For anyone whose soul is still at least partly stuck in the 90s, or who still maintains that Take That are the best boyband ever, you’ll be absolutely buzzing to learn that a new documentary series about the legendary British group is coming to Netflix.
Only a few months on from their blockbuster return to Manchester at the AO Arena and even more recently their reduced residency at Co-op Live as part of their massive world tour, Take That fans will soon be able to roll back the years even further thanks to the upcoming docuseries.
Coming exclusively to the Netflix streaming platform, this is the first standalone Take That documentary of its kind outside of a 44-minute featurette that aired on Channel 5 back in 2009.
While details are still very limited, this comes not long after the success of Robbie Williams’ self-titled documentary series which also landed on Netflix in November last year.
A new TAKE THAT series is in production! With access to Gary, Howard and Mark and featuring interviews with Jason and Robbie, this series will give unprecedented insight into one of Britain’s most successful and beloved bands.
As explained in the announcement, although the release date is yet to be confirmed, they have detailed that not only will the production team have access to the current lineup of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen, but it will also “feature interviews with Jason [Orange] and Robbie.”
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Promising to “give unprecedented insight into one of Britain’s most successful and beloved bands”, you can expect the show (the number of episodes is still unknown) never-before-seen footage of the group and sit-downs with the five-piece.
It’s been a full decade since the band were all together, with Robbie returning for a short stint between 2010 and 2014 before exiting with Jason once again, but the three remaining members have continued to release new music and achieve huge commercial success both here in the UK and across the globe.
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Barlow himself says has long been of the belief Williams and Orange might one day come back for good and, who knows? Even if there are still fences to be mended, maybe projects like this might help bring that possibility back into the frame.
"There was one person being managed in Take That, and it was Gary Barlow."
Old wounds come to the surface in four-part documentary ROBBIE WILLIAMS, only on Netflix. pic.twitter.com/KX40QsAEGd
Having formed in Manchester back in 1990 and with several members hailing from 0161 to start with – Mark born in Oldham, Howard from Droyslden, Jason from Crumpsall and even Gary only from down the road in Cheshire – it goes without saying that their connection to our musical city is strong.
The iconic boyband’s collective home, for all intents and purposes, we think we speak for everyone when we say, one: we can’t wait to watch this series and two; we sincerely hope we see them all stood side by side again some day.
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When we know more information about Netflix’s now highly-anticipated Take That documentary, believe us, you’ll be the first to know.
Until then, we’ll just keep reliving how nostalgic this night was:
‘Manc the Biff’: the Co-op Live crowd made the Clyro boys welcome on debut
Danny Jones
It feels like we’ve been waiting a long time to welcome Biffy Clyro back to Manchester, and they really didn’t disappoint on their Co-op Live debut.
Here’s our review of what was a proper rock show.
After a strong lineup of support acts with The Armed and Soft Play (formerly Slaves) injecting plenty of early energy into the crowds, already knew two things: the Scots wouldn’t disappoint, and a Manc crowd NEVER lets you down.
We knew everyone was on top form from the moment the Kilmarnock icons stepped out on stage under a swathe of blankets to the opener from their latest album, Futique.
Once the curtain was eventually lifted during ‘A Little Love’, which has quickly become one of the most popular singles for some time, you could see the sea of fans below start bouncing.
Rolling into the likes of ‘Hunting Season’ and Only Revolutions classic, ‘The Captain’, those bounces quite quickly turned into a healthy-sized pit, and those up in the stands with us finally got on their feet.
That was maybe our only complaint: we love seeing a seated section pretending they’re in standing from their start, but we get it and each to their own, of course.
In fact, the same goes for the rest of the session players joining them on the road this year.
One thing we weren’t expecting was quite how cool the production levels were going to be. We’ve never been Biffy fans for their creativity when it comes to toying with stage design or lighting rigs, but they threw in some fun effects regardless.
Highlights from the night included ‘Tiny Indoor Fireworks’, ‘Bubbles’, and ‘Black Chandelier’, though we were sad not to hear ‘Victory Over The Sun’, and it was especially gutting that one of our favourite tracks from the new record, ‘True Believer’, didn’t end up on the setlist.
Again, you can’t have anything – we’re just glad we got to be there and see a truly great British rock band proving that they are well and truly an arena-level band.
Lastly, even after all the years and an X-Factor cover trying its hardest to take the credit away from them, ‘Many of Horror’ is still an unbelievable rock ballad, and d’ya know who is an unbelievable rock band? “Biffy. F***ing. Clyroooooo.”
Johnny Depp supergroup Hollywood Vampires have announced an arena gig in Manchester
Daisy Jackson
Hollywood Vampires are heading back out on tour, with a huge Manchester gig announced for this year.
The supergroup, which consists of one of the biggest names in Hollywood as well as one of rock’n’roll’s most iconic names, are set to perform at the AO Arena as part of a run of shows.
Hollywood Vampires is made up of A-lister Johnny Depp, as well as rock royalty including Alice Cooper, and Aerosmith’s Joe Perry, plus Tommy Henriksen.
They last performed in Manchester with an arena gig back in 2023, making these their first gigs in almost three years.
Hollywood Vampires have now announced a return to the stage, with an AO Arena show on the cards for Tuesday 18 August 2026.
They’ll be supported in Manchester by The Jesus and Mary Chain, who marked their 40th anniversary in 2024 with a new album, Glasgow Eyes.
Johnny Depp supergroup Hollywood Vampires announce Manchester gig. Credit: Aaron Perry
Hollywood Vampires formed in 2012, named after Cooper’s celebrity drinking club of the same name where the aim was reportedly to ‘drink until no one could stand up’.
Over the years, the supergroup has worked with the likes of Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, and Zak Starkey (formerly the drummer for Oasis).
They’ve now announced a massive UK tour , including a date at the AO Arena.
A Three Presale for tickets will take place from 10am on Wednesday 21 January, followed by a venue presale on Thursday 22 January, then general sale from 10am on Friday 23 January.
Danny Jones -
22nd August 2024 
