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NEWS ARCHIVE
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 2009
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.
12th December 2008
Take That's "The Circus has hit the very top of the Irish charts!!
After
a fantastic appearance on RTE 1 show Tubridy Tonight, Take That have
climbed up both the singles and albums charts. Greatest Day is now at
number 2 in the the Top 50 singles charts and is joined by Rule The
World and Patience which have both re-entered the charts in the past
couple of weeks!
Never Forget The Ultimate Collection and Beautiful World are also holding onto places in the Top 100 Albums Charts.
This
follows on from phenomenal sales of the album in the UK which saw it
become the fastest selling Album this year, selling 432,000 copies in
its first week.
The
boys have also announced yet another additional date to their sell-out
Circus Tour, this time in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on June 17th
2009. Tickets go on sale Tuesday 16th December.
5th December 2008
Take That's "The Circus" has entered the Irish charts at number 3!
"Greatest
Day" has also climbed up 3 spaces to number 3 in the singles charts and
currently "Rule The World" is still in the Top 50 singles.
Take That currently have 3 albums in the Top 100 Albums chart.
Many Congratulations boys, from your Irish Take That Fans!
3rd December 2008
Click on the picture to enter a great competition to win a signed copy of The Circus album.
If
you haven't already, don't forget to buy a copy of The Circus before
tomorrow evening, so we can give the boys the best chance of getting to
number 1 when the Irish charts are announced on Friday.
It
was a busy day for Take That on December 1st as they travelled to
Paris aboard the eurostar with fans and members of the media to launch
their album 'The Circus' following a live session on BBC radio 2 in the
morning. Some of the www.irishtakethatfans.com
forum members were fortunate enough to attend the VIP club in Paris
last night and got a taste of what might come in June in Croke Park.
Fans were treated to 'The Circus' theme with popcorn, candyfloss and
toffee apples as well as a free bar while Take That wowed the audience
with their spectacular and lavish themed performance. Stilt walkers,
trapeze artists and jugglers delighted the audience ahead of the main
event during which Take That performed some tracks from the new album.
Take
That will be in Ireland this weekend and there are several competitions
running at present where Irish fans could win the chance to meet Take
That...for details on how to enter check out http://www.irishtakethatfans.com/forum/showthread.php?t=951
30th November 2008
Take
That are kings of the British charts today at number one again!
Congratulations to Howard, Jason, Gary and Mark on another great
achievement from all your Irish Take That fans.
28th November 2008
Take
That entered the Irish single charts today at number six with their
current single 'Greatest Day'. The Sun reports that Take That have
broken all records in having the largest number of pre order sales ever
for their album 'The Circus' which was released in Ireland today. All
of us at www.irishtakethatfans.com are really proud and love the new album already!
25th November 2008
Mark and Emma are proud to welcome to the world, Willow Rose Owen, born this morning at approximately 10am. She was 7.8lbs.
Mother and Daughter are doing really well.
24th November 2008
Due to overwhelming demand, Take That have announced another stadium date in Coventry's Ricoh Stadium on 9th June 2009.
Tickets go on sale this Wednesday at 9am at all usual outlets.
If
you haven't already had a chance, check out the new television
advertisement for the Take That Special being shown on ITV 1 on
December 7th. The boys stretch their acting muscles in a hilarious
sketch and succeed in getting us very excited about the upcoming show.
BIG NEWS!!
Take That will be coming to Ireland for promotion on 6th December, appearing on Tubridy Tonight on RTE 1
13th November 2008
There are plenty of opportunies to see Take That over the coming weeks.
If
you haven't been lucky enough to see the new Marks &Spencers
Christmas tv advert featuring the boys, check out Marks & Spencers
website and watch an extended version of the advert here.
The boys will also perform Greatest Day on Children in Need tomorrow night.? Don't forget to tune into BBC 1 from 7pm!
And
very exciting news! Take That will be recording a special ITV1 show in
Manchester next weekend - 21st and 22nd November, and you could be
lucky enough to be in the audience.
Check out this link and register to TTTV to be in with a chance of winning these coveted audience tickets!
The single will be released in Ireland on Friday 21st November
It can be downloaded online from Sunday 23rd November and will be available in the UK on 24th November
You know what to do!
6th November 2008
Take That sell out Dublin's Croke Park in an hour and a half!!
www.ticketmaster.ie
was running at full capacity this morning with thousands of people
trying to get their hands on tickets for Take That's forthcoming Circus
2009 tour. Phone-lines were jammed and average waiting times on the
internet were in excess of 15 minutes, while Ticketmaster outlets the
length and breadth of the country dealt with long queues.
ITTF are delighted to be welcoming Take That back to Dublin to a sell-out concert in Croke Park.
Roll on June 13th 2009!
1st November 2008
Take
That smashed all UK box office records yesterday, and entered history
books when 600,000 tickets for their "Take That Present The Circus" UK
Stadium Tour were snapped up in less than 5 hours. The band initially
added 4 additional dates to their original 8 UK Stadium show line-up,
and then added a further 2 dates to those previously announced at
Manchester Old Trafford Cricket Ground on the 23rd June 2009 and
Wembley Stadium on 5th July 2009,which means that over 700,000 people
will see Take That in the UK next year.
28th October 2008
Just announced on most Irish radio stations this morning....
The Rumours are True
Take That will be performing in Dublin's Croke Park on 13th June 2009!!!!
.....supported by The Script
Tickets are on sale on Friday 6th November
Take That themselves have announced on the Chris Moyles show a UK Stadium Tour.
Tickets on sale on Friday at 9am
Dates so far announced:
Sunderland Stadium of Light June 6th
Cardiff Millennium Stadium June 16th
Glasgow Hampden Park June 20th
Manchester Old Trafford Cricket Ground June 26th, 27th & 28th
London Wembley Arena 3rd & 4th July
27th October 2008
Just posted by Polydor on YouTube
Check out the full video for the new single Greatest Day
Why not pop into our discussion forum and let us know what you think...
It's been a very interesting week in the life of a Take That fan - from famine to feast in 10 short days, and we love it!
From
Gary's telephone call on BBC Radio's Chris Moyle's show with the first
listen to new single Greatest Day, to the release of new photos from
the set of the new music video, a short interview with the boys on GMTV
yesterday morning and the first airing of the video for Greatest Day
this morning, Take That fans everywhere are feeling some serious love.
Check out the new video which is being shown on AOL online for one day only, today...
Take That will perform at the MTV European awards on November 6th 2008.
13th October 2008
Gary
announced live on BBC Radio 1 this morning that the new album is called
"The Circus" and is due for release in the UK on the 1st of December,
which means an Irish release of 28th November.
Fans
tuned into the Chris Moyles show to hear Gary introduce the new single
"Greatest Day", which has been receiving great reviews from Take That's
ever loyal fan-base.
Just announced on Take That's Official Italian Website today.
Take That's new single release from their follow up album to Beautiful World is called "Greatest Day".
It is expected to receive its first worldwide airplay on Monday, 13th October.
We are all very, very, very excited!!!!
29th September 2008
Take
That arrived back to London from L.A. earlier today having put the
finishing touches to their new album. The Irish Take That Fans can't
wait to hear the new single.
24th September 2008
TAKE THAT TO ROCK CROKER
It is reported in today's Irish Mirror that Take That have secretly booked Dublin's Croke Park for a one-off gig next summer.
This announcement also includes mention of a stadium tour which will take in shows in Wembley, Cardiff and Hampden Park.
Tickets are expected to be announced on foot of the release of their new album, due out at the end of the year.
Our
very own Laura asked John Shanks (currently working with Take That on
their follow-up to the Beautiful World Album) a question on the Q&A
on his website
Question From Laura
Is there any planned date for release of a track from the new Take That album you have been working on John?
Answer
Nov. is the single
27th August 2008
Gary
published his latest newsletter today. In it, he details what he's been
up to during the summer and explains what's ahead for him both
personally and professionally in the coming months.
As
well as working with the Take That boys on their 5th studio album, he
has also been in the studio working with Peter Kay on a song that will
appear on Peter Kay's new show, which will be broadcast on Channel 4 in
October. This song is rumoured to be in the running for the 2008 UK
Christmas Number One!
Gary
has also hinted at a new challenge in 6 months which will require that
he gets fit again.? Rumour has it he will be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro
for Comic Relief with a host of other celebrities.
Mark and Emma are due to become parents for the second time this December.
Many Congratulations to Mark, Emma and Elwood
From your Irish Take That Fans.
22nd May 2008
Take
That were awarded the Ivor Novello award today for the most performed
song, "Shine". Gary Barlow and Howard Donald (both pictured above at
today's ceremony) attended and picked up the award on behalf of the
group.
Congratulations to Take That from all your Irish Take That fans.
15th May 2008
The
Sun reports today that Take That are preparing to hit the studio to
record a new album. The article states that the group held a meeting 10
days ago in London, at which it was decided to cut short their current
break. The group have had four months away from the Take That scene,
and we can't wait to hear some new material when Take That are ready.
Gary
published his spring newsletter today to fans which provided an update
on current plans and activities. It's exciting to hear that Gary is
currently working at Executive Producer with ITV and Universal on new
television series Britannia High, which will be aired in late October.
The Awards continue for Take That.
They won London's Favourite UK Group at the Capital Radio Awards which took place in London.
The award was presented by Beverley Knight, but the band was unable to attend the awards in person.
A pre-recorded video clip of Mark accepting the award on behalf of Take That was shown.
This is available to view on the Capital website.
Congratulations to Take That.
They have been proven once again as "Kings of the Brits", following their amazing success at the awards ceremony in February.
Take That
won the title "Best Live Act". The award was presented to them by
Chris Moyles at the glittering event held in London's Earls Court Arena
on 20th February 2008.
During their
acceptance speech, band members commented on the recent sell-out tour.
Jason Orange told the audience. "We appear before you battered and
bruised, but dead chuffed."
It's been a very interesting week in the life of a Take That fan - from famine to feast in 10 short days, and we love it!
From
Gary's telephone call on BBC Radio's Chris Moyle's show with the first
listen to new single Greatest Day, to the release of new photos from
the set of the new music video, a short interview with the boys on GMTV
yesterday morning and the first airing of the video for Greatest Day
this morning, Take That fans everywhere are feeling some serious love.
Check out the new video which is being shown on AOL online for one day only, today...
Take
That?will appear on the Chris Moyles Show again next Tuesday morning.
It is expected that they will announce the longed for 2009 tour dates.
Listen here....
Keep checking back here for further news.....
Take That will perform at the MTV European awards on November 6th 2008.
