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Take That kicked off the biggest tour the UK and Ireland have seen with a sellout
gig at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland.
55,000 fans waited to see if a reunited Take That could live up to the 2009 4 man Take That The Circus Tour.
The Pet Shop Boys got the crowd going before Gary, Mark, Howard and Jason took to the stage and let me tell you they did not let their fans down. They came on and did a set from the Circus performing tracks like Greatest Day and Rule the World, and at one stage it looked like a scene from Alice in Wonderland.
As they disappeared through a door in one of the large LCD screen, Robbie burst out of another about 30ft up and glided to the stage. This raised the atmosphere to almost fever pitch. He treated them to a string of his hits from the late 1990’s and 2000’s such as Rock DJ and Let Me Entertain You.
After a rousing rendition of Angels, all five come together as one for the first time on tour since 1995 and performed tracks from The Progress Album. This sent the crowd euphoric as the show stepped up a gear with all the dancers and the LCD screens on the stage it was something else. They then went on to play some of their old songs. When you thought the crowd could not be take the atmosphere any higher the centre stage opened up and the sitting robot started to recline this is where Take That ended up standing on him one in each hand and the others positioned for the journey to the B stage. When they reached the B stage the robot returns to the sitting position and then starts to stand. This feat alone explains why the estimated cost for the production of the show came to £15 million. The robot eventually stood at 60ft, dwarfing Take That and the crowd. It was spell bounding and you really needed to be there to take in the show.
Would I recommend the show, well the Miller family would go back again tomorrow if they had the chance as there was so much to take in and I am sure the DVD will be a priority when it is released.
Progress Live off to an awesome start
By Gary Miller