{"id":450871,"date":"2025-09-25T17:24:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T17:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/450871\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T17:24:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T17:24:13","slug":"take-that-add-two-extra-dates-including-manchester-amid-extraordinary-demand-for-circus-tour-pre-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/450871\/","title":{"rendered":"Take That add TWO extra dates including Manchester amid &#8216;extraordinary demand&#8217; for Circus Tour pre-sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new Manchester date has been announced amid a huge clamour for tickets on the Take That pre-sale today<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1_Take-That-Announce-The-Circus-Live-2026-Tour.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Take That have announced extra dates on their Circus Live 2026 tour(Image: Getty Images for ABA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Take That have announced two new dates have been added to their eagerly anticipated Circus Live Tour 2026 amid &#8220;extraordinary demand&#8221; during the pre-sale on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Tickets for the new summer tour will go on general sale on Friday morning, in what is set to be one heck of a clamour from the Manchester manband&#8217;s dedicated fanbase.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Fans who had registered for the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/whats-on\/music-nightlife-news\/take-fans-say-its-absolute-32547654\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">pre-sale on Thursday<\/a> reported mixed success securing tickets, which has led to the decision to add further dates by the band&#8217;s team announced this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">It now takes the tour to a total of 14 stadium dates across May and June 2026, in cities including Manchester, Glasgow, Sunderland, Cardiff, Coventry and Dublin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Stay connected with our City Life newsletter <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=d1c9a1cf-d773-47a3-b51a-f456316221bc&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"hereLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Take That&#8217;s Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen announced last week that they would be taking their recording-breaking Circus Live Tour from 2009 back out on the road in its entirety in 2026, to the delight of fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">They had already announced on Wednesday a new date at <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/whats-on\/music-nightlife-news\/take-add-extra-date-circus-32545383\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Glasgow&#8217;s Hampden Par<\/a>k.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Now, they&#8217;ve added an extra night at Southampton&#8217;s St Mary&#8217;s Stadium on Saturday May 30, and a third night at Manchester&#8217;s <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/whats-on\/music-nightlife-news\/take-etihad-stadium-seating-plan-32537836\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Etihad Stadium<\/a>, on Sunday, June 21.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">A new band statement released on Thursday afternoon, said: &#8220;Due to extraordinary pre-sale demand, Take That have added an additional night in Southampton and Manchester to their Circus Live Tour next summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">&#8220;Fans will be delighted as the band are set to play two nights at Southampton St Mary\u2019s Stadium on 29th and 30th May and three nights at Manchester\u2019s Etihad Stadium on 19th, 20th &amp; 21st June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">&#8220;Originally staged in 2009, The Circus Live broke UK records as the fastest-selling tour in history, with over 600,000 tickets sold in under five hours, and over one million fans attending the sell-out shows across the UK and Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">&#8220;Now, more than 17 years later, Take That are ready to bring the magic back for a whole new generation of fans, and for those who were there the first time, with the chance to revisit one of the most groundbreaking live productions in UK pop history &#8211; bigger and bolder than ever!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1_Take-That-Present-The-Circus-Tour-Live-Show.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Take That&#8217;s Circus Tour will return for 2026(Image: Getty Images)<strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Take That &#8211; The Circus Live &#8211; Summer 2026 Full Tour Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\" publication=\"men\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Friday 29 May &#8211; Southampton St Mary\u2019s Stadium<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Saturday 30 May &#8211; Southampton St Mary&#8217;s Stadium &#8211; New Date<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Friday 05 June &#8211; Coventry Building Society Arena<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Saturday 06 June &#8211; Coventry Building Society Arena<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Tuesday 09 June &#8211; Sunderland Stadium of Light<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Friday 12 June &#8211; Glasgow Hampden Park<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Saturday 13 June &#8211; Glasgow Hampden Park<\/strong> &#8211; <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">New Date<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Tuesday 16 June &#8211; Cardiff Principality Stadium<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Friday 19 June &#8211; Manchester Etihad Stadium<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Saturday 20 June &#8211; Manchester Etihad Stadium<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Sunday 21 June &#8211; Manchester Etihad Stadium &#8211; New Date<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Friday 26 June &#8211; London Stadium<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Saturday 27 June &#8211; London Stadium<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Saturday 4 July &#8211; Dublin Aviva Stadium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Join our Manc Life WhatsApp group <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/KfTmjBfYQVuE2KHTPAQMIj\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"HERELink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new Manchester date has been announced amid a huge clamour for tickets on the Take That pre-sale&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":450872,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,62517,13890,4884,2465,696,13899,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-450871","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-etihad-stadium","11":"tag-gary-barlow","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-manchester","14":"tag-manchester-music","15":"tag-take-that","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115266104474835026","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=450871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/450872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=450871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=450871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}