Take That have confirmed a huge UK, Ireland and European tour for 2019 as part of their #TT30 celebrations.
The band – made up of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen – have been teasing their 30th anniversary celebrations throughout the week and earlier this morning they finally gave their loyal Thatters the news they’ve been waiting for.
Taking to Twitter, the band said: “The journey continues… #TT30”
“To celebrate 30 years as a band we reimagined some of our favourite songs, wrote a couple of new ones and we’ll be playing them live at our UK Arena and Stadium tour next year.”
The journey continues… #TT30
To celebrate 30 years as a band we reimagined some of our favourite songs, wrote a couple of new ones and we'll be playing them live at our UK Arena and Stadium tour next year! ? https://t.co/S3jD6EJwMS pic.twitter.com/iwtr60CgrJ
— Take That (@takethat) September 21, 2018
Kicking off in Sheffield on April 15, the band will play numerous dates across Glasgow, Manchester, Dublin, London, Birmingham, Milton Keynes, Southampton, Bristol, Norwich, and Middlesbrough before finishing off in Huddersfield on June 4. They will be joined by Rick Astley on the UK leg.
Take That Tour Dates
- 15th April – FlyDSA Arena – Sheffield, UK
- 16th April – FlyDSA Arena – Sheffield, UK
- 18th April – The SSE Hydro – Glasgow, UK
- 19th April – The SSE Hydro – Glasgow, UK
- 20th April – The SSE Hydro – Glasgow, UK
- 22nd April – Manchester Arena – Manchester, UK
- 23rd April– Manchester Arena – Manchester, UK
- 25th April– Manchester Arena – Manchester, UK
- 26th April– Manchester Arena – Manchester, UK
- 27th April– Manchester Arena – Manchester, UK
- 29th April– 3Arena – Dublin, Ireland*
- 2nd May – The O2 – London, UK
- 3rd May – The O2 – London, UK
- 4th May – The O2 – London, UK
- 5th May – The O2 – London, UK
- 7th May – The O2 – London, UK
- 8th May – The O2 – London, UK
- 12th May – Birmingham Arena – Birmingham, UK
- 13th May – Birmingham Arena – Birmingham, UK
- 14th May – Birmingham Arena – Birmingham, UK
- 17th May – Birmingham Arena – Birmingham, UK
- 18th May – Birmingham Arena – Birmingham, UK
- 23rd May – Milton Keynes Stadium – Milton Keynes, UK
- 25th May – St Mary’s Stadium – Southampton, UK
- 28th May – Ashton Gate Stadium – Bristol, UK
- 30th May – Carrow Road – Norwich, UK
- 1st June – Riverside Stadium – Middlesbrough, UK
- 4th June – John Smith’s Stadium – Huddersfield, UK
Take That will also be touring Europe, stopping off in Paris, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Amsterdam, Ostend, Berlin, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Vienna, Rome, and Zurich.
We're very excited to announce our European greatest hits tour! ?
Germany – you can pre-order our new album Odyssey to get early access to tickets: https://t.co/S3jD6ErVVk pic.twitter.com/YOWgpUiaml
— Take That (@takethat) September 21, 2018
Take That have also announced their new greatest hits album Odyssey, a 27-track album featuring reimagined versions of their best hits, three brand new tracks, and special guests.
Speaking about the album, Gary said: “Some have been reworked, but without spoiling what people loved about them in the first place. You’ve got to be respectful, but at the same time, you’ve got to let the ambition of doing something new and refreshed come through as well.”
The album will celebrate their journey through the years and will include soundbites from their life, building a historical narrative around the songs – the story of five Northern teenage lads, who went on to become one of the biggest boy bands of all time, before splitting up and reforming again nine years later with one of the most sensational music comebacks ever seen. “The story is, if you think about it” said Howard, “quite mad.” “We wanted to tell the tale of the band,”said Mark, “the history of what happened to us. If you only ever own one of them, this should be the definitive Take That record.”
If you pre-order a copy of Odyssey from Take That’s official webstore before 12pm on Tuesday (September 25) then you will gain access to their UK ticket pre-sale, which begins on Wednesday September 26 at 9:30am. Click here for more information.
General tickets for Take That’s tour go on sale next Friday (September 28) at 9:30am.
A reimagined version of ‘Pray’ is now available via all download and streaming services.
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