The Script and Belinda Carlisle will join the spectacle next summer
Take That return to The Circus as they bring their biggest and most iconic live show to the UK and Ireland next summer.
Originally staged in 2009, The Circus Live broke UK records as the fastest-selling tour in history, with over 600,000 tickets sold in under 5 hours, and over one million fans attending the sell-out shows across the UK and Ireland.
Now, more than 17 years later, Take That are ready to bring the magic back for a whole new generation of fans, and for those who were there the first time, with the chance to revisit one of the most groundbreaking live productions in UK pop history – bigger and bolder than ever!
The band 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. Well, that time has come! 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!”
Take That – The Circus Live – Summer 2026, will kick off at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton on 29 May, with the band then playing a string of huge stadium dates around the UK and Ireland in Coventry, Sunderland, Glasgow, Cardiff, Manchester, two epic nights at the London Stadium on 26 and 27 June, before heading to Dublin’s Aviva Stadium for the final show on the 4 July.
Image credit: Jason Hetherington
Take That – The Circus Live – Summer 2026
Renowned for their innovative and revolutionary live shows, Take That’s Circus Live broke the mould for live productions when it opened on 5th June 2009. Hailed as a ‘trailblazing pop show’ by critics across the board, it raised the bar for live entertainment with its sheer ambition and creativity. Fans were wowed from beginning to end with a visual feast that included fire-breathers, stilt-walkers, clowns, acrobats, tap dancers, and a huge 30-foot-tall mechanical elephant, which carried the band through the audience.
The Script,who supported Take That on the original Circus Live Tour in 2009, will return as very special guests on all UK shows in 2026, alongside pop royalty, Belinda Carlisle, who will also perform at all UK shows.
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 Stadium
Saturday 27 June – London Stadium
Saturday 4 July – Dublin Aviva Stadium *
*support acts to be confirmed
Tickets go on sale on Friday 26 September at 9.30am.
Fans can get first access to tour tickets by pre-ordering the band’s forthcoming tenth studio album, to be released late 2026, from the Take That official store here
Featured image credit: Jason Hetherington
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