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Take That Circus tour setlist 'confirmed' for Sunderland

Take That ’The Circus Live’ show at St Mary’s Stadium. <i>(Image: Stuart Martin)</i>
Take That ’The Circus Live’ show at St Mary’s Stadium. (Image: Stuart Martin)
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Take That have hit the road on their Circus Live Tour - meaning the set list for their arrival in Sunderland is all but confirmed.

Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen set St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton alight on Friday night as the Rule the World hitmakers returned to the stage. 

The highly anticipated concert was the first night of a string of UK dates on their rebooted Circus tour, which broke ticket sales records back in 2009. 

And fans were thrilled to see clowns, trapeze artists, balloons, and a giant walking elephant return alongside the trio. 

Take That ’The Circus Live’ show at St Mary’s Stadium. (Image: Stuart Martin)

Many were speculating just how much the show would stick to its original setlist, especially given that, this time round, Jason Orange is no longer a part of the band.

And on Friday evening, the setlist was all but confirmed - and, while there could still be a change here and there, the songs featured on the tour are likely to stay close to this list.

Take That ’The Circus Live’ show at St Mary’s Stadium. (Image: Stuart Martin)

Two of the Jason Orange led songs from the original tour - Wooden Boat and How Did It Come To This - were both removed to make way for Babe and new single You’re a Superstar. 

Meanwhile popular hits such as The Flood, These Days, and Giants did not make the cut. 

But there is still time for changes, and the only confirmation North East fans will get will be when they arrive at the Stadium of Light next Tuesday (June 9). 

Take That ’The Circus Live’ show at St Mary’s Stadium. (Image: Stuart Martin)

Here is the full setlist from the band’s first night: 

Intro - The Adventures of a Lonely Balloon

  1. Greatest Day 
  2. Hello (first performance since 2009) 
  3. Could It Be Magic
  4. Pray
  5. A Million Love Songs 
  6. Back for Good 
  7. The Garden 
  8. Shine 
  9. Up All Night
  10. Babe 
  11. You're a Superstar 
  12. Love Ain't Here Anymore / Nobody Else
  13. The Circus (first performance since 2009) 
  14. What Is Love
  15. Do What U Like / Promises / It Only Takes a Minute / Take That and Party (first performance since 2009) 
  16. Said It All 
  17. Never Forget 
  18. Patience 
  19. Relight My Fire
  20. Hold Up a Light 
  21. Rule the World

Take That's Sunderland gig will be the first time the trio are in the North East since their Riverside Stadium concert in Middlesbrough in 2024.

The original Circus Live tour quickly became the fastest-selling of all time, breaking all records by selling all of their 650,000 tickets in less than four and a half hours. 

Tickets are still on sale for the event in Sunderland.

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