Despite never performing in the round before, Take That managed to accomplish what they set out to do, which was to perform a show. And what a show it was. Technically, it could be seen as the 25th anniversary tour, seeing as their debut album was released 25 years ago this year. Therefore, it was a nice touch that as well as performing songs that fans know and love, such as Patience and the iconic anthem, Never Forget, they also added album tracks from previous studio albums, such as Beautiful World from...err...Beautiful World (2006), Lovelife from III (2014) and Underground Machine from Progress (2011). They also had nods to Robbie Williams' time in the band, from using graphics that resembled the Progress album artwork to a cast member dressed in a rabbit costume that seemed very familiar, due to it resembling Robbie's You Know Me rabbit costume.
As well as old classics, fans also got to experience new tracks from Wonderland live in concert for the first time, from the singles Giants, Cry and New Day, to album tracks, such as Superstar, Hope and It's All For You. Meanwhile, whenever I anticipate a Take That concert, I always think, "Will they be able to top the last one?" Last time they had an underwater scene, complete with jelly fish hanging from the ceiling. The time before that, they had a massive robot (and Robbie Williams rejoining). So, was I worried? Well...to be honest...it's Take That, of course each show gets better and better. For example, during It's All For You, they had some sort of carousel arrangement, with various things, such as a swan, acrobats and a bed, moving around in a circle. They also had screens that moved up and down and displayed graphics that would change for each song (for Cry, the graphics were bubbles, for Beautiful World, the graphics were planets etc.)
Overall, Take That did not disappoint. Despite the fact that they are considered a man band, they still have fun filled energy that most man bands could only dream of. With catchy songs, spectacular staging and colourful costumes, it really felt that you were being transported to Wonderland.
****
As well as old classics, fans also got to experience new tracks from Wonderland live in concert for the first time, from the singles Giants, Cry and New Day, to album tracks, such as Superstar, Hope and It's All For You. Meanwhile, whenever I anticipate a Take That concert, I always think, "Will they be able to top the last one?" Last time they had an underwater scene, complete with jelly fish hanging from the ceiling. The time before that, they had a massive robot (and Robbie Williams rejoining). So, was I worried? Well...to be honest...it's Take That, of course each show gets better and better. For example, during It's All For You, they had some sort of carousel arrangement, with various things, such as a swan, acrobats and a bed, moving around in a circle. They also had screens that moved up and down and displayed graphics that would change for each song (for Cry, the graphics were bubbles, for Beautiful World, the graphics were planets etc.)
Overall, Take That did not disappoint. Despite the fact that they are considered a man band, they still have fun filled energy that most man bands could only dream of. With catchy songs, spectacular staging and colourful costumes, it really felt that you were being transported to Wonderland.
****
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