Take That Present: The Circus Live was the seventh concert tour by the English pop group, Take That. The tour promoted their fifth studio album, The Circus. The tour began on 5 June 2009 at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland and finished on 5 July 2009 at Wembley Stadium in London. The Circus Live was their biggest tour to date. and was seen by 1,014,000 people, making a profit of £40,560,000. The tour became the fastest selling in UK history, with the 600,000 for all original eight dates selling out in five hours.

Opening acts

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
5 June 2009SunderlandEnglandStadium of Light
6 June 2009
8 June 2009CoventryCoventry Building Society Arena
9 June 2009
10 June 2009
13 June 2009DublinIrelandCroke Park
16 June 2009CardiffWalesPrincipality Stadium
17 June 2009
19 June 2009GlasgowScotlandHampden Park
20 June 2009
21 June 2009
23 June 2009ManchesterEnglandOld Trafford Cricket Ground
24 June 2009
26 June 2009
27 June 2009
28 June 2009
1 July 2009LondonWembley Stadium
3 July 2009
4 July 2009
5 July 2009

DVD release

The Wembley Stadium concerts of 3 and 4 July 2009 were filmed and released as a two-disc DVD and Blu-ray set, released on 23 November 2009. A live album, containing several live recordings, and a bonus disc of Take That at Abbey Road, was released a week later. Highlights were broadcast on ITV1 on 19 December 2009. The DVD became the fastest selling DVD of all time in the UK, selling 82,414 copies in 24 hours, and 181,979 in its first week. It sold over 600,000 copies in September 2011 and has been certified 11× Platinum, becoming one of the best selling music DVDs ever in the UK.

Charts

DVDs chart (2009)Peak position
Irish Top 10 Music DVDs[failed verification]1
UK Music Videos (Official Charts)1

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)11× Platinum550,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.