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| Take That confirm a reunion tour Take That were among the UK's biggest bands of the 1990s Boy band Take That have announced that they are to reform for a tour - 10 years after they split up. At a press conference in London, Gary Barlow, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Howard Donald said they would go back on tour - but without Robbie Williams. They will begin an 11-date arena tour of the UK and Ireland in April. Singer Barlow said: "Thanks for giving us the last 10 years off but the rumours are true. Take That are going back on tour." The eight venue tour will begin at Newcastle Metro Radio Arena on 24 April and will include two nights at London's Wembley Arena. Revived interest Interest in Take That - who split in 1995 after a career that notched up 10 million album sales - has been revived by a recent ITV documentary and the release of a greatest hits album. The documentary pulled in nearly six million viewers, while the compilation album charted at number two in the UK, selling 90,000 copies in its first week. Their 15 UK hits included Relight My Fire, Could It Be Magic and Back For Good. Talking recently about the offer to go back on the road, worth a reported £1.5m to each band member, Barlow said: "Robbie has been included in the offer but I don't know what he thinks. Robbie Williams went from Take That to become a huge solo star "But we would do it without him. I think we'd have to. "Financially it's a very tempting idea and I know a lot of our fans would like it. "Our live shows were what made Take That great, so if we came back it would have to beat that otherwise I wouldn't want to do it." Tickets for the tour will go on sale on 2 December. Solo success Meanwhile, former member Williams has set a ticket sales world record by selling more than 1.6 million tickets for his 2006 world tour in one day. The singer, who went on to became a global star after the break-up, has smashed the Guinness World Record for concert ticket sales, previously held by US boy band N'Sync. They sold one million tickets, valued at $40m (£23.4m), for their No Strings Attached US tour in one day five years ago. Williams's tickets, which were snapped up on the first day of sale on 19 November, are valued at an estimated £80m. He will take his place in the 2007 edition of the Guinness World Records. |
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| Take That reunion tour sells out Take That's reunion tour has sold out within six hours of going on sale. Promoters SJM doubled the number of gigs on the tour in the UK and Ireland to 26, amid massive demand as box offices opened at 0900 GMT. The boy band are to go on the road 10 years after they split up - but without former member Robbie Williams. Some fans said they had trouble getting through to venues and booking agencies, who also began to sell tickets for gigs by The Rolling Stones and The Strokes. Website difficulties Ticket brokers said their booking systems had been able to cope with the increased demand on Friday. "People may have to wait a bit longer but our system is operating normally," said a spokesperson for Ticketmaster. "Take That tickets are moving incredibly quickly," said a spokesperson for Seetickets. "We've been very busy but people are getting through." Fans attempting to buy tickets for Wembley Arena experienced difficulties accessing the venue's website earlier in the day because of the massive demand. Wembley said the site was w**king and advised that people would be able to purchase tickets if they kept trying. Visitors to websites at other venues also said they experienced similar problems. Overwhelming response Promoters said Take That had sold more than 250,000 tickets, including 80,000 tickets in their hometown of Manchester and six nights at Wembley Arena in London. Extra dates on their tour in April and May next year were added in London, Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester and Dublin. The other concerts will take place in Belfast, Glasgow and Sheffield. Take That's Gary Barlow said the group was "amazed" by the response to the tour. "We're all in shock," he said. "We always knew our fans were great, as they used to follow us around, but the response from them today has been overwhelming and we are so grateful for their loyalty and support." |