Take That will play a one-off charity show for War Child at London’s KOKO.
The trio – starring Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald – will take to the stage at the north London venue on June 21 to raise funds for the non-profit, which works with children whose lives have been torn apart by war.
“So honoured to support such an incredible charity,” said the band, who will play their greatest hits during the intimate concert.
Tickets go on sale Friday, June 9 at 10am BST.
The announcement comes after Take That confirmed they’d signed a new record deal with EMI for their first studio album in six years.
The group released their most recent LP, ‘Wonderland’, in 2017, with the re-worked greatest hits collection, ‘Odyssey’, arriving in 2018. While both were issued on Polydor, the trio have jumped ship for their ninth record, which is expected to launch later this year.
Speaking about the new label deal, Take That – who will also headline American Express presents BST Hyde Park on July 1 – said: “It’s very clear that [EMI co-presidents Rebecca Allen and Jo Charrington] and all the team at EMI share our love and passion for music, and our ambition, and we are very excited about working together.” (via Music Week)
Their manager, Chris Dempsey, went on to reveal the album will follow in the final quarter of 2023 “in addition to some more catalogue moments”.
“We have big touring plans for 2024,” he added.
The group have been in the studio over the past few months working on tracks for the record, with Howard Donald teasing the new material in a chat with BBC Radio 2.
“We went out to Savannah to actually record an album,” he shared. “We all did all our own stuff and we wrote together. We’re pretty much in there, now. We’re not far from being finished.”
On the sound of the LP, he added: “We’re very excited because it’s kind of a new direction for us as well. There’s some cracking songs, well, I’ve got to say that. It’s sounding absolutely brilliant.”
Take That headline BST Hyde Park on Saturday, July 1. For more information and tickets visit www.bst-hydepark.com
