Take That add new dates to 2015 arena tour

Take That have added extra dates to their 2015 arena tour.

The trio will now play a total of nine shows at The O2 after adding shows on June 13 and 15.

Meanwhile, they will also play extra shows at Birmingham's LG Arena on May 12 and June 22, Manchester Arena on May 30 and June 29, and Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena on July 2.

They will perform in eight cities starting in April, and will be supported by X Factor star Ella Henderson.

Following huge demand for tickets, the group had already added extra dates in Birmingham, Manchester and London yesterday (November 12).

Take That will release their seventh album III on December 1, with the first single 'These Days' due for release on November 23.

This will mark the first time that the band have recorded as a three-piece, as Jason Orange left Take That earlier this year.

Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald will also perform at Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball on December 6.

Take That on the band post-Jason Orange: 'It feels like a new chapter'

Take That's Gary Barlow has said that the band are entering a "new chapter" after Jason Orange's departure.

Orange announced his exit from the band in September, with Take That continuing as a trio comprising Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen.

Speaking to Capital FM, Barlow said that Orange's exit has spearheaded them into working harder than ever.

"It feels like a new chapter," he said. "I think what it's done for us is it's made us more hungry for what we're doing. We're still full of creativity, we want to make records that people enjoy, we want to blow people away with our tours.

"It's given us a bit of a kick up the bum really this whole thing! We're actually really looking forward to it."

Take That will perform for the first time as a trio at Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball at London's O2 Arena on December 6.

Speaking about the gig, Barlow added: "This night at the O2, it's a great venue, we've played it before, and it's one of my favourites. It's gonna be an awesome night."

Howard Donald said: "With three of us, it's a new dynamic, and since we recorded the album, we're always coming up with new ideas.

"Straight away you come up with an idea for a tour. So you're pretty much one year in preparation before the tour. Once we get into rehearsals and we start seeing dress rehearsals, and we start seeing the stage come together, and we start seeing the lights come together, and the effects, that's when it starts getting exciting."

Mark Owen added: "We like to do big shows, big productions, and this is going to be the same. I'm just looking forward to getting up there and performing, and singing the songs again.

"It has been quite a while for me doing a lot of the Take That songs, and I like going, 'Oh can we have a 60 foot robot?' and somebody goes, 'Yeah, no problem'. And, 'Can we have an elephant?', 'Yeah, yeah we'll get you an elephant'."

Take That have added several extra dates to their 2015 tour to meet demand for tickets.

They will release their seventh album III on December 1, with the first single 'These Days' due for release on November 23.

source: Digitalspy

Tickets for Take That Live 2015 are on sale now!

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JASON ORANGE - Take That star Jason Orange to become a psychologist? It’ll take Patience but he could Shine

When Take That star Jason Orange announced that he was quitting the band last month, it was claimed that he’d taken the decision after suffering from what was described as “crippling” stage-fright and an overwhelming sense that he was being “violated” by all that Take That’s fame brought in terms of media attention.

But while sad that Jason had quit the group, remaining Take That members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen vowed to carry on as a trio, and have not only released an awesome new single – and have an album on the way – they’re also set tour the UK next year.

But what’s next for Jason?

Well, according to The Sun, he’s going back to university to finish off his psychology studies with a view to later training as a psychologist.

Ahead of quitting Take That, Jason said, “When I finally decide to get out, my main focus will be developing my interest in psychology.”

A source close to the gorgeous singer said of Jason, “He’s a great listener and is known as a bit of a sensitive soul who likes to think about the big picture.”

Apparently, Jason first studied psychology in 2001 at South Trafford College in Manchester after becoming “fascinated by the mind.”

Here’s wishing Jason well in his studies, but back to Take That’s upcoming tour, and Gary has promised fans that it’s going to be the best yet, perhaps in a bid to prove that as a trio, the group can be as impressive, if not more so, than when the band consisted of all five original members.

He recently said, “We all want a big show. Our dream is to always make people go ‘Wow’!”

The former X Factor judge added, “We’ve been talking about what we can do to blow our audiences away, but I’m not going to give anything away. You’ll have to wait and see.”

However he did concede that the venues for the tour are “more intimate”, and that being the case, Gary feels that fans will be able to better connect with the group during their performances.

Source: unrealitytv.co.uk

TAKE THAT 2015 TOUR !

from digitalspy:

The band will perform in eight cities starting in April, and will be supported by X Factor star Ella Henderson.

The tour will begin in Glasgow before travelling to other cities in Britain and Ireland, and will finish with five nights at the O2 Arena in London on June 4 through June 9, with one day off on June 7.

Tickets for the tour will go on sale from Thursday, November 13 at 9am.

The band said: "We've always been very proud of our live shows and are very excited to be touring again next year. Playing live is something we love the most about what we do and we're looking forward to putting on the most amazing show we can.

"It will have been four years since our last tour, so we're really keen to get back out on the road to play some of our biggest songs from the last 20 years alongside our new ones. We hope to see you there!"

Take That will release their seventh album III on December 1, with the first single 'These Days' due for release on November 23.

This will mark the first time that the band have recorded as a three-piece, as Jason Orange left Take That earlier this year.

Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald will also perform at Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball on December 6.

From ITV.com:

The three remaining members of pop band Take That have announced they will tour next year as a trio.

Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald will perform 24 concerts across eight arenas, kicking off at the Hydro in Glasgow on April 28.
The shows will come four years after the group's last record-breaking stadium tour, Progress, and marks their first without Jason Orange, who said he had quit the band in September.

Robbie Williams has also said he will not be taking part in the tour.
The remaining trio; Barlow, Owen and Donald hit the headlines earlier this year after a judge ruled they had avoided paying the correct amount of taxes on their fortunes. In his ruling, the judge said:
The Icebreaker scheme is, and was known and understood by all concerned to be, a tax avoidance scheme

– JUDGE COLIN BISHOPP
Former X Factor contestant Ella Henderson will be a special guest on the tour.

Tickets are due to go on sale on November 13.

From unrealitytv:

Just weeks after announcing their brand new album as a three-piece band, Take That have revealed that they will be going back on the road next year with a brand new arena tour.

Not only that, the absolutely fantastic Ella Henderson will be joining the guys on tour next year as their support act.

Take That have definitely made the tour extra special by adding Ella Henderson as their support act, as she’s so talented, and it’ll be great to have such a high profile artist on tour with the guys as well, especially since her debut album topped the charts a few weeks back.

But, enough of that and down to business. Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, and Howard Donald will be embarking on a 25-date UK tour next year.

The tour is set to kick off on Tuesday April 28 in Glasgow, before ending at the o2 Arena in London on June 9.

The guys are in huge demand, as they’ve announced a few dates per stop, with Take That stopping in London and Manchester for a whopping five nights each.

Tickets for the tour will go on sale at 9am sharp on Thursday, November 13, but if you’re a massive fan, you’ll be pleased to know that there will be an exclusive ticket pre-sale beginning on Wednesday, November 12.

To gain access to the fan pre-sale, you will have to pre-order Take That’s brand new studio album, ‘III’ on Amazon by midnight on Monday, November 10. You will then be emailed a unique code to use on the pre-sale website, and you’ll only be able to gain access to tickets if you have the special code.

But be warned, the pre-sale is only open for FIVE HOURS and it’s expected tickets will sell out within minutes, but fear not, as there will be more chances when tickets go on general sale on November 13.

Of course, it was announced a few weeks back that Jason Orange has quit the band.

In a statement at the time, Jason said he was immensely “proud” of what he’s achieved with Take That over the years, but at a band meeting recently he decided that he didn’t want to commit to recording and promoting another album.

As a reminder of those dates, the pre-sale kicks off on November 12, with general sale opening on November 13.


From manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Take That's new trio line up will embark on a UK tour to include five Manchester gigs in 2015.

Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen will head out on tour next year, after recording their first album together as a trio following the departure of Jason Orange and Robbie Williams from the manband.

The tour news was announced during the ad breaks of Saturday night's X Factor ITV talent show.

The band will star the tour in Glasgow on April 28, before it calls at Manchester Arena on May 21, 22, 23, 25, 26 next year, and tickets are to go on sale on Thursday at 9am.

Gary Barlow tweeted: "We can't wait to get back on the road and see you all, by far our favourite thing to do! #TakeThatLive2014".

Phone lines are set to be jammed by fans - if previous tour announcements are anything to go by.

Their previous stadium tours sold out in record time, and more dates had to be added to cope with fan demand.

The three lads will release the new Take That album III, on December 1.

The news of the 24-date tour comes four years since the band's last record-breaking tour Progress Live which saw the original five-man band back together on stage.

Take That are defined by some of the most memorable and spectacular live productions in UK music history, with previous tours including everything from aerialists, circus performers, a wall of water, holograms, a giant elephant and on the last tour a 60ft robot.

The band said in a statement on Saturday night: "We've always been very proud of our live shows and are very excited to be touring again next year. Playing live is something we love the most about what we do and we're looking forward to putting on the most amazing show we can.

It will have been four years since our last tour so we're really keen to get back out on the road to play some of our biggest songs from the last twenty years alongside our new ones. We hope to see you there!'

Special Guest for the duration of the tour will be rising star and former X Factor contestant Ella Henderson who recently celebrated both her debut single, Ghost and first album, Chapter One reaching the No.1 spot in the UK Charts.

Take That about their favourite tracks from III album

Amazon Front Row team asked the band what their favorite tracks from III were and here is what they said:

Gary - “Get Ready For It”

One of my favourites tracks on III is “Get Ready for It‎.” We wrote this track with Steve Robson. It's always a pleasure to work with him. “Shine”, “Said It All” and many others‎. He always starts the day with an instrumental so we can sing our melodies on top. From the outset it just sounded enormous! I always have a list of song titles in my lyric book and spotted “Get Ready For It”, the music and the sentiment were perfect.
We all then went about putting it together. It really didn't take long, like all the best songs. It's going to be amazing live, maybe even a show opener!

Mark - “If You Want It”

The full line is “If you want it, come and get it” and that's really what the song is all about. In my eyes it's about saying don’t wait for stuff to happen; have you lived your stories? Similar to the bucket lists people create.
I love what Stuart Price brought to this song, especially the accordion that’s on there being played in the background, I always get a picture of us stood on a street corner in Paris belting this one out. It's a fun song and the atmosphere behind it is supposed to be uplifting but at the same time just asking you the question…because you never know do you.

Howard - “Flaws”

“Flaws” is probably my favourite track on the album. Definitely in my top three. It's such a powerful song both lyrically and musically. The lyrics are so beautiful and vulnerable, “If you take me you take all my flaws”, it's so raw. It would would be easy to think the track just stays on one level with the piano part but suddenly this massive middle eight comes in, this huge chant that just knocks you out.

Take That Vow To Play “All The Hits” As They Complete Line-Up For Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball Saturday Show

The now three-piece band will take to the stage at the O2 arena this December.

Take That are officially the latest band to be confirmed to perform at the Capital Jingle Bell Ball 2014 with Morrisons in their new incarnation as a three piece!

Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald will bring the latest version of Take That to wow the crowds at the only gig to be at in December.

“We’ve never played Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball before so we are really excited,” Gary Barlow told us alongside the announcement. “You are going to have to guide us through it as we don’t know the ropes!

“We are bringing all our band with us, we will have a stage full of people, we’re going to play all the hits and all the songs that everybody loves, and we may even throw the new single in there!” he added.

Take That will be on the same bill as previously announced acts like OneRepublic , The Vamps and Olly Murs for the biggest ever Jingle Bell Ball at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday 6th December.

The Script , Ella Henderson , Union J and Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne will ALSO be there on night one!

Tickets go on sale Friday 7th November at 8am, and you can buy here online at capitalfm.com or via the Capital ticket line on 0330 33 33 958.

Source: capitalfm.com