9th June 2015 (Tuesday)
And finally the great day arrived! The day of the Take That concert at the O2! Fortunately wasn't allowed to queue the whole night outside the Stadium. Theoretically wasn't allowed to go before 9am there were some girls who spent the night near to be the first in the queue. We arrived at 9.35 am and after a period of waiting we agreed to the facility...
Good morning! First photos of the day, still in the hostel
In the hostel entrance
Keep calm, it's Take That! Ideal t-shirt for the concert
On the stairs of the hostel
Lamborghini London
The traditional English Pub The Henry Holland
London O2 Arena – Building Facts
– The O2 arena has an overall diameter of 365 metres, an internal diameter of 320 metres, and a circumference of a kilometre
– It is 50 metres high at its central point
– The twelve steel masts are 100 metres high
– Over 70 kilometres of high-strength cabling make up the cable-net structure
– It encloses a ground-floor area of over 80,000 square metres
– At full capacity The O2 arena can hold 20,000 people
– Over 20,000 people worked on site to create The O2 as it stands today
– The O2 arena is the first purpose built music venue in London since the Royal Albert Hall was built in 1837
– The state of the art acoustics are designed to provide the perfect sound experience – the entire underside of the roof, upper walls, balcony fronts and seats are all treated to absorb sound making it the most advanced venue in Europe
– The roof of The London O2 arena weighs 4,500 tonnes
– The O2 arena will host the 2012 gymnastics and basketball finals and is also the first Olympic venue to be completed
– The exhibition centre is arranged over two levels and covers 6,500m²
– All pints can be poured in 7 seconds
– 33,000 pints can be poured in half an hour
– The venue serves food from four continents around the world
– The venue has over 25 bars, restaurants and cafes
– There are 20 concession stands around the O2 arena offering anything from fish and chips to stir fry to freshly made sandwiches made in front of you
– The London O2 arena has over 600 loos, meaning an end to seemingly never ending queues for women. (Wembley Arena has less than 200)
– 78% of all visitors will arrive by public transport
– If The O2 arena were ever turned upside down Niagra Falls would take 15 minutes to fill it
– Likewise it would take a million pints of beer to fill it
– Or 1,100 Olympic sized swimming pools
– The O2 arena volume equals thirteen Albert Halls
– Or ten St Paul’s Cathedrals
– Or two Wembley Stadiums
– 18,000 double-decker buses could fit into the O2
– The O2 arena is as high as Nelson’s Column
– The Eiffel Tower lying on its side would fit into the O2
– The O2 arena could hold 12 football pitches
– Or 72 tennis courts
– The Entertainment District within the O2 is the same length as Bond Street
– The circumference of the tent is 1km
After many months waiting for this day, we had reached here!!! We finally arrived at The O2. The O2, originally commissioned as the Millennium Dome but renamed after a mobile company sponsored the place is a multi-purpose entertainment venue and shopping plaza
Laura and Triny and their madness xD
Triny and I
The O2 Arena from the outside. The O2 is a large entertainment arena in Greenwich. Its become a landmark that is not to be missed. Its also the World's busiest arena. Since its opening in 2207 the O2 arena has hosted many concerts and sporting events
Surrounding area
The venue map
A plane flying over the stadium...
The O2 behind me
Admiring the beauty of the venue where many important concerts are held
South Greenwich, square in front of O2 Arena. In the background we can see a TV screen
First photos waiting in the queue
There were fewer people than we thought!
I think no more than 50 people arrived before us
Take That asking for donations. In these events guests are generally asked to make a suggested donation. TT chose four solidarity foundations
This is the entrance hall
Inside there's a wide range of shops, restaurants and bars,
clubs, cinema, entertainment venues, exhibition spaces, etc.
clubs, cinema, entertainment venues, exhibition spaces, etc.
The O2 arena is a platform for some of the biggest and well known performers. The arena is used for Xmas and New year celebrations, for reality TV auditions, for ice shows, comedy shows and even film premiers... The place is simply stunning!
Behind us: CABANA, a Brasilian barbecue restaurant
Wall with messages of people who have attended at the O2 Arena : We bought tickets for the Take That and Sugababes NYE Party at the O2 a couple of hours before it started! Best impulsive NYE ever! Adams
Waiting in the queue for the great show! Our wait time started
More fans messages on the wall :)
Fans waiting for the opening doors
I had the best time ever at the O2 watching Robbie Williams in 2012! Deb Furness
Priority moments - Exclusive offers and experiences that get you closer to things you love at the O2. Text moments to 2020. Priority is a free service provided by O2, exclusively for O2 customers. It contains a mixture of exclusive offers and some that are Open2All
There is so much going on for all age groups - concerts, films, music, theatre,
sport and more. Many fun activities for kids to enjoy at the O2
Next to the Cineworld, an 11 screen cinema located in The O2 Arena
Entrance F. We'd got tickets which are standing, and we had
to go through entrance F to go into the standing area.
to go through entrance F to go into the standing area.
Showing the tickets :) We had four tickets instead three cause
Laura bought four in case a friend of her could come
Entrance F - STANDING GENERAL ADMISSION
"General Admission" refers to seating or standing areas that aren't
assigned or reserved, and are occupied on a first-come, first-served basis
Sitting on the floor... Well, exaclty on the Spanish flag which Triny brought with her xD
Several fans carried chairs! We were less prepared than the English fans xD
It was a cold day at the beginning of June, at least in comparison with Spain!
Great atmosphere inside! Laura bought this wonderful TT jacket
There were two merchandise and memorabilia stands
It was the smallest. I bought here a card pass
Take That Merchandise Booth for their concerts at O2 Arena. This was the biggest stand
There was a wide variety of Take That merchandise: T-shirts, Hoodies, hats, caps, keychains, sunglasses, bags, posters, mugs, glow sticks, card passes, face masks, and much more!!! In this one I bought the sunglasses :)
Advertising poster: TAKE THAT LIVE 2015 III - OFFICIAL TOUR MERCHANDISE
TT logos
More messages...
Showing the pass card that I bought
T-Shirts and hooded jackets. Laura bought the jacket with the number 3
Info about the upcoming concerts at O2 Arena:
Paul McCartney, Fleetwood Mac, Take That... a lineup of top artists!!!
Take That sunglasses :)
New Spanish Takie joined us! We met Isabel from Madrid, and she stayed with us the rest of the time :) She had a ticket for the seating area but as we had an extra ticket we entered the stadium together. It was her first TT concert!
Well-equipped fans! T-shirts, hooded jackets, sunglasses, pass card... Thatter World!
TT logo on the Laura's jacket
My sunglasses
Our bracelets for the concert!
Trying to represent the TT logo, ha ha ha...
We almost, almost made it! xD
Long queues... Arena doors were open at 18:30 with the main act on stage at 20:00
Waiting on line to enter the stadium! The big moment was finally here.
Running at the time of entry is prohibited for safety reasons! ㋡
Running at the time of entry is prohibited for safety reasons! ㋡
Security guards were friendly and helpful unlike others... In Germany were so stupid. Once inside we could run and we got first row without getting stressed!
Oh yeaaaaah, we were on the first row at the concert!!! Happy and excited to be there!!!
Unforgettable moments
An hour and a half before the opening act
The Spanish flag though I'm not patriotic xD
The stage
Ella Henderson took to the stage
Her staging was fantastic but we wanted to see our TAKE THAT!!!
Some more photos of Ella
She has a good voice but I didn't quite like her songs...
Ella finishing her performance
The longed-for moment arrived at last!!! ✩ ✮ ✯ ✰ ☆
Since the 1990s, Take That have gone from being a quintet to a quartet to a quintet again… and now Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald as a trio
TT logos and the three figures of the album cover
We took some selfies while waiting!
A few minutes before the show...
All it's ready to begin
Take That Setlist 9th June 2015
Their set list contains a mixture of old classics and tracks from their newest album. Not bad eh? An incredible show plenty of surprises, lighting and special effects, colourful and magnificent costumes, amazing dancers, flying acrobatics, etc, etc. to mesmerize the audience!!! All the concert was a spectacular display, unforgettable, magical... One of the best nights in our lifes...certainly. That's one of the greatest moments in the life of a Takie. And moreover this concert was recorded for the official DVD!
❤ ♡ ♥
Take That Live at the O2
PHOTOS I TOOK DURING THE CONCERT
Adrián Gas, the Spanish dancer of Take That came to say us hellooo.
I said to him Mark was my fav and: give him my regards ㋡
Adrián is friendly and fun anytime, anywhere... :)
The dancers interacted with the public from de beginning
This pleasant dancer was offering us umbrellas!
Another dancer selling us these ties...xD
Adrián Gas again on the stage...
More dancers on stage
As with previous Take That live shows, theatricality is very much at the core, this time including 27 performers who delight the crowd with mime, acrobatics, and contemporary dance
Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald emerge to the ticking beat of III album track I Like It in brightly coloured suits, stepping out like a Rat Pack who have found themselves whisked off to the land of Oz. Big colourful explosion!
The entrance: Marching on to the stage with a colourful troupe of umbrella-waving dancers, was a pounding and impressive entrance from Gary, Mark and Howard to belt out newie I Like It, straight into Love Love
The theatrical extravaganza marked the concert
Energetic and colourful dancers, who did a marvellous
job in setting the right tone during the entire show
The band walked around the whole stage set-up through
the second stage flanked by dancers to brilliant choreography
The costumes were so garish
Take That concerts haven’t lost their sparkle. They're still refreshingly
They created an energic atmosphere
The boys showing they still have their dance moves
Killing with his smile :D
The synchronised dancing was perfect
The triumphant conclusion of Shine
From the moment you walk into the arena, you know you're in for another Take That spectacle. A huge brightly lit walkway snakes into the crowd, which is used to great effect throughout the show. There is never a dull moment, with each song bringing a new artistic vignette, working particularly well on The Garden, with a curtain and shadowplay puppets eventually drawing to reveal a psychedelic sea kingdom
Fire!
Our Marky getting the audience pumped up
The closeness of the band with the audience was overwhelming
Mark right in front of me!!!! He's so beautiful that I look at him in rapture!!!!
Mark playing the guitar
No comments!!!
The shadowplay was one of the most original moments
There were giant jellyfish
The stage was equally impressive and quite a sight to behold
The glowing fluorescent jellyfish were one of the best moments of the show
Whether it be bold coloured suits, hippy afghan waistcoats or yes, even those robot-monk-like frock coats, the lads gave us an entertaining array of costume changes
Mark Owen wore a bizarre jacket, which looked
like a cross between a sea urchin and a roll of tinsel
They offered us the best of themselves... as they always do!
Again Mark near us...
Howar and his trousers with black and white vertical stripes
Howard Donald wore his beloved vests
During the performance of their recent single Let In The Sun, their performers construct a magnificent ball of light that sees an acrobat spin around inside it as pyrotechnics burst out. It's an incredible display!
One of the best moments for me was Take That’s performance of Affirmation where they looked like robotic scientists (trust me, it looked better than my description sounds!)
Incredible: 3.611 individual lights are in the show controlled by a whopping
24.000 channels from the lighting desk with 1800 lighting cues in the show
There was even actual rain drizzling down onto
an umbrella-clad choir during the band’s performance of The Flood
The stormy atmosphere complete with rainfall was just amazing!
Gary Barlow alone singing the beautiful ballad Flaws
One of the most magical moments of the evening
During the striking solo performance of Flaws by Gary, Mark and Howard stride out as contemporary dancers and get wrapped up in an intensely passionate piece of choreography. It's an unexpected juncture, but very special due to their charm and obvious dedication to do something out of the ordinary
A platform-wearing Geisha
Stunning light effects… no expenses were spared.
They're experts creating a vibrant world for their classic and new songs!
They're experts creating a vibrant world for their classic and new songs!
Cycling above the audience
Even though practically the entire concert was a highlight, there were a few moments that really stood out for me! I particularly enjoyed the moment they got on a bike with sidecar, to cycle over the heads of audience members. Sheer magic!
Flying high: They soared around the arena in an incredible fying tandem with a sidecar
It’s impossible to get bored during a concert like this, there’s always something interesting to see. Compliments to the set and costume designers for creating this vibrant feast for the eyes
These Days and Rule The World were followed by Shine
before the concert draws to a close with Never Forget
Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald, (or to quote a part of their opening speech: “…what’s left of Take That”), prove that they are still brilliantly talented artists, even as a threesome. Luckily the Take That concert was most certainly worth the wait
It was released many kg of yellow confetti over the
audience during the last song at London's O2 Arena
audience during the last song at London's O2 Arena
Workers ready to clean up all that confetti
Picking up the confetti!
The craziest moment after the concert xD
The last shot taken inside the Stadium
Out of the Stadium posing beside this big picture of TT when they were four (With Jay!)
From left to right: Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald
Fans leaving the Stadium...
The O2 at night
We went back to the hostel... just before midnight.
Here I'm posing with Laura's hooded jacket. This is a great souvenir from the tour ♡ ♥
Here I'm posing with Laura's hooded jacket. This is a great souvenir from the tour ♡ ♥
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