Take That announce Progress Live 2011 tour dates

Gary, Howard, Jason, Mark and Robbie confirmed that they will hit the road next year for a monumental 14-date summer stadium tour around the UK before heading to Europe for a further six shows.

Progress Live 2011, is the band's biggest tour yet and will be the first time they have toured together as a five-piece since 1995.

Progress Live 2011 will be a feast for the imagination, charting the evolution and progress of Take That and Robbie Williams through their extraordinary 20-year history.

The spectacular live shows will celebrate Take That's biggest hits from the last two decades and, will also see Robbie take to the stage to perform songs from his incredible chart-topping solo career.

Between them, Take That and Robbie Williams have sold over 80 million albums, had 13 number one albums, 17 number one singles, played to over 14.5 million people live, won 19 BRIT Awards, eight MTV awards and five Ivor Novello awards; and the list goes on.

Progress Live 2011 follows the band's time-honoured tradition of starting in the UK's North East, kicking off at Sunderland's Stadium of Light on the 30 May, then heading to The City of Manchester Stadium, Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, Dublin Croke Park, Glasgow Hampden Park, Birmingham Villa Park and finally London's Wembley Stadium for four nights. The band then head to Europe for shows at Milan's San Siro Stadium, Copenhagen Parken, Amsterdam Arena, Hamburg Imtech Arena, Dusseldorf Esprit Arena and Munich Olympiastadion.

Croke Park, Dublin tickets go on sale at 8am this Friday, October 29.

Samsung Electronics is proud to announce that it has become the Presenting Partner of Take That's Progress Live 2011 (UK only), a partnership that will allow Samsung to showcase its latest technology and enable millions of fans to capture and share exclusive footage from the tour. In announcing its headline sponsorship,

Simon Stanford, Managing Director of Samsung Mobile UK and Ireland said: "Samsung is thrilled to come on board as the Presenting Partner for the Take That Progress Live 2011 UK Tour and we are very enthusiastic about working with one of the biggest and best names in the music world. We intend this partnership to take Samsung's position in mobile entertainment to new heights and allow us to market our leading mobile technology and brand to millions of Take That fans, whilst adding value to and enhancing their overall anticipation and enjoyment of the tour. Samsung's loyal customers can look forward to enjoying money can't buy experiences and offerings, and an extensive range of exclusive content."

Take That also release their brand new album Progress on 22 November, with the first single, The Flood, released on 15 November. The album, which has been produced by Stuart Price, comes 20 years after the band first sang live as a group on the TV show The Hitman & Her in 1990.

Progress Live 2011 Presented by Samsung full Tour Dates:

Monday 30 May 2011 - Sunderland Stadium of Light

Friday 3 June 2011 - City of Manchester Stadium

Saturday 4 June 2011 - City of Manchester Stadium

Sunday 5 June 2011 - City of Manchester Stadium

Tuesday 7 June 2011 - City of Manchester Stadium

Tuesday 14 June 2011 - Cardiff Millennium Stadium

Saturday 18 June 2011 - Dublin Croke Park

Wednesday 22 June 2011 - Glasgow Hampden Park

Thursday 23 June 2011 - Glasgow Hampden Park

Monday 27 June 2011 - Birmingham Villa Park

Friday 1 July 2011- Wembley Stadium

Saturday 2 July 2011 - Wembley Stadium

Sunday 3 July 2011 - Wembley Stadium

Tuesday 5 July 2011 - Wembley Stadium

Tuesday 12 July - Milan San Siro

Saturday 16 July - Copenhagen Parken

Monday 18 July - Amsterdam Arena

Friday 22 July - Hamburg Imtech Arena

Monday 25 July - Dsseldorf Esprit Arena

Friday 29 July - Munich Olympiastadion

Tickets for the Dublin show at Croke Park are priced from €70.70 (including booking fee) and are available from the following outlets this Friday at 8am:

In person: From 100 Ticketmaster Outlets Nationwide

By Telephone (24 Hour): ROI - 0818 719 300, Northern Ireland - 0844 277 44 55

Book On Line: www.ticketmaster.ie < http://www.ticketmaster.ie>