Take That concert is Greatest Day for fans

Oh what a circus, oh what a show. Take That rolled into town with a lavish spectacle that was the top of the big tops.

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With a giant red circus tent at one end of the stadium and a hot air balloon hovering over the other, the boyband pulled out all the stops as jugglers, clowns, trapeze artists and tightrope walkers appeared.

Gary Barlow, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Howard Donald whipped the 40,000 strong crowd at Coventry's Ricoh Arena into a frenzy as they took centre stage, opening their Circus tour with their No 1 hit Greatest Day.

They went on to deliver classics such as Could it Be Magic?, A Million Love Songs, Pray and Back for Good.

And they treated the crowd to some old dance moves showing they were as good, if not better, than first time round.

The lavish show continued with a silver mechanical elephant carrying the boys to the main stage as they sang The Garden. Drummer boys and showgirl dancers joined them for Shine.

The foursome then became a true 'band' with Howard getting behind the drum kit, while Gary took to the keyboards and Jason and Mark played guitar.

Their costume changes were rapid with the group at one stage transforming themselves into clowns during What Is Love?

The talented group even attempted some circus-style stunts. Jason, Howard and Mark all on unicycles, but Gary had the crowd in hysterics by riding a tiny bicycle with stabilisers.

After two hours, they finished with Rule the World. And judging by the reaction last night, they certainly ruled the crowd's.

By Maria Cusine