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