The band first rose to fame in 2008 as runners up on the reality TV show The X Factor and consists of members Aston Merrygold, Oritse Williams, Marvin Humes and JB Gill. The group enjoyed great success on the charts and won numerous awards, and after seven years together the group announced that they would be disbanding. The announcement of the group’s reunion tour was made in 2020, the Beat Again tour was sadly postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speaking to HELLO! Magazine Gill discussed their future touring plans and any possible new releases, “We probably won’t tour again this year, but with the success of ‘Beat Again’ and our latest album, I’m sure we’ll be working on new material soon.” The singer then continued to describe his children’s reaction to the group’s music, “The kids love seeing their daddy up on stage so we don’t really have a choice whether we do another JLS tour or not.”

Within the statement which announced the disbanding, JLS confirmed that they would release a new compilation album and finish their final headlining arena tour before officially splitting up. The group’s ‘farewell’ record, Goodbye- The Greatest Hits, was released on 18th November 2013 via RCA Records and included the group’s best-loved songs as well as a new single. The track “Billion Lights” was released on 17th November 2013 and reached number 19 on the UK singles charts.

Rumours concerning the band’s reunion began to circulate in 2019, and an announcement was made the following year which confirmed the group’s plan to reunite. On 12th February 2020, a statement was made confirming their reconciliation and included dates for their Beat Again Tour. In 2021, JLS released their fifth studio album 2.0, the album marked the band’s return and coincided with their reunion tour. The album sired three singles, “Eternal Love” was the album’s lead single and was released on 3rd September 2021. Two further singles, “Day One” and “Postcard” were released in the same year.

Throughout their break, all band members acquired recognition in different avenues within the entertainment industry, with some members returning to their roots of competition-based TV shows as hosts and judges. Currently, Humes can be seen on the game show The Hit List, which he co-hosts with his wife Rochelle Humes.

Well this is We’re playing the @OfficialNTAs! Watch on @ITV from 7.30pm on 9th September pic.twitter.com/2us62Metwe

— JLS (@JLSOfficial) September 1, 2021

JLS aka Jack The Lad Swing’s vocal lineup includes Ashton Merrygold, Marvin Humes, Oritse Williams and JB (Jonathan Benjamin) Gill. The band entered the fifth series of X-Factor in 2008 and were runners up following Alexandra Burke’s win.

Following the competition, the band were signed to Epic Records and released singles “Beat Again” and “Everybody In Love” with both singles hitting the number one spot in the UK Official Singles Charts. Success continued with a further four number one singles and the release of the band’s debut album JLS released on November 9th 2009 which sold 1 million copies.

The band then went on to release albums, Outta This World (2010), Jukebox (2011), and Evolution (2012), as well as win a Mobo Award for Best Single for “Beat Again” and a Mobo Award for Best Newcomer in 2009.

The band further went on to win 2 Brit Award’s for British Breakthrough and Best Single for their single “Beat Again”. and Best Newcomer in 2010. The band are known for popular singles “The Club Is Alive” and “She Makes Me Wanna”.

On April 23rd 2013 the band announced their split, released the album Goodbye- The Greatest Hits and embarked on a farewell tour. The band bowed out for the last date of their tour at the 02 Arena in London on December 22nd 2013. Band members Merrygold, Humes, Williams and Gill went on to pursue solo projects following the band’s split with Merrygold, Humes and Gill also having children.

It was then reported in November 2019 that the band were to reunite. Confirmation of a reunion arrived on February 12th 2020 and the band then announced that they were to embark on a reunion tour known as The Beat Again Tour. Another announcement followed in March 2020 that the band had signed to BMG and were set to release new music.

The band’s plans were placed on hold due to the Covid 19 Pandemic and they have now expressed their happiness to finally be able to release new music and have also rescheduled their postponed reunion tour. The band have not been able to release new music for 8 years with a further delay caused by the Covid 19 Pandemic following their reunion announcement in 2020. 

This is all set to change tomorrow with the release of their new single “Eternal Love” penned by Humes and Ed Sheeran and it seems a new album is also on the way. Williams stated “We’re putting together an album and a couple of singles. It feels like the time is right” Humes added “We have got three, possibly four, tracks already down”

The band have not yet announced news for an album release. The band are working with Wayne Hector for their new material and look set to ignite the charts once more with their new single “Eternal Love”.

Who’s ready for tomorrow? #EternalLove #JLSReturns pic.twitter.com/R87R2X1H9u — JLS (@JLSOfficial) September 2, 2021

Access JLS’s pre-save link for their new single here

Nahhh you nearly had us #EternalLove out Friday #JLSReturns pic.twitter.com/Dc5SaC9wCB — JLS (@JLSOfficial) September 1, 2021

See JLS’s Tour dates below. Tickets are available here

20/10/21 The SSE Hydro- Glasgow
21/10 The SSE Hydro- Glasgow
22/10 Utilita Arena- Newcastle
23/10 Resorts World Arena- Birmingham
25/10 Motorpoint Arena- Cardiff
26/10 Motorpoint Arena- Cardiff
28/10 FlyDSA Arena- Sheffield
29/10 FlyDSA Arena- Sheffield
30/10 First Direct Arena- Leeds
31/10 Motorpoint Arena- Cardiff
02/11 M&S Bank Arena- Liverpool
03/11 M&S Bank Arena- Liverpool
04/11 The O2- London
05/11 The O2- London
06/11 Utilita Arena- Newcastle
08/11 Brighton Centre- Brighton
09/11 Bournemouth International Centre- Bournemouth
10/11 Hull Bonus Arena- Hull
14/11 SSE Arena- Belfast
15/11 3Arena- Dublin
17/11 Motorpoint Arena- Nottingham
18 /11 Motorpoint Arena- Nottingham
19/11 The O2- London
20/11 The O2- London
23/11 AO Arena- Manchester
24/11 AO Arena- Manchester
26/11 Resorts World Arena- Birmingham
27/11 Resorts World Arena- Birmingham (free NHS matinee charity show)