| Concert tour name | Take That Present: The Circus Live |
|---|---|
| Artist | Take That |
| Location | Ireland · United Kingdom |
| Support act | Gary Go James Morrison The Saturdays The Script Lady Gaga |
| Album | The Circus |
| Start date | 5 June 2009 |
| End date | 5 July 2009 |
| Number of legs | 1 |
| Number of shows | 20 (total) |
| Gross | US$67.8 million ($ in dollars) |
| Last tour | Beautiful World Tour 2007 (2007) |
| This tour | Take That Present: The Circus Live (2009) |
| Next tour | Progress Live (2011) |
Take That Present: The Circus Live was the seventh concert tour by the English pop group, Take That. The tour promoted their fifth studio album, The Circus. The tour began on 5 June 2009 at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland and finished on 5 July 2009 at Wembley Stadium in London. The Circus Live was their biggest tour to date.[1] and was seen by 1,014,000 people,[2] making a profit of £40,560,000. The tour became the fastest selling in UK history, with the 600,000 for all original eight dates selling out in five hours.[3]
Opening acts
- Gary Go (All)
- James Morrison (5, 9, 16, 17, 20, 26 June, 1 July)
- The Saturdays (6, 8, 19 June)
- The Script (9, 10, 13, 21, 23, 28 June, 3 July)
- Lady Gaga (4, 5 July)
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 June 2009 | Sunderland | England | Stadium of Light |
| 6 June 2009 | |||
| 8 June 2009 | Coventry | Coventry Building Society Arena | |
| 9 June 2009 | |||
| 10 June 2009 | |||
| 13 June 2009 | Dublin | Ireland | Croke Park |
| 16 June 2009 | Cardiff | Wales | Principality Stadium |
| 17 June 2009 | |||
| 19 June 2009 | Glasgow | Scotland | Hampden Park |
| 20 June 2009 | |||
| 21 June 2009 | |||
| 23 June 2009 | Manchester | England | Old Trafford Cricket Ground |
| 24 June 2009 | |||
| 26 June 2009 | |||
| 27 June 2009 | |||
| 28 June 2009 | |||
| 1 July 2009 | London | Wembley Stadium | |
| 3 July 2009 | |||
| 4 July 2009 | |||
| 5 July 2009 |
DVD release
The Wembley Stadium concerts of 3 and 4 July 2009 were filmed and released as a two-disc DVD and Blu-ray set, released on 23 November 2009. A live album, containing several live recordings, and a bonus disc of Take That at Abbey Road, was released a week later. Highlights were broadcast on ITV1 on 19 December 2009. The DVD became the fastest selling DVD of all time in the UK, selling 82,414 copies in 24 hours,[4] and 181,979 in its first week. It sold over 600,000 copies in September 2011 and has been certified 11× Platinum, becoming one of the best selling music DVDs ever in the UK.[5]
Charts
| DVDs chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Top 10 Music DVDs[6][failed verification] | 1 |
References
- ^ "Sky News report on tour announced". Sky News. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Radio 1 tour page". Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Take That tickets sell out in record time - Metro News". Metro
- ^ "Shows". STV Shows
- ^ Lewis Corner (29 September 2011). "Take That to break records with 'Progress' tour DVD". Digital Spy
- ^ "Top 10 Music DVDs". IRMA. IRMA. 2011-12-04. Retrieved 2011-12-04.