Take That legend announces huge 41-date solo tour for 2025 in celebration of his four-decade long career

Gary Barlow has announced a brand new solo tour for 2025.

The Songbook Tour will see the Take That star, 53, take to the road to play a mammoth 41-dates across the UK and Ireland, kicking off at Isle of Man’s Villa Marina on April 17.

The tour will wrap up at Thetford Forest on June 21, with Gary also playing a string of outdoor shows in the same month.

The series of gigs are in celebration of Gary’s incredible career which has spanned 40 years, with the singer set to perform a selection of his solo tracks and hits from Take That’s back catalogue. 

Gary’s epic run will see him take to the stage in some iconic venues in the country, including London’s Royal Albert Hall for two dates in May. 

Tickets for Gary’s The Songbook Tour will go on sale on Friday 29 November at 9.30am.

The Songbook Tour will see the Take That star, 53, take to the road to play a mammoth 41-dates across the UK and Ireland, kicking off at Isle of Man’s Villa Marina on April 17

Earlier this year, Take That embarked on their This Life On Tour, with the three-piece -now consisting of Gary, Mark Owen and Howard Donald – selling over 1 million tickets. 

Gary’s big news comes after he revealed why his children have chosen not to follow in his famous footsteps in a rare comment about his family.

The Take That star shares Daniel, 24, Emily, 22 and Daisy, 15, with wife of 25-years Dawn Andrews, and throughout his career has reportedly raked in a whopping £90M fortune. 

He revealed to The Mirror that his children are so different to him and despite his own success, have shown no interest in showbiz, opting instead for academic careers.

Saying: ‘The two oldest ones [Daniel and Emily] have kind of gone into medicine and physiology – studying strength and conditioning – and my youngest one, Daisy, I’m not too sure what she’s heading for but again, she’s very studious… unlike me and my wife,’ he says.

‘I don’t think they will follow in my music footsteps but I wouldn’t have discouraged them though if they did want to, it’s been a good business for me’. 

‘Every day I still enjoy what I do and when you realise you’re making a living from it, it’s a great, great place to be. Many roles in “showbiz” are just wonderful, there’s definitely a much harder world out there than the one I’m in I think’. 

The series of gigs are in celebration of Gary’s incredible career which has spanned 40 years, with the singer set to perform a selection of his solo tracks and hits from Take That’s back catalogue

Gary’s career started off in 90s boy band Take That, who formed in 1990 -L-R Robbie Williams, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Jason Orange and Gary]

Meanwhile, earlier this month, Gary lifted the lid on his first kiss with his wife Dawn Andrews, as he revealed he plucked up the courage after a drunken night out. 

The Take That star delved into his 24-year marriage to the former dancer on the Table Manners podcast with Jessie and Lennie Ware. 

Speaking about dating Dawn – who he wed in 2000 – Gary revealed their first kiss was in the back of a van after a night out. 

‘We were in Manchester, and we’d been to a club, and we’re all piled in this van on the way home,’ he said.

Meanwhile, earlier this month, Gary lifted the lid on his first kiss with his wife Dawn Andrews, as he revealed he plucked up the courage after a drunken night out 

Speaking about dating Dawn – who he wed in 2000 and shares children Daniel, 24, Emily, 22 and Daisy, 15, with – Gary revealed their first kiss was in the back of a van after a night out

‘We were in the very back of this van, and we were sitting right next to each other, had my arm around her and I just thought, this is it kids, I’m going in.’ 

Gary also revealed that he and Dawn had worked together for years before they embarked on a romantic relationship.   

Asked about how they met, Gary said: ‘Oh, she was a dancer. I met her first in 1988 when I’d been brought in to do this really terrible video by Virgin at the time, which had off shoots around the country, and there’s two dancers on that. She was one of them. 

‘And so we met then just for the day, never thought anything more of it. Then bumped into her over the years, at Top of the Pops and the Royal Variety performances and things, and then we did a tour in like 95 where we had like 20 dancers.’