News in 2007

Date: 31st December 2007
Time: 11:15 pm until 12:45 am
Channel: ITV1

Take That top off a remarkable year for them with this spectacular stage show, supported by the Sugababes, that is being broadcast live on ITV1.

They will be performing live from the O2 arena (which lies directly on the Meridian Line) and this New Year celebration promises to bring the ultimate party into everyone's living room as Gary, Howard, Jason and Mark perform hits from their early classics and from their mult-platinum comeback album Beautiful World.

Organisers of the event are hoping this will be the first in many New Year's Eve concerts for London. One thing is sure, with Take That performing, it's bound to be a massive success!

Huge congratulations to Take That!

The Official UK Charts on BBC Radio 1 last night placed Beautiful World at No 3 in the Top 10 albums. Rule the World is No 5 in the Top 10 singles. What a brilliant end to 2007!

We would like to say a big "thank you" to Take That for giving us the best 2007 we could possibly have hoped for! What a wonderful Tour, it's hard to believe that it went so fast! Though for Take That it probably didn't! They even managed to break a record at the MEN for the most number of consecutive nights performed there, 11 in total - all of which were sold out! If the Arena holds 14,000 people, that would be 154,000 at just the Manchester concerts!

After a gruelling 3 months on Tour, you would think that would be it for a while, but no - they are performing tonight at the O2 Arena, as part of ITV1's Countdown to Midnight! They will then have a few days off and then back performing on 11th January 2008 at the Undiluted Spirit Event for the Outward Bound Trust.

Here's hoping they will then take a bit of a breather, before starting on the next Album, they've certainly more than earned it! It's been a fabulous couple of years - here's looking forward to the future and another possible Tour, whenever the chaps are ready!

Thank you to everyone who attended our Pre-Concert Party yesterday afternoon, and for making it such a great success!

We would also like to thank Mr Tony Orange for once again being our guest Auctioneer, Dave Nicholls for the fantastic Take That tribute performance and to Tony Blair, our wonderful DJ!

Thatters raised £1,112.00 in the Auction of signed items. Huge thanks to Take That for taking the time to sign so many things for us. Well Done everyone for raising so much towards our fundraising for the new Charity!

We would like to wish Take That, their management and Thatters worldwide a very happy Christmas and here's hoping that 2008 will bring you everything that you are wishing for! We have a few events planned, more details to follow!

There's a great article in Gordon Smart's Bizzare feature in The Sun Online today, together with some really nice pictures.

They talk about the Tour, missing their families, and how they can appreciate how tough it must be for armed forces away from their families.

Take That are not only wowing their audiences on Tour, but are proving to the Press and Media that they aren't just any boy/man band, they are Take That - a one off, that many may immitate but none can match! To read the article, please click here!

Take That have kindly agreed to perform live for the Outward Bound Trust, at the "Undiluted Spirit" Event, being held at the Old Billingsgate Market, London on Friday, 11th January 2008.

There will be a star-studded guest list, a full hour and a half’s performance from Take That, and an exquisite dinner with wine by the team at Fifteen Events, part of the award winning Fifteen Foundation founded by inspirational chef Jamie Oliver.

The auction theme is 'money can't buy experiences and items'. This will be coupled with a silent auction. Previews available on-line prior to the event. There will also be a raffle full of amazing prizes! For more details, click here!

It's that time of year again, let's make it two in a row for Take That!

Shine is in the Top 10 Finalists for Record of the Year 2007. It seems that they are only doing this on the Internet this year, rather than on TV.

Please go along to their website to put in your vote now! Not sure how Leona has got in there, her single has only just been released, yet Rule the World hasn't been listed! Please click here and then scroll down to vote.

Come and join us for some get-togethers before Concerts on Tour! Tickets are now on sale in our Online Shop.

Thatters are back on Tour and TTAP has arranged some Dinners and Parties for us all to get together and have a bit of a chin-wag/boogie on the day of the concerts. This is a great chance to meet up with old friends and make some new!

We have so far held events in Belfast, Barcelona (thank you to Spanish Thatters' Websites), Birmingham and Glasgow. We continue with a pre-concert get-together in Newcastle on 26th November, followed by more in Newcastle, London and Manchester.

To find out more about our Dinners and Parties, please click here. Full details are in our Events Calendar page.

Take That TV has just announced the opening of the Tour Merchandise Online Shop!

You are able to buy merchandise from both the Beautiful World Tour 2007 and The Ultimate Tour 2006, ranging from mugs to tee-shirts. A chance for you to add or replace items to your two Tour Collections.

In keeping with the title of the Album and Tour, Beautiful World, Take That are doing their bit to make this a beautiful world, by using organic and ethical prducts where possible, hence the reason some items appear to be a bit pricey because they cost more to produce.

Why not check out the Shop today, there are some lovely items, particularly the silver Take That necklace. Click here, to go to the Shop.

Huge congratulations to Take That on having both the new single Rule the World and the newly released Beautiful World Special Tour Edition album CD/DVD both being in the Top 10 of the UK Charts this week!

Rule the World is currently No 2 in the Singles Chart, whilst Beautiful World Special Tour Edition went straight in at No 9 in the Album Charts!

To top this, Patience and Shine are still in the Top 100 UK Singles Charts! This is a fantastic achievement! We are sure that the re-released album, with additional tracks and, of course, the wonderful pre-tour interview, will make this another big seller for the chaps!

It's a must for every Thatter's Christmas List! You can buy the album at all major retailers, including Marks & Spencer and Woolworths! To find out how to buy online, just click on the picture above.

It has been confirmed by Take That TV that Take That will be performing at a concert organised at the O2 Arena on New Year's Eve, as part of ITV's "Count Down to Midnight" extravaganza!

Take That will be performing alongside the Sugababes in what promises to be a spectacular start to 2008! The concert will be broadcast live on ITV1 on New Year's Eve! At long last, something extraordinarly decent on the television for New Year's Eve! Some of us are already planning parties with big screens!

Tickets go on sale this coming Friday, 16th November at 10.00 am and are £99 each plus booking fee. There is a limit of 6 tickets per person. Tickets can be bought online from Gigs & Tours, or from the O2 Arena Box Office (there is no booking fee for cash transactions).

Doors open at 8.00 pm on the night and the event will run through until 1.30 am!

As reported below, Tim Daniel is one of the upcoming talented UK artists who will be supporting Take That as a "special guest" during the British leg of their Beautiful World Tour, starting on 15th November 2007 in Birmingham.

Big thanks to Tim, who has taken the time to write to ask us to pass on the following message to Thatters attending the concerts on the days he will be performing.

"Hi Thatters! I feel extremely lucky that the TT lads have given me a chance to sing in these huge arenas in front of such great fans. I know you'll all be gagging for the lads to come on but I promise to give it my all and get you all revved up for the evening ahead ! I can't wait. Looking forward to meeting you all......go easy on me!! Tim Daniel xx"

Tim will actually be performing on the following dates:-

16th November: NEC Arena, Birmingham
27th November: Metro Arena, Newcastle
1st December: O2 Arena, London
3rd December: O2 Arena, London
11th December: MEN Arena, Manchester
23rd December: MEN Arena, Manchester

If you would like to know more about Tim, and listen to some of his music, please visit his MY SPACE at http://www.myspace.com/timdanielmusic. Tim's official website will also be online very soon.

Reported in the Sun Online, that Howard was back on stage performing some of the songs with the chaps on Wednesday, 7th November at Oberhausen!

Excellent news for us all, but even more so that Howard seems to be well on the way to full recovery.

Stop Press: It was also reported that ITV have asked Take That to perform a gig at the O2 Arena on New Year's Eve, to be broadcast live on ITV1! About time there was something decent on the telly on New Year's Eve! :Stop Press

There's a lovely concert report about Oberhausen on 7th November and Howard's return, written by Jose on our Discussion Boards, please click here to read it.

It has been announced on Take That TV, that five emerging artists from the British music scene have been chosen to be special guests at certain concerts on Take That's Beautiful World Tour in the UK. The main support act for the UK leg of the Tour is Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

The five acts chose are Karen Bishko, Laura Fowles, Brown Music, Tim Daniel and Jay Scott. We've only managed to find pictures of four of the acts. You can check out their web and My Space pages by clicking on their names. It's great to see Take That giving new talent a chance to experience performing in front of sold-out Aren. For further details, please click here.

A great big thank you to everyone who came along to our Thattereen Party on Saturday, 3rd November at the Renaissance Hotel Manchester (65 Thatters in all)! We had a blast and raised quite a lot for charity at the same time! The Auction total came to £2,000! Thank you all so very much! It was great to put faces to names at last!

Big thanks also to the TTAP Team who helped set up during the day:-
Alf, Helen, Rach, Vicky, Laura, Natalya, Ursula, Lynne, Joan, Simone and Aaron - you are stars! The room looked amazing! Thanks also to little Millie aged 3 months, who is the youngest Thatter to assist at an event. She kept us all cooing and broody all afternoon. Just setting up built up the excitement. Another big thanks to M&S who sent us some Autograph posters!

Thanks also to the wonderful staff at the Renaissance, Joanne and her team, everything ran very smoothly. The food was fantastic, the layout perfect and all staff on duty were very helpful and friendly. The Buck's Fizz Reception area was really beautifully laid out. I think from the tone of this Report, you can see we were all delighted with everything and all who attended had a great time.

Huge thanks also to Tony Blair (not that one) our DJ extraordinaire for the evening and to Mr Davey Nicholls, our wonderful cabaret act, who performed a number of Take That songs, and did them proud!

Davey donated his time despite suffering a nasty chest infection. Davey you were amazing and a fantastic performer, everyone was really impressed and can't wait to hear you again at our next events! Get well soon Davey! You are a star that shines very bright in our eyes!

Biggest thanks (apart from those to everyone who attended), go to Mr Tony Orange, our guest Auctioneer! Tony, you were wonderful! He went around the room chatting to people and making sure they were having a good time.

Tony was very generous with his time and happily posed for pictures with everyone who asked. His wonderful lady, Pat, was extremely patient with him disappearing and spending time with Thatters, telling some wonderful Jason anecdotes! Pat, it was lovely to meet you.

Tony then acted as our Auctineer, really rousing the room with fantastic bidding for items, the final total raised at the Auction was £2,000, as stated above - thank you all so very very much, but thank you Tony for making the Auction even more special with the additional Lots you donated.

It was a very special night, it was really good to see everyone having such a good time!

Thatters came from far and wide, including Rosemary and Kathleen from Belfast! Some even came along on their own, to their first Thatter event, but soon made new friends and put faces to those they knew from the TTAP Discussion Boards!

Can't wait to see you all again at our Tour events, Thatters most definitely know how to party and also Rule the World! You truly Shine! Nobody Else in this world can party like Thatters and that's for Sure! To see more pictures from the event, please visit our Gallery - click here!

Many thanks also to Tim from Event Travel for donating the pair of Take That Tickets and accommodation for 21st December (which went for £250 in the Auction); to Katherine from The XtraMile Embroidery and Jean from Pink Butterfly Jewellery, who donated 10% of their takings on the night to the Charity. Huge thank you particularly to Katherine, who then Auctioned off what was left on her stall and donated all proceeds to the Charity!

Huge congratulations to Take That going straight into the charts at No 2 - though to us Thatters it is most definitely No 1!

Many of us were concerned last week when we couldn't find copies of Rule the World on the shelves of the major retailers, HMV and Virgin. At first we all thought it was because Take That were selling out as quickly as they were being put on the shelves, because there were loads of Leona and McFly CDs available still.

It just seems odd that Rule the World appeared to be sold out and yet Leona reached No 1? Where were the CDs? Why were the shelves empty of Rule the World? More importantly, why were staff at HMV actively promoting Leona at the tills? This is not sour grapes on the part of Thatters, if McFly had gone in at No 1 we would have understood it because they have a huge young fan base. Something appears very wrong in this. Some of us even had to resort to going to Woolies for CDs, because they appeared to be the only shop that had any from Tuesday onwards!

However, we don't want to detract from this fantastic achievement by Take That yet again! Take That Rule our World - You are and always will be No 1!

We've just received the following update from the Polydor Press Office.

"Everyone I'm sure will be pleased to hear that Howard is making a speedy recovery and the doctors are very happy with his progress. He will as a result be rejoining his band mates in .Hamburg. on Wednesday .this week when the tour arrives there. Although it is still not clear when he will be back on stage performing with the other guys, the early indications are that it will be very soon.

Howard was discharged from Hospital in Vienna on Saturday afternoon and is currently resting with his family. Mark, Gary and Jason all visited Howard after the show in .Vienna. on Friday night along with the dancers and musicians to help cheer him up. They're all looking forward to him joining them this week in Germany."

This is excellent news! On behalf of everyone here at TTAP, we wish you a continued speedy recovery Howard! Good to know you are now back with your family recovering! Best wishes and thanks to Gary, Jason and Mark for keeping it all going!

Tickets for the screening of the O2 Arena concert on 7th December 2007 are now on sale at Ticket

Prices range from £15 plus £1.50 booking fee per ticket, plus postage. Some cinemas may chage more, depending upon where they are located. This is going to be a unique night for Thatters, especially those who were not fortunate to get tickets to the concerts. They've promised some special backstage footage for those attending the cinemas.

Some of us will be meeting up for a bite to eat prior to the screening, for more details, please visit the Vue Cinemas Forum on our Discussion Boards. Click here to go to the forum..

It has been announced on TTTV, in a Statement from Take That, that Howard is in hospital after suffering an injury during one of the recent concerts.

At the request of Howard; Gary, Jason and Mark performed the concert in Zurich tonight, as planned. This must have been very difficult for the chaps, because they are very much a tight unit these days. It is to their credit and total dedication to their fans that they have done the concert this evening without Howard. Nothing has been said about when Howard will return to the Tour, but the main priority is that he gets well soon and has a good recovery! He has been pulling out all stops to give the performance of his life for fans every night, as have they all. To read the Statement from Take That, please click here.

On behalf of everyone here at TTAP, we would like to wish Howard a very speedy recovery! Get Well Soon Howard! To Gary, Jason and Mark, thank you so much for carrying on and we hope it won't be too long before you are all back together again. Just so long as Howard is ok, that's all that matters!

Just spotted on TTTV News, a special package put together for British fans who fancy a trip over to Denmark to see Take That perform in Aalborg.

The package for two people is 1,300 Danish Krona, and includes air fare from London Gatwick, Accommodation, brunch buffet and tickets. The airport is located just 5 minutes away from the centre of Aalborg where the hotels are situated. From the hotel there is only a 10 minute drive to Gigantium where the concert is being held. On the night of the concert shuttle-buses will drive between Gigantium and Aalborg city centre every 5 minutes.

In addition, Sterling are running a competiton to win a free package (2 Concert tickets + flights from London to Aalborg + a 2 day stay at Hotel Quality Aalborg (2 persons in a double-room).

Please click here to find out further details and to enter the Competition! Good Luck!

Not too sure what interview The Sun saw on Friday night, but it can't have been the one the rest of us saw! It's a scandal how the British Press can make a story out of nothing and then put a twist on it that didn't even happen! Take That did not make a plea for Robbie to return!

What actually happened was that, because it seemed that Jonathan Ross couldn't think of any interesting questions to ask, he appeared to repeat the same questions he asked prior to the Tour in 2006, including "will Robbie be joining you on Tour", which 18 months' on, a sell-out tour behind them, a multi-platinum album and 2 No 1 singles that did not include Robbie, would seem a totally pointless question to ask!

Take That were visibly annoyed at being asked the question, but consumate professionals that they are, they were polite and didn't answer the question directly but when pushed by Ross asking "would the door always be open for him to return", Gary said yes, "the door would always be open". Hardly a plea for Robbie to return!

The message from us Thatters is:

"Robbie Williams is no longer part of Take That! He left in 1995 and Take That split as a 4 piece in 1996. They reunited as a 4 piece and the offer for him to join them on Tour came in 2006 and he did not join them. Take That are now a 4 piece group and Robbie Williams is a solo artist! We have got over and accepted it, why can't you?"

Here are just some of the comments from the Message Board:-

"I don't think they were watching the same interview as the rest of us!"

"I agree, where do they get their info from wish they would just drop it!!!!!!!! Or someone tell the media once and for that this topic is CLOSED! Why do they keep bringing it up haven't they got anything else to do?"

"why do the press exist in a completely different world to the rest of us? The boys making a plea to Robbie to come back-I certainly didnt hear that. Perhaps the papers write what they think we want to hear-only we are more than able to make up our own minds"

"I'm getting so bored of this - same old dribble . It just makes me furious, Rob is working on getting himself better and the boys are doing an amazing job without him as they did all those years ago. I just wish they'd drop it."

"I cant believe people are still putting this in the press! Robbie will never get back with TT and to me TT are a four piece. Like you say they were not watching the same interview as us real fans! "

"I totally agree with all of you and I think Robbie is quite happy at the moment how his life is going so why should he come back?"

"Not this again! I knew as soon as I heard Jonathan Ross ask that question the media would jump on the bandwagon again. You could actually see the Boys are getting really fed up of being asked it. They have been incredibly successful without Robbie having three No.1's and definitely another one with Rule the World. They are going down two completely different career paths. I wouldn't actually mind Robbie singing with them again but I can live without it!"

The message seems loud and clear to us:

Press/Media and Jonathan Ross, MOVE ON, GET OVER IT - WE HAVE!

To read the rest of the comments, please visit our Discussion Forums. Click here to go to the thread.

The countdown to the Download is on! Rule the World, the fourth single released by Take That since their return, is available to download from tomorrow - Sunday, 21st October 2007!

Let's help get that 11th No 1 with this fantastic new single! The CD will be released on Monday, 22nd October 2007, though Downloads are really important to the chart count at the end of the week.

We have put some information about where you can download Rule the World on a special Beautiful World Collection page. Just click here or on the cover picture above. The page has links to take you to the download site of your choice. Also available on pre-order from Amazon, HMV and Virgin.

The chaps are currently over in Europe, performing in Barcelona tonight. It would be a nice thank you to them if we can all pass word around about the single being out and on download, resulting in that 11th No 1 next Sunday, 28th October 2007!

Good to see the return of Gary's Official Website, which is coming online shortly!

The site has been designed by The Detective Agency Limited and is designed to highlight Gary's past and present career! It is a very slick and professional site, with news, diary and information for unsigned artists.

Gary has united with Celia McCamley to form San Remo music, a publishing company to give support to artists and writers write amazing music. It's great to see Gary back on the Internet with his own site again.

The Sun is running a poll on who everyone thinks will take top spot in next week's charts. Rule the World is released on download from Sunday, 21st October and on CD from Monday, 22nd October 2007

NEXT week is set to be one of the biggest chart battles of the year, with X Factor’s LEONA LEWIS going head-to-head with the mighty Take That with her come back single Bleeding Love. Both songs are doing well for radio airplay although Take That are slightly nudging ahead.

Rule The World, from new movie Stardust, is at No 5 in the airplay countdown, with Bleeding Love at No 7. Let's show them some Thatter Power! To register your vote please go to The Sun's Bizzare Showbiz page, click here.

Date: Friday, 19th October 2007
Channel: BBC1
Time: 10.35 pm until 11.35 pm (UK time).

Take That will be appearing on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, this week Friday, 19th October 2007. Other guests include Sir Terry Wogan, Peter Serafinowicz and England ladies' footballer Kelly Smith.

Take That's 'An Audience With . . .Live' has been short-listed for an Award in the category Most Popular Entertainment Programme.

Please go to the National Television Awards website and make your vote now! You have until midnight on 31st October 2007 to vote and only 1 vote per person is allowed.

There is also a prize draw on the site to win tickets to the Awards Ceremony. Don't try multiple voting because it's now allowed and any multiple votes will be deleted, which may mean your original vote would also be discounted. Just let all your Thatter friends, family, workmates and whoever else you feel may be willing to help! This programme was the best night's television ever!

It's been an amazing couple of years for Take That - they are riding high and back where they have always belonged!

Take That "Ruled the World" at The Odyssey Arena in Belfast last night, at the opening night of their Beautiful World Tour!

We won't go into detail here, so that those of you who don't want to know before you go to see them yourself will still be able to have a wonderful surprise! Take That never cease to amaze Thatters and critics alike, with their sheer talent, professionalism and stage presence. There is no one else out there that can touch them for giving a spectacular, professional, enoyable and memorable experience. To those who knock them, how about going along and seeing for yourselves, you will soon be converted and realise how wrong you are!

The Press and Media certainly seem to agree with us, there have been fantastic reviews in this morning's papers. If you would like to check them out, please visit the Tour Reviews section of our Message Boards - you will find it in the Media/Press Forum, or simply click here.

To everyone who is going to concerts on the Tour, have a fantastic time and we hope to see you at one or two of our pre-concert events!

A Deluxe edition of the two-million selling Beautiful World album will be released on 12th November 2007.

This special Beautiful World Tour edition includes the new single Rule the World, which is relased on 22nd October, plus Beautiful Morning and We All Fall Down! In addition, there will be a bonus DVD, featuring all 4 videos from Patience, Shine, I'd Waid for Life and Rule the World, as well as behind the scenes interviews.

To mark the start of the Tour, Take That TV has put up a competition to win signed copies of The Beautiful World Deluxe Edition. All you have to do it to post a concert review in the special Tour Reports area of the Message Board on the official site. They will pick the best review from each show to put up on the official website and those people who wrote them will receive a signed copy. For further details, please click here.

Just over 24 hours until we are all going back on Tour! Who would have believed this only 2 years ago?

This time 2 years ago we were all looking forward to the documentary 'Take That - For the Record' and now we have out chaps back where they belong - riding on a star!

We would like to wish everyone travelling out to Belfast today, ready for tomorrow, a very safe journey! Have a blast for those of us who aren't able to see them just yet, let your singing be heard to the rafters and lift the roof off The Odyssey!

It sounds like there are quite a few surprises and treats for us all. We look forward to reading your reports in the Tour Reports section of our Forum - those of you who don't want to know, you don't have to read them.

Wonderful news from the NME Website, is that Take That have announced that the concert at the MEN Arena on 22nd December 2007 will be shown live in 50 VUE Cinemas across the UK!

According to the report, the official statement says that, the footage will feature exclusive backstage action and "some very special surprises".

Manager of VUE Cinemas, Mark De Quervain, said: "The Beautiful World tour sold out in a matter of hours, leaving many fans disappointed, so the guys were delighted to be able to give them this opportunity to see the show. With the help of Vue's technology we hope to deliver the fans an unforgettable, live experience in their local theatres."

Tickets can be purchased at www.myvue.com

This is wonderful news for those Thatters who have not been able to get tickets to the actual concerts, because they will still be able to see their chaps live and have a unique cinema experience, another first for Take That, though this has been done by other artists in the past, most notably David Bowie.

Check out Marks & Spencer's website! Take That are the faces of the new Autumn Autograph range, which launches tomorrow.

There's a section for each of the chaps, and they look very good indeed, all spruced up! The new collection is a range of modern casuals and tailored designs.

It seems that Marks & Spencer are one of the sponsors for the upcoming Beautiful World Tour, the site says, "Autograph, in association with the Beautiful World Tour".

TakeThat TV have confirmed that Take That will attend the Premiere of the film 'Stardust' tonight, which is being held at The Odeon, Leicester Square, London.

If anyone is going along tonight, we would love to hear your reports and see any pictures you may be able to take! As previously mentioned, the film goes out on general release from 19th October 2007, but we understand that VUE Cinemas are holding gala pre-screenings at some of their cinemas tomorrow, 4th October 2007!

With huge thanks to Polydor Press Office for letting us use this picture, here is the artwork for Take That's new single 'Rule the World'.

The design follows the theme set for the Beautiful World Album. It will actually feature on a Deluxe version of Beautiful World, which will be released shortly.

Rule the World will be released on Monday, 22nd October 2007, though it will be available as a download from Friday, 19th October 2007. As previously mentioned, the song is the soundtrack for the film "Stardust", which has its Premiere tomorrow night at The Odeon Leicester Square and will go on general release from 19th October 2007.

Here are some details:-

Recommended Retail Price: £3.99
Release Date: 22/10/07   Download: 19/10/07
Track Listing CD:  1. Rule The World   2. Stay Together

You can pre-order the CD now from Amazon, just click here. Let's make this Take That's 11th No 1!

Wonderful news from MOO (Mark Owen Official website), the long awaited DVD of his "How the Might Fall" Tour was released for sale, exclusively on MOO for just £12.99. The title of the CD is Mark Owen Live at The Academy"

The DVD features the last night performance from his solo "How The Mighty Fall" tour in Islington, London in December 2005, and includes the promotional videos for Makin' Out and Believe In The Boogie. It also features an exclusive and candid interview with Mark discussing his solo career to date, his songwriting, the album "How The Mighty Fall", etc, together with some previously unseen tour photographs, . This is an opportunity to hear Mark's perspective as never before!

The lucky first 200 purchasers will receive the DVD personally signed by Mark. To order a copy of the DVD, please send a postal order or cheque in the sum of £14.99 (£12.99 plus £2.00 post and packing) made payable to "Sedna Records Ltd" to:

Mark Owen DVD Offer
PO Box 55946
London
W11 3XH

Don't forget to include your name and full address details of where you would like the DVD to be sent to. Please allow 28 days from date of sending for receipt of your DVD. Please note that the DVD is in multiregion format.

The first picture of Take That's advertising shoot for the Marks & Spencer Autograph range has been posted on Take That TV.

Take that are the new faces for the new Autumn range, the advertising campaign launches on Thursday, 4th October 2007. Keep checking your local Marks & Spencer store!.

Marks' have kindly said that they will send us a couple of store Posters for our Thattereen Party, one of which will be used in a competition to raise funds for Charity. This is definitely going to make Christmas shopping a lot more enjoyable!

The stars were out in force on Friday, 28th September, to celebrate the launch of the very first National Movie Awards, which took place at the Royal Festival Hall in London.

The Awards were televised and broadcasted on ITV1 on Saturday, 29th September. Take That took centre stage with the very first live performance of their new single Rule the World, soundtrack to the film Stardust which has it's Premiere on 3rd October 2007 at the Odeon Leicester Square. They gave a magnificent live performance, which was very enthusiastically received by those attending, including Dame Helen Mirren, Dame Judy Dench, Dustin Hoffman, Christian Slater and, of course, many Thatters in the Balcony who had bought a ticket.

The song is hotly tipped for an Oscar nomination in 2008. Meantime, we think it's going to be their 11th No 1. Rule the World will be released on 22nd October, but will be available to download from 19th October.

We've received an email from Indigo Television, saying that they have a few tickets left for the National Movie Awards, coming up this Friday, 28th September and have decided to offer them at a reduced price of £20.00 for Thatters coming from fan sites.

If you would like to attend, to see Take That perform their new single "Rule The World" for the first time, at London's Royal Festival Hall Southbank centre all you need do is call the box office on 0871 6632538 and say you have are from the Take That Appreciation Pages, to be entitled to the huge discount.

For anyone who is going, we look forward to hearing your reports on our Discussion Forum.

Take That are to be the faces of Marks & Spencer's new Autumn Autograph collection, which launches on 4th October 2007.

Celebrity photographer John Rankin, photographed Take That both individually and as a group, wearing several different looks from the collection. "It's brilliant to be working with such a strong British brand as M&S and to be the faces for the new Autumn Autograph campaign," the group said.

To read the article in full, please visit the Sky News website or click on the picture to take you directly to the page. This is certainly going to make Chrimbo shopping in Marks' a lot more enjoyable!

Take That have had to move to a bigger venue for their concert in Barcelona 20th October, to the Palau Sant Jordi. So many tickets were wanted, that a bigger venue had to be found.

The Palau Sant Jordi is located at Passeig Olímpic, 5-7, 08038, Barcelona. You can get there by tube - either lline 1 or line 3, to Plaza España and then take the No 50 bus.

Extra Tickets are now available at the Igua Pop website, just click on the picture to take you there. For those of you who have already bought tickets, you should check with the company from whom you bought your tickets regarding the seating arrangements.

Take That will be performing at the first ever National Movie Awards, that take place on Friday, 28th September 2007 at the Royal Festival Hall, London. . They will give the first live performance of their new single, Rule the World.

The awards honour the top films at the UK Box Office over the past year. They were inspired by the success of the Sun-backed National Television Awards and, like these, will be voted for by the public.

Take That TV have just announced a competition for the chance to win a pair of tickets to this star-studded event. Click here to find out details. Closing date for the competition is mid-day on 25th September 2007.

Tickets are on sale at the National Movie Awards Website, click here. If you are unable to get hold of a ticket, don't worry! You can catch the Awards on ITV1 on Saturday, 29th September at 9.00 pm.

We'd love to hear your views on the new single, how about joining us on our Discussion Board and letting us know, just click here. You need to be a registered user to post, but not to read the Discussion Board.

Set your alarm clocks very early tomorrow morning (Tuesday, 18th September)! Rule the World will be played for the first time on UK radio at 07:50 am on your local radio!

For those of you outside the UK, the single will be played on UK national radio stations, such as the Chris Moyles Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 1 at 7:50 am. The link you need to visit is www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chrismoyles. Alternatively, please click here to go to his Home Page. Don't forget to keep checking Take That TV for news of a new competition!

We'd love to hear your views on the new single, how about joining us on our Discussion Board and letting us know? You need to be a registered user to post, but not to read the Discussion Board. Click here to go to the Discussion Board.

Check out Take That TV (official site) to see exclusive pictures from the upcoming video for the new single Rule the World!

The video will be shown for the first time, exclusively, on ITV. There will be two screenings, one on Saturday, 22nd September on ITV2 at 20:30 (just before the XTRA Factor) and then on ITV1 on Sunday, 23rd September 2007 between 00:10 am and 00:30 am (10 minutes long).

The single will be available for download on 19th October 2007, with the CD single being release on 22nd October 2007. Let's make this Take That's 11th No 1 single!

Keep checking on Take That TV next week for news of an exciting new competition!

It has been announced on the Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Jamie Scott & Town websites that they will be the support acts for the two parts of the upcoming Beautiful World Tour. Sophie will be the "Special Guest" for the UK leg (first part starting in Belfast on 11th October) and Jamie for the European leg that starts off in Barcelona on 20th October 2007.

To find out more about Sophie Ellis-Bextor and read the news in full, please visit her website:-

Sophie Ellis Bexter Website - http://www.sophieellisbextor.net/

To find out more about Jamie Scott & Town, please visit the website, or MYSPACE. Here are the links:-

Jamie Scott & Town Website - http://www.jamiescottandthetown.com/
Jamie Scott & Town MY SPACE

Sophie has postponed her own Tour, so that she can appear. On her site, she has said "I am thrilled Take That have asked me to tour with them, they're lovely boys and their tours are second to none. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, any girl would be a fool to turn down!"

It has been announced on the Concert for Diana website that a DVD of the full concert, including some additional backstage features, will be released by Universal Music on 5th November 2007.

More than 60,000 attended the concert at the new Wembley Stadium, held on Sunday, 1st July 2007. Hosted by Princes William and Harry to celebrate the life of their mother Diana, Princess of Wales, the concert included artists from many of the different performing arts, loved by the Princess of Wales, including the Royal Ballet.

Take That were the act and gave an outstanding performance. A full list of other artists who performed can be found on the Concert for Diana website.

The concert was watched by almost 15 million people in the UK and it was broadcast to over 500 million homes in 140 countries. Take That were the closing act and gave an outstanding performance.

There are also a limited number of programmes available through the website. Please click on the picture to go to the Concert for Diana website.

Take That, through Polydor, are releasing a Deluxe Edition of the Beautiful World album on 19th November 2007 - just in time for Christmas! It will include a DVD, which we presume to be the three singles - Patience, Shine and I'd Wait for Life, but this has not been confirmed.

You can pre-order a copy now on the HMV website for just £11.99 delivered. Please click here to go to the site. Let's make this another platinum selling No 1 album!

Take That have once again been nominated for an Award at the Vodafone Music Awards, 2007, which take place on 19th September at Brompton Hall, Earls Court, London.

They have been nominated in the Category Best Live Music DVD for The Ultimate Tour! They are up against Maximo Park, Oasis and Primal Scream in that Category.

Please go to register your vote now at the Vodafone Music Website, just click here and it will take you to the voting page. You will automatically be entered into a Prize Draw to win:-

• The Ultimate Awards Experience
  Tickets for you and a friend plus overnight accommodation in a 4 star hotel
  
• The Awards Party Pack
  Tickets for you and ten mates to the Vodafone Live Music Awards

Let's keep this dream going! Take That and The Ultimate Tour DVD certainly deserve to win! You may remember that Take That won a Vodafone Music Award last year for Best Live Return, so let's make it a double!

It has just been announced on the Take That TV Website that Take That's new single will be 'Rule the World', which they have recorded for the film 'Stardust'. The single is expected to be released some time in October, just in time for the Tour!

For full details, including a clip from the film, please visit the News Section of Take That TV, which you can go to by clicking here.

The film stars Robert DeNiro, Peter O'Toole, Ricky Jervaise and the debut of Charlie Cox in the lead role. It was premiered in Los Angeles at the end of July, attended by Gary and Mark. As previously reported, the song has been strongly tipped to win an Oscar in 2008.

The film will have its UK Premiere at The Odeon, Leicester Square, London on Wednesday, 3rd October 2007!

Venue: The Galileo Suite, Renaissance Hotel, Blackfriars Street, Manchester
Date: Saturday, 3rd November 2007!

Come help us celebrate the end of a wonderful year's fundraising, to mark the end International Thatter's Week in style!

We will be holding our end of week party in the Galileo Suite, at The Rennaissance Hotel, Blackfriars Street Manchester from 7.00 pm until 2.00 am!

The theme is "Thattereen", which is a mix of Halloween and Thatters - Halloween falling in the middle of the week! Fancy Dress is optional, but there will be a prize for the best/most unusual! Dress Code is smart.

The evening will start with a Drinks Reception in the Da Vinci Lounge, which is a glass of Buck's Fizz or Orange Juice, we'll then go into the Galileo Suite to start our evening with the buffet supper and Auction, followed by dancing the night away until 2.00 am, for those of us able to keep awake!

Younger Thatters aged 12 years are welcome to attend, although in order to comply with Licensing Laws, anyone under 16 years must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

We will also be holding our main Auction for the year and have some wonderful items already, including:-

Tickets are just £20 per person, which includes a Buck's Fizz reception, 2 course Hot Buffet, DJ/Disco and Charity Auction! Tickets are now on sale in our online shop. Please click here for details.

Thatters are back on Tour in a few weeks!

To celebrate going back on Tour, we have once again arranged parties and get-togethers for Thatters to meet up and have a "bit of a do" before each of the Concerts - or in the case of Belfast, after the concert! Tickets are now on Sale in our Online Shop!

Please check out the Events Calendar for full details of all the events we are doing. We are in the middle of finalising arrangements for Denmark, Glasgow, Italy, London, Newcastle, Spain and Switzerland. We are also hoping that we can get together with Totally Take That website and organise a Dutch get-together. Click here to go to the Events Calendar.

At long last the confirmation we have all been waiting for! Robbie will not be rejoining Take That!

Please click here to read the article on the GMTV website, which came from an email to Ross King from Gary.

The comment above is not a slur against Rob, just relief that finally the speculation is officially put to an end! Most Thatters have felt that this would be a wrong move for both sides for a long time, but for some reason the Press have always speculated. Take That came back in 2005 as a 4 piece, they actually split as a 4 piece at the height of their popularity. Rob has a wonderful new career as a solo artist, so they are now looked upon as separate artists.

Rob was very much part of the old Take That, and it is right to remember that. However, he left the group in July 1995. He has proven himself as a brilliant entertainer and successful solo artist. Take That reformed in 2005, had a fantastic sell out Arena and Stadium Tour in 2006 and are now looking forward to the sell-out European and UK Tour, starting in October.

Time to "leave it all behind now". It's a new era and it is so good to hear that fences have been mended and that they are all friends again. Here's to the future, whatever that may hold, and hopefully we will all see the return of Rob the solo artist very soon!

Gary and Mark are in LA to attend the Premiere of MATTHEW VAUGHN’s new blockbuster Stardust.

There is a nice article in Victoria Newton's "Bizarre" in The Sun Online. Take That wrote the soundrack, Rule the World, for the film.

Gary and Mark were guests of honour at the star-studded Premiere. The song is hotly tipped to scoop up an Oscar in 2008! To read the report, please click here. There's also a mention on Perez Hilton's website - Perez is a very popular Entertainment Columnist and Reporter. Please click here to go to his site, which has a comments page.

Also, tune in to Richard Arnold's Show on GMTV this coming Friday, 3rd August for a special Take That Exclusive - we have a feeling it might be footage of the Premiere and maybe we get to hear that soundtrack for the first time! This is not officially confirmed, but it could be!

Programme Time: 2.00 pm until 5.00 pm
Weblink: www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/wright/

Tune in to the Steve Wright Show on BBC Radio 2 this afternoon from 2.00 pm, to hear Gary talking about the release of My Take in paperback.

Mark Radcliffe will be hosting the show and also talks to double Olympic Gold Medal winner Dame Kelly Holmes about her campaign to get kids fit. Plus actress Liza Tarbuck picks her favourite stories from the day's news.

There's a chance to win some top prizes in "Mark My Words" and you can get also your favourite tunes played by sending in your musical life story in CD CV to the Show. Click here to go to the page.

Limited signed editions of My Take in paperback are now available on the Bloomsbury website. Click here to order your copy now.

NOT content with taking the pop world by storm for a second time, TAKE THAT are now going for Oscar glory.

The fab four have recorded the theme for Lock Stock genius MATTHEW VAUGHN’s upcoming blockbuster Stardust.

The track, called Rule The World, is already being tipped to bag them the most prized statuette in show business. Huge thanks to Natalya Ursula from the TTAP Message Boards for the "heads up".

For Victoria Newton's full report in The Sun Online, please click here. This is wonderful news, things just keep getting better for Take That! It is also reported that Rule the World will be released as a single! Huge congratulations to all involved!

Happy 37th Birthday Jason, from everyone at TTAP! We hope you have a fantastic day, with many very happy returns!

Thatters have raised an amazing £427.00 on the JustGiving page, set up as a birthday present for Jason, plus a further £85.46 in Gift Aid, making a total, so far, of £512.46! Thank you all so very much - you are stars! This is an amazing amount and we are sure that Jason will be delighted!

The page will be open for donations until 18th August 2007. Click here to donate. The money raised is being donated to Take That's supported charity, the Five Stars Scanner Appeal, every penny donated on the JustGiving page goes directly to the charity.

The National Television Awards take place on Wednesday, 31st October 2007 on ITV1.

An "Audience with Take That" has been nominated in the category for Most Popular Entertainment Programme. This is located on page 11, of the voting categories.

To find out more about the Awards, please visit
http://www.nationaltvawards.com. To vote for "An Audience With Take That ", click here.

It is only one email per voting submission, multiple votes will be disqualified! You can also vote for other programmes, Best Actor, Best Actress etc and then click on VOTE NOW.

There is also a brilliant prize draw from the winning votes to attend the evening as a VIP guest of ITV, so please go on over to the site now and make your vote count!

What a fantastic performance last night at the Concert for Diana by Take That! It was definitely the best of the day, really got the crowd going and even Princes William and Harry were having a bop - and knew the words!

The Concert for Diana was generally very good, though a few performers weren't on top form! Other notable performances were those of Elton John, Tom Jones, Rod Stewart, Andrea Bocelli and the 3 Josephs (Donny Osmond, Jason Donovan and Lee Mead), absolutely fantastic. The Royal Ballet did a brilliant performance of the 4th Act of Swan Lake, it was lovely to see ballet represented at such a special occasion.

Take That were originally scheduled to also perform Never Forget, but for some reason they only did 3 songs (Shine, Patience and Back For Good). As things turned out, there would have been time for them to do it because Elton John came on late for his final performance and Ricky Gervaise had to do his best to fill in!

The concert was broadcast live on BBC 1 to 140 countries around the World. It was also on BBC Radio 2. There are some really nice Press articles today, please check out:-

Daily Mirror: Eva Simpson and Caroline Hedley - Click here to go to the article
The Sun: Victoria Newton's 'Bizarre' - Click here to go to the article

Just to remind you that Take That will be performing at the Concert for Diana tomorrow (1st July 2007) at the new Wembley Stadium.

The concert will be broadcast live on BBC 1 television and BBC Radio 2 from 3.30 pm (UK time). For Thatters unable to receive the television programme, tune in to BBC Radio 2 online click here to go to the web page.

For those who are going along to the concert, you can get all the transport and directions on the Concert for Diana website, just click the Wembley tab, or click here to take you to the page. The page also contains a seating plan for the concert.

Have a great time everyone who will be there, the rest of us will be glued to our tvs and radios!

Congratulations to Take That on going straight in at No 17 in the UK Charts! This is brilliant news for a third single coming from the hugely successful, 5 x platinum album 'Beautiful World'.

Whilst some fans are disappointed it didn't reach No 1, which is something as Thatters we have become used to, it has to be remembered that the album has been on sale since November, plus the guys have been away on a well deserved break.

All in all, this has been very successful. With lack of airplay on the radio, now that it has finally been on Radio 1, then more people wll have heard it and hopefully we will see it move up a bit higher next week!

Take That certainly got a boost with the announcement that "Never Forget - The Ultimate Collection" has re-entered the Top 10 Albums Charts at No 9!

Huge thanks to everyone who has been joining in the "Thatters Lead the Way" Campaign, you are stars!! Let's keep up the momentum for next week's charts! We have until Saturday, 30th June to count for next week's Charts!

Complete your 'Beautiful Collection' with the release of 'I'd Wait for Life', the third single from the 5 x Platinum album 'Beautiful World'.

Click on the image to take you to an information page, giving details of where you can buy the CD. We also give you details of the best places to download the whole collection.

Let's show them some THATTER POWER and get this one right to the top of the Charts! Thatters Lead the Way - Download Today!

Huge thanks to everyone who is buying this wonderful single, let's keep the momentum going! We have until Saturday, 23rd June to count for this week's Charts!

To celebrate the release of Take That's latest stunning new single, I'd Wait For Life, ITV are giving away a pair of VIP tickets to one of the band's sell-out UK tour concerts, including one night's accommodation and VIP seating.

All you have to do is answer a simple question and then fill in your details! The closing date is 2nd July 2007! Click here for further details!

I'd Wait for Life, the third single to be released from the multi-platinum Beautiful World Album, goes on sale tomorrow - Monday, 18th June 2007!

It would fantastic to see Take That get an 11th No 1 with this beautiful single, so we need to make sure that we can let as many people as possible know that it's being released! We now need to get out and buy the single!

Please click on the picture to take you to HMV online, if you can't get out to buy it. You can also download it from I-Tunes (from the album) and Amazon. Let's show the boys that we are here and can't wait for the start of the Tour, by giving our full support to this wonderful new single!

Thank you to everyone who has supported our Banner Campaign - you are stars! If you would like to show your support, how about displaying the banner on your MY SPACE, BEBO, FACEBOOK or any other Community Online page? You can also print it off and send it around. The link is http://www.take-that.co.uk/images/iwflbanner8.jpg

Not long now until the release of "I'd Wait for Life" on Monday, 18th June 2007. It would be wonderful to show our support to Take That by getting them their 11th No 1, and the third from the Beautiful World Album!

This is a wonderful song, the first all four worked on when they got back together and resulted in the fantastic Beautiful World album. It would be a wonderful tribute to the boys to mark that special time by us helping to get that 11th No 1!

The B-side is "We All Fall Down", which has Mark as the lead! This is a previously unreleased song and not on the Beautiful World album.

For some reason there doesn't seem to be much airplay, but perhaps it will come in the next week, just before the release. We need to get it on the radio more, so perhaps if you have a special occasion or someone's birthday coming up, you could request "I'd Wait for Life"?

To have their 11th No 1 will give the boys a wonderful boost at the start of the hard couple of months ahead when they are rehearsing, plus it might encourage them to write that second album.

THATTERS UNITE! LET'S SHOW THEM SOME THATTER POWER!!

Win tickets to Take That’s sell-out Beautiful World Tour 2007!
PLUS LIMITED EDITION POSTERS AND BOOKS SIGNED BY GARY BARLOW

To celebrate the publication of "My Take" by Gary Barlow in paperback, Bloomsbury are running a special competition throughout June.

For your chance to win tickets to Take That’s 2007 UK tour, a signed edition of My Take in paperback, a signed My Take hardback poster and a limited edition large-format My Take paperback poster, please visit:-

www.bloomsbury.com/garybarlow/

Limited signed editions of My Take in paperback will be available during June.

*The Competition is open to UK and Republic of Ireland residents excluding employees (or their families) of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

Big thanks to Laura Page (gary_lover) on our TTAP Forums, for spotting this very important article on the Metro Arena Website.

"Should you have any of the following ticket REFERENCE numbers (Ref, first column), we strongly suggest you immediately return to the point of purchase and request a refund. You will, I'm afraid, be refused entry into the event; these tickets we're obtained via unofficial sales outlets who made a profit from their sale, in contravention of our ticket 'Conditions of Sale'. Take That tickets purchased by Mr Brown and Mr Hodgson of Sunderland and Mr Croudace of Newcastle being sold on for profit, have already been voided."

Voided Take That Tickets

Also voided, tickets for Il Divo and Meatloaf, please check the Metro Arena website for details.

Check out the official Take That Website, to watch the beautiful video for "I'd Wait for Life".

Here is the cover for the new single, shown in the News section of TTTV. Take That TV have confirmed the release date for "I'd Wait for Life" will be Monday, 18th June 2007.

There will be plenty of chances to catch the video on television in the UK this coming weekend, please see the News Item below dated 10th May, which details all of the TV screenings of the video and any appearances by Take That! It's going to be a brilliant Take That month!

We understand that Reach Out will be the next release in Germany and Italy, on Friday, 8th June 2007. As soon as we hear more on this, we will post it. It has apparently been confirmed by Polydor in Germany.

Be sure to tune in to ITV1 this coming Monday, 21st May 2007 from 9.00 pm!

Take That have been nominated in the Music category, along with Sir Elton John and Amy Winehouse. The Awards have been voted for by readers of The Sun.

Check out this week's Heat Magazine for exclusive pictures from "I'd Wait for Life" video shoot on page 28! Short article by Isabel Mohan . . .

"One of the many reasons we love Take That (we've got a long list pinned up on our bedroom wall) is because they never make boring videos. And they haven't let us down with their promo for new single "I'd Wait for Life". While other boybands merely sway around on stools when they release ballads, the Take That boys have filmed a colourful extravaganza featuring masks, bubbles and bizarre sequence of flashbacks. They're seen jovially playing cards, before we go back in time to some of their happiest memories."

Two new singles will be released in June. Although "I'd Wait for Life" will be the next UK release, the next single to be released in Germany will be "Reach Out".

"I'd Wait for Life" will be released on Monday, 18th June 2007
"Reach Out" will be the first to be released, on Friday, 25th June 2007

Lots of tv promotion this month for the new single "I'd Wait for Life". Here are the dates and times!

Take That have confirmed they will play at the Diana memorial concert at Wembley Stadium on 1 July.

The band, who reunited last year, have been added to a bill which already includes Lily Allen and Sir Elton John. The foursome had to reschedule their time off so they could participate in the gig, which will mark the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana's death.

Singer Mark Owen said: "Diana was an inspiration to so many people and we feel privileged to have met her". "We decided we wanted to do anything we could to help make Diana's concert one of the highlights of the summer," he added.

The charity concert, which will also mark what would have been the Princess of Wales' 46th birthday, has been organised by her sons Princes William and Harry. The show will be broadcast live to millions of viewers in over 140 countries around the world.

For further details, please visit the Concert for Diana website. Click here

Time: 10:25 to 11:15 (Show 50 minutes long)
When: Saturday 5th May on Pop World, Channel 4

Alex and Alexa present more musical fun. It's as jam-packed as ever this week with appearances from Kaiser Chiefs, Linkin Park, Sophie Ellis Bextor and Take That, with an exclusive live performance of their new single "I'd Wait for Life"

Channel 4 has the exclusive first showing of the video for "I'd Wait for Life"! This will be shown on Channel 4 on Wednesday, 16th May 2007 at 11.05 pm and 01.30 am Thursday, 17th May. The time is subject to change, so please keep checking your Digiguides and TV Guides. As soon as we hear any more news on this, we will post it here.

An Audience With Take That...Live! on ITV1 has won a top award at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) Craft awards.

It took the Production Design category and became the first non-drama set to win a Craft BAFTA at the event hosted by newsreader Jon Snow, held in the Dorchester Hotel, London. The Craft BAFTAs honour those who work behind the camera.

Following the success of the hardback of Gary's autobiogrpahy "My Take", an updated version will be released in paperback on Monday, 4th June 2007.

This stunning new paperback edition is fully updated with a new chapter including details of Take That’s phenomenal comeback in 2006 from their reunion tour to their massive chart successes.

This book is a must, for both Gary and Take That fans alike. Read all about the Band; the break-up; Gary's solo career; and the comeback. This is the full inside story, in Gary's own words.

The book costs just £7.99 from Bloomsbury, ISBN: 9780747488061. Please keep checking back to find out details of a competition coming soon!

Reviews for the hardback:

'In the 10 years that it has taken Take That to turn into the biggest band in Britain, once again, Gary Barlow has turned into ‘the hot one’ … It is now official’ Grazia

‘An honest and down-to-earth read’ The Sun

‘A must-read for fans’ Sunday Express

‘You’ll be hooked’ Heat

It has just been announced that "I'd Wait for Life" will be the next single. This will be the third single released from the 5 times Platinum No 1 Album "Beautiful World".

No release date has yet been given, but BBC Radio 1 made an announcement that it was expected to be in June 2007, which is just in time for the Wedding Season! Please keep checking Take That TV for further details.

There is a news item on TTTV NEWS that says the group are due to begin the video for the single very soon. Gary takes the lead vocals on this very beautiful song, which was the first song on the Album the group did in collaboration.

Check out Take That TV to see some wonderful clips the chaps took on their mobile phones during their recent promotional trip to Japan and Australia.

The one you see featured here is Mark, Howard and Jason opening up some presents from fans! To see the clip in full, and all the other clips (including Gary taking a nap on a boat, James taking a nap on the boat and very nice clip of Howard cooling down on the boat), please click here, to do directly to TTTV!

Congratulations Take That! Beautiful World is No 1 in the UK Album Charts for a second week since jumping back to No 1, making this it's 8th week at No 1 over all!

It was no April Fool! A Team of us Mad Thatters decided to do our bit for Five Stars Scanner Appeal by taking part in their annual 5K Fun Run at Heaton Park, Manchester!

Here you see us at the end of the race (well we walked!), after being presented with our medals by Charmaine Owen, Director of the Five Stars Scanner Appeal.

The team consisted members of the TTAP Discussion Boards: Vicky (Mark's Babe), Lisa (Jason's Girl), Lisa's mum, Jayne (Jayne30), with little Jake (5 months old), Netty (Netty), Changachops (Netty's eldest), Milly, Connie and me! Oh and Alf, my long-suffering one who took all the pics!

We reckon that everyone else got it wrong though, because they all went running ahead to get there first, we were going for the longest time, not the quickest! We did it in 1 hour 7 minutes (5K)! In between we stopped to chat to the Aberdeen Angus type cattle, beautiful horses and a pic with the ambulance crew. Thanks to Vicky for bringing the music

We had a ball - We all got medals and a bottle of Vimto. Huge thanks to Five Stars for arranging a wonderful event. We will be doing it all again next year, this time going for 1 hour 30 mins .

We shook our pom poms each and every step. Special thanks to Jayne and Jakey for allowing me to push the pram half way round! I think it was the only thing keeping me up at that point!

We have so far raised almost £800 on our JustGiving pages. Thank you so much to everyone who has donated! If you would like to make a donation, please visit the following links:-

http://www.justgiving.com/jaynecantrun
http://www.justgiving.com/vickysfunrun
http://www.justgiving.com/lisas5kwalk
http://www.justgiving.com/jansfunrun
http://www.justgiving.com/netty8

We will definitely be doing it again next year with a bigger team, it was a great family day out. For more information about Heaton Park, please click here to go to their website. For more about the Five Stars Scanner Appeal, please click here !

Congratulations Take That! Beautiful World has just jumped back up the UK Album charts to reach No 1 for a 7th week! Shine is currently at No 7 in the Singles Charts!

Lovely new exclusive pictures of Take That at work and at play in Australia now on Take That TV. Click here to go to the pictures.

The chaps look really relaxed and happy, but will no doubt will be very jet-lagged by the time they do their performance on Comic Relief this Friday, 16th March!

Take That are also featured on "Comic Relief does The Apprentice" on Thursday, 15th November at 9.00 pm BBC1

We have been asked to post the following Official Statement from Take That regarding the above musical!

"There have been reports in the press today about a ‘Take That musical’. The band would like to state categorically that this production is being undertaken with neither their involvement nor their endorsement. They would wish their fans and the general public to know that this production is absolutely and 100% nothing to do with Take That."

Congratulations to Take That! Shine is No 1 in the UK Charts for the second week running! If it stays there for another 3 weeks, it will beat Take That's previous record of 4 weeks running with Back for Good!

Shine is the second single released from the hugely successful No 1 Album Beautiful World. It is also the second No 1 hit, following the 4 week No 1 run of Patience in November and December 2006.

Many Thatters are very much looking forward in the hope that Wooden Boat will be released as a single, so that Jason can complete the full set of No 1s for each of the members of the group.

Take That have arrived in Australia yesterday, as part of a 5 day promotional visit for Beautiful World!

The chaps will be doing album signing in Brisbane at the Music Shop tomorrow: Sunday, 11th March and will also attend the B105 party at Movie World, Gold Coast this evening - Saturday, 10th March 2007.

We understand that the visit will also take in radio interviews in Melbourne on Nova 100 and Fox FM.

The pictures shown are taken from an article in The Sun Online click here to go directly to the article.

Polydor have armed the Fab Four with phone cameras to send home pictures of their travels!

Check out Take That TV for all the latest pictures! Those currently shown are of their trip to Japan. There are more to follow, so keep checking back.

Full details are given on the News page, or you can click here to go directly to the pictures.

Take That have added two new dates to their Beautiful World Tour, this time for Belfast!

Sunday, 14th and Monday, 15th October 2007 at The Odyssey Arena, Belfast.

Tickets will go on sale this coming Saturday, 10th March 2007!

For tickets visit the Arena Box Office at 2 Queen's Quay, Belfast BT3 9QQ. The Box Office is located at the front of the Odyssey building to the far right hand side.

Alternatively, visit your nearest Ticketmaster outlet

Click here for a list of outlets in Northern Ireland
Click here to locate outlets across Ireland

NB Tickets purchased at Ticketmaster outlets are subject to a handling fee.

Book By Phone
Call Box Office on 028 9073 9074
Call Ticketmaster's 24-hour credit card Hotline on 0870243 4455
NB All telephone bookings are subject to a service charge.

Book Online
You can purchase tickets online using Ticketmaster's secure website. Simply click the Ticketmaster logo below, select the event from the list on their website and pay online.
NB Online bookings are subject to a service charge.

Metro Radio Arena has announced that the public are advised not to purchase tickets from unofficial box offices or from EBay. Paul Tappenden, Marketing Director of the Arena said:

"Selling tickets on E-bay, which is classed as a public auction, is in itself not illegal, HOWEVER it breaches one of our conditions of sale listed on the reverse of the ticket stating they must not be re-sold for profit. "We also find that general tickets are selling on E-Bay for more that the original price even though there are normal price tickets still available for the show".

The Arena has now installed a new Bar Code Admission System which will identify tickets that are disputed, e.g. lost in post/stolen/sold on and these will not be allowed entry. Any person who cannot identify themselves as linked to the purchasers name on the ticket will be refused admission. The potential xmas present will turnout to be a real problem as voided tickets are not admitted .

This significantly helps ensure that those not entitled to be in the venue will be refused entry.

We have now ceased to guarantee front row tickets from the Box Office on the first day of sale, and Promoters are also now allocating some of them to official fan clubs who if genuine, should quite rightly enjoy this advantage.

Metro Radio have also recently changed their ticketline service to Ticketmaster, the Arena's official agent, for greater confidence and security."

We have been contacted by Capital Gold UK Radio, who have asked us to let you know that that they are celebrating the wonderful news of Take That's 10th No 1 single, SHINE, with a special podcast that's free to download from capitalgold.com or iTunes.

Capital Gold DJ David Jensen talked to the boys recently about their amazing comeback and now you can own the interview for free.

Simply download it to your PC and enjoy it on your MP3 player tiem and time again or listen to the audio stream on the website.

Go to www.capitalgold.com for more info or you can go direct to the page by going to:-

http://www.capitalgold.com/article.asp?id=360646

Huge thanks to Mario!

Just announced on BBC Radio 1 Chart Show ...... SHINE is No 1 in the UK Official Singles Chart! This is the second No 1 off their No 1 Album, Beautiful World!

Huge Congratulations to Take That on this fantastic achievement!

Gary, Howard, Jason and Mark are currently in Japan as part of their promotional Tour of Japan and Australia. Mark and Gary both spoke on the programme, thanking everyone for buying the album and they are very excited to hear the news from England. Gary said that they felt a bit cut off being so far away from home when the announcement was made, but they stayed up especially to hear the news!

If you haven't bought your copy of the CD yet, then you are missing a treat! It's very uplifting and certainly starts the day with a smile!

You can download it from Itunes, who have an exclusive version of Shine, recorded live at Radio 2's Live & Exclusive show last November! Click here for Itunes

Remember, a "A Download a Day keeps the others at bay!"

Buy a copy for your family, friends, work mates etc! Let's show some THATTER POWER!

Take That have proved that they are Back For Good with dates on their Beautiful World Tour selling out in record time! Thousands of fans camped out at venues overnight to snap-up tickets for the 22-date Arena tour. Six extra nights have now been added to meet demand to see the reformed boy-band.

Tickets went on sale at 9am on Friday, causing credit card phone lines to jam. Ticket Master's website crashed as fans logged on to bag tickets.

Gary Barlow, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Howard Donald enjoyed a rapturous reception during their comeback tour last year. The whole tour sold-out in record time.

A new album, Beautiful World, and single, Patience, which scooped a Best British Single Award at the Brits, both reached No 1 in the charts.

This time, five nights at Birmingham's NEC sold out in less than an hour, setting a record, according to tour spokeswoman Maria Barham.

Six extra dates have been added - three at the Millennium Dome, now called The 02, in London, and three at the MEN Arena.

As previously reported, SHINE was officially released as a CD single yesterday, 26th February 2007 - their second single from the very successful No 1 Album Beautiful World.

It would be fantastic to see this brilliant song reach the No 1 slot, making it Take That's 10th No 1 single and a new milestone for them. We have no doubt it will reach that position, but don't want to be complacement, so we are asking Thatters worldwide to please buy a copy now and make sure that it does indeed reach that No 1 slot, with yet another record breaking number of sales!

If you haven't bought your copy of the CD yet, please do so before Saturday, 3rd March, so that it counts in this weeks Charts!

You can also download it from Itunes, who have an exclusive version of Shine, recorded live at Radio 2's Live & Exclusive show last November! Click here for Itunes

Remember, a "A Download a Day keeps the others at bay!"

Buy a copy for your family, friends, work mates etc! Let's show some THATTER POWER!

UK dates have just been released on the Take That TV Mailing List.

All tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 2nd March and will be available from the tour credit card hotline on: 0871 2200 260; 0871 230 6230; 0871 424 4444.

Or you can buy online at one of the following: www.gigsandtours.com
www.ticketmaster.co.uk
www.ticketline.co.uk

Tickets go on sale on Friday, 2nd March 2007. Ticketline Number is: for the following dates:-

Birmingham NEC
Friday 16th November
Saturday,17th November
Monday, 19th November
Tuesday, 20th November

Box Office Tickets Tel: 0870 909 4133

Glasgow SECC
Thursday, 22nd November
Friday, 23rd November,
Saturday, 24th November

Box Office Ticket Tel: 0870 040 4000

Newcastle Arena
Monday, 26th November
Tuesday, 27th November

Box Office Tickets Tel: 0870 707 8000

London The O2 Arena
Thursday, 29th November
Friday, 30th November
Saturday 1st December
Monday, 3rd December
Tuesday, 4th December

Box Office Tickets Tel: 0871 984 0002

Manchester MEN Arena
Monday, 10th December
Tuesday, 11th December
Thursday 13th December
Friday, 14th December
Saturday, 15th December
Monday, 17th December
Tuesday, 18th December
Wednesday, 19th December

Box Office Tickets Tel: 0870 190 8000

Here are the dates that have so far been confirmed for Europe. We will update as soon as we have all dates in.

27th October: Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland (Tickets on sale 24th Feb)
1st November: Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands (Tickets on sale 2nd March)
9th November: Gigantium, Aalborg, Denmark - SOLD OUT
11th November: Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark

Congratulations to Take That yet again! Those champagne corks will certainly be flying again tonight!

The BBC Radio 1 Chart Show tonight has Shine at No 10 in the charts (it's not released until tomorrow) and Patience at No 15, giving them two singles in the Top 20 UK Singles Chart!

To complete the trio, Beautiful World is still in the Top 10 UK Albums, at No 5! This certainly an amazing come back. Shine isn't due to be officially released until tomorrow and the Top 10 position is based on download sales alone!

Here's looking forward to another No 1! Wonderful news, coming just under a week after their success at the Brits with Patience!

Check out Chris Moyles Radio 1 Breakfast Show on Monday, 26th February for all the news about the forthcoming Beautiful World Tour 2007 - taking in Europe and the UK! Click here for the link

Take That will be announcing all dates and when tickets go on sale on the programme. This is timed to coincide with the release of the second single, SHINE, from the hugely successful Beautiful World Album.

Some dates have already been released and the concert at Aalborg in Denmark on 9th November was sold out in 15 minutes! Here are the dates that have so far been confirmed. We will update as soon as we have all dates in.

27th October: Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland (Tickets on sale 24th Feb)
1st November: Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands (Tickets on sale 2nd March)
9th November: Gigantium, Aalborg, Denmark - SOLD OUT
11th November: Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark

It is expected that tickets will go on sale on Friday, 2nd March 2007, though this is yet to be officially confirmed.

Wonderful news from the Brits tonight! Take That won Best British Single 2007 Award with "Patience"!

Congratulations to Gary, Howard, Jason and Mark on this fantasic achievement!

Huge congratulations to Thatters worldwide for texting in! What a great job everyone did! Here's to many more awards to come!

Take That's single "Patience" has been voted into the Top 5 contenders for the prestigious "Best British Single" Award at the Brits! It's now down to the final voting!

To vote for 'Patience' to win Best British Single at The BRITS, text TAKE to 87103 (Text cost 25p plus standard network rates).

Take That will be at the Awards! Keep voting!

Take That announced one of the dates for their Beautiful World Tour 2007 last night in Denmark. They will be performing at AAlborg Gigantum on Friday, 9th November 2007.

Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, 21st February 2007 from http://www.billetnet.dk at a price of 500 Danish Krona.

As soon as further dates and venues are announced we will let you know! Please also keep checking http://www.takethattv.com

Excellent news from the Brits! "Patience" is through to the next round of voting for Best British Single 2006! Voting ended last night, 4th February 2007.

They are now in the Top 8, the other 7 being Snow Patrol, Will Young, Razorlight, The Feeling, Lily Allen, James Morrison and Leona Lewis. This final round of voting is closes on Sunday, 11th February 2007, so we now need to start voting again!

To vote for 'Patience' to win Best British Single at The BRITS, text TAKE to 87103 (Text cost 25p plus standard network rates).

Huge sympathy going out to Mark who will be "plastered" for the next 6 weeks!

A report on Entertainment Today, GMTV, yesterday morning stated that Mark had broken his hand in two places, following a fall from a ladder whilst replacing a light bulb outside his home.

Here is a picture, taken by Inge in Holland, showing Mark with his right arm in plaster! The group appeared at Carre in Amsterdam today as part of their current promotional tour.

The official website has been upated with the video of 'Shine' playing on its Home Page and some items of news in the News Section.

Hot off the Press - Artwork for Shine Single
Take That TV have just added the artwork for Shine to the News Section. Shine will be released on Monday, 26th February 2007.

Take That News from Canada
Take That TV have announced the fantastic news that Beautiful World will be released in Canada by Universal Music Canada on 6th March 2007. Please check out TTTV News! This is wonderful news for Canadian Thatters!

Exclusive New Photos
Check out TTTV News Section for exclusive new pics of Take That with Platinum and Gold Discs presented to them at a birthday party for Gary given by their record company.

To vote for 'Patience' to win Best British Single at The BRITS, text TAKE to 87103 – 1st Round Voting closes this Sunday 4th February! (Text cost 25p plus standard network rates).

At the moment the shortlist is comprised of eleven hopefuls. Through the text voting system, the original eleven artists will be whittled down to eight on 4th February and then down to the final five nominations on the 11th February. So, start voting now to get Take That to the next stage in the nominations.

Tune in to ITV1 from 8:00 pm on Wednesday 14th February to see the award ceremony broadcast live.

Mark celebrated his birthday in style with thousands of fans in Taiwan.

Thank you to Redjean on our Message Boards for letting us know and for posting the picture.

Fans sang "Happy Birthday" to mark and presented him with a special Taiwanese birthday cake. The group then began an autorgaphing session.

Later in the evening, they gave an interview on a local tv programme.

Take That arrived safe and sound in Taipei, Taiwan at 23:30 hrs last night, at the start of a 3 day visit to Taiwan.

Thank you to Asakawa on our Message Boards for putting up a translation of a report on TVBS Website. Here is Asakawa's translation:

"After 10 years of splitting, Take That is back again and they have picked Taiwan as their only country from Asia to meet their fans. They arrived Taipei International Airport at night and lots of fans were already waiting for them. They were all holding Take That's photos from 10 years ago. Seems like the boys have all gained weight after so many years.

Journalist asked Gary how he felt and he said it was "GREAT". Gary was the first to walk out from the restricted area, Howard followed. Fans were holding England flag to welcome them and asked for photos & autographs. Take That signed all of them to make everyone happy.

Mark: "The last time I came here was 12 years ago. I am very excited and happy to see everyone here."

Howard: "So many fans have come to the airport, I am very surprised and want to say Hi to my mum!"

Jason: "I haven't been to Taiwan for 12 years and the world has changed. We have grown old too."

There were hundreds of fans at the airport, holding pictures of the boys of their last Taiwan trip (12 years ago), albums, books, trying to go back to their memory lane."

Here is an update of the Take That "Key Dates" diary that we have collated so far:-

Gary has announced at Wetten Das Showcase, broadcast on German TV this evening that Take That will be doing a European Tour in October 2007. Dates will be announced in the next couple of weeks! Click here for Wetten Das site, then click on Take That and you can see the interview they did before their performance!

Get your Touring Bags out folks! Thatters are going back on Tour! A most excellent birthday announcement Gary! Hope you had a brilliant Birthday today! Happy 36th!

Vote now for "Patience" to be Best British Single at The Brits!

There will be two knock-out rounds to begin with. The 3 songs that receive the fewest votes at the end of each round will be knocked out from the voting. You can only vote once for each round.

To vote for Patience, just Text:-

TAKETHAT to 87103

Each SMS text vote cost 25p plus the cost of one message at your standard network rate. Just to remind you, you can vote only once per round and voting closes for each round as follows:

Round One: 18:00 GMT 4th February 2007
Round Two: 18:00 GMT 11th February 2007

The winner will be decided from the five remaining songs during the live broadcast of the BRIT Awards on the ITV network on 14th February 2007. Please keep checking the Brits website for details of how to vote for the winning song:-

http://brits.co.uk/vote/britishsingle/

Take That have been nominated for a Brit Award in the category Best British Single, which is decided by members of the public.

The awards will be broadcast on ITV1 at 8.00 pm on Wednesday, 14th February 2007. The voting page will go up on The Brits site shortly, but here is the link so that we can all start voting as soon as it's open!!

http://brits.co.uk/vote/

We are wondering why they weren't also nominted in the Best Live Act category!

Date: Thursday, 25th January 2007 Time: 23:05 hrs (UK Time)
Where: Channel 4 (UK TV)

Huge thanks to Vicky from our Boards for spotting this on her Digi Guide.

This will be the first, exclusive, screening of the SHINE video, the second release from the very successful Beautiful World Album. The video runs for approximately 5 minutes. Beautiful World topped the UK album charts for 6 consecutive weeks from 27th November 2006, and was the first No 1 Album of 2007!

Shine will be released on Monday, 26th February, though the download may be a week earlier. Please keep checking back, or check out Take That TV (TTTV). No doubt this will be the second No 1 hit from the album!

News on BRMB Radio in Birmingham is that we should all keep a close check on Take That TV for news about tickets to Take That - The Musical, which will be on the West End at some point this year!

Take That are not actually in the musical, but it is understood they will have input. No further details at this stage. Keep checking TTTV.

Congratulations to Gary, Howard, Jason and Mark - Wonderful News - Beautiful World No 1 Album for an amazing 6th Week!

What a wonderful start to 2007! Here's hoping for an even more successful year for Take That! Who would have thought it all this time last year, we were all just delighted at the thought of them being back on Tour in 2006! It has certainly been a fantastic year for Take That and Thatters worldwide! Thank you Take That!

Patience, is at No 3 in the Singles Charts - 7th week in the Top 3! We are all now looking forward to the release of their second single from the album. It has been rumoured that Shine will be released on Monday, 12th February 2007 - please keep checking the official Take That website for updates!

Congratulations to Gary, Howard, Jason and Mark! Beautiful World is the first No 1 Album for 2007! We are all very much looking forward to a bigger and better 2007!

Congratulations to Take That, Jonathan and Polydor on a fantastic achievement!

All news articles from 11th September to 31st December 2006 are now in the News Archive for 2006. Please click here to go to them.