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Take That – This Life album trailer
Take That are back on their first full-length tour in five years.
Since Take That returned nearly two decades ago, they've never really gone away.
Although Robbie Williams came and went, and Jason Orange retired from pop altogether in 2013, Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald have kept the flame alive.
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.
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:
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.
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:
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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.
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.