3 May 2024, 14:48
Take That – This Life album trailer
By Mayer Nissim
Take That are back on their first full-length tour in five years.
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As a trio, the group have played the occasional live show in the past five years –including a massive concert at Hyde Park this summer –but they haven't been on tour properly since before COVID-19.
Finally though, Take That are back on the road, with a massive UK and Ireland tour announced for 2024.
Interested in the dates, venues, support and how to buy tickets? We've got you covered.
What are the dates and venues of the Take That: This Life on Tour?
After strong pre-sales, Take That expanded the tour with extra shows in Leeds, London and Manchester.
The full 2024 UK and Ireland dates and venues of the Take That: This Life arena and stadium tour are as follows, including the cancelled shows at the Co-Op Live Arena in Manchester:
- April 13 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield
- April 14 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield
- April 18 – First Direct Arena, Leeds
- April 19 – First Direct Arena, Leeds
- April 20 – First Direct Arena, Leeds
- April 22 – 3Arena, Dublin
- April 23 – 3Arena, Dublin
- April 25 – The O2, London
- April 26 – The O2, London
- April 27 – The O2, London
- April 28 – The O2, London
- April 30 – The O2, London
- May 3 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
- May 4 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
- May 5 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
- May 7 – AO Arena, Manchester
- May 9 – AO Arena, Manchester - moved from May 8
- May 10 – AO Arena, Manchester
- May 11 – AO Arena, Manchester
- May 12 – AO Arena, Manchester
- May 14 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
- May 15 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
- May 17 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
- May 18 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
- May 24 – Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
- May 26 – The City Ground Stadium, Nottingham
- May 28 – Carrow Road Stadium, Norwich
- May 30 – Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
- June 1 – St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton
- June 4 – Home Park Stadium, Plymouth
- June 6 – Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea
- June 8 – Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
- June 12 – Co-Op Live, Manchester
How can I get tickets for the Take That: This Life on Tour?
Take That - The Flood (Live At Cardiff Principality Stadium, Wales, United Kingdom / 2019)
If you missed your chance at a pre-sale ticket, worry not.
Tickets went on general sale from Friday, September 29 at 9.30am from here.
What songs will Take That play on the This Life tour and when does the show start?
Take That usually start their set at around 8.25pm, ending at around 10.25pm.
Here is the full setlist for Take That's This Life tour 2024:
- Keep Your Head Up
- Windows
- Giants
- Days I Hate Myself
- Everything Changes
- Sure
- Shine
- A Million Love Songs
- I Found Heaven
- Pray
- Forever Love (Gary Barlow song)
- Clementine (Mark Owen song)
- Speak Without Words (Howard Donald song)
- Patience
- The Flood
- Get Ready for It
- March of the Hopeful
- The Champion
- This Life
- Greatest Day
- These Days
- Time and Time Again
- Relight My Fire
- One More Word
- Hold Up a Light
- Back for Good
- Never Forget
- Rule the World
Windows
Who is supporting Take That on the This Life tour?
Announced as support for the This Life tour is former X Factor cheeky chappy and "very special guest" Olly Murs.
Olly's relationship with Take That goes back to his reality competition days, where he performed 'Angels' with on-off Thatter Robbie Williams in the 2009 final.
He also supported Take That when they played Hyde Park in the summer of 2016.
It's not impossible that another act may be added to the bill on some or all dates, but for now it's just Olly on the undercard.
Will Jason Orange or Robbie Williams appear with Take That on the This Life tour?
Since 2014, Take That have been very much a trio.
Robbie had returned to reunite the original five-piece lineup from 2010 to 2014, but he has since focused on his solo career.
Not long after Robbie parted from the group for the second time, Jason Orange not only left Take That, but quit the whole entertainment industry.
Nothing is impossible in the wonderful world of pop, but we'd say it's pretty unlikely that Jason will pop by.
Earlier this year Mark Owen said of Jason: "I think he felt like he didn't want to do it any more."
That tallied with Jason's own words when he left the group, saying: "There have been no fallings out, only a decision on my part that I no longer wish to do this."
Meanwhile, Gary Barlow had said: "Jason isn't coming back. Take That is Mark, Howard and me for the next few years."
And back in 2018, Howard said: "Jason has gone off the grid. He's not taking emails or phone calls or stuff like that. That's good for him."
Robbie is a very busy chap, between his solo career and long-awaited Better Man biopic, and he's only just wrapping up his XXV 25th anniversary celebration global tour at the end of 2023.
There's not been any serious whispers that he'll rock by, but he did show up with Mark not that long ago, so we've got our fingers crossed that he might consider it.
