S Club 7 have announced their eagerly-anticipated reunion ahead of a UK tour later this year, including a date in the North East.
The band will celebrate their 25 year anniversary and 'Bring It All Back' to the stage as they play Newcastle's Utilita Arena.
The seven-piece pop group were originally created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller in 1998 and produced hits including Reach and Don’t Stop Movin’.
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Their new UK and Ireland arena reunion tour will see all the original seven members – Rachel Stevens, Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearritt, Jo O’Meara, Jon Lee, Paul Cattermole and Tina Barrett – back on the road together.
The band said: “After eight years it feels amazing to announce that we’re reuniting and performing together again.
“We’re so excited to bring the S Club party back to our fans across the country to celebrate 25 years of S Club 7.
“We can’t even believe it’s been so long. Music and friendship have always been at the core of everything that we’ve ever done.
“We hope everyone can join us for one big party.”
They will open their 11-date tour on October 13 in Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena before continuing to cities including Dublin, Glasgow and Manchester.
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They will play Newcastle's Utilita Arena for one night only on OCtober 19
Appearing on BBC’s The One Show after the announcement, singer McIntosh revealed the tour will have a nostalgic feeling to it.
“Obviously we’re bringing the late 90s/early noughties. So it’s a lot of fun”, he said.
“Our music is very positive and I think in today’s times you need a bit of positive, you need to be picking up so that’s what we’re here to do.”
The group confirmed everyone had immediately agreed to reunite as it “felt like the right time” for them.
They said they were most excited to perform their hit Reach on the tour but added that they were open to fans contacting them through social media to request what songs they would like to hear during the shows.
During their five years together they produced four studio albums with their debut, S Club, launching in 1999.
They followed this up with the chart-topper 7 in 2000, Sunshine in 2001 and Seeing Double in 2002.
The group also achieved number one status on a number of tracks including Never Had A Dream Come True and Have You Ever.
Tickets for the tour will go on sale at 10am on Friday (February 17).
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