Take That to Play Di Concert - 1 May 2020
Take That will perform at the Concert For Diana, it has been confirmed.

Jason, Mark, Gary and Howard will play at the July 1 gig at the new Wembley stadium - which would have been Diana’s 46th birthday.

The chart-toppers will perform alongside a host of other famous faces including Sir Elton John, Lily Allen, Bryan Ferry, Joss Stone, Pharrell Williams and Duran Duran.

There is also speculation that Robbie Williams may join his former bandmates for the performance.

An insider told the Daily Mirror: "Princes William and Harry know that to get Robbie back with Take That will be a real coup.

"The BBC is doing everything they can to make it happen. Robbie’s been fairly receptive to the idea and Take That would love it if it came together.

"In the past few months a dialogue has really opened up between Robbie and his ex-bandmates.

"He was really touched by how supportive the lads were during his rehab."

Take That angry at musical using hits - Mar 15 2007
Take That have hit out at plans for a West End musical based on their songs.

The re-formed boy band, currently topping the chart with Shine, are furious that new show Never Forget will feature their hits.

"The band would like to state categorically that this production is being undertaken with neither their involvement nor their endorsement," they said in a statement. "They would wish their fans and the general public to know that this production is absolutely and 100% nothing to do with Take That."

Never Forget is a fictional story about a Take That tribute band, and will feature the chart hits Relight My Fire, Pray and Back For Good, as well as the show’s title song.

Record label EMI licensed the songs to the musical’s producers in 2005, but the band had no idea they were intended for use in this show.

The producers describe it as a "feel-good comedy about love, friendship, ambition and betrayal" and stress it is not about the real boy band’s rise to fame.

The original story was created by TV writer Danny Brocklehurst, best known for Shameless and Clocking Off.

Never Forget will tour five stages across the country before it hits a West End venue, yet to be announced. Tickets have already gone on sale.

Fans will be able to see the musical at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff; the King’s Theatre, Glasgow; Manchester Opera House; the Regent Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent; and the Edinburgh Playhouse.

Take That musical to hit West End - Mar 14 2007
A Take That musical has been penned for the West End stage.

Producers describe the show as a "feel-good comedy about love, friendship, ambition and betrayal".

Never Forget will feature the band’s hit songs Relight My Fire, Pray, Babe, Back For Good, as well as the title song of the show.

The production is a fictional story about a Take That tribute band, led by a young hero Ash.

Producers say the musical is not the story of Gary Barlow or the Nineties boy band turned comeback kings.

Record label EMI licensed the songs to the musical’s producers in 2005, before they launched their highly successful comeback tour after 10 years apart.

The original story was created by TV writer Danny Brocklehurst, best known for Shameless and Clocking Off.

Never Forget will tour five stages across the country before it hits a West End venue, yet to be announced.