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:
A brand new grunge and hard rock festival is kicking off in Manchester
Danny Jones
Manchester grungers, hardcore heads, and fans of all things rock, pay attention because there is a brand new festival coming to the city centre – and it has possibly the best name for a live music event we’ve heard in some time.
Ahem… let us introduce you to Broken Knees Fest.
Yes, donning a name that feels increasingly more relatable the closer we get to the wrong side of 30, Broken Knees Festival 2025 marks the inaugural edition of Manchester’s newest series of rock and grunge gigs, helping spotlight rising artists across the genres from within two crucial grassroots venues.
Very loud music inside tightly-packed, small-capacity rooms? It’s a winning formula that never fails. It’s about time we broke a sweat – here’s hoping the knees just about hold out.
Hosted in the heart of the Northern Quarter, which continues to thrive as a creative hub for new music and art of all forms, the festival will be debuting at small-cap favourites Gullivers and Castle Hotel just across the road.
As you can see, the lineup is full of up-and-coming talent within the guitar-driven space, but you can bank on more than a few bringing their die-hard fans to fill the place out to the rafters.
It doesn’t matter if you prefer punk, hardcore, grunge or another specific sub-genre found somewhere in between the ever-sprawling rock spectrum, there’s something to suit all alternative tastes at this one.
With the likes of Bohmen, Mavis, One Dimensional Creatures and Smother headlining the first-ever iteration of the festival across four stages, you can expect plenty of energy and even more noise.
Set up by the events group of the same name, Broken Knees Promotions, who help platform rock and alt acts across Greater Manchester and beyond year-round, this is more than just a festival: it’s a grassroots celebration through and through.
Best of all, if you’re interested, you don’t have to wait long because it’s kicking off next month.
Gigs go off in here. If you know, you know… (Credit: Audio North)
Broken Knees Fest 2025 is happening on the weekend of 21-22 June, and you’ll be glad to hear that, as a brand new event, prices have been kept nice and low.
The early bird window had prices starting from just £12, and although this tier has now sold out, day tickets are still only £15 while a full weekend pass will set you back £25.
Until then, why not dive into another load of new Manchester music? We round up artists from all genres each month; we’ll also confess to leaning slightly more towards the heavier stuff from time to time.
Olly Murs cancels Manchester gig after walking off stage six songs into huge arena show
Daisy Jackson
Olly Murs has now officially cancelled his show in Manchester tonight, a day after walking off stage just six songs into a huge arena gig.
The Heart Skips a Beat star had been performing in Glasgow last night when he abruptly stopped the show, apologised to fans, and left the stage.
The gig was cancelled around 30 minutes into his show, which is part of a huge UK arena tour that was meant to be heading to Manchester tonight.
A tearful Olly said that he was seeing a doctor last night and would update fans of the rest of his shows ‘as soon as I know anything’.
It’s now been confirmed that his gig at the AO Arena will not be going ahead.
Olly Murs said in a statement: “30 minutes into my set in Glasgow I lost my voice & unfortunately had to leave the stage midway through the show. This has never happened before and not something I take lightly.
“I’m sorry to all the fans who came out to the show last night and am forever grateful for your support.
“To everyone in Manchester and Birmingham I’m deeply sorry, but am unfortunately going to have to cancel my shows this weekend. I have contracted a respiratory infection and have been instructed to go on a strict 48 hour voice rest by the doctor to ensure no further damage to my vocal cords.
“I have been enjoying this tour so much, and am so sorry to let down my fans – but have to put my health first. I’m hoping to be fighting fit in a few days to finish this amazing 15 year celebratory tour with a bang.”
In a video he shared to Instagram last night, Olly Murs said: “Firstly I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry I had to walk off after six songs and cancel the show. I’ve never done this in 15 years.
“Most of the time as singers you can kind of get through it if your voice isn’t 100% – I walked out tonight thinking my voice was great, I maybe felt a little bit run down but I didn’t think I couldn’t do the show. I wouldn’t have come out there otherwise.
“So to walk off after six songs, as I said, I’m so sorry. As you can probably hear from my voice, I just sounded rubbish and it’s unfair for you guys that spent all that money to come and see me. You deserve the best show and me being at my best, and I’m so sorry from the bottom of my heart.
“Hopefully I can recover from this.
“I’m actually going to see a doctor tonight which is great, so I’ll give you guys an update as soon as I know anything. Obviously I wanna try my absolute best to make these shows possible at the weekend.
“So yeah, so sorry for everyone tonight, apologies from the bottom of my heart. Gutted.”
Danny Jones -
22nd August 2024 
