Robbie Williams has apologised to fans in Denmark from his sick bed after a bout of severe food poisoning forced his band Take That to cancel a show in the country. The Angels hitmaker, who is on his first tour with the band since he quit to go solo in 1995, became “violently ill” on Friday (15Jul11) after eating seafood. Read the rest…
The Take That star was performing his solo section at the group’s concert at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday night (18.06.11) when his penis popped out of his trousers during a raunchy routine of ‘Rock DJ’. Read the rest…
Take That singers Mark Owen and Howard Donald were both trapped on a stage robot during their concert at the City of Manchester stadium at the weekend. The pair were meant to be lowered to the stage on the palms of the group’s giant robot man, Om, but the mechanics failed. Read the rest…
The reunited five members of Take That kicked off their Progress Live 2011 tour in spectacular fashion last night (27.05.11).
Take That kicked off their Progress Live 2011 tour in spectacular fashion last night (27.05.11). The ‘Never Forget’ group opened their European tour at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, Northern England, with a huge stage set including an 18 metre tall bionic man prop, acrobats and stage performers climbing a towering wall of water. The band initially appearing as a quartet with Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Jason Orange and Howard Donald performing ‘Rule The World’, ‘Greatest Day’, ‘Hold Up A Light’, ‘Patience’ and ‘Shine’.
Returning member of the group Robbie Williams then appeared to perform a selection of his solo hits including ‘Let Me Entertain You’, ‘Rock DJ’, and ‘Angels’. The full five piece group were then reunited onstage to play their first full set in 15 years. Robbie told the crowd: “20 years in the making, 15 years in the waiting, five years deliberating. Ladies and gentlemen, the That That show. I’m very proud to be a part of it all again.” The band then performed a selection of classic tracks from their 90s period including ‘Million Love Songs’, ‘Babe’, ‘Everything Changes’ and ‘Back For Good’.
The stage production reportedly cost £15 million to produce and featured 31 performers and nine costume changes for the band.
Take That are taking 14 chefs on the road with them during their upcoming ‘Progress Live’ tour, with the culinary experts expected to produce a staggering 1,100 restaurant-standard meals every day. Read the rest…
Take That’s Progress Live 2011 tour is set to be their biggest yet, reportedly costing ”close to £50 million” to stage.
Take That’s Progress Live 2011 tour will reportedly cost “close to £50 million” to stage. The ‘Love Love’ group are planning a spectacular event to beat even their 2009 The Circus Live dates – which saw them perform atop a huge elephant stage prop – this summer, reportedly ploughing millions into the production, which is rumoured to have a futuristic or sci-fi theme.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “If you think flying machines, robots, space and futuristic landscapes, you won’t be too far off the mark. It will be a massive no-expense-spared production – with the costs of staging it likely to run close to £50 million.” Read the rest…
Take That’s Progress Live 2011 Tour kicks off towards the end of next month and, just when we thought we couldn’t take any more excitement, the most successful duo in UK music history have been announced as very special guests for the 37-date extravaganza… Pet Shop Boys, who Robbie collaborated with on his single She’s Madonna and Rudebox album track We’re The Pet Shop Boys, will be joining Take That on tour and, needless to say, Robbie is delighted: “I’m a huge Pet Shop Boys fan so for me it will be an absolute joy to be able to watch them every night.” Read the rest…
Take That have sold out the biggest live tour in UK and Irish history. After tickets went on sale on Friday morning, the group smashed records with first-day and weekend sales, crashing vendor websites and swamping the entire BT telephone network. “We are speechless,” Gary Barlow said in a statement, “truly and utterly shocked.”
You can still buy tickets on the Viagogo UK website.
Let’s put it this way: lots of people want to see Robbie Williams reunited with Gary, Howard, Jason and Mark. At first, there were just 14 concerts to choose from, with European dates to be added on 5 November. But almost as soon as the wickets opened, it was clear these 14 were not enough. Websites for Ticketmaster, Ticketline and the Ticket Factory buckled under fan interest, according to the BBC, and as potential buyers jammed vendor telephone lines, BT said the national telephone network had received between three and four times the normal number of calls. Read the rest…
Today morning Take That have announced Progress Live tour in 2011. 14-date summer stadium tour around UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Denmark and Holland. The tickets for UK & Ireland dates will go on sale at 9 am (London Time) this friday 29th October 2010. The rest European tickets will go on sale on Friday 5th November.
Here are the dates:
Robbie Williams is headlining an incredible line-up of stars who will come together on Sunday, 12th September 2010, at Twickenham Stadium for one of the biggest live events of the year, which will also be broadcast on BBC One.
Marking the nation’s appreciation of our military heroes, the concert is a landmark in the history of entertainment and is in honour of the service and sacrifice made by the men and women who risk everything for their country in the line of duty. Read the rest…
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