Take That - The Circus (2008)

The Circus is the upcoming fifth studio album from British band, Take That. The album was announced by Gary Barlow on Chris Moyles' radio programme on Radio 1 on October 13, 2008.The album is set for release on December 1, 2008.

In the United Kingdom, the album will be in direct competition with the new Britney Spears album, also titled Circus, released on the same day. The band's manager claimed the album's title choice was a coincidence, and that Take That had worked 'months in advance' and would not be changing the the title. Take That released their first single "Greatest Day" on 24th November.

Following the release of the album, Take That announced plans for a stadium tour titled "Take That presents The Circus Live" in 2009. The tour became the fastest selling tour in UK history selling £35m of tickets in one day (600,000 in less than 5 hours), beating the previous record set by Michael Jackson for his Bad World Tour in 1987. The Script have been confirmed to be special guests at their upcoming performance at Croke Park.