June 2Jun 2 Author I like this song ❤️BABE 29/05Video thanks to https://www.youtube.com/@davehappy6228
June 2Jun 2 On 18/05/2026 at 22:55, Padamic_Tension said:Half of me thiks this could be their last tour as they want to go out on a high and the other part of me says no they will continue as touring if nothing else will keep the money flowing in for them.No chance they'll stop touring anytime soon.We already know there will be a new album later this year.
June 2Jun 2 Id like them to continue especially touring as for music im also happy for them to continue but would love them to return tothe sound that made them, maybe performing all thes egreat songs again on the circus might help them see what the fans really really want from them.
June 5Jun 5 On 02/06/2026 at 21:35, Padamic_Tension said:Id like them to continue especially touring as for music im also happy for them to continue but would love them to return tothe sound that made them, maybe performing all thes egreat songs again on the circus might help them see what the fans really really want from them.What sound do you mean specifically though?
June 5Jun 5 Anything on the lines of the material from the beautiful world and the Circus albums, they were in Fire with these albums for me.
June 6Jun 6 Author Circus Tour rolls into CoventryGary, Mark and Howard bring the energy and an incredible production to the CBS ArenaDanny Thompson Reporter08:30, 05 Jun 2026Updated 08:36, 05 Jun 2026(Image: Coventry Telegraph)More than 30,000 fans flocked to the Coventry Building Society Arena to see Take That in the first of the band's three-night run on Thursday, June 4.These days a trio, Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald took to the stage in front of an adoring audience, rolling back the years with hits spanning from the early 90s up to a new unheard track - plus lots in between.If, like me, you've never seen Take That live or are generally unaware of them aside from their obvious status as UK kings of man pop, you're in for a treat if you have tickets.Revisiting the famous The Circus Tour, which last rolled into town at the then-named Ricoh Arena back in 2009, Take That's stint at our Premier League arena arrived after slumming it at Championship Southampton's St Mary's Stadium last week.Upon arriving at the stadium, you are struck by the transformation of our familiar football ground. I knew the tour was called The Circus, but it literally looked like a circus - tents, seesaws, a floating hot air balloon and a trampoline shaped 'B stage' connected to the main stage by a walkway.Was I here to watch a pop concert or Cirque du Soleil? Turns out it was a bit of both. Before any music had started you could see something unique was afoot.The evening was kicked off by American singer Belinda Carlisle. Now in her late 60s, she pranced around the stage barefoot like a woman a third of her age - her effortless presence and vocals serenading a slowly filling arena. Particular warmth was afforded her by the crowd for closing numbers, Leave a Light On and Heaven Is A Place On Earth.What Carlisle brought in elfin-like 80s power pop, next act The Script delivered a noughties pop rock charm offensive.Lead singer Danny O'Donoghue, wearing a lock black trench coat WWE's The Undertaker would have been proud of, had the audience in the palm of his hand from the off.Where the previous act had generally rushed through her set, The Script had plenty of between-song patter, including Danny congratulating the Sky Blues for their promotion and even bringing an audience member's mobile phone on stage to ring her ex-partner and serenade him with a breakup song.Support acts done, around 8.30pm the stadium was as full as it was going to get, and the procession marking the beginning of the main event started - like a championship boxer making his way to the ring, Take That took their time. An eerie circus segment, an early sign of what was in store, culminated in Gary, Mark and Howard finally emerging from a flurry of balloons on the B stage in the middle of the pitch, the audience going wild as they kicked off with Greatest Day.(Image: Coventry Telegraph)The soon got the eager crowd dancing, harking back to their early days with a heady 10 minute stint that included Could it be Magic, Pray, A Million Love Songs and Back For Good. The vocals were on point, but what I liked about this segment of the show is the energy in the dance moves. All three keep moving, gently poking fun at themselves for the choreography so oft-repeated in the years that followed those days in the early 90s.While the band are performing, there is a whole circus show happening practically at the same time - not a half hearted guy doing tricks, a real circus show - trapeze artists, fire eaters, tight rope walkers. At one point the B stage imploded and turned into, fittingly for Coventry, a 20 foot mechanical elephant the band rode and performed atop of. Later in the show a 50 foot inflatable skeleton ringmaster loomed over the audience. Honestly, it was a constantly moving feast for the eyes and the senses.Though Gary is obviously the leader, each member had their moment in the spot light, Mark in the middle starting with the stompingly catchy Shine, into Up All Night and Babe.But personally my two favourite moments featured Howard. As previously said, I don't know much about Take That so genuinely didn't know he sang and played drums. I always kind of thought he and Jason Orange were in the band for security in case things got hairy on the boy band circuit.(Image: Coventry Telegraph)The first moment came with a quiet number called What is Love. The three sit with a suitcase of makeup, and while Howard gently serenades the crowd each member applies a sad clown face to themselves, while performing. It was oddly poignant, the slight lisp in Howard's vocals adding a tender vulnerability I really didn't expect.The next moment, again Howard taking the lead, was Never Forget, perhaps the best song Take That have ever written. An absolute 90s nostalgia fest the crowd just went berserk for.Special moments for Relight My Fire, a stunning visual and audio treat with actual flames licking out from various points in the stadium. The band returned for an encore of Hold Up a Light and Rule The World, but it was almost unnecessary, they'd already played for close to two hours leaving the audience stunned and happy.As mentioned, I am not a Take That fan, and the cynic in me kind of wanted to slate it, but the production was so outrageously planned, so meticulous and combined with a bunch of singalong tracks, so absurdly fun, I defy anyone to go along and not enjoy themselves.If you've got tickets just go with an open mind and be ready to soak it all up, you won't be disappointed.Source Review: Take That's stunning The Circus Tour rolls into Coventry | Coventry Live
June 8Jun 8 My future BIL's mum went to see them on Saturday after stopping by her grandson's birthday party for a couple of hours.
June 11Jun 11 Author Review: 'What I thought of Take That's concert at Sunderland's Stadium of Light'Story by Victoria WilliamsThe last time I saw Take That perform live I was a tween girl - and they were scantily clad, oily skinned heartthrobs belting out fresh hits such as Could it be Magic and Never Forget.Take That singer Gary Barlow entertains the audience at Sunderland's Stadium of Light. Picture by Frank Reid.More than 30 years later, I am a 43-year-old mother, while the band are middle aged by anyone's standards - indeed, Howard Donald and Mark Owen are proud grandfathers.With the glasses I now need, but didn't back then, I can see the trio hold themselves differently.Their hair has greyed, and their faces, while still handsome, have developed a rugged maturity.But they burst into life with a stirring and energetic rendition of Greatest Day and it's obvious that three decades on they haven't lost any of their charm.The thing that stands out the most is the pure joy they clearly feel at performing to a colossal audience of 60,000 fans at Sunderland's Stadium of Light.Victoria Williams, right, with friend Elaine Tollitt at a Take That concert in the 1990s.© (Photo: North News / NNP)They are barely able to contain their excitement as they belt out hits such as Could It Be Magic, Pray, A Million Love Songs and Back For Good while accompanied by a highly talented cast of circus performers, including a trampolinist, acrobats and a tightrope walker.Victoria Williams attends the Take That concert at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland on Tuesday.© (Photo: North News / NNP)The band are a second man down since I last saw them in 1995.Jason Orange quit in September 2014, almost a decade after Robbie Williams walked out amid a falling out with Gary Barlow.It came at a bad time for me, happening in July 1995, just weeks before I saw Take That live at the Manchester NYNEX Arena. I was gutted.But the band have never lost their ability to play to sell-out crowds at mega venues despite their reduction by two fifths.Last night the group returned to the Stadium of Light for the first time since they performed in 2011.This year's show - The Circus Live - Summer 2026 - is a revival of their original 2009 9show, but with one crucial difference.ack then Take That, who spilt in 1996 before regrouping 10 years later, still had something to prove and were in the middle of negotiating an ambitious comeback with songs which have now become anthems.Today they are basking in their longevity and the endurance of hits such as Greatest Day and Rule the World, which have established themselves as some of the best loved classics of a generation.The fans, many of whom are women in their 40s, have aged alongside their idols, but it is an eclectic crowd that packs into the Stadium of Light on an evening of heavy summer rainfall.It is mainly an older audience but one which takes in a wide range of ages from teenagers to those in their 70's.It is testament to the length and success of their career that the band have such diverse admirers - from men in their 60's sporting ponchos, to women in their 20's wearing tank tops.The Take That t-shirt I first donned in 1995 for the Nobody Else tour, which is soaking wet by the time I arrive, has grown older slightly more gracefully than I have - but it still fits, at least.I can't help but laugh out loud as Mark rides a unicycle along the runway followed by Gary on a tiny bike with stabilisers, to a medley of upbeat hits including It Only Takes a Minute Girl and Take That and Party.The scene reminds me that in the 90's they energetically breakdanced to these tunes, slamming their bare and muscular bodies onto the stage with all their mite.Today, dressed as clowns, the lads are still entertainers, but ones of a different kind.The band performing The Garden on top of a gigantic elephant as it sashays along the runway is a definite highlight of the show.Shout out to the dancer who hangs from the animal's rear, swinging from side to side in his role as its tail.Epic production stunts were a staple of the concert, as balls of flames were propelled into the air during a performance of Relight My Fire.The fireworks continued as the final song of the night - Rule the World - rang out.But the tune that will stay with me the most is Never Forget and its lyrics: "Someday soon this will all be someone else's dream."For it's clear to me that 36 years after they first burst onto the pop scene, Take That and their fans are still very much living the dream.Source Review: 'What I thought of Take That's concert at Sunderland's Stadium of Light'
