Gary Barlow's emotional 'crash' as major Take That comeback tour ends

The Circus Live came to its end earlier this month18:53, 21 Jul 2026Gary Barlow has shared that he's been feeling both "sad" and "joyous" weeks after Take That's comeback tour came to its end.‌Originally staged in 2009, The Circus Live broke UK records as the fastest-selling tour in history, selling over 600,000 tickets in under five hours and attracting over one million fans to sell-out shows across the UK and Ireland.‌The Circus Live 2026 tour saw Howard, Gary and Mark reboot the tour of the same name from 2009, and one of the band’s most celebrated live productions, which featured fire-breathers, stilt-walkers, clowns, acrobats, tap dancers, and a 30-foot-tall mechanical elephant.‌Jason Orange, who took part in the original 2009 tour, was not present in this tour after he left the band