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 Gali