The reason for the intense interest is that this is the first concert tour the group has done since Robbie Williams left the group in the mid 1990s. Robbie has come back, and the group will be together on stage for the first time in over 16 years.
Take That, as a four piece group (sans Robbie) were hot property in 2009, as their tour sold out dates around Europe – and next year’s event looks to be no different.
An early problem with tickets websites Ticketmaster.co.uk and Seetickets.com that was presumed to be related to fans looking for Take That tickets continued throughout Friday 29 October beyond noon – with most major sites proving unable to cope with huge demand.
A spokesman for online ticket and events listing guide, IKnowWhereItsAt.com reports:
Most of the major ticket retailers have been offline, showing “site unavailable” messages throughout the morning, with many providing only intermittent access. Even those which we have used to buy tickets ourselves (fan-to-fan exchange Viagogo) has been reported to have dropped out from time-to-time as fans are going crazy trying to get their hands on Take That tickets. These are the hottest tickets in town right now!
Take That Progress Live 2011 Tour Dates:
- UK, Sunderland, Stadium of Light – 30th May 2011
- UK, Sunderland, Stadium of Light – 31st May 2011
- UK, Manchester, City of Manchester Stadium – 3rd June 2011
- UK, Manchester, City of Manchester Stadium – 4th June 2011
- UK, Manchester, City of Manchester Stadium – 5th June 2011
- UK, Manchester, City of Manchester Stadium – 7th June 2011
- UK, Cardiff, Millennium Stadium – 14th June 2011
- Ireland, Dublin, Croke Park Stadium – 18th June 2011
- Ireland, Dublin, Croke Park Stadium – 19th June 2011
- UK, Glasgow, Hampden Park Stadium – 22nd June 2011
- UK, Glasgow, Hampden Park Stadium – 23rd June 2011
- UK, Birmingham, Villa Park Stadium – 27th June 2011
- UK, Birmingham, Villa Park Stadium – 28th June 2011
- UK, London, Wembley Stadium – 1st July 2011
- UK, London, Wembley Stadium – 2nd July 2011
- UK, London, Wembley Stadium – 3rd July 2011
- UK, London, Wembley Stadium – 5th July 2011
- Italy, Milan, San Siro Stadium – 12th July 2011
- Denmark, Copenhagen, Parken – 16th July 2011
- The Netherlands, Amsterdam, Arena Amsterdam – 18th July 2011
- Germany, Hamburg, Imtech Arena – 22nd July 2011
- Germany, Düsseldorf, Esprit Arena – 25th July 2011
- Germany, Munich, Olympiastadion – 29th July 2011
