Take That Presents: The Circus Live
| Tour by Take That | |
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| Associated album | The Circus |
|---|---|
| Start date | 5 June 2009 |
| End date | 5 July 2009 |
| Legs | 1 |
| No. of shows | 20 (total) |
| Supporting act(s) | Gary Go James Morrison The Saturdays The Script Lady Gaga |
| Box office | US$67.8 million ($99.37 in 2024 dollars)[1] |
| Take That concert chronology | |
Take That Present: The Circus Live was the seventh concert tour by 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.[2] and was seen by 1,014,000 people,[3] 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.[4]
Opening acts
[edit]- 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
[edit]| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 June 2009 | Sunderland | England | Stadium of Light |
| 6 June 2009 | |||
| 8 June 2009 | Coventry | Ricoh Arena | |
| 9 June 2009 | |||
| 10 June 2009 | |||
| 13 June 2009 | Dublin | Ireland | Croke Park |
| 16 June 2009 | Cardiff | Wales | Millennium Stadium |
| 17 June 2009 | |||
| 19 June 2009 | Glasgow | Scotland | Hampden Park |
| 20 June 2009 | |||
| 21 June 2009 | |||
| 23 June 2009 | Manchester | England | Old Trafford Cricket Ground |
| 24 June 2009 | |||
| 26 June 2009 | |||
| 27 June 2009 | |||
| 28 June 2009 | |||
| 1 July 2009 | London | Wembley Stadium | |
| 3 July 2009 | |||
| 4 July 2009 | |||
| 5 July 2009 |
DVD release
[edit]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,[5] 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.[6]
Charts
[edit]| DVDs chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Top 10 Music DVDs[7][failed verification] | 1 |
| UK Music Videos (OCC)[8] | 1 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | 11× Platinum | 550,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Sky News report on tour announced". Sky News. Retrieved 28 October 2008.
- ^ "Radio 1 tour page". Retrieved 28 October 2008.
- ^ "Take That tickets sell out in record time - Metro News". Metro.
- ^ "Shows". STV Shows.
- ^ Lewis Corner (29 September 2011). "Take That to break records with 'Progress' tour DVD". Digital Spy.
- ^ "Top 10 Music DVDs". IRMA. IRMA. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ "Official Music Video Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "British video certifications – Take That – The Circus – Live". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 September 2013.