Yahoo News Blue announce greatest hits tour: How to get tickets
All Rise for the biggest tunes from the Blue boys as they head back out on the road.
Blue have announced they are heading back out on tour with a celebration of their greatest hits.
The whole group - Duncan James, Simon Webbe, Antony Costa and Lee Ryan - will reunite to share some of their biggest singles from the past two decades with fans around the UK.
Here's how you can secure tickets and where you can see Blue in 2024.
How to get Blue tour tickets
Tickets for Blue's 2024 tour will go on sale on Ticketmaster at 9am on Friday, 27 October, following a presale on Wednesday, 25 October.
The group announced the exciting news to their fans on Monday, 23 October in an appearance on Good Morning Britain.
Duncan James was in the studio and shared the tour news with the help of a video from his bandmates.
They said: "Hi, we’re Blue! And our Greatest Hits Tour tickets are on pre-sale from 9am on Wednesday and on general sale from Friday at 9am. Can’t wait to see you there!"
Costa added: "We really hope you come along and celebrate two decades of music with us."
Webbe said: "We’ll be doing all of our hits and, also, there’ll be some storytelling. Yes, we’ve got some stories…"
Watching the video from the Good Morning Britain studio, James said: "I love you boys, my boys!"
Where will Blue tour in 2024?
The tour will begin on 16 April, 2024 in Liverpool, followed by a date at the London Palladium.
Other dates currently listed for April include Sheffield, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Gateshead and Nottingham.
There are also tour shows planned during May in Ipswich, Wolverhampton, Portsmouth, Truro, Cardiff, Plymouth and Manchester.
See the full tour dates below:
Liverpool Philharmonic – 16 April, 2024
London Palladium – 19 April, 2024
Sheffield Oval Hall – 22 April, 2024
Glasgow SEC Armadillo – 24 April, 2024
Edinburgh Usher Hall – 25 April, 2024
Gateshead The Glasshouse – 26 April, 2024
Nottingham Royal Concert Hall – 30 April, 2024
Ipswich Regent Theatre – 1 May, 2024
Wolverhampton The Halls – 3 May, 2024
Portsmouth Guildhall – 5 May, 2024
Truro Hall For Cornwall – 7 May, 2024
Plymouth Pavilions – 10 May, 2024
Manchester Bridgewater Hall – 11 May, 2024
Why has Lee Ryan hit headlines this year?
It will be Lee Ryan's first tour with Blue after he was given a 12-month suspended sentence in September.
He was convicted in January of assaulting a member of cabin crew on a flight in July 2022.
Ealing Magistrates' Court heard that the 39-year-old told a black flight attendant “I want your chocolate children” and asked her to kiss him.
In other news more recently, Ryan has opened up about his diagnosis with autism and ADHD.
He wrote on Instagram: "There is so much I'm learning about myself and a lot is starting to make sense."
Read more:
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