Take That Announce Return of The Circus Live for Summer 2026
Take That will revive their record-breaking live show The Circus Live in summer 2026, with 11 stadium concerts across the UK and Ireland. The tour will conclude at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on Saturday, 4 July 2026.
First staged in 2009, The Circus Live became the fastest-selling UK tour in history, selling 600,000 tickets in under five hours and attracting one million fans. Critics hailed it as a “trailblazing pop show,” with circus performers, acrobats, dancers, and a 30-foot mechanical elephant.
The 2026 tour will feature the original 2009 set list with new surprises. The band promises a show “bigger and bolder than ever.” Take That said: “The Circus tour was one of our favourite experiences as a band and, in the years since, we’ve talked many times about how much we’d love to do it again one day. That time has come. We’re excited to welcome audiences old and new across the UK and Ireland to The Circus Live next summer.”
TT The Circus Live LEAD. Credit: Jason Hetherington
Pre-Sale Access
Fans can secure early ticket access by pre-ordering Take That’s forthcoming tenth studio album, due for release in late 2026, via the band’s official store.
About Take That
Take That, currently made up of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen, have sold over 45 million records worldwide and achieved 12 UK No.1 singles. They boast nine UK No.1 albums, including This Life (2023), which was the year’s biggest-selling album by a UK artist. Their career is marked by historic milestones such as the fastest-selling tour of all time with 2011’s Progress, multiple multi-platinum albums, and the celebrated 30th anniversary release Odyssey (2018). In 2024, the band sold 700,000 tickets across 41 shows during This Life On Tour, making it the UK’s top-selling tour of the year. Looking ahead, 2026 will see the release of a Netflix documentary and a new studio album.
Full 2026 Tour Dates
Fri 29 May – Southampton, St Mary’s Stadium
Fri 05 Jun – Coventry, Building Society Arena
Sat 06 Jun – Coventry, Building Society Arena
Tue 09 Jun – Sunderland, Stadium of Light
Fri 12 Jun – Glasgow, Hampden Park
Tue 16 Jun – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
Fri 19 Jun – Manchester, Etihad Stadium
Sat 20 Jun – Manchester, Etihad Stadium
Fri 26 Jun – London, London Stadium
Sat 27 Jun – London, London Stadium
Sat 04 Jul – Dublin, Aviva Stadium
Ticket Information
Tickets go on sale Friday, 26 September 2025 at 9:30am.
Take That are reviving The Circus Live for summer 2026, promising a bigger, modernised version of the groundbreaking 2009 spectacle, with a finale at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium.
Written by Louise Ducrocq
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