Take That announce Australia and New Zealand tour

Take That are heading down under for their first live shows in Australia and New Zealand since 2017. Fellow pop icon Sophie Ellis-Bextor will join them on tour as a special guest on all dates.

Take That’s This Life On Tour will see the UK trio—Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald—take in seven dates across Australia and New Zealand, visiting a series of arenas and a day on the green wineries along the way.

Kicking off at Perth’s RAC Arena on Wednesday, October 30, the band will play shows in Barossa Valley (South Australia), Melbourne, Sydney, Hunter Valley (New South Wales) and Mount Cotton (Queensland).

New Zealand will then say farewell to Take That on their final antipodean show at Auckland’s Spark Arena on Thursday, November 14.

“We are so looking forward to coming back to Australia and New Zealand later this year, our first live shows over there since 2017,” said the band upon announcing the news. “And we are honoured that Sophie Ellis-Bextor will be joining us. It’s going to be great to see everyone again and perform the songs from our new album This Life, as well as all the favourites, and a few surprises! We can’t wait…see you all soon.” ​

Released last year, Take That’s ninth studio album, This Life, stormed to Number 1 on the UK’s Official Charts and was the biggest selling album from a UK artist in 2023, outselling the whole Top 25 combined. The album—recorded mainly in Nashville and New York—sees Gary, Mark and Howard focus on vocals, with beautiful melodies, soaring choruses and sophisticated harmonies blending the trio’s voices seamlessly together.

Take That’s This Life On Tour hits RAC Arena on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. Tickets are on sale Tuesday, February 13 from ticketek.com.au