norwich, England
May 30 – Stadium MK – Milton Keynes, England
June 1 – St Mary’s Stadium – Southampton, England
June 4 – Home Park Stadium – Plymouth, England
June 6 – Swansea.com Stadium – Swansea, Wales
June 8 – Ashton Gate Stadium – Bristol, England