Take That announce venue change for some Manchester dates
It affects dates in May
Last updated 3rd May 2024
Take That's 'This Life on Tour' has now started, after beginning their tour in Sheffield on 13th April, they are now travelling the length and breadth of the UK, taking in dates such as London, Glasgow, Southampton, Swansea and of course Manchester.
However, the band have now announced that some of their Manchester dates will be moving from Co-op Live to the AO Arena in Manchester.
Take That announced their decision on social media, telling their fans: 'Given the ongoing technical issues around the opening of Co-Op Live we have taken the difficult decision to move our May shows to the AO Arena where we have enjoyed many great nights over the years. This is not a decision we have taken lightly, but we wanted to give our fans as much notice as possible.'
The band went on to reveal that all but one of their Manchester dates in May will stay the same, and all tickets will be valid for the new venue. Their dates in June at Co-Op Live are unaffected.
After starting their tour back in April, the band shared some photos from their opening night in Sheffield, writing: 'Thank you to our incredible audience in Sheffield last night for setting alight the This Life tour, what a way to kick this off. We go again tonight! 🔥'.
When did Take That announce their tour?
The band announced their 2024 tour back in September 2023, later adding some extra dates due to high demand.
On 4th October, Take That took to their socials to announce the extra dates, telling their fans: 'Your response to the tour has been nothing short of incredible - so we're adding a further two more shows in Birmingham and Manchester! Tickets go on sale this Friday at 9:30am BST at the link in our bio!'.
On the day that the tour went on sale, the band, along with support act Olly Murs, took to their socials. Gary Barlow told their fans: "Hello everybody, Take That here with Olly Murs! 'This Life on Tour' is on right sale now!"
The group announced their tour on 22nd September 2023, when they wrote on social media: 'We're extremely excited to announce that we are going on a tour of the UK & Ireland in 2024! 💙 Tickets go on general sale Friday 29th September at 9:30 AM but you can get pre-sale access by pre-ordering our brand-new album ‘This Life’ from the official Take That UK store before 10:00 AM on Tuesday 26th September.' (sic)
The band, who have also announced their ninth studio album ‘This Life’ said of working together: “It’s been a wonderful experience being back in the studio together making this record. It has that feeling of spreading your wings, letting out the old and bringing in the new.
“We’re incredibly proud of the new album - there’s a sense of togetherness, whether that’s us coming back together as a band or people wanting connection in their own lives. We’re excited for this new chapter!”
When are Take That on tour?
Take That have announced a lot of dates for their tour. Take a look at the full list below, starting with two nights in Sheffield, before continuing their tour across the UK with arena shows, and a series of outdoor stadium shows in the summer.
Arena Shows Spring 2024
April 2024
Sheffield, Utilita Arena - Sat 13th
Sheffield, Utilita Arena - Sun 14th
Leeds, First Direct Arena - Thu 18th
Leeds, First Direct Arena - Fri 19th
Leeds, First Direct Arena - Sat 20th
London, The O2 - Thu 25th
London, The O2 - Fri 26th
London, The O2 - Sat 27th
London, The O2 - Sun 28th
London, The O2 - Tue 30th
May 2024
London, The O2 - Wed 1st
Glasgow, OVO Hydro – Fri 3rd
Glasgow, OVO Hydro - Sat 4th
Glasgow, OVO Hydro - Sun 5th
Manchester, AO Arena - Tue 7th - VENUE CHANGE
Manchester, AO Arena - Thu 9th - VENUE AND DATE CHANGE
Manchester, AO Arena - Fri 10th - VENUE CHANGE
Manchester, AO Arena - Sat 11th - VENUE CHANGE
Manchester, AO Arena - Sun 12th - VENUE CHANGE
Birmingham, Utilita Arena - Tue 14th
Birmingham, Utilita Arena - Wed 15th
Birmingham, Utilita Arena - Fri 17th
Birmingham, Utilita Arena – Sat 18th
Birmingham, Utilita Arena – Sun 19th
Birmingham, Utilita Arena – Mon 20th
June 2024
Manchester, Co Op Live - Tue 11th
Manchester, Co Op Live - Wed 12th
Outdoor Stadium Shows Summer 2024
May 2024
Middlesbrough, Riverside Stadium - Fri 24th
Nottingham, The City Ground Stadium - Sat 25th
Nottingham, The City Ground Stadium - Sun 26th
Norwich, Carrow Road Stadium – Tue 28th
Milton Keynes, Stadium MK - Thu 30th
June 2024
Southampton, St Mary’s Stadium – Sat 1st
Southampton, St Mary’s Stadium – Sun 2nd
Plymouth, Home Park Stadium - Tue 4th
Swansea, Swansea.com Stadium – Thu 6th
Bristol, Ashton Gate Stadium - Sat 8th
Bristol, Ashton Gate Stadium - Sun 9th
How to buy tickets for Take That:
Tickets are still available for some dates, check Aloud.com to see what is available.
Who will be supporting Take That on tour?
Olly Murs joins Take That on tour in 2024.
Recently the band surprised Lulu's fans when she appeared on stage with her at Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, and were joined by Take That to perform their Number 1 hit 'Relight My Fire'. The band have also recently announced a full weekend festival, including two headline performances by the trio.
Take a look through Take That’s incredible career:
1989
Starting with a line-up of five young men, Take That consisted of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Jason Orange and Robbie Williams, with the original (short lived) name of Kick It.
1991
Take That's original line-up of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Jason Orange and Robbie Williams. Thankfully they changed their name and after a few unsuccessful songs in the early 90s Take That's breakthrough hit 'It Only Takes A Minute' was released. The song was a cover of a 1975 song by Taveres and reached number 7 in the charts.
1992
In 1992 Take That had hits with 'A Million Love Songs' and 'Could It Be Magic'. The boys' follow-up single 'Could It Be Magic' quickly propelled them to super-stardom with a string of number 1s not far away.
1993
Take That had huge success in 1993 with 'Pray', 'Relight My Fire' (featuring Lulu) and 'Babe'.
1994
The band's success continued in 1994 with 'Everything Changes' and 'Sure'. Here they are performing at The BRITs 1994.
1995
However, in July 1995 after countless hits, fans heard the devastating news; Robbie Williams would be leaving the band following friction with other band members. Robbie later admitted in a TV documentary in 2005, that he did some "stupid stuff" after parting ways with the band over 20 years ago, but said he didn't regret it because he was young.
1995
The remaining members of Take That continued to perform as a quartet.
1996
Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen and Jason Orange performed at The BRITs in 1996. The remaining group of four continued to tour and release songs for another year, releasing 'Never Forget' and the Bee Gees cover 'How Deep Is Your Love', finally announcing they would be disbanding in February 1996. 'How Deep Is Your Love' became the band's final number 1 before they reformed 10 years later.
Late 90's
During the late 90s three of the band members, Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams, enjoyed solo singing careers with varying degrees of success. Jason Orange went into acting and Howard Donald, despite being the lead singer on a number of Take That songs, made a name for himself as a club DJ across Europe.
2005
Skip nearly a decade and ITV reunited the group for a documentary called Take That: For the Record in which the former members of the boyband were interviewed, discussing how they were discovered and looking back at their experiences in the band.
2005
Following the successful reception of the documentary by fans and the press, the decision was made to reunite with the 'post Robbie' line-up and a 2006 tour titled the 'The Ultimate Tour' was announced. After a break of nearly 10 years, Take That members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen and Jason Orange reformed in 2005.
2006
Take That performed on The X Factor in 2006. In 2006 they had a Number 1 single with 'Patience'. Gone were the cheesy pop tunes of the 90s, Take That had grown up with their fans and the men, now in their 30s revealed a much more mature sound, with their 2006 comeback single 'Patience'. The song quickly hit the top spot in the UK and around Europe becoming the eighth best-selling single of 2006 spending a massive 11 weeks in the top 10.
2007
In 2007 Take That embarked on their 'Beautiful World' tour. Since their reunion as a four-piece, it was clear that they hadn't lost the momentum they had in the 90s with another string of hits including 'Shine', 'Rule the World' and 'Greatest Day'.
2009
After the release of fifth album 'The Circus' in December 2008, the boys headed out on their 'Take That Present: The Circus Live' tour to promote it - and what a spectacle it was! Tickets to the entire tour sold it in less than five hours, making it the fastest-selling tour in UK history.
2010
Robbie Williams made an unexpected return to the group in 2010, joining forces with Gary Barlow - the first time since 1995 - writing a song that would feature on both Take That and Robbie's albums. Then, later that year, the news that all Take That fans had been waiting for was confirmed, the original line-up would be reforming for the wildly successful album, 'Progress' and its live tour. Their lead single 'The Flood' was released and peaked at number 2 featuring both Gary and Robbie as lead vocals.
2011
Following the band's 'Progress Live' tour in 2011 they then decided to take a break.
2014
A couple of years later Take That reformed as a group to record their seventh studio album, but it was short-lived, in 2014 both Robbie and Jason decided to leave. Robbie had recently become a dad for the second time and saying he would find it difficult "logistically". The band continued as a trio made up of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen.
2017
Take That returned earlier this year with their new album 'Wonderland' and their single 'Giants' which peaked at number 13. 'Giants' was written by the remaining three members of Take That along with some co-writers and the lyric video can be seen below.
2019
After celebrating Take That's 30th anniversary in 2019, the band put out a Greatest Hits album called 'Odyssey', which featured song "re-imagined with new arrangements and production". It debuted at Number 1, and the group embarked on a huge UK tour in 2019.
May 2020
Take That reunited with former member Robbie Williams for a very special performance in May 2020 during the lockdown amid the global pandemic of Coronavirus, performing a 40-minute set.
June 2020
The band's musical film Greatest Day was confirmed in June 2020! Although it had been in the pipeline for a couple of years, things started to get in motion in the summer, which is based on the jukebox musical The Band, containing Take That songs.
November 2020
Gary released his fifth solo studio album on 27th November, 'Music Played By Humans', which debuted at Number 1 in the UK! It features singles 'Elita' featuring Michael Bublé and Sebastián Yatra, 'Incredible' and 'This Is My Time'. Other album tracks feature vocals from the likes of Beverley Knight, Alesha Dixon and James Corden among others.
2021
On 7th October 2021, Gary surprised fans with the announcement that he was launching his own wine company. He shared photos from his new company Gary Barlow Wines on his social media.
2021
In October 2021, Gary announced his first Christmas album 'The Dream Of Christmas' would come out on 26th November. The album includes new songs like 'How Christmas Is Supposed To Be' as well as Gary's take on some classic tunes.
'Sleigh Ride' and 'The Dream Of Christmas' were released on 28th October ahead of the album.
2022
In January 2022, Gary Barlow announced he would be putting on a theatre performance show called 'A Different Stage', with dates being added throughout the year.
2022: Take That attend the Cannes Film Festival
Howard Donald, Gary Barlow and Mark Owen attend the Cannes Film Festival in the south of France in support of Greatest Days, the musical movie inspired by Take That, featuring their songs.
2022: Mark Owen teases future plans
Mark told PA that he, Gary and Howard had been working remotely to make music for their ninth album, adding that a tour could follow suit: "We have been talking. We have got a movie coming out next year. And we have been talking obviously about a new record and when that will be and what kind of thing that will be.
"So those kinds of conversations are open and always a part of the background. It is always there in my head. I am always thinking."
2023: Take That performed at the Coronation Concert
Gary, Howard and Mark performed at Windsor Castle as part of the Coronation Concert on 7th May 2023. According to a press release, former members Robbie Williams and Jason Orange were offered the opportunity to reunite with the band for the occasion, however they did not appear during the concert.
Speaking about the performance, the current line-up of Take That said: "This will be our first live show since the 'Odyssey' Tour, four years ago in 2019, and what a stage to come back on. A huge live band and orchestra, a choir, military drummers, the backdrop of Windsor Castle and the celebration of a new King. We can't wait."
Taking to Twitter to share footage of their performance following the concert, Take That later assured fans that there will be more to come from the group. The band wrote: 'It was incredible to perform live together again for the first time in 4 years and there is so much more to come. We're back for good.'
2023: Take That documentary
On 14th June a Take That documentary called 30 Years in The Making was released on ITVX. The documentary is designed to accompany the musical film Greatest Days, which was in cinemas from 16th June.
2023: Take That announce tour and release ninth album
Take That released their ninth studio album called 'This Life' on 24th November. They have also announced a tour in support of the album for 2024.
2024: Take That release new single 'You and Me'
At the end of March 2024, Take That released a brand new single called 'You and Me' to celebrate their upcoming 'This Life on Tour' shows.
2024: Take That announce 'The Greatest Weekend' festival
Take That have announced a special four-day event called 'The Greatest Weekend', which will take place in Malta in October 2024. The event will include two performances from the band, in addition to appearances from special guests, a pool party and nightclub events.
Fellow artists on the line-up include Sugababes, Ella Henderson, Sam Ryder, Daniel Beddingfield and Heather Small, with more to be announced.
2024: Take That join Lulu on tour in Manchester
Surprising fans, Take That joined Lulu while she was on tour in Manchester, on her 'Champagne For Lulu' tour. They performed their 1993 hit 'Relight My Fire'.
2024: Take That Netflix documentary announced
In August 2024, Netflix announced a new Take That documentary was in the works. The series, which has not been named, will feature unprecedented insight into the band, and include interviews with former members Jason Orange and Robbie Williams.
You can hear songs by Take That on MFR
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