2009 Circus Tour Articles

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Take That dazzle at Coventry's Ricoh ArenaJun 9 2009  

By Tina Junday
A GAGGLE of clowns, jugglers and acrobats rolled into Coventry last night for Take That’s circus-themed extravaganza.

Their jaw-dropping show saw flames bursting through the air, shimmering showgirls with feather plumes and the band sing from a giant mechanical elephant as a reflection of their hit album The Circus.

See all the Telegraph's pictures of Take That's show here....

It was the first of three shows to be held at the Ricoh Arena which enticed a staggering 38,000 diehard fans.

Gary, Howard, Jason and Mark emerged from under a huge hot-air balloon in the middle of the stadium and kicked off their rainbow-coloured show with the song Greatest Day as huge balloons were released into the sky.

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They sang Hello, which they performed on ladders, followed by their timeless classic Could It Be Magic.

Mark said: “Coventry we are here at the Ricoh stadium – the beautiful stadium.”

Jason addressed the audience and said: “Hopefully it won’t rain – have you all got your brollies with you just in case? We’ve got some.

See all the Telegraph's pictures of Take That's show here....

He added: “Hopefully we won’t let you down – we’ve got loads of songs and loads of dancing.”

The group had even been trained on unicycles except Gary who rode on a bicycle with stabilisers.

Other tracks included a medley of It Only Takes A Minute, Do What You Like, Promises and Take That And Party before finishing with Rule The World.

See all of the Telegraph's fans pictures from the Take That Ricoh Arena show here...

Circus Live, which sold 35 million tickets in one day, broke all UK box office records for the 14-date stadium tour