May 15, 201114 yr Author :rolleyes: The only response really to your response! :lol: I make no apologies for stating that (IMO) No Regrets (Robbie's) is a totally PANTS, self-indulgent song. He really should have just covered the far superior Walker Brothers song of the same title. Kath BTW - if anyone wants two tickets - I'm selling mine (when I get them). I think I was a bit too tipsy when I went on t'internet. They're seated, Sunday, 12 June - Manchester City ground. I'm selling only at the price I paid. Seems a shame not to go now you have brought tickets, or will you have no regrets for not going :P If you don't go you'll miss out on how brilliant a showman Robbie really is, and your curiousity for seeing him live will be always there.
May 15, 201114 yr Seems a shame not to go now you have brought tickets, or will you have no regrets for not going :P If you don't go you'll miss out on how brilliant a showman Robbie really is, and your curiousity for seeing him live will be always there. I looked at my bank statement yesterday though and thought 'wow' that's a lot of money! I just don't feel as excited as I did about them (whether they be four or five). My sister has backed out you see - and whereas a few years back I would have gone on my own - I've no wish to do it now (especially when I've been told that its as rough as a badger's bottom around the Man City stadium). Kath
May 15, 201114 yr Author ah, that's a shame then I'm making my sister go with me, she has no choice, I may even buy her a RW t shirt :lol: Edited May 15, 201114 yr by Sparkle
May 15, 201114 yr Maybe the PSBs will sing No Regrets with Robbie at the Live shows. Didn't Neil Tennant do some of the backing vocals on that single? :unsure:
May 17, 201114 yr Author :w00t: check the link out :w00t: http://www.muzu.tv/samsungprogress/take-th...ic-video/972769
May 17, 201114 yr Author :lol: yeah I'ld much prefer Robbie on his own, but hey ho, I'm going to make the most of it and enjoy it all whilst I'm there. (hopefully :unsure: ) Didn't realise how soon the concerts were due to start, end of this month :o
May 18, 201114 yr Take That: Secrets of the reunion tour IN a massive aircraft hangar, the five members of Take That are being put through their paces – again. A gruelling 12-hour day hasn’t dampened the lads’ enthusiasm as tour director Kim Gavin bellows out yet another instruction from the edge of the stage. For Robbie Williams, the last few months rehearsing in the 700ft aircraft hangar in Cardington, Beds, have been a particularly testing experience. :mellow: Getting used to the dynamics of being in a fivesome after years of rattling around on his own in his LA mansion had been strange enough. But now the sell-out tour is looming large on the horizon – and everyone’s wondering if his stage fright will return when it kicks off next Friday in Sunderland. :o “I get tremendous stage fright that’s getting in the way of me enjoying it,” he confessed. “It’s terrifying. I want to find a way around it. I will do. And it gets stronger as you get older and it scared me – really scared me.” His chronic panic attacks were once so intense he had to cancel some dates on his 2006 Close Encounters tour. “I couldn’t get my head round why I couldn’t seem to relax or not feel pressurised or sick on the merry-go-round of a tour,” he’s admitted. “And I really don’t like it.” But – against the odds – Robbie seems to be finally overcoming his demons. A tour insider said that the lads – Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen and Jason Orange – had been rallying around their bandmate to allay his fears. B) A source said: “This is a huge, huge tour – the biggest Rob has been on for years. Of course there are concerns he may find it hard to take. But all the signs are incredibly positive. Being on stage with four other people is a huge psychological boost for starters – and Robbie has taken great solace in that.” It’s understood Jason, who sometimes suffers himself, has been a particular source of strength to Robbie with the pair drawing up a series of deep breathing exercises to ease the pre-show tensions. :friends: “Rob and I will help each other out,” he said. “We share a lot of things and stage fright is one of them.” Robbie’s dad Pete Conway also insisted that his son’s stage fright “won’t be an issue”. He added: “I know he suffered from that earlier on. But he’ll have all that support of his band of brothers.” The pressure is most certainly on. This is the first time Take That have toured together as a five-piece since 1995. According to the pre-tour hype, the live shows will see the band perform all their biggest hits with Robbie also singing some of his tracks on his own. “There’s going to be a bit for everybody,” Robbie said. “I’m going to be doing a bit, the lads are going to be doing a bit, and then we’re all going to be doing a bit.” A source said: “Robbie has been given a large slot in the middle of the show where he’ll sing lots of his solo stuff :cheer: – with the rest of the band nowhere to be seen. If there was any lingering doubts that Rob wasn’t up for it, this would be a suicidal decision. Clearly, those putting the tour together have every faith in him.” Director Kim Gavin, who is also putting together the Olympics opening ceremony, has been the driving force behind making this tour the most imaginative the boys have ever staged. AFTER being at the helm of 2009’s Circus tour and the Beautiful World tour two years previously, he’s got a proven track record for the spectacular. Each detail of the tour – from the costumes to the theme – is a closely guarded secret with each member of the production team at Cardington signing a confidentiality agreement. In 2009, the show featured the boys singing on top of a gigantic mechanical elephant which walked through the centre of the stage. A tour insider said: “It was an eye-popping moment – and all the better for the fans not having a clue that it was going to happen.” <_< Publicly, the band will reveal little. Gary said they’re “looking forward to coming up with big ideas” while Mark let slip a bit more when he admitted: “We recycle our stages so the elephant will be reincarnated in the shape of something else.” :smoke: But a casting sheet was sent to prospective dancers in February asking for a “Mad professor” style dancer for a “futuristic/sci-fi” theme. The request suggested the show would be inspired by the 1985 movie Back to the Future starring Michael J Fox as Marty McFly and Christopher Lloyd as nutty professor Doc Brown. A source said: “If you think flying machines, robots, space and futuristic landscapes, you won’t be too far off the mark. It will be a massive no-expense-spared production – with the costs of staging it likely to run close to €57million.” Such is the scale of the shows, a close confidant of the band said an “eye-watering” amount of money from sales and sponsorship had been ploughed back into the production. The insider said: “Sure, the band will be making good money. But it could be a hell of a lot more. “You wouldn’t believe the amount of cash they are pouring back into the stage sets and visual aspect of the show.” Older, wiser – and arguably a little thicker around the waist – the Take That of 2011 are a different entity from the early-1990s vintage. Then there were endless streams of groupies and boozing until the early hours. Now Robbie and Mark – happily reunited with his wife Emma after his spell in rehab last year – are teetotal. And rather than painting the town red, the lads like nothing more than playing darts, pool and relaxing their aching muscles in ice-baths to prepare themselves for the next date. The various wives and girlfriends will also be accompanying them on the road. Robbie’s new wife Ayda Field is particularly excited by the prospect of going on tour. She said: “I’m looking forward to coming back and supporting Robbie on tour. I love it here. It will be great to be with the wives.” Rob’s dad Pete also insisted they will be better behaved than in the early days. He said: “They’re much more mature these days. It won’t get as wild as it used to.” Off stage at least... Source.. The Mirror UK
May 18, 201114 yr Author More tickets released this Friday :cheer: http://www.robbiewilliams.com/news-blogs/f...ickets-released 18 May 2011 With just over a week to go until Take That's Progress Live 2011 tour kicks off we're excited to tell you that a limited number of new tickets will be released this Friday, 20th May, for all UK dates. The finishing touches of the stage build are being finely tuned as the production roles into Sunderland for the first date and, as a result, tickets for each date of the UK leg are being made available. Tickets go on sale this Friday, 20th May, at 09:00 GMT. Don't miss your chance to grab the hottest tickets in town, set your alarms now! Where to purchase tickets: Online: www.ticketmaster.co.uk www.gigsandtours.com www.ticketline.co.uk www.theticketfactory.com Credit Card hotlines: 0844 847 2011 0844 871 8821 0844 888 9991 0844 581 9900 For Hampden Park 0844 847 2011 08444 811 222 www.gigsinscotland.com Cash Sales Cash sales available at face value at all Venue Box Offices except London - Wembley Arena (for Wembley Stadium shows) and Glasgow – SECC (for Hampden Park shows). Tickets for Sunderland available at Newcastle Metro Radio Arena in person or via 0844 493 6666
May 19, 201114 yr I got my TT tickets from Ticket Soup today (the ones for friend and her husband) My 2 from Ticketmaster apparently haven't been printed yet :arrr:
May 19, 201114 yr I got my TT tickets from Ticket Soup today (the ones for friend and her husband) My 2 from Ticketmaster apparently haven't been printed yet :arrr: According to seetickets - they're still waiting for the producers of the tickets to supply them in order for them to send them out. I'm still in two minds - so if worst comes to worst - I'll just get my money back, minus the booking fee. Having said that - I really want to go now ... I want to see this giant robot and space-ship! I honestly don't give a f*ck about Progress ... which I have to admit ... is total PANTS! Kath
May 20, 201114 yr TAKE THAT BOYS WILL BACK ROBBIE ROBBIE WILLIAMS' Take That bandmates will become his BACKING singers as the star belts out his solo hits during the group's reunion tour. The lads' willingness to step back and support him seems to prove they are finally at peace with his meteoric individual stardom. A source said last night: "The guys agreeing to sing backing to Robbie's classics throughout the shows really is significant - all the hard feelings have been put behind them. "At first he was to go it alone for a mid-set medley but they agreed they all needed to perform on the songs, even if it is just backing harmonies. "They are not solo artists. They are Take That." GARY BARLOW, HOWARD DONALD, MARK OWEN and JASON ORANGE have been deep in rehearsals working out their backing vocals and harmonies for Robbie's solo tunes. They will join him on tunes including Rock DJ, Angels and Let Me Entertain You during the tour which kicks off next Friday in Sunderland. Meanwhile, all five singers have been perfecting their routines for Take That classics such as Back For Good. The source added: "Spirits are high and the fans are in for an eye-watering stage spectacle. This really will be the group's finest hour." Final rehearsals for the tour - the group's first as a five-piece since 1995 - are taking place in an aircraft hangar in Cardington, Beds. Robbie, 37, has brought goals with him to rehearsals for impromptu five-a-side games. The source said: "He used to drink during rehearsals to relax. Now he plays football." Source.. The SUN UK Edited May 20, 201114 yr by Sacramento
May 21, 201114 yr Author So.......... Robbie will be singing ALL TT songs too then if TT are backing singers for his solo stuff? :unsure:
May 22, 201114 yr TAKE THATS GARY BARLOW; BIRMINGHAM FANS CAN EXPECT A NIGHT TO REMEMBER WHEN extra tickets for Take That’s Villa Park supershows went on sale on Friday morning, they sold out within an hour. Desperate fans recruited entire families to man the phones, internet servers creaked as they struggled to cope, and promoters of the Progress Live tour watched as the cash counters spun faster than the average petrol pump. There will, of course, be capacity crowds when Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Howard Donald, Jason Orange and some bloke from Stoke called Robbie Williams turn up at the home of Aston Villa on June 27 and 28. It will, say Villa supporters, be the first time that the ground has been completely full for two fixtures on the run. By that time, Take That’s UK tour will already be 17 shows old, and well bedded in. They open at Sunderland’s Stadium Of Light this Friday for four giant gigs, followed by eight nights at the City of Manchester Stadium. There are a couple of dates at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium, three shows at Glasgow’s Hampden Park – and then bring on Birmingham. So what is it that makes 1.5 million tickets sell out in a matter of minutes? Why is the quintet’s 27-show trip around the UK (which ends in an unprecedented eight nights at Wembley Stadium) such a big draw? Well, there’s the Take That phenomenon itself. After re-inventing themselves as a quality pop band, they’d have sold out the tour as a Fab Foursome. But the return of prodigal son Robbie has sent sales soaring sky high. “Rob’s return has been so well accepted by the fans,” says Barlow, who adds that it was always his ambition to bring his old mate back into the band, even if they did have well-publicised differences. Williams frequently took verbal potshots at his former boy band partners, and famously performed an outrageous punk version of Barlow ballad Back For Good at the Aston Villa Leisure Centre – a stone’s throw from the stadium he will play in June. “Even when we came back as a foursome in 2005, the goal was to get us all back together eventually,” insists Barlow. “But the fact that it has actually worked out that way is incredible. “I think it’s lovely because it gives everyone a platform now to do whatever they want. For us, as well, it’s about getting people used to the fact that this band will always change. “The band might be one of those things we can all do, and toy with, and come back to whenever we want. We want to keep things interesting. Too many bands go stale and people leave because of that. “I want to make sure this is an environment where people can come and go as they want. When anyone feels like they want to create something good, we can all get in a room and do it.” Barlow goes on to joke that there is too much to fit in now that they’re back together, and admits: “The band is different with Robbie. We work in a different way. What we have now is too much talent in the room!” It’s indicative of the compromises made by the band that the Villa Park setlist will include not only all the Take That fan favourites but also a showcase for Williams’ chart-topping solo material. “Rob’s had to come in and do things he hasn’t done for 10 years or so, and be part of a group,” says Owen. “It’s a whole new thing for him, but seeing how well he’s adjusted to it is great. There was a feeling like ‘What if he doesn’t want to put clown make-up on while he’s singing?’ or ‘How’s it going to work with all of us?’ “But he’s definitely part of the band in the truest sense. In fact, we have to hold him back now. “He wants to put make-up on during every song!” Further details of the show are being kept secret because Barlow wants the fans to be surprised on Friday night at the Stadium of Light. It’s believed that the production will be on a smaller scale than the Circus tour, which recreated the big top experience with a huge cast of dancers, circus acts, gymnasts, performers, actors and extras. “That’s just it,” says Owen. “How are we going to top the last one? “That was the first question we had to ask when planning the Progress tour. “The first and most important thing we did was to get the songs sorted and build the show around that. When you look at the songs we’re going to play, even if we go up there and do nothing but stand and sing, there are some great songs. “We have a lot of confidence in the setlist we’ve built over 20 years. “But us being us, we can’t just go up and do that. We have to think ‘We could sing the song, but we could also do it while flying out of a plane. Come on!’ “There are certain members of the band who push the theatrics a little more than others,” he continues, a mischievous expression suggesting he’s one of those keen to make things as spectacular as possible. “After we’ve decided on a setlist, we have to find a happy medium with the production side so everyone is comfortable, and then, once we’ve run through it a few times, we can have fun with it. “It’s all coming together now,” he adds, looking very much like a man who’s glad to be grabbing a quick cup of tea and a sit down amid the organised chaos of rehearsals. “If you’d have asked me three weeks ago, I wouldn’t have been so sure, but it’s really coming together now. I feel like we’re in a really good place. We’ll be ready for the end of the week.” Barlow adds: “The idea of actually going on tour is really exciting. But there’s always so much to do, so there is a worry. I’m not really excited until we’re done and ready. “I might not get that feeling until the first or second night – as late as that. But we’ll give the crowd at Villa Park a good night out come June 27. Of that I’m certain.” There is every indication that Progress Live will still be a BIG show. Half of the stage the band will use on the as made in the USA, while the other half was made in the UK. “Neither of the firms involved could manage to make the whole thing,” explains Barlow. “We’ll also be using hydraulic platforms. We should buy that company. We must keep them going. Every two years we give them a fortune!” Another measure of the band’s stature is that 80s legends Pet Shop Boys have agreed to be their support act, despite the fact that they are still capable of selling out Birmingham’s NEC themselves. Says Williams: “I’m a huge Pet Shop Boys fan so for me it will be an absolute joy to be able to watch them every night.” If you watched fly-on-the-wall documentary Look Back Don’t Stare last year, you’ll have seen how the big reunion came about and recording sessions for Progress took shape. What you won’t have seen, however, is a band rehearsing their classics of the Nineties for the live dates. Owen admits to a lot of reminiscing during the build-up to getting back out on stage as a five-piece group. “Now and again I’d catch myself looking over my shoulder thinking ‘Oh, we’re back, all of us’ and I’d laugh inside,” he says. “I still can’t believe it. I keep getting this warm feeling.” If you add the group’s album sales to Robbie Williams’ solo sales, they’ve shipped a staggering 80 MILLION albums. They’ve had 14 number one albums, 18 number one singles, played to more than 14.5 million people live, won 20 Brit Awards, eight MTV awards and five Ivor Novello Awards. There’s seemingly no stopping them. Barlow has been confirmed as one of the new X Factor judges and Donald has signed up to do a DJ stint in Ibiza as soon as the Take That tour ends. And don’t write off Robbie Williams’ solo career. Word is that there’ll be another album once the Progress Live tour has conquered the world, as it most surely will. Source....sundaymercury.net
