Friday, 31 October 2014
Thursday, 30 October 2014
TAKE THAT - THESE DAYS MUSIC VIDEO COMING TONIGHT ?
From Take That's Official Twitter:
— Take That (@takethat) 30 Ottobre 2014
"Tonight, we're gonna live for These Days..." #TheseDaysVideo #TTIII pic.twitter.com/7JU0h0fHYu
— Take That (@takethat) 30 Ottobre 2014
ROBBIE WILLIAMS - LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU 2015 TOUR
Robbie announced today that he will be embarking on a brand new tour next year and tickets go on sale next week!
The Let Me Entertain You Tour kicks off in March 2015 and will see Robbie return to countries he hasn’t visited for a while as well as head to others he’ll be entertaining for the very first time. Take a look at the full list of dates and venues below.
Date\ Country City Venue
25 Mar Spain Madrid Barclaycard Center
27 Mar Spain Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi
30 Mar France Paris Zénith
5 Apr Lithuania Kaunas Žalgirio Arena
6 Apr Latvia Riga Arena Riga
9 Apr Russia St. Petersburg SKK Peterburgsky
12 Apr Russia Moscow SC Olimpiyski
15 Apr Belarus Minsk Minsk Arena
17 Apr Poland Kraków Kraków Arena
18 Apr Slovakia Bratislava Slovnaft Aréna
21 Apr Austria Linz TipsArena
26 Apr UAE Abu Dhabi du Arena
2 May Israel Tel Aviv Hayarkon Park
Read more at http://www.robbiewilliams.com/news-blogs/let-me-entertain-you-tour-2015-dates-announced#agpQaBfoJw3tZc42.99
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
ARTICLES - TAKE THAT Gary Barlow reveals Take That WILL perform this year! Howard Donald & Mark Owen tease details!
Gary Barlow has revealed that Take That’s new, smaller, lineup could make their first live debut as early as this year.
It was confirmed earlier this month that when the band release their new album III it will feature only vocals and songs from Gary, Howard Donald and Mark Owen, after Jason Orange announced his decision to retire from the band.
The original member wrestled with his decision for the past two years and even after he gave his bandmates blessing to go and make a record without him, they still held his place open until the very last minute. However, when Take That return with their new material, it will be as a three piece for the first time.
Barlow left thousands of his fans in a state of excitement earlier today, when he hinted that he, Howard and Mark could hit the road with their new tunes within months and when a fan asked if they would be visiting Holland in 2015, he replied: “*this year*.”
Donald has promised fans a ‘treat’ from the new album and single These Days and tweeted fans last week saying:
“Thankyou to everyone that has pre ordered the single and album.
Your in for a treat,if I may say so myself.”
Mark also revealed the album’s official tracklist and told fans:
“Look what arrived for final checks this morning…… At this stage we listen to the silence in between the songs also. Does Higher than Higher come in too quick after Portrait?????
M.O
X”
Robbie Williams recently wished his former bandmates the best of luck with their new venture, having turned down the chance to join them again.
Are you excited about TT3? Leave your comment below…
Source: http://www.unrealitytv.co.uk
Sunday, 19 October 2014
ARTICLES - GARY BARLOW 18 OCTOBER 2014 With his debut Dubai gig, Gary Barlow was back for good
To fully appreciate one of life’s hard truths – that you can’t have it all – you need look no further than Gary Barlow.
The 43-year-old Brit is a hugely successful singer-songwriter and for the most part solely responsible for turning the British boy-band Take That into stadium-fillers.
But for all his melodic genius, he never really had the onstage personality to carry the songs off live. Hence the reason why Take That were so integral to Barlow’s career.
In the studio, he is the boss and comes up with the hits time after time. In concert, however, Barlow’s lack of showmanship is compensated for by the other lads – in particular the former member and solo star Robbie Williams – who keep selling the tickets.
Perhaps this was on Barlow’s mind when he was preparing for his first solo tour in 14 years, a United Kingdom and Ireland-dominated jaunt that ended up a little farther afield at a packed Media City Amphitheater yesterday.
It tuned out to be a slick and energised set, with Barlow holding the fans’ attention seemingly through sheer force of will. Each song had its own visuals and there was a cracking nine-piece band, including a three-piece horn section – not to mention a set list that was split into swing, acoustic and solo sets. He even threw in a choir, courtesy of a fine guest slot from the Dubai College Chamber Choir, in the stirring Sing.
But despite all of that welcome effort, what really made Barlow’s performance an overall success was his new-found ease on stage.
There was an old-school Vegas charm about him as he delivered those big solo and Take That hits with aplomb.
Greatest Day was an early highlight, its towering chorus eliciting the first of many crowd singalongs.
Confirming that the rivalry with Williams is a friendly one, Barlow cheekily performed Robbie’s 2012 hit Candy. After all, that Motown-ish number was co-written by Barlow.
Tracks from last year’s Since I Saw You Last, were sprinkled throughout the set. The best of them was the dramatic Requiem, which moved from a Beach Boys-inspired choral opening before steadying into piano-led pop recalling Paul McCartney’s Wings era.
That said, Barlow knew exactly what the fans really wanted: it was all about those Take That hits. While the full-band treatment of Back For Good, Relight My Fire and Rule the World were effective, it was in the lovely six-song solo set that Barlow’s magic could best be appreciated.
Listening to Love Ain’t Here Anymore, Said It All and Forever Love accompanied just by a piano, you realised why Take That are still the boy band it’s OK to like. Unlike many of their peers, there is an honesty and craftsmanship to the songs.
Barlow may never have been the fan favourite, but he is perhaps the most respected. With 9,000 people in attendance in Dubai, that is a pretty good deal.
ARTICLES - GARY BARLOW 14 OCTOBER 2014 - Take That star Gary Barlow will give Dubai his all
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Ahead of his first solo UAE performance on Friday, Gary Barlow talks about how much he loves the UAE and the possibility of Take That coming back with him some time.
When the tour was announced, a lot of us were surprised that this was your debut UAE performance. What took you so long?
I know! I always wanted to play in the UAE because I have a few friends who came and performed here and they always said how much fun they had. I also came to Dubai nearly 20 times with my family for holidays, so to come back and perform this time is great. Also, my band are so excited to come over that they can’t do enough for me because they are so pleased to finally go somewhere nice and sunny.
You are finishing your tour in Dubai. What are your thoughts on the whole jaunt?
I have been on tour, on and off, for nearly two years now and the shows have been great. My repertoire now has become so big that it becomes a great problem to have to fit all these songs into one evening.
What about that other old problem of singing songs such as Back for Good for the 1,000th time?
I don’t have that problem. I must have sung Back for Good about 10,000 times and I still love to sing that song. Maybe I love it because I got a second chance in my career after Take That. Whenever I go on tour, it just becomes the icing on the cake for me because I just love performing these songs.
How is the experience of touring solo and without the onstage backup of the rest of the Take That boys?
It is more challenging because all eyes are on you for two hours. It does feel like a workout. It also takes me back to when I was 17 years old and performing in the clubs. I had to ask myself what was I doing back then and where was my mind when I was on stage. When I am performing with Take That, it is a very symmetrical look and if you are choreographed to walk forward on the second chorus that’s just what you do. You are a spoke in a big wheel.
You are touring with your latest album Since I Saw You Last, your first solo release in 14 years. Is it fair to say that, considering your last solo release didn’t do so well, a lot was riding on the success of this album?
Relief is the word. It took me 14 years to have the courage to put out an album with my name on it. I have been hidden in Take That for a long time so I really needed to do this record. I am gobsmacked by the reception. The songs are well received and loved and I still hear [the hit single] Let Me Go on the radio all time. I was honestly pleased and that’s the reason why I have been out playing so many live shows – I wanted to look people in the eye and say thank you.
The album is interesting in that, behind some of the pretty melodies, you are discussing some really dark, personal stuff. Were you aware of that?
I wanted it to be this way. When I am writing for Take That, I am doing a song for four or five people. When you put your face on an album, your audience wants to know what is going on in your life. Like everyone, I had some bumps in my life. I realised that, when that happens and then it’s the time to write about it, dig deep and open your heart. People love that because they can translate it into their own lives.
Back to Take That – was the media right to say that there was a big rivalry between yourself and former band member Robbie Williams?
Oh, yes, there is a lot of rivalry between me and Rob. It always has been and it would even go to what shoes we were wearing. It is a fun rivalry. When I play Rob my new single, I know he would say “that’s great and wow, I wish I wrote that”. And it’s the same when he releases a song. I listen to it very closely and it makes me go back to the studio and get better. That’s what it is all about, to look at your peers and say: “Right, I need to get better.”
Finally, any chance of you coming back to the UAE with Take That?
Do you know what? Honestly, I am going to take plenty of photos and document everything and bring it back to the boys to have the whole group back here next year.
• Gary Barlow performs at Dubai Media City Amphitheatre on Friday, October 17. Tickets start at Dh295 and are on sale now at Virgin megastores, Time Out Tickets Dubai and Platinum List. Visit www.garybarlowdubai.com for more information.
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