Take That confirm new album and revive the Circus Live Tour
Take That have confirmed they are reviving The Circus Live Tour and are also working on their tenth studio album, which Gary Barlow says will arrive at the end of next year.
The trio joined Kevin Hughes on Heart 90s this morning to discuss their plans and share memories of one of their most spectacular shows.
Barlow told Hughes that the group is “definitely in album mode” and hope to have something to release by late 2026.
Mark Owen added that it feels incredible to be preparing for the band’s tenth album, saying they want to make the record “really special” while spending time together.
“The greatest thing I always find is that us as a band are at our most creative when we are spending time together,” Owen said.
The Circus Tour, first staged in 2009, was one of the band’s most ambitious productions, featuring over fifty performers and a crew of more than two hundred.
For this revival, Take That are reuniting with the original cast, including jugglers, fire eaters, and even Joe the clown. “This is more than a tour, it’s a celebration,” Barlow explained, adding that many of the technical team from the original production are also returning.
Howard Donald said the group felt they had unfinished business with the tour, which was in such high demand that many fans missed out the first time.
“There was a lot of people that couldn’t get tickets for it,” he recalled. “Since we’ve been doing teasers, we’ve seen all the comments and there’s so many people that didn’t get tickets. Which is exciting for us as well because we’re as excited as they are.”
Donald also admitted that The Circus holds a special place for the band. “We love getting on that stage and performing The Circus every single day. It never gets boring. Whereas all our other shows get really boring,” he joked, as the band laughed.
The new dates for The Circus Live Tour have not yet been announced, but with both a major tour and a milestone album on the horizon, fans can expect a busy couple of years for Take That.
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