I ran away with the circus....

A few weeks back I went to see the amazing Take That for the first time at the 55,000 capacity Manchester Old Trafford cricket ground, previously home to concerts by the likes of Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys and Foo Fighters .

I've loved Take That since I was little, watching the (somewhat cheesy) videos of their concerts and trying to copy the dance moves, so when they reunited in 2006, I was soooo happy. Since then they've become more of a 'man band' but they never fail to put on a spectacular show and I don't think i've ever seen one as amazing as this.

They arrived on the b-stage in the middle of the crowd, surrounded by balloons to be revealed. The show was complete with a raining stage, a huge mechanical elephant, trapeze artists, unicyclists, 50ft flames rising from the stage, fireworks......by far the best circus show i've ever witnessed!

The giant mechanical elephant carrying Take That to the main stage

The atmosphere was absolutely overwhelming. Hearing 55,000 people singing along to every word, seeing everyone with their hands in the air during the anthem now associated with Take That, 'Never Forget' - it was all an experience i'll never forget...

Now after a month touring the spectacular across the UK, finishing up at the world famous Wembley stadium, Gary, Mark, Jason and Howard should be taking a well earned rest before starting work on their third album since their return and hopefully it won't be too long before I get to see them again, although they're gonna have to pull something truly magnificent out of the bag to top this one.. More of my pics here; http://www.flickr.com/photos/10176570@N03/