Take That’s Mark Owen has confessed that he recently suffered a panic attack when the scale of the band’s upcoming ‘Progress’ tour really dawned on him. Speaking to Music Week, the singer admitted that he has not always been calm and collected when considering that the group are about to embark on the largest tour in UK history.
Owen said: "A few weeks ago I had a pre-tour panic, a bit of a meltdown, which I went through for a couple of days. Not much sleep, but I came through the other end and I've been alright since. But we're confident with it now and I think the show's going to be brilliant."
Mark Owen also discussed the recent contributions of Robbie Williams, who will be touring with the group for the first time since his departure in 1995. The band confirmed recently that Williams will be performing his solo hits during a section of the show, backed vocally by the four other members of the group.
Speaking about Williams, Mark Owen said: "We're having to hold him back. Rob says, 'Come on guys, let's get on with it'. We've all got enthusiasm to do a great show and that's what we've always prided ourselves on. There are certain members of us who push the theatrics more than the others and it's trying to find that happy medium where everybody's comfortable."
He continued: "We're like kids really. We're all a bit excited about life and the tour and I'm really proud of what we've achieved. I hope everyone enjoys it."
Meanwhile, the tour’s production manager Chris Vaughan attempted to give a sense of the tour’s scale to the publication, asserting that Brixton Academy would "be just big enough to fit the catering crew now”.
Take That recently announced that they will be releasing ‘Progressed’, a repackaged version of their latest LP on July 13th.
Take That UK & Ireland Tour Dates are as follows:
Fri May 27th 2011 - Sunderland Stadium Of Light, Sunderland
Sat May 28th 2011 - Sunderland Stadium Of Light, Sunderland
Mon May 30th 2011 - Sunderland Stadium Of Light, Sunderland
Tue May 31st 2011 - Sunderland Stadium Of Light, Sunderland
Fri June 3rd 2011 - Manchester City Of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Sat June 4th 2011 - Manchester City Of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Sun June 5th 2011 - Manchester City Of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Tue June 7th 2011 - Manchester City Of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Wed June 8th 2011 - Manchester City Of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Fri June 10th 2011 - Manchester City Of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Sat June 11th 2011 - Manchester City Of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Sun June 12th 2011 - Manchester City Of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Tue June 14th 2011 - Cardiff Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Wed June 15th 2011 - Cardiff Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Sat June 18th 2011 - Croke Park, Dublin
Sun June 19th 2011 - Croke Park, Dublin
Wed June 22nd 2011 - Glasgow Hampden Park, Glasgow
Thu June 23rd 2011 - Glasgow Hampden Park, Glasgow
Fri June 24th 2011 - Glasgow Hampden Park, Glasgow
Mon June 27th 2011 - Birmingham Villa Park, Birmingham
Tue June 28th 2011 - Birmingham Villa Park, Birmingham
Thu June 30th 2011 - London Wembley Stadium, London
Fri July 1st 2011 - London Wembley Stadium, London
Sat July 2nd 2011 - London Wembley Stadium, London
Mon July 4th 2011 - London Wembley Stadium, London
Tue July 5th 2011 - London Wembley Stadium, London
Wed July 6th 2011 - London Wembley Stadium, London
Fri July 8th 2011 - London Wembley Stadium, London
Sat July 9th 2011 - London Wembley Stadium, London
Fri July 22nd 2011 - Imtech Arena, Hamburg
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