Take That Tour Kicks Off Tonight!

Nope, not at all excited. Its 12 years since I last saw them live, and I can't wait til they hit Manchester!!!!

Boy band Take That's reunion tour will kick off in Newcastle on Sunday - 10 years after the band split.

Gary Barlow, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Howard Donald will embark on a 29-date comeback tour, but bandmate Robbie Williams will not take part.

 

An estimated 300,000 people have bought tickets for the tour which includes Glasgow, Manchester, Dublin, Belfast and Cardiff Millennium Stadium.

 

London gigs were moved to Milton Keynes following building delays at Wembley.

 

The final concerts take place at the Milton Keynes Bowl on 24 and 25 June.

 

At the height of their fame, Take That became the first band since the Beatles to score four consecutive number ones.

 

Their 15 UK hits included Relight My Fire, Could It Be Magic and Back For Good, and the band notched up 10 million album sales.

 

Following Williams' early departure in 1995, the band split in February 1996.

 

The last time Barlow, Donald, Orange and Owen performed together on a British stage was at London's Earls Court in August 1995.

 

Public interest in the group was revived by an ITV documentary last year, and the release of a greatest hits album which made number two in the UK album chart last November.

 

Each member, whose ages range from 34 to 37, has been offered a reported £1.5 million to go back on the road.

 

The foursome are planning to record an album following the tour.

 

"We've enjoyed getting ready for the tour so much we've started writing together. If it's any good, we might be back for good," Barlow reportedly said earlier this year.