Posted April 24, 200619 yr Take That - back for good? Sunday April 23, 11:07 PM NEWCASTLE (Reuters) - Boyband Take That, minus its most famous member Robbie Williams, kicked off a comeback tour on Sunday, playing before a packed, mainly female audience at Newcastle Arena. A decade after the cuddly quintet split, four of the original five members have reformed, proving their lasting popularity when the tickets sold out in minutes when they went on sale in December. They have sold an estimated 300,000 tickets for nationwide tour, and it has been reported that each was offered 1.5 million pounds to go back on the road. Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange and Mark Owen took to the stage late on Sunday to play some of their greatest hits. At their height in the early 1990s, Take That were hailed as the biggest thing since The Beatles, with a string of number one singles in Britain including "Pray", "Relight My Fire" and "Back For Good". They also sold an estimated 10 million albums. Their days were numbered when Williams, now a hugely successful solo artist, walked out on the band, and the following year, in 1996, Take That finally quit. Edited April 24, 200619 yr by Mark
April 24, 200619 yr Yeah my friend went, she said there were rumours about Robbie showing up via satellite link and singing along. :blink: No matter how much I argued with her she persisted I was wrong. :rolleyes:
April 24, 200619 yr When it says that they were offered 1.5 million to go back out on the road, WHO was it who was doing the offering?
April 25, 200619 yr 'Robbie WILL join us' GARY BARLOW has confirmed ROBBIE WILLIAMS will join TAKE THAT on tour just as I told you. And I can also reveal it wont be a one-off gig. I promised you ten days ago that Robbie would perform live with the boys at their Manchester homecoming. And, hot and sweaty off stage from their opening night in Newcastle on Sunday, Gary told me: Robbie is doing more than one gig. I dont know which dates, but he has told MARK OWEN he is definitely coming back. Robbie appeared as a hologram in Newcastle singing Could It Be Magic after he re-recorded his vocals. Gary added: It was our idea to do the hologram and Robbie was well up for it. We worried people would be disappointed when Rob didnt appear from behind the hologram, but it went down well. The lads told me they enjoyed the first night so much they are planning a new album and a European tour next year. And JASON ORANGE revealed they want Robbie to collaborate on the CD. HOWARD DONALD, Gary, Mark and Jason have already written new tracks and want to release the material in time for Christmas. Jason said: It would be great if Rob wrote with us. We let Gary write all the songs before and he walked away with all the money. This time its going to be an equal split as it should have been the last time around. Robbie returns ... Williams will appear at gigs http://img309.imageshack.us/img309/548/cibm1tu.gif I heard the boys new single Today Ive Lost You written before the split in 1995 at the Newcastle gig and it was typical old school Take That. But Gary says the new album will have a fresh sound. He said: After the tour we can put our full concentration into it. I want it to be released by Christmas. Another Christmas No1 would be perfect. He added: The opening night was fantastic. We did the right thing getting back together. If we are still enjoying it this much at the end of the tour well be around for a few years yet. Sounds like they really are Back For Good.
April 25, 200619 yr There was this massive headline on aol news: Take that confirm Robbie WILL join for the tour. And then you click the page and it says 'as a hologram'. :rolleyes: For a second I nearly died of excitement. :(
April 25, 200619 yr For your info here is the Take That setlist (according to the Daily Mirror) Once You've Tasted Love Pray Today I've Lost You - (new track) Why Can't I Wake Up With You It Only Takes A Minute Babe Everything Changes Million Love Songs Beatles medley How Deep Is Your Love Love Ain't Here Anymore Sure Relight My Fire (with Beverley Knight) Back For Good Could It Be Magic - with Robbie Williams Never Forget
July 18, 200619 yr with the tour doing so wel and the recent greatest hits album doing so well all the signs look good for take that to be huge all over again, they were the best of the whole lot of 80/90's boybands and still ae,they were different to the others and one of there members ie gary barlow wrote 95%of there material. they could be in with a great chance of another number 1 album and single also overall the tour has got brilliant reviews everywhere
July 18, 200619 yr with the tour doing so wel and the recent greatest hits album doing so well all the signs look good for take that to be huge all over again, they were the best of the whole lot of 80/90's boybands and still ae,they were different to the others and one of there members ie gary barlow wrote 95%of there material. they could be in with a great chance of another number 1 album and single also overall the tour has got brilliant reviews everywhere well they were formed to be the bristish version of "New Kids On The Blcock" if it wasn´t for new kids there would be no take that. ;) and i agree they were one of the best boyband of the 90´s but "Vocally" they weren´t the best in my opinion.
