Robbie promises 'spectacular' Take That tour

Robbie Williams has promised that Take That's upcoming tour will be "spectacular".

The band announced details of their 'Progress Tour' last week, as demand for tickets left outlets such as Ticketmaster "straining to cope".

Williams revealed that the rest of the group have already started planning for the live shows and have a "rough idea" of what the eventual performances will look like.

He told the Sunday Mercury: "I'm very excited. Gary Barlow came over to LA and showed me a DVD of the lads' 'Circus Tour' and I was blown away.

"My first thought was, 'I need to be part of this,' and my second was, 'How do we top that?' I asked the lads and they said, 'Don't worry, we will.'

"They got together for a tour meeting last week while I was in LA and brainstormed some ideas. We have a rough idea of what we might be doing, and it will be spectacular."

When asked if he would have to learn any new abilities for the show - in the same way that Mark Owen, Jason Orange and Howard Donald had to learn how to ride unicycles for the previous tour - Williams teased: "I expect one or two new skills may have to be learned."

Take That's 'Progress Tour' kicks off in May 2011 and takes in Sunderland, Manchester, Cardiff, Glasgow, Dublin, Birmingham and London.

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