Posted November 19, 20213 yr Gary Barlow has hinted at what is next for Take That following the trio's extended hiatus. The 50-year-old singer-songwriter releases his first festive album, The Dream Of Christmas, via Polydor on November 26, which follows his chart-topping 2020 solo LP Music Played By Humans (105,051 sales, OCC). The trio - Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen - have been on hiatus since 2019’s 30th anniversary Odyssey Live Greatest Hits tour, but speaking in the latest issue of Music Week, Barlow said it was only a matter of time before they regroup. “We haven't started anything yet, but I think we will in the next year," said Barlow, who stars on the cover of this month's print magazine. "And it will be fresh, it will be new and it will be special - it has to be. Whenever it's Take That, it has to be absolutely undeniably right for us as a group of people. “When we did the Greatest Hits, I think it was possibly a bigger line in the sand than we thought it was going to be. We did a lot of shows that year and it felt like a celebration. It was like a lap of honour, going on the road and playing all that music, it was great. "There were definitely a few moments in that last week where we were packing our bags and saying goodbye to each other and it was like, ‘Wow, it's the end of a moment for us, a big 30 years.’ But I'm now getting excited for what's next." https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/gary-...ake-that/084633
November 24, 20213 yr Author GARY BARLOW has revealed Take That will return in 2023 – and hit the road for a series of live dates. The currently solo singer says: “I am desperate to get back into the band. “By the time Christmas comes, it will be the end of a big chapter for me. I’ll have toured two albums and it’ll be the end of this solo chapter for me and I’ll be getting ready for the next wave of Take That.” “We’ll have a nice planning year in 2022. I don’t think we’ll release anything or tour but the following year, 2023, will be a big year for Take That.” Despite his excitement, Gary concedes with some sadness he has been unable to persuade bandmate Jason Orange to return. Jason, 51, went off radar in 2014 when he stepped back from the band for good, along with Robbie Williams. While Robbie has returned at points, joining the band on stage on The X Factor when he was a judge in 2018 and performing alongside them during a virtual gig in May last year, Jason has cut ties with the group. At the time Jason said he was quitting because he felt his time in the group had come to an end, and he stepped out of the spotlight completely. Gary said this year he believed Take That could return as a five-piece. But Jason now lives a quiet life in the Cotswolds and Gary admits all efforts to get him back on board have failed. So the comeback will feature just Gary, Mark Owen, 49, and Howard Donald, 53. Gary says: “Jason isn’t coming back. Take That is Mark, Howard and me for the next few years. "When we’re out there, it feels right. Our audience supports us and we always feel strong.”
November 24, 20213 yr On the Six O'Clock show yesterday evening Gary said that they would be doing Vegas in 2023 , he visited Vegas recently to discuss same
November 24, 20213 yr Good to see they are planning Take That work which is good but it more than likely means the new album wont be released until this time 2 years away as it's likely to be a q4 release.
November 24, 20213 yr Not necesarily, 'Wonderland' was March of course. I imagine they'll do some sort of project that will tie into the 'Greatest Days' film.
November 24, 20213 yr Author I do feel like wonderland was meant for a Xmas release, but they didn’t have it ready in time. I remember they started selling tickets for the tour in November and used a snippet of the wonderland title track. Sales wise, the time of year definitely hurt them.
November 24, 20213 yr Wonderland started so strong as it had great sales but it fell off after that, i just hope the music style of Garys current and last album dont influence the Take That album as i want Take That to go back to what they do best, music played by humans, and wonderland are not the style i hugely like from either camp.
November 24, 20213 yr I certainly can’t see Take That making a swing album after Gary’s last few, though to me Wonderland has never sounded *that* different from their previous albums really, a lot of the tracks would definitely fit on ‘III’.
November 25, 20213 yr There are parts if III I do like but it was the start of the change in direction that was more prevalent in wonderland for me but these days is one of my fave singles from Take That. I think both albums apart from these days suffered from singles been handled badly.
November 29, 20213 yr The singles apart from These Days were seriously mishandled. That said, These Days achieving Number 1 status was wonderful.
January 7, 20223 yr I would greatly welcome a very different style to Wonderland and that of Gary's most recent solo releases.
February 12, 20223 yr Please god no swing as I've zero interest in it. Parts of wonderland are ok but it's probably my least fave Take That album.
February 20, 20223 yr Giants I enjoy now more than at the time of its release and the same applies to Wonderland.
May 10, 20223 yr Author Howard has been posting pics of him recording in the studio! Looks like we might be getting a record this year.
