Take That Sunderland

Take That Sunderland - what will the weather be like?

Gary Barlow on the Circus Live tour <i>(Image: Stuart Martin)</i>
Gary Barlow on the Circus Live tour (Image: Stuart Martin)
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We’re now just one day away from Take That’s return to Sunderland - and it looks like fans might want to pack a waterproof for Wearside. 

Excitement is building as the band prepare to arrive in the town for the first time in 15 years tomorrow (Tuesday, June 9) as part of their highly-anticipated Circus tour. 

Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen have already been met with widespread acclaim for the rebooted show, which sees them perform everything from Patience to Greatest Day. 

Fans heading to the Stadium of Light tomorrow now have all the information they need to know for the gig, which you can read in our handy guide here.

But there's another huge unanswered question - what should I wear?

Is it wellies and waterproof weather or should you throw on a shacket and shades?

Well, the Met Office forecast for Sunderland on Tuesday is ever changing, but at the minute, it might be wise to pack that raincoat just in case. 

It is set to be a mixed bag of weather tomorrow with sunny spells and some bursts of rain expected across the day. 

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

There is a 90 per cent chance of rain between 11am and 12pm, and a ≥95 per cent chance between 1pm and 3pm. It returns back to 90 per cent at 4pm.

However, the chance of rain is expected to slowly lessen as we head into the evening.

When doors open to the stadium at 5pm, there is still an 80 per cent chance of rain, but by the time Take That arrives on stage there is between a 60 per cent and 40 per cent chance.

It will drop to 20 per cent by 10pm and 10 per cent by 11pm.

Despite the potential for rain, sunny intervals are expected across the evening - so keep your fingers crossed and the rain will hopefully clear fully in time for the concert. 

Wind speeds are expected to peak at 14mph at 6pm.

Temperatures are expected to be cooler than we’ve seen across the last week or so, peaking at 16°C. It should be around 12°C when the trio arrive

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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