The Beautiful World Tour is the second tour from Take That

Take That

Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...

 after completing The Ultimate Tour in summer 2006. The show ran from October 11 to December 31, 2007 and was shown in the UK and countries all over Europe. It was a sellout tour and every date for the tour sold out in less than 40 minutes. The Beautiful World Tour garnered positive reviews from critics, and is to date their highest selling tour and one of the biggest tours in UK history. Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor is an English singer, songwriter, model and occasional DJ. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s, as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo, achieving widespread success in the early 2000s...

 was present at all UK dates as the special guest, except the 31 December gig at The O2 Arena

The O2 arena (London)

The O2 Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the centre of The O2, a large entertainment complex on the Greenwich peninsula in London, England.With a capacity of up to 20,000 depending on the event, it is second largest...

, which was advertised as Countdown to Midnight: Take That & Sugababes, with the Sugababes

Sugababes

The Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London...

 taking to the stage at 11:15 pm for 25 minutes and Take That performing for 55 minutes, from 11:50 pm. Each night a member of Take That chose an unsigned band/artist to support. The production of the show cost around £4 million.

Setlist

1. "Overture"
2. "Reach Out
   Reach Out (Take That song)
   "Reach Out" is a single from Take That's album Beautiful World. It was released as the album's fourth single on June 29, 2007.-Song information:"Reach Out" was released exclusively in the EU...
   
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3. "It Only Takes A Minute
   It Only Takes a Minute
   "It Only Takes a Minute" is a 1975 song by Tavares. It would become the group's only Top 10 pop hit in the United States, peaking at #10. It also became their second #1 song on the American soul charts....
   
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4. "Beautiful World"
5. "Patience
   Patience (Take That song)
   "Patience" is a song by British boy band Take That. It was released on 13 November 2006 as the first single from their comeback album Beautiful World...
   
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6. "Hold On"
7. "I'd Wait For Life
   I'd Wait for Life
   "I'd Wait for Life" was the third single released from Take That's album Beautiful World.-Background:The song was written by Take That. Featuring Gary Barlow on lead vocals, the single was released internationally on June 18, 2007 as a download and CD Single. Take That performed the song live on...
   
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8. "Relight My Fire
   Relight My Fire
   "Relight My Fire" is a popular song which was written and released by Dan Hartman in 1979, when it topped the U.S. dance-music charts for six weeks...
   
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9. "Rule The World
   Rule the World
   "Rule the World" is the fifth single from Take That's fourth studio album Beautiful World. It was released in the UK on 21 October 2007 and as a CD single the following day.-Song information:...
   
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10. "Could It Be Magic
    Could It Be Magic
    "Could It Be Magic" is a song by Adrienne Anderson and Barry Manilow. It was included on Manilow's 1973 debut album, Barry Manilow.Due to its popularity, it was released as a single in 1975, two years after it had originally been recorded, where it reached #6 in the United States.Manilow's...
    
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11. "Back For Good
    Back for Good
    "Back for Good" is a song by the British pop group Take That. It was released in 1995 as the second single from the band's third studio album, Nobody Else and achieved great success in many countries, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Spain and the UK where it topped...
    
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12. "Everything Changes
    Everything Changes (Take That song)
    "Everything Changes" is a song by British boy band Take That. The song was the fifth single from the band's second studio album Everything Changes. It was written by Gary Barlow, Michael Ward, Eliot Kennedy and Cary Bayliss, and it was produced by Ward...
    
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13. "Wooden Boat"
14. "Give Good Feeling"
15. "Sure
    Sure (Take That song)
    "Sure" is a song by successful British boyband Take That. It was the first release from their third album, Nobody Else. Released on October 3, 1994, it was a departure from their previous singles, having a more American, R&B sound compared to their previous, more pop/dance orientated songs...
    
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16. "Never Forget"
17. "Shine
    Shine (Take That song)
    "Shine" is the second single taken from Take That's comeback album Beautiful World.-Song information:"Shine" was released on 26 February 2007 and features lead vocals by Mark Owen....
    
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18. "Pray
    Pray (Take That song)
    "Pray" is song by boyband Take That. Written by Gary Barlow and released on July 5, 1993, it was the second single from their second album Everything Changes. It is the first of 11 singles by the band to reach number one on the UK Singles Chart, staying at number one for four weeks and starting a...
    
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19. "Hello, 9-X-1" (Band Outro) (G.Barlow)

Take That at Midnight setlist

1. "Shine" (Take That/S. Robson)
2. "Patience" (Take That/J. Shanks)
3. "Auld Lang Syne" (Rock Version) (Traditional)
4. "Relight My Fire" (Gnarls Barkley Remix) (D.Hartman)
5. "Rule the World" (Take That)
6. "Could It Be Magic" (B.Manilow/A.Anderson)
7. "Crowd Sing-along Medley" (G.Barlow)
8. "Back for Good" (G.Barlow)
9. "Never Forget" (G.Barlow)

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
October 11, 2007	Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...	United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	Odyssey Arena
October 12, 2007
October 14, 2007
October 15, 2007
October 16, 2007
October 20, 2007	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...	Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	Palau Sant Jordi Palau Sant Jordi Palau Sant Jordi is an indoor sporting arena and multi-purpose installation that is part of the Olympic Ring complex located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain...
October 23, 2007	Bologna Bologna Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...	Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	PalaMalaguti
October 24, 2007	Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...		Datchforum
October 26, 2007	Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...	Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...	Stadthalle Wiener Stadthalle Wiener Stadthalle is an indoor arena, located in the 15th district of Vienna, Austria. It was designed by Austrian architect Roland Rainer and built from 1953–1958...
October 27, 2007	Zurich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...	Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	Hallenstadion Hallenstadion The Hallenstadion is a multi-purpose facility, in the Swiss city of Zurich.Designed by Bruno Giacometti, it opened on July 18, 1939, and was renovated in 2005....
October 29, 2007	Cologne Cologne Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	Kölnarena Kölnarena Lanxess Arena is an indoor arena, in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The arena opened in 1998 and can accommodate 20,000 people....
October 31, 2007	Hamburg Hamburg -History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...		Color Line Arena Color Line Arena O2 World is a multi-purpose arena in Hamburg, Germany. It opened in 2002 and can hold up to 16,000 people. It is located adjacent to the football stadium Imtech Arena and the new Volksbank Arena in the Bahrenfeld district...
November 1, 2007	Rotterdam Rotterdam Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...	Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...	Ahoy Arena
November 3, 2007	Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	Schleyerhalle
November 4, 2007	Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...		Velodrom Velodrom The Velodrom is an indoor track cycling arena, in the Prenzlauer Berg, locality of Berlin, Germany. Holding up to 12,000 people, it was also Berlin's largest concert venue, until the opening of O2 World in 2008....
November 6, 2007	Frankfurt Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...		Festhalle Festhalle Frankfurt The Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany in Frankfurt is a representative Built in 1907 and 1908 multi-purpose hall at the Frankfurt Exhibition Centre. The interior of about 40 metres high dome provides an area of 5646 square metres up to 4880 seats...
November 7, 2007	Oberhausen Oberhausen Oberhausen is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen . The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and its Gasometer Oberhausen is an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. It is also well known for the...		König Pilsener Arena König Pilsener Arena König Pilsener Arena, formerly Arena Oberhausen, is an indoor sports arena, located in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The capacity of the arena is 13,000 and was opened in 1998....
November 9, 2007	Aalborg Aalborg -Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....	Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...	Gigantium Gigantium The Gigantium, in Aalborg, Denmark, is a large, rentable faire building, which hosts a large variety of concerts, markets and exhibitions, among other things...
November 10, 2007
November 11, 2007	Copenhagen Copenhagen Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...		Forum Copenhagen Forum Copenhagen Forum Copenhagen in Frederiksberg in Central Copenhagen, Denmark, is a large, rentable faire building, which hosts a large variety of concerts, markets and exhibitions, among other things. The venue can hold 10,000 people....
November 15, 2007	Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...	United Kingdom	NEC Arena National Exhibition Centre The National Exhibition Centre is an exhibition centre in Birmingham, England. It is near junction 6 of the M42 motorway, and is adjacent to Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International railway station. It has 20 interconnected halls, set in grounds of 628 acres making it the...
November 16, 2007
November 17, 2007
November 19, 2007
November 20, 2007
November 22, 2007	Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...		SECC Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre , located on the north bank of the River Clyde, in Glasgow, is Scotland's largest exhibition centre....
November 23, 2007
November 24, 2007
November 26, 2007	Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...		Metro Radio Arena
November 27, 2007
November 29, 2007	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...		The O2 Arena The O2 arena (London) The O2 Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the centre of The O2, a large entertainment complex on the Greenwich peninsula in London, England.With a capacity of up to 20,000 depending on the event, it is second largest...
November 30, 2007
December 1, 2007
December 3, 2007
December 4, 2007
December 6, 2007
December 7, 2007
December 8, 2007
December 10, 2007	Manchester Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...		MEN Arena Manchester Evening News Arena The Manchester Evening News Arena is an indoor arena situated in Manchester, England. It is adjacent to Manchester Victoria station near Corporation Street...
December 11, 2007
December 13, 2007
December 14, 2007
December 15, 2007
December 17, 2007
December 18, 2007
December 19, 2007
December 21, 2007
December 22, 2007
December 23, 2007
December 31, 2007	London		The O2 Arena

Box score data

Nov. 29-Dec. 31, 2007 at O2 Arena, London, England $10,195,810
Attendance: 132,835 Capacity: 132,835

Nov. 15-20, 2007 at National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England $4,812,580
Attendance: 55,494 Capacity: 55,494

Dec. 10-23, 2007 at Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England $13,651,710
Attendance: 158,523 Capacity: 158,523

Nov. 22-24, 2007 at Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland $2,191,050
Attendance: 25,181 Capacity: 25,181

Nov. 26-27, 2007 at Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England $1,600,650
Attendance: 18,417 Capacity: 18,417

Total: 516,450/$40,451,800

Show incidents

During the show in Vienna, Howard did a wrong jump on "Sure" and as noted in the 'The Journey' (special features on The Beautiful World concert DVD), he 'felt a crack' and was sent to hospital with a collapsed lung. Howard was able to greet the crowd at the beginning of several concerts whilst he was recovering. On one occasion he appeared on stage in a hospital gown and he turned around to flash his bare behind. On another occasion, Howard appeared on stage in drag. Fellow bandmate, Jason Orange said it '...was typically Howard to make light of a bad situation'.
There were no cancellations of concert dates whilst Howard was out of action. Howard re-joined the band at the Oberhausen show.

Video Release

The o2 Arena gigs on December 6 and 7, 2007 were recorded and release on a limited edition 2-disc DVD set Beautiful World Live (DVD)

Beautiful World Live (DVD)

-DVD Information:The DVD features a full length concert of Take That recorded at the O2 Arena London on December 6 and 7 2007 during the Beautiful World Tour 2007, which played to over half a million people...

, containing behind-the-scenes footage. A later Blu-ray was released in 2008.


The concert on December 31, 2007 leading up to a New Year's countdown with the Sugababes taking to the stage at 11:15 pm for 25 minutes and Take That performing for 55 minutes from 11:50 pm, was broadcast live on television channel ITV

ITV

ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...

as "Countdown to Midnight: Take That & Sugababes".