The band, now only consisting of Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald, did try to contact former members Jason Orange and Robbie Williams, but they declined. “We’ve been in touch with Jason and   we’ve been in touch with Robbie. Jason is in his place where he is now and he’s not got any ­intention at the moment to be back in the band,” Howard Donald told The Sun. “Whereas Robbie — we’ve been talking to Robbie about it, and it might be that if we do a 25th anniversary album, that we do some co-writing or some extra tracks on that.”

According to the Mirror, the tour will mark the 25th anniversary of their debut album with the ‘Wonderland Live’ tour, which will include 22 shows in 10 cities. The tour will kick off in Newcastle and visit cities including Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and Dublin as well as four nights at London’s O2 Arena.

Take That have achieved seven UK Number One albums, 15 Number One singles, sold over 45 million records, won six Ivor Novellos, and eight BRIT Awards. Their most famous hits include ‘Patience’ (2008), ‘Greatest Day'(2009) and ‘Never Forget’ (1996).

Their new album Wonderland is set for release in March 2017 and can be pre-ordered on Amazon before this Tuesday. Those who pre-order the album before October 25 have the chance to get exclusive presale access to tickets of the tour.

The Wonderland Live tour is the first time that fans will see the band perform new material from their forthcoming studio album Wonderland, due out in March, as well as their much-loved classics.

Tickets go on general sale on Friday 28 October at 9.30am. Full details of dates and venues are below.

08/05 – Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
09/05 – Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
11/05 – Glasgow The SSE Hydro
12/05 – Glasgow The SSE Hydro
15/05 – Dublin 3Arena
18/05 – Manchester Arena
19/05 – Manchester Arena
20/05 – Manchester Arena
22/05 – Liverpool Echo Arena
23/05 – Liverpool Echo Arena
26/05 – Manchester Arena
29/05 – Sheffield Arena
30/05 – Sheffield Arena
01/06 – Birmingham Genting Arena
02/06 – Birmingham Genting Arena
03/06 – Birmingham Genting Arena
06/06 – London The O2
07/06 – London The O2
09/06 – London The O2
10/06 – London The O2
14/06 – Swansea Liberty Stadium
16/06 – Norwich Carrow Road Stadium