Take That Presents: The Circus Live
Take That Present: The Circus Live was the seventh concert tour by British 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.[2] and was seen by 1,014,000 people,[3] 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.[4]
| Tour by Take That | |
| Associated album | The Circus |
|---|---|
| Start date | 5 June 2009 |
| End date | 5 July 2009 |
| Legs | 1 |
| No. of shows | 20 (total) |
| Supporting act(s) | Gary Go James Morrison The Saturdays The Script Lady Gaga |
| Box office | US$67.8 million ($85.64 in 2021 dollars)[1] |
| Take That concert chronology | |
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)
Set list
- "The Adventures of a Lonely Balloon"
- "Greatest Day"
- "Hello"
- "Could It Be Magic"
- "Pray"
- "A Million Love Songs"
- "Back for Good"
- "The Garden"
- "Shine"
- "Up All Night"
- "Wooden Boat"
- "How Did It Come to This?"
- The Circus Medley ("Love Ain't Here Anymore"/"Babe"/"Nobody Else"/"The Circus")
- "What Is Love"
- Clown Medley ("Do What U Like"/"Promises"/"It Only Takes a Minute"/"Take That & Party")
- "Said It All"
- "Never Forget"
- "Patience"
- "Relight My Fire" (featuring Loleatta Holloway)
Encore
"Up All Night", "Wooden Boat" and "How Did It Come to This?" were performed by Take That as a rock band with Gary Barlow on keyboards, Howard Donald on drums, Mark Owen on a bass guitar and Jason Orange on an acoustic and electric guitar. Barlow also played piano in "Shine" and The Circus Medley where he sang part of "Babe", usually Owen's solo number. Orange sang lead in "Wooden Boat" and "How Did It Come to This?", it was the only Take That's show where he had two solo songs. Donald sang lead in "What Is Love" and "Never Forget", Owen's lead was in "Hello", "Shine", "Up All Night" and "Hold Up a Light". In "The Garden" and "Never Forget" each band member had a solo line.
"The Garden" was sung by Take That on the back of a huge mechanical elephant carrying them from the B-stage to the main stage. While singing "What Is Love", Take That members made themselves up as clowns on stage for the following Clown Medley which was a parody of their old boyband dance routines. During "It Only Takes a Minute" Donald, Orange and Owen rode unicycles (Orange said in the tour documentary it was Donald's idea) while Barlow rode a child's bike with stabilisers, making fun of his reputation as the clumsy member of the band. In "Relight My Fire" Take That played animal trainers with female dancers playing wild beasts.
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 June 2009 | Sunderland | England | Stadium of Light |
| 6 June 2009 | |||
| 8 June 2009 | Coventry | Ricoh Arena | |
| 9 June 2009 | |||
| 10 June 2009 | |||
| 13 June 2009 | Dublin | Ireland | Croke Park |
| 16 June 2009 | Cardiff | Wales | Millennium 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,[5] 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.[6]
Charts
| DVDs chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Top 10 Music DVDs[7][failed verification] | 1 |
| UK Music Videos (OCC)[8] | 1 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | 11× Platinum | 550,000^ |
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
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- ^ "Sky News report on tour announced". Sky News. Retrieved 28 October 2008.
- ^ "Radio 1 tour page". Radio 1 Tour Page. Retrieved 28 October 2008.
- ^ "Take That tickets sell out in record time - Metro News". Metro.
- ^ "Shows". STV Shows.
- ^ Lewis Corner. "Take That to break records with 'Progress' tour DVD". Digital Spy.
- ^ "Top 10 Music DVDs". IRMA. IRMA. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ "Official Music Video Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "British video certifications – Take That – The Circus – Live". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 September 2013.Select videos in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Circus – Live in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.