It’s official: Take That are bringing back The Circus. More than 17 years after their record-breaking 2009 live spectacular, the band have confirmed they’ll be hitting stadiums across the UK and Ireland in summer 2026 with The Circus Live, bigger, bolder, and every bit as ambitious as fans remember.
Originally staged in 2009, The Circus Live smashed records as the fastest-selling tour in UK history, shifting 600,000 tickets in under five hours and eventually playing to over one million people. Fans were treated to a groundbreaking show filled with acrobats, fire-breathers, clowns, stilt-walkers and even a towering 30-foot mechanical elephant carrying the band through the crowd. Critics hailed it as “trailblazing” and it’s gone down in history as one of pop’s most imaginative live productions.
Now, Gary, Mark and Howard are ready to do it all over again. “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. Well, that time has come!” they shared. “We’re so excited to welcome audiences old and new across the UK and Ireland to the spectacle of The Circus Live next summer. See you out there!”
The 2026 edition will feature the original 2009 setlist, with a few surprises thrown in, plus a pair of very special guests. Irish hitmakers The Script, who supported the band on the original Circus tour, will return for all UK shows, joined by pop icon Belinda Carlisle, who will also perform across the UK dates.
The Circus Live – Summer 2026 Tour Dates
- Friday 29 May – Southampton, St Mary’s Stadium
- Friday 05 June – Coventry, Building Society Arena
- Saturday 06 June – Coventry, Building Society Arena
- Tuesday 09 June – Sunderland, Stadium of Light
- Friday 12 June – Glasgow, Hampden Park
- Tuesday 16 June – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
- Friday 19 June – Manchester, Etihad Stadium
- Saturday 20 June – Manchester, Etihad Stadium
- Friday 26 June – London, London Stadium
- Saturday 27 June – London, London Stadium
- Saturday 04 July – Dublin, Aviva Stadium *
(*support acts to be confirmed for Dublin)
Tickets go on sale Friday 26 September at 9:30am via Ticketmaster, Gigs and Tours, and Take That’s official site. Fans who pre-order the band’s forthcoming tenth studio album, due later in 2026, can access an exclusive pre-sale.
Seventeen years on, The Circus is rolling back into town, and judging by the scale of the original, this is one comeback tour you won’t want to miss.
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