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Support acts on the Take That tour include Lady GaGa and The Saturdays

Take That are to embark on the biggest tour the UK and Ireland have ever seen, playing to more than a million people at 20 stadium concerts.

That is more fans than watched Michael Jackson in 1988 or saw the biggest runs by acts like U2 and The Rolling Stones.

Fans have spent £50m on tickets for the former boyband's Circus Live tour, which starts in Sunderland later.

It comes amid a summer of massive gigs, with Oasis, Jackson, Britney Spears, Coldplay and Madonna all on the road.

Take That will play to 94,000 fans at Sunderland's Stadium of Light over two nights on Friday and Saturday, before moving on to Coventry, Dublin, Cardiff and Glasgow.

They then play five nights at Manchester's Old Trafford Cricket Ground and four shows at Wembley Stadium in London, finishing this time next month.

"It's unique," said their promoter, Simon Moran of SJM Concerts.

"It's testament to their huge popularity and the quality of the previous tours. The word of mouth has been tremendous on the last three runs of dates they've done since they got back together."

He said the total attendance of 1,080,000 would be higher than for Jackson's Bad tour.

In 1988, the pop star's first world tour as a solo artist included a record seven sold-out gigs at Wembley Stadium.

Next month, he is due to return to the UK for a 50-night stand at the O2 arena in London, which will be seen by 750,000 people.

Earlier this year, PRS for Music, which collects royalties for songwriters, said the amount of money spent on live music had overtaken the amount spent on CDs and other recorded music for the first time.

PRS chief economist Will Page said fans were continuing to spend on big tickets despite cutting back on other luxuries during the recession.

"It is tempting to think that consumers might be cutting back on various types of leisure spend to ensure that they can commit to their favourite summer festival or tour," he said.

"Michael Jackson and Take That have done great. If you can do these types of tours and sell these types of tickets with basically word of mouth carrying it, it's phenomenal.

"Without much of a push by the industry itself, they seem to have done phenomenally well during an economic crisis. These tours are record-breaking tours."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8081609.stm

Кто активно по официальнику ползает - что народ говорит по поводу билетов? Уже приходят на лондонские концерты или еше нет?

No, my first time I was very nervous too, so I understand you.
Anyway, if they think the tickets won't be in time... they won't post them and you have to recollect in the box-office. But don't get nervous that everything is gonna be O.K.
I can't wait for July...

Take That are back again, opening their latest tour in Sunderland last night.

Since Take That’s resurrection back in 2005, the boys' - well, men's - career has gone from strength to strength.

With sell-out tours, three more Brit Awards, three more No1 singles and two No1 albums, the band have proved they are hotter than ever.

To celebrate the phenomenon that is Take That and of course their new single, Said It All, due for release on June 15, make sure you pick up a copy of the Daily Mirror on Saturday for your special We Love Take That magazine.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs....1417444

I WANT ONE OF THIS :)

Title coming to PS3 and PS2 in ‘late 2009’; Features tracks from across boy band’s career

Time to dig out that garish ‘I LUV MARK’ placard from 1994: Sony has announced that a standalone Take That SingStar will be arriving on PS2 and PS3 at the end of this year.

The title will feature a collection of tracks from both ‘new’ (M&S suits; beardy; toned Barlow) and ‘classic’ (camp; baby-oiled; rotund Barlow) eras, including Shine, Back For Good, Never Forget and Could It Be Magic.

For those with a PS3 there will be a 'taster' Take That SongPack to download from SingStore this sumer.

SingStar will also sponsor the vocal harmony group’s UK stadium tour, where they will give the 1.2 million attendees the chance to sample the game.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/34630/SingStar-Take-That-announced

Take That embark upon record-breaking Circus Live tour

This evening Take That kick off their summer tour, the biggest ever staged in the UK and Ireland. In the course of their 20 stadium concerts they'll perform in front of over a million people .

Fans desperate to see Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Jason Orange and Howard Donald have forked out more than £50 million on tickets for their Circus Live tour, which gets underway in Sunderland and closes on July 5 with four shows at Wembley .

By the time the lads are done, they'll have been seen by more people then U2, the Rolling Stones and Michael Jackson's Bad tour drew in the Eighties.

"I think it’s a bit of escape for everybody," says songwriter Gary about the incredible response. "It's one night in the year that they can go out, enjoy themselves, sing songs that maybe mean something to them in their lives, something they've carried with them for years"

Photo: © Alpha

Take That выступит на стадионе Сандерден, на котором 94 000 посадочных места. Они планируют концерты в Ковентри, Дублине, Кардиффе и Глазго. В следующем месяце они выступят на стадионе "Уэмбли" в Лондоне.
"Такая рекордная сумма свидетельствует о качестве проведения предыдущего турне", - заявили организаторы мероприятия.

Take That является английской поп-группой, которая занимала первые места в национальных чартах на протяжении пяти лет. Их отличие от других бойз-бэндов 1990-х годов состояло в том, что участники сами сочиняли тексты к песням. Государственный телеканал BBC назвал Take That "самой успешной британской группой со времен The Beatles". В 1996 году вскоре после выхода из состава коллектива Робби Уильямса коллектив прекратил существование.
http://vesti.kz/music/15984/

Take That Concert Guide (применительно к Old Trafford Cricket Ground)

http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=2903

Так что, наши пацаны будут шоу начинать не раньше 21.00 вечера.. т.е. по нашему- 0.00 Так что, первые фотки, видео и впечатления увидим не раньше утра.

Я все думала, куда податься- на сидячее место или стоячее? Понимаю, что сидячее хоть и спасет от "прихода туда заранее" и от длинного разогрева, то оттуда ничерта не увидишь.. Ниже фота стадиона (думаю, остальные не меньше) Предполагаю, что B-Stage будет как раз на выгоревшем месте.. 100-пудняк как раз на второй сцене будет излюбленное medley из TT&party + Back for good. Толпе надо прокричаться в эти моменты

*THANKS FOR THAT NIGHT, SUN *

http://www.prideofmanchester.com/music/tickets

*THANKS FOR THAT NIGHT, SUN *