14th February 2010
Take That have won big at the Virgin Media Music Awards last week. Taking their place amongst massive pop A-listers, the band took home the coveted award for Best Group and Mark was named Hottest Male.
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Take That feature on the Haiti Earthquake Charity Appeal single 'Everybody Hurts'
You can download or buy the single now.
30th December 2009
In a countdown for The Most Played Songs of the Decade according to PPL (UK music licensing body)
Take That feature at number 6 with Rule the World and number 2 with Shine
28th December 2009
Take That had two songs feature in Channel 4's Greatest Songs of The Noughties
Patience at 14 and Rule the World at 7
13th December 2009
Tune into ITV1 on Saturday 19th December 2009 to relive your summer tour memories as Take That Present The Circus 'Live' at 6.30pm. After that on ITV2 there will be an hour long documentary featuring behind the scenes footage.
23rd November 2009
Some Irish Take That fans attended the launch of the new Take That Singstar Playstation game in London on November 25th. Mark, Gary, Howard and Jason attended and even joined in the fun by playing Singstar 'Rule The World'. A host of celebrities attended and included great performances on the night from Paloma Faith, Remi Nicole, Dione Bromfield, Taio Cruz and many more.
Take That judged a Singstar competition and are pictured with the lucky winner
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Take That's recording of their latest tour DVD has become the fastest selling music DVD in the UK in history! All in just one day! Official Charts Company Data showed that Take That Present: The Circus Live sold 82,414 copies in 24 hours, making it the bands consecutive fouth number 1 DVD!
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22nd November 2009
Gary Barlow from Take That has been a busy gentleman this weekend with tv appearances on BBC's Children In Need, The UK National Lottery and a guest appearance last night at the Emerald and Ivy charity ball organised by Ronan Keating in London to raise funds for his cancer charity. Gary sang 'Back For Good' with Ronan and the event raised a huge sum of money for the charity.
19th November 2009
Those of you lucky enough to have tickets to attend the Singstar Extravaganza next week which takes place on November 25th in London are in for a real treat. In addition to an appearance by Take That you can also look forward to performances by special DJ's and Take That performances by Paloma Faith, Remi Nicole,Dione Bromfield,Taio Cruz, and a host of others as well as surprise guests. The host for the evening is James Corden.
14th November 2009
Robbie Williams rejoined Take That on stage on 12th November 2009 at the Children In Need concert organised by Gary Barlow at London's Royal Albert Hall. Take That welcomed their old mate on stage after performing 'Greatest Day'. Take That later performed Shine with Lily Allen and Hey Jude with Sir Paul McCartney and were joined by all the performers for the finale. You can see the concert on BBC Thursday 19th Novemeber at 8pm
11th November 2009
Congratulations to Mark Owen who married Emma Ferguson on Sunday 8th November 2009. The ceremony took place in the highland village of Cawdor and was attended by guests including Gary, Howard and Jason.
1st November 2009
See 'The Circus' Live Tour DVD first!!!
Unicef Ireland are hosting a special viewing on November 17th at The Sugar Club in Dublin. Read more details on the forum by clicking the link above.
Gary's attention on Ireland this week!!!
Gary Barlow has his eye firmly on Ireland this week as we are releasing the album of his latest protege ahead of the UK. Camilla Kerslake is the first signing to Gary's record label 'Future Records'. Due to an unprecedented demand off the back of a stellar performance on Ireland's number 1 chat and entertainment programme The Late Late Show, Camilla's debut album is now available in Ireland.
You can download the album now in Itunes
16th October 2009
Gary Hit By Dad's Death
Take That Star Gary Barlow last night pulled out of a Children In Need event after his Dad died. Gary, 38 had been due to be in London today to announce details of a charity concert. But he raced home to Cheshire to be with his family after Dad, Colin, 62 died of a suspected heart attack. A pal said: 'Gary is not yet sure what happened. He just wants to get home to his family and be with them.''
Gary who has three kids with wife Dawn, had been due to launch a new Children In Need concert.
The Albert Hall show is set to feature Take That and Lilly Allen.
12th October 2009
Take That Message of Sympathy for Stephen Gately
We are deeply saddened to hear about Stephen Gately's tragic passing over the weekend. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Andrew and Stephen's family, friends and bandmates Ronan, Keith, Mikey and Shane.
Mark, Howard, Jason and Gary.
7th October 2009
22nd September 2009
Just announced on TakeThat.com - Take That will release both 'Take That Present: The Circus Live' on DVD and 'The Greatest Day' live album on CD in November. The tour DVD will feature a second bonus disc allowing you to take a special look at an intimate performance recorded just last week at Abbey Road Studios! Release dates in Ireland are November 20th for the DVD and November 27th for the CD.
15th September 2009
To celebrate being crowned 'Band Of The Moment' last week at the GQ Awards, the guys are now gracing the cover in a special edition of the magazine. You can get hold of a copy at your local newsagents or by http://circulation.subscriptions@condenast.co.uk
Take That enter the Guinness Book Of Records 2010
Their fastest selling tour has earned Take That a place in the record books
Read more here
9th September 2009
Take That are the new 'Fab Four'! The lads have just returned from their holiday and met up on Monday at the famous Abbey Road studios where the Beatles recorded their most famous hits. A new live DVD is being released in time for Christmas documenting their record breaking 'The Circus' tour. The DVD will feature a bonus disc of the band playing in the world famous Studio Two at Abbey Road. Gary is on piano, Howard on drums, Jason on guitar and Mark on bass. Gary has remarked that they would love to record their next album there.
8th September 2009
Twitter updates have been keeping the Irish Take That fans updated on what's happening with Take That.
@benshepard interviewed Gary Barlow in Dublin on Saturday about a new album he's worked on with a new classical singer. The album will come out in November.
Take That's musical director @saxes1 reports that TT rehearsals are going well.....we look forward to hearing more about this recording.
Jason and Howard were guests at @Beverleyknight concert last week.
25th August 2009
Several media sources have today announced that Mark is set to marry long-term girlfriend and mother to his two children, Emma Ferguson.
It is believed that they will marry in a secret location in the Scottish Highlands with just a select number of guests in November, although nothing has been confirmed from official sources as of yet.
13th August 2009
Take That have warned fans that users posing as band members on social networking sites such as Facebook are FAKE.
"It has recently come to our attention that there have been users pretending to be members of Take That on Facebook, the official Take That chatroom and possibly in others areas across the net. These accounts are fake. Please do not be taken in by these users. If the members of Take That were to come online, we would let you know well in advance. "
Take That are enjoying a well deserved break after completing their record breaking 'The Circus' tour which saw them entertain over 1 million people in June and July. Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and their families are reported to be on vacation. Howard Donald visits Ireland this weekend where he will DJ at the well known 'Lush' niteclub in Portrush.
8th July 2009
Take That have thanked their fans for their continued support during the incredible 'The Circus' tour.
To see special backstage action from Wembley last week visit the BBC1 radio Take That minisite
Take That have won their second coveted Silver Clef award, recognising their 18 year career. The trophy is awarded yearly to raise funds for charity. Take That last won the award in 1995. Gary Barlow announced that the band would donate £50,000 to the cause which was raised during their tour. The award was presented by Lulu as the band made their way to Wembley to perform.
24th June 2009
Universal Ireland have teamed up with Nokia to launch 'Superfans' which invites music lovers and nine friends, to become music promoters by registering their details on www.nokiasuperfans.ie to be in with a chance to win 'money can't buy' prizes. The year long promotion kicked off with Take That, on June 13th, in Croke Park. The competition winners watched the band's biggest show to date, from a glamourised VIP Box in Croke Park, as Take That entertained their adoring fans with old favourites, as well as a string of hits from their chart topping album, The Circus.
This is just the start of a series of fantastic competitions.
16th June 2009
Take That are on stage in Cardiff tonight, after a fantastic show in Dublin's Croke Park at the weekend where the show wowed an audience of over 80,000 people. Take That seemed very impressed with the Irish warmth shown them as they played to their largest audience yet. You can read a sample of the media reviews of 'The Circus' to date on our forum Expose on Ireland's TV3 announced this evening that while talking to their reporter right after the gig at Dublin's Croke Park on Saturday Gary Barlow confirmed that Take That would be back in Dublin within two years and will look at doing another gig at Croke Park! What an exciting prospect!
8th June 2009
Take That have kicked off 'The Circus' tour in Sunderland on Friday and Saturday night; wowing audiences with their most elaborate show ever. The band have a whopping 238 crew and over 40 cast members working with them to make this the 'Greatest Show on Earth'. They play Coventry this week before reaching Irish shores next weekend for the highly anticipated Croke Park gig which will see Take That perform to their largest audience on 'The Circus' tour.
Take That will appear on Jonathan Ross this Friday!!!!!!!!!!!
28th May 2009
Play.com have released details of the new single release for "Said It All"
It will come in three different formats, with three fabulous covers.
CD Single
Includes "Said It All" and new b-side "Throwing Stones"
DVD Single
Includes "Said It All" video and a special "Said It All" making of the video
Maxi CD Single
Includes "Said It All", and live versions of "Rule The World" and "Julie"
The single is released on 15th June!
27th May 2009
Take That Tour Trucks on the A1 to Sunderland yesterday - Daily Mail reports that especially sponsored Take That trucks were spotted taking 'The Circus' to town ahead of Friday June 5th opening night.
Play.com has secured the exclusive headline sponsorship for Take That’s forthcoming “The Circus Live” tour.
Play.com customers will be able to purchase exclusive formats of the new single ‘Said It All’ and also exclusively pre-order a Play.com version of the live tour DVD via www.play.com/takethat.
Play.com will be giving away tickets to the sold out tour through the site and its various social media channels, including general admission and VIP tickets, as well as ‘money-can’t-buy’ access to a pre-tour show, the band’s final dress rehearsal before opening night.
In advance of the tour, ticketholders will receive a 10 per cent discount on all Take That merchandise bought from Play.com, and credit card style discount cards, personalised to each of the tour dates, will be given out by promotional teams throughout the tour.
15th May 2009
MCD have announced that "a limited number of production/ corporate 'best seats' are to be released" for Take That's show in Croke Park. These will go on sale on Tuesday, 19th May at 9am sharp!!
2nd February 2009
Gary will be leading a team of celebrities in a 10 Day Trek on Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. The Climb will begin on February 27th and it will be screened on television on 12th March.
You can sponsor Gary's climb by clicking HERE....
28th January 2009
Take That have received a Meteor Award Nomination for 'Best International Album' for the Circus.
The Awards ceremony will take place at the RDS on St Patricks Day (17th March), and will be televised the following day.
Unfortunately, this category can't be voted for by the public.
23rd January 2009
The World Premiere of Take That's second single 'Up All Night' from 'The Circus' album will have it's world premiere on ITV's 'This Morning' on Tuesday 27th January 2009 between 12 and 12.30pm. Don't worry if you cannot watch the show as the video will be available on msn.com afterwards. The video was shot recently in the UK and features Take That playing at a street party.
20th January 2009
Take That To Perform At The Brit Awards 2009
At tonight's BRIT nomination's launch, The BPI announced that Take That will perform at the awards on February 18th 2009. Take That have been nominated for an award also this year, the winner British Group will be announced on Feburary 18th at the awards show which will be broadcast on ITV.
15th January 2008
Gary becomes a Daddy for the third time!!!
Gary's wife Dawn gave birth to the couple's third child late last night. The Barlow family welcomed baby Daisy (8lbs 12ozs) into the world. She joins brother Daniel, and sister, Emily. Mother and baby are doing great.
The boys were filming in Croydon yesterday when Gary had to be called away from the video shoot for new single "Up All Night" to be by Dawn's side.
Don't forget to grab your copy of Attitude magazine this month which has a special edition 4 covers featuring individual shots of each of the band members.
6th May 2009
Don't forget to watch GMTV on Friday morning for another Take That exclusive
http://www.hellomagazine.com/vote/mostattractiveman/month/index.html
Click on this link to vote for Mark Owen in the www.hellomagazine.com poll for the month's most attractive man. The winnner will enter the grand final for the year.
5th May 2009
New update from Gary on www.garybarlow.com
Gary thanks his fans for their support during his climb for Comic Relief and talks about his family and how the latest addition is settling in. Gary tells fans about tour rehearsals and how we will be 'blown away' by this tour.
20th April 2009
http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/latest/2009/04/20/take-that-to-publish-picture-book-115875-21293019/
The book - to be published by Penguin in two volumes this autumn - will celebrate everything from the formation of the band in 1990 to the present day, and will feature personal and previously unseen pictures.
The images will include personal pictures, previously unseen images from the Take That archive, as well as specially-commissioned new photography, with text written by the band.
Jonathan Wild, on behalf of the band, said: "The guys have wanted to do a book for a long time, but it was important that the timing, as well as the creative idea was right.
"They're really looking forward to producing what will be a fantastic collector's piece featuring imagery spanning almost two decades, along with comment which is both honest and personal."
The book will be published in October following the band's summer tour
10th April 2009
http://www.safc.com/home/take-that-support-acts.html
The Irish Take That fans are excited to hear of the announcement of James Morrison, The Saturdays and Gary Go as the UK support acts for The Circus Tour 2009 at Sunderland.
9th April 2009
Gary Barlow guests on The Chris Moyles Quiz Night show aired on Channel Four on April 12th at 10pm.
27th March 2009
Despite a plethora of news reports in recent days indicating otherwise a spokesperson for Robbie Williams has confirmed that Robbie has no plans at present to take part in full concerts with Take That or to record new material with them.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7969798.stm
Polydor have also stressed that there are no plans for Robbie to rejoin Take That
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7967534.stm
25th March 2009
The new black and white Take That video to promote 'The Garden' is available to view now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPnnLSXBGnI
The video was shot outside the Greenwich Maritime Museum in South London, the manband are captured singing the song among blurred images of people around the museum. 'The Garden' is the third track from the album 'The Circus' and features vocals from all band members.
27th February 2009
21st February 2009
Barlow's back injury keeps him 'Up All Night'
'Up All Night' Out in Ireland today!
Take That's new single 'Up All Night' is released in Ireland today, and the UK on Monday. It has already entered the Irish Singles chart at number 29 on downloads alone!
Don't forget to pick up your copy this week so that we can push it to the top of the charts!
The Behind the Scenes footage of the Making of the Video will be Shown on This Morning on ITV1 on Monday from 11.20am. Don't miss it!
8th May 2009
Take That's new video for 'Said It All' had it's exclusive airing on GMTV today, the video is available from 10am to watch on www.takethat.com video section. Come join us in our discussion about the video here http://www.irishtakethatfansforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1414
7th May 2009
Take That will be releasing their third single "Said It All" from "The Circus" album on June 15th 2009.
You can check out a sneak preview of the new video on www.takethat.com , now, but be sure to tune into GMTV tomorrow morning for the first viewing of the complete video!!!!
Due to a hectic training schedule for Gary's climb of Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of comic relief and promotion of Take That's new single, Gary is suffering from a muscle spasm injury of his back and saw a specialist for some treatment. Gary has been prescribed some rest before he departs with his team to raise mountains of cash for red nose day 09. For more details of the climb check out www.rednoseday.com
13th February 2009
The Artwork for Take That's new single has been released....
Up All Night will be released on 2nd March 2009 and includes b-side 84
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