Take That Present: The Circus Live was the seventh concert tour by the English pop group, Take That. The tour promoted their fifth studio album, The Circus. The tour began on 5 June 2009 at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland and finished on 5 July 2009 at Wembley Stadium in London. The Circus Live was their biggest tour to date. and was seen by 1,014,000 people, making a profit of £40,560,000. The tour became the fastest selling in UK history, with the 600,000 for all original eight dates selling out in five hours.
Opening acts Gary Go (All) James Morrison (5, 9, 16, 17, 20, 26 June, 1 July) The Saturdays (6, 8, 19 June) The Script (9, 10, 13, 21, 23, 28 June, 3 July) Lady Gaga (4, 5 July)
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenue5 June 2009SunderlandEnglandStadium of Light6 June 20098 June 2009CoventryCoventry Building Society Arena9 June 200910 June 200913 June 2009DublinIrelandCroke Park16 June 2009CardiffWalesPrincipality Stadium17 June 200919 June 2009GlasgowScotlandHampden Park20 June 200921 June 200923 June 2009ManchesterEnglandOld Trafford Cricket Ground24 June 200926 June 200927 June 200928 June 20091 July 2009LondonWembley Stadium3 July 20094 July 20095 July 2009
DVD release The Wembley Stadium concerts of 3 and 4 July 2009 were filmed and released as a two-disc DVD and Blu-ray set, released on 23 November 2009. A live album, containing several live recordings, and a bonus disc of Take That at Abbey Road, was released a week later. Highlights were broadcast on ITV1 on 19 December 2009. The DVD became the fastest selling DVD of all time in the UK, selling 82,414 copies in 24 hours, and 181,979 in its first week. It sold over 600,000 copies in September 2011 and has been certified 11× Platinum, becoming one of the best selling music DVDs ever in the UK.
Charts DVDs chart (2009)PeakpositionIrish Top 10 Music DVDs1
Certifications
References