Robbie Williams, Take That 'plan tour'

Robbie Williams and his Take That bandmates will launch a tour next summer, but their reunion will only be temporary.

The announcement comes after months of speculation over whether the reunited group will perform together after they release a new album this autumn, according to Reuters.

Speaking to BBC Radio 1, Williams and Gary Barlow opened up about Take That's touring plans for next year.

"We're talking about a tour right now - hopefully next summer we will tour," Barlow said.

Williams claimed that the pair could not be more specific, but hinted that the band have major plans in the works for 2011.

"There's big plans in the works, but when, where and what we're not allowed to say. Plus we don't really know," the 'Millenium' singer added.

Barlow also revealed that once the group finishes touring their reunion CD, Take That will return to being a quartet and Williams will resume his solo career.

"I think once we've done that Rob will go back to being Rob and we'll go back to being a four. I think it'll resume to how it was," he said.

The duo's first new track 'Shame' premiered in the UK on Thursday and is allegedly about their long-term estrangement.

They will perform the song together in public for the first time on September 12 at the Help For Heroes concert in Twickenham.

Barlow noted that celebrating the band's 20th anniversary seemed like the perfect chance to reunite with Williams.

"This is our 20th year for all of us this year. So to do a one-off album, and maybe a one-off tour would be a great thing this year," he said.

Take That will release a new album in November.