Girls Aloud confirm comeback for 2024 UK and Ireland tour
'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,' the group said.
By Nick Reilly
Girls Aloud have confirmed their comeback for a 2024 UK and Ireland arena tour.
Confirmation of the iconic group’s comeback tour comes after it was first rumoured in tabloid reports earlier this month, before Nicola Roberts kicked off a series of mysterious countdowns on social media earlier this week.
The band – Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Kimberly Walsh and Roberts – will now join forces for an arena tour next year that celebrates their chart-topping music. The group will also pay tribute to former bandmate Sarah Harding, who passed away from breast cancer in 2021.
Cheryl said of the reunion: “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.”
Tickets will go on pre-sale on Wednesday November 29 at 9am, with a general sale taking place from Friday December 1 at 9am. The tour will take place across May and June 2024.
Coyle added: “Girls Aloud are a band that made such a huge impact on people’s lives. We grew up with the band, but so did so many other people. So for us not to do something again feels like such a shame and a waste. We want to have that moment with fans where we can all enjoy it together.”
However, the group also denied reports that new music was on the way, stating that the tour will be a one-off affair. Still, fans believe a Glastonbury performance could be on the cards after noticing a gap in their diary at the end of June next year.
‘The Girls Aloud Show’ arena tour dates:
MAY
18 – Dublin 3Arena
20 – Belfast SSE Arena
23 – Manchester AO Arena
24 – Manchester AO Arena
27 – Cardiff Utilita Arena
31 – Newcastle Utilita Arena
JUNE
1 – Newcastle Utilita Arena
4 – Aberdeen P&J Live
8 – Glasgow OVO Hydro
12 – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
15 – Leeds First Direct Arena
18 – Birmingham Resorts World Arena
22 – London The O2
23 – London The O2
29 – Liverpool M&S Bank Arena