Take That treated a packed London Palladium to a one-night-only performance on Friday, marking the official launch of their 10th studio album, Dreamers. The band performed new tracks including Sweet July, Wonderkids and the title track Dreamers for the first time in front of a live audience, alongside reprises of some of their biggest hits.
Album launch and on-stage conversation
In a special on-stage conversation with This Morning presenter Dermot O'Leary, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen discussed the making of the record, their summer Circus Live Tour and more. When asked how an album launch usually works for the band, Mark laughed: "Well a launch usually works when the album is out! We had to book this theatre a year ago thinking the album would be out - we're a little bit behind so you're hearing some of these songs for the first time today."
Gary added: "We always want to try and do things that are different, the idea of doing things that people have never heard before is a good thing." The band also explained why they chose the London Palladium for the event, with Mark recalling the first time they performed there, when their former manager Nigel brought all their mums and dads to watch them do the Royal Variety performance.
Special guests and hit-filled setlist
Take That were joined on stage by guests who feature on the upcoming album. Michael Patrick Kelly performed Feel My Love alongside the band, while Filipino indie act Ben&Ben joined for Glow. The setlist also included hits such as Patience, Never Forget, The Flood and Greatest Day.
The trio, now performing as a three-piece, reflected on a landmark year, including a record-breaking Amazon Music livestream from one of their homecoming shows at Manchester's Etihad Stadium. They played to 700,000 fans across the UK and Ireland with The Circus Live, and have announced a new European tour for 2027.
WhatsApp group and new single
Discussing the new single Higher, Howard shared details of the "TT Boys WhatsApp group", explaining that the track came from a sample by Earth, Wind & Fire called Beijo. "I literally sent it to the boys, because we have this WhatsApp group called 'TT Boys' - I sent the song and I said, this is how confident I was about it, I said 'I've got a single'," he said.
When Dermot asked what goes on in the group, Mark said: "Not very much to be honest! When you send a song out…and no-one responds for like a week!" Gary quipped: "I love the fact we still call ourselves boys!" Take That's new album Dreamers is released on 20th November, 2026, and they will play at the Hits Live gig at Co-op Live in Manchester on November 21.
