When is the Girls Aloud reunion tour and how to get tickets
IT'S THE news all Girls Aloud fans have been waiting for, the band have reunited and are going back out on tour.
The group shot to fame in the early noughties and are set to celebrate this, as well as pay tribute to their late bandmate Sarah Harding.
When is the Girls Aloud reunion tour?
Cheryl, Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle and Nicola Roberts are reuniting to mark Girls Aloud's 21st anniversary.
The band are now a foursome, after their bandmate Sarah Harding sadly died of breast cancer.
But to honour her memory, and also their time in the spotlight, they are reuniting for a comeback tour.
Girls Aloud were formed during a TV talent show in 2003 called Pop Stars: The Rivals.
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They then went onto have global success which included several No. 1 singles.
Now Girls Aloud are heading back out on the road and have revealed where they will be stopping off at.
The full tour dates for 2024 are as follows:
- May 18 - 3Arena Dublin
- May 20 - SSE Arena Belfast
- May 23 and 24 - Manchester AO Arena
- May 27 - Cardiff Utilita Arena
- May 31 and June 1 - Newcastle Utilita Arena
- June 4 - Aberdeen P&J Live
- June 8 - Glasgow OVO Hydro
- June 12 - Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
- June 15 - Leeds First Direct Arena
- June 18 - Birmingham Resorts World Arena
- June 22 and 23 - London The O2
- June 29 - Liverpool M&S Bank Arena
How to get tickets to the Girls Aloud reunion tour
Their last tour together - which included the late Sarah - was in 2013, so fans can't wait to see them back in action.
A pre-sale for tickets will begin on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at 9am, with the general sale on Friday December 1, 2023, at the same time.
All tickets can be bought via girlsaloud.com.
What has Girls Aloud said about the tour without Sarah Harding?
In September 2021, fans were left devastated when it was revealed Sarah Harding had sadly passed away aged just 39.
Speaking about her late bandmate, and why it was important to honour her memory on the tour, Cheryl said: "We all started talking about the possibility of doing something to celebrate Girls Aloud’s 20-year anniversary a few years ago.
"The anniversary seemed like an obvious thing that we would celebrate.
"But when Sarah fell ill all priorities changed. She passed away a year before the anniversary and it just didn’t feel right, it felt too soon. But now, I think there is an energy that does makes it feel right.
"It’s the right time to celebrate Sarah, it’s the right time to celebrate the band and the right time to celebrate the fact we can still do this 21 years later.
"That’s a big honour in lots of ways.”
Kimberley added: "Over the last year, we've felt this outpouring of love – obviously towards Sarah, but actually towards all of us as a group.
"And I guess it's ignited something in all of us again. It feels like something has changed and it does feel like the right time to celebrate Sarah and the 20-year anniversary that we didn't celebrate at the time."