It only takes a minute...for Take That to sell out

Last updated at 15:40 02 March 2007


Take That have proved that they are Back For Good with dates on their Beautiful World tour selling out in record time.

Thousands of fans camped out at venues overnight to snap-up tickets for the 22-date arena tour.

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The band are currently on a promotional visit to Japan.

Owen said: "We're here in Tokyo at the moment so it's really surreal to hear the news from the UK.

"We are all totally overwhelmed, and also a bit nervous. We're trying to celebrate but we're all a bit jet-lagged."

Orange added: "We want to thank everyone who has bought a ticket today and for all the support we've received.

"A number one single, album and now a sell-out tour - it's unbelievable.

"We'll be looking to make this the best tour we can and look forward to seeing everyone in November."

Fans snapped up 370,000 tickets in less than three hours for this year's tour.

The initial 22 dates sold out in under two hours with six more shows added at 11am, which were sold out by noon. Six extra nights have now been added to meet demand to see the reformed boy-band.

Tickets went on sale at 9am this morning, causing credit card phone lines to jam.

Ticketmaster's website crashed as fans logged on to bag tickets.

Gary Barlow, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Howard Donald enjoyed a rapturous reception at their comeback tour last year. The whole tour sold-out in record time.

A new album, Beautiful World, and single, Patience, which scooped a Best British Single Award at the Brits, both reached number one in the charts.

Five nights at Birmingham's NEC sold out in less than an hour, setting a record, according to tour spokeswoman Maria Barham.

Six extra dates have been added - three at the Millennium Dome, now called The 02, in London, and three at the MEN Arena.

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