IT’S THE news all Girls Aloud fans have been waiting for, the band have reunited and are going back out on tour.
The group shot to fame in the early noughties and are set to celebrate this, as well as pay tribute to their late bandmate Sarah Harding.
When is the Girls Aloud reunion tour?
Cheryl, Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle and Nicola Roberts are reuniting to mark Girls Aloud’s 21st anniversary.
The band are now a foursome, after their bandmate Sarah Harding sadly died of breast cancer.
But to honour her memory, and also their time in the spotlight, they are reuniting for a comeback tour.
Girls Aloud were formed during a TV talent show in 2003 called Pop Stars: The Rivals.
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They then went onto have global success which included several No. 1 singles.
Now Girls Aloud are heading back out on the road and have revealed where they will be stopping off at.
The full tour dates for 2024 are as follows:
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Their last tour together – which included the late Sarah – was in 2013, so fans can’t wait to see them back in action.
A pre-sale for tickets will begin on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at 9am, with the general sale on Friday December 1, 2023, at the same time.
All tickets can be bought via girlsaloud.com.
What has Girls Aloud said about the tour without Sarah Harding?
In September 2021, fans were left devastated when it was revealed Sarah Harding had sadly passed away aged just 39.
Speaking about her late bandmate, and why it was important to honour her memory on the tour, Cheryl said: “We all started talking about the possibility of doing something to celebrate Girls Aloud’s 20-year anniversary a few years ago.
“The anniversary seemed like an obvious thing that we would celebrate.
“But when Sarah fell ill all priorities changed. She passed away a year before the anniversary and it just didn’t feel right, it felt too soon.
“But now, I think there is an energy that does makes it feel right.
“It’s the right time to celebrate Sarah, it’s the right time to celebrate the band and the right time to celebrate the fact we can still do this 21 years later.
“That’s a big honour in lots of ways.”
Kimberley added: “Over the last year, we’ve felt this outpouring of love – obviously towards Sarah, but actually towards all of us as a group.
“And I guess it’s ignited something in all of us again. It feels like something has changed and it does feel like the right time to celebrate Sarah and the 20-year anniversary that we didn’t celebrate at the time.”
Since revealing they are going back on the road, the band have been busy promoting their 2024 tour.
Speaking to Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2, Girls Aloud revealed their big return to music could even include their kids joining them on stage.
Mum-of-three Kimberley said: “I’m going to have to try and fight mine off I think, certainly the older two.”
“They haven’t really cared about Girls Aloud up until now. They were like, ‘that was before we were born!'”
Cheryl’s son Bear, who she shares with One Direction star Liam Payne, has also discovered her music fame.
She joked: “He asked, ‘mammy, may I ask, why all the nakedness?’
“Then he was curious as to why Kimberley was there and what she was doing and why we looked different now!”
She went on: “Do you know, the irony of how much I’ve tried for this to not happen and he is the one bursting at the seems, he’s just full of it isn’t he?”
Kimberley continued: “He’s a little performer. He’s just there. We’ve got a boyband between us.”
Girls Aloud also chatted to Amanda Holden and Jamie Theakston on Heart Radio.
Asked about how they are going to do Sarah’s vocal parts, Nadine said: “They will remain the same, her vocal parts are big parts like ‘Walking Primrose’, she is the actual walking primrose and ‘take a walk on the wild side’, she’s got some iconic Sarah’s bits.
“They will be Sarah’s bits. Why would we? They are her bits.”
While Nicola talked about keeping Sarah’ memory alive with the fans.
She said: “People say ‘I’m sorry to ask’ but we want to be asked, because we have to keep her memory alive.
“She is part of us still and part of this.”
