Shortly after exciting fans with the news of the S Club reunion tour in February this year, former member Paul Cattermole sadly passed away at age 46 due to an underlying heart condition. After the news of Cattermole’s death, fellow bandmate and former girlfriends Hannah Spearritt dropped out of the tour, leaving the 5 remaining members to hit the road under the new name S Club.

On the opening night of the tour, S Club delighted their fans by performing their classic hits such as “Don’t Stop Moving”, “Have You Ever” and “Reach”. In addition to their set, the group took some time to pay tribute to their late bandmate.

As a montage of images of Cattermole flooded the arena screen, S Club member Bradley McIntosh informed the crowd “That’s our brother right there, man. Gone but you’ll never be forgotten. We miss you every single day”

As part of the show, the S Club members left the stage as a video of Paul Cattermole singing their song “Good Times” played. The singers then rejoined the stage to sing the end of the song before paying individual tributes.

Rachel Stevens told the crowd “Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts for all the love and support, all the incredible messages you’ve sent through this time, and all your support always. We love you so much.”

Tina Barrett, also paying tribute said “Thank you so much Manchester. Tonight is a celebration so let’s bring it all back for Paul.”

Band member Jon Lee added “Thank you so much, it’s very special for us this evening obviously, we dedicate this performance to Paul and to the British Heart Foundation so thank you so much for being here.”

Finally, Jo O’Meara stated “Thank you so much [for] all the messages and love and support you’ve all shown all of us and to Paul’s family. We are so grateful for every single one of you.”

Tickets for the rest of S Club’s Good Times tour are available here.

Tour dates:

14/10/2023 – Utilita Arena – Sheffield                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        16/10 – 3Arena – Dublin                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    18/10 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    19/10 – Utilita Arena – Newcastle                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                20/10 – First Direct Arena – Leeds                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              21/10 – AO Arena – Manchester                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  23/10 – Utilita Arena – Cardiff                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      24/10 – Motorpoint Arena – Nottingham                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  26/10 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            27/10 – The O2 – London                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              28/10 – The O2 – London                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              29/10 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          30/10 – M&S Bank Arena – Liverpool

The tour has been renamed The Good Times Tour, with band member Tina Barrett explaining in a video, “We are calling the tour The Good Times tour in tribute to Paul because that was his song and all the fans know it was his song so it just feels right.“

The band also revealed that Hannah Spearitt will no longer be joining the tour, with Jon Lee sharing in their video announcement, “You’ve probably noticed that there’s only five of us here today, and although Hannah will always be part of S Club 7, she won’t be joining us on this tour.”

Lee continued, “We wish her all the best for the future. However, the five of us are really excited and geared up.”

Hannah has not publicly commented on her choice to pull out from the tour, but did share her feelings after his death was announced. The two were in a relationship during S Club 7’s heyday, with Hannah sharing, “He was my first true love. I think it was something that grew from a solid friendship. I’m glad I had that first time round. I was completely in love with him — probably more so than he with me.”

The band also shared their feelings about Paul in their announcement video, with Bradley McIntosh saying, “No one could ever replace our Paul, but he lives on inside each and every one of us.”

Rachel Stevens commented, “He’s always going to be with us. He was such a big part of this tour, so involved in everything that we are planning. And we are just going to keep his memory alive and share it with all of you and it’s going to make it even more special.”

The band have subsequently removed the number 7 from their social media pages, and will be known simply as S Club for this tour.

The Good Times Tour is set to commence in October 2023 as part of the group’s 25th anniversary celebrations.

Tickets can be purchased here.

13/10/23 – M&S Bank Arena – Liverpool
14/10/23 – Utiilita Arena – Sheffield
16/10/23 – 3Arena – Dublin
18/10/23 – Hydro Arena – Glasgow
19/10/23 – Utilita Arena – Newcastle
20/10/23 – First Direct Arena – Leeds
21/10/23 – AO Arena – Manchester
23/10/23 – International Arena – Cardiff
24/10/23 – Motorpoint Arena – Nottingham
26/10/23 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham
28/10/23 – The O2 Arena – London

The seven members of the band consists of Rachel Stevens, Jo O’Meara, Hannah Spearritt, Tina Barrett, Bradley McIntosh, Paul Cattermole and Jon Lee. They have planned to begin an 11-date arena tour, in October. They posted a statement to their social media, after announcing their comeback in an interview on BBC’s The One Show.

‘’We can’t wait to be reunited with you all this October.
Sign up before 5pm GMT tomorrow to gain access to PRE-SALE TICKETS via the link in our bio. PRE-SALE opens Wednesday 15th Feb, 10am GMT. GENERAL SALE opens Friday 17th Feb, 10am GMT #SClub7Reunited ‘’

During the interview on The One Show, S Club 7 band member Rachel Stevens announced the news saying,
‘’We are very excited to say that we are going back out on tour in October. We’re just so excited to get back out there and sing our hearts out and perform. We’re celebrating 25 years which is just crazy.’’  Bradley McIntosh went on to give an insight into what fans could expect from the tour, ‘’we’re bringing the nostalgia, obviously, we’re bringing the late-nineties early-noughties. So it’s a lot of fun. It’s very positive our music, it’s very positive. And I think in todays times we need a bit of positive, we need a bit of picking up so that’s what we’re here to do.’’ 

The band teased an announcement on social media last week. On Instagram, they posted a video with the caption, ‘’Ain’t no party like an S Club Party

Announcement coming this Monday 13th February at 7.00pm GMT on BBC’s The One Show!’’

The group, who was formed by former Spice Girls manager, Simon Fuller in 1998, have had four UK number one singles, with ‘’Bring It All Back’’, ‘’Don’t Stop Movin’’, ‘’Have You Ever’’ and ‘’Never Had a Dream Come True.’’ Their album, 7, also made number one in the UK albums charts. They sold over 10 million albums worldwide and won two Brit awards in the early 2000’s. They won the Breakthrough Artist award in 2000 and Best Song in 2002 for their number one hit, ‘’Dont Stop Moving.’’

As well as their chart topping success, the band had their own tv series, Miami 7. Thirteen episodes of the show aired on CBBC from April until July, in 1999. The show also aired in America, but was renamed  S Club 7 in Miami and aired on Fox Family, now known as Freeform. The group also released their own movie, Seeing Double, in 2003. The band split up in 2003, before reuniting in 2014 for a performance on Children In Need.

The tour will kick off at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena, on October 13, and continue by travelling around arenas across the UK and Ireland.

S Club 7 Reunited Tour Dates:

13/10/2023 – M&S Bank Arena – Liverpool
14/10 – Utiilita Arena – Sheffield
16/10 – 3Arena – Dublin
18/10 – Hydro Arena – Glasgow
19/10 – Utilita Arena – Newcastle
20/10 – First Direct Arena – Leeds
21/10 – AO Arena – Manchester
23/10 – International Arena – Cardiff
24/10 – Motorpoint Arena – Nottingham
26/10 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham
28/10 – The O2 Arena – London

Click here to access tickets, which go on sale Friday 17 February at 10am.

The singer rose to fame with the band S Club 7 with Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearritt, Jon Lee, Paul Cattermole, Rachel Stevens and Tina Barrett making up the band’s lineup.

The band was formed in 1998 and achieved chart success with a number 1 album 7 and four number 1 singles. The band are known for familiar singles “Don’t Stop Moving”, “Never Had a Dream Come True”, “Bring It All Back” and “Reach”.

The band was renamed S Club following the departure of Cattermole in 2002. The singer left the band in 2003 and launched her solo career in 2005 with the release of her debut single “What Hurts The Most” on September 26th 2005. The single reached number Number 13 in the UK Official Singles Charts.

The singer regrouped as S Club 3 with Cattermole and McIntosh in 2008 following the departure of band members Spearritt, Lee, Stevens and Barret thus placing her solo career on hold. 

The singer announced her departure from the band in 2020 and now wishes to concentrate solely on her solo career.

The singer’s new solo album is entitled With Love and is to be released by Metrophonic and their producers Brian Rawling, Paul Meehan and Kjetil Morland.

Watch video’s for singles “On The Surface” and “Missing You” from the album below:

The singer explained that her new solo album With Love is for her fans who have supported her over the years and stated, “I’ve made this album with all my love”.

The album has been described as highlighting the singer’s voice and feeling as if she is finally the singer that she wishes to be. The singer expressed that she is happy with the result of her new album and cannot wait for everyone to hear her new album.

See the free streaming service for Jo O’Meara’s new album With Love out tomorrow here and the tracklist below

I’ll Be There
On The Surface
Breathe In
Closer
I Hope You Dance
Lay Your Hurt On Me
Pieces
Sweet Surrender
Missing You
Relentless (Unplugged)
Heaven
Don’t Stop Moving (Unplugged)

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— Jo O’Meara (@joomeara) August 26, 2021