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Metro
2 days ago
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Iconic band reunite on stage after 25 years during Robbie Williams gig
Robbie Williams had a huge surprise in store for fans at his London concert on Friday night. The Let Me Entertain You hitmaker kicked off his first night at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium with a bang, performing to a crowd of 60,000 seats. Williams had started a rendition of Keep On Movin' and had the crowd singing along when he suddenly interrupted himself to welcome some familiar faces to the stage. 'I don't remember the words to this next bit,' said Robbie. 'I wonder if anybody can help me out. Ladies and gentlemen the first time they've been seen on stage for 25 years. My mates. Five!' The crowd went wild as all five members of the iconic boy band Five ran out onto the stage and joined in to sing their 1999 hit. Scott Robinson, Ritchie Nevile, Jason Paul Brown, Sean Conlon and Abz Love recently announced they would be reuniting, almost three decades after splitting up. The group have announced a two-week tour later this year – the Keep On Movin' Tour – which is set to kick off on Halloween (October 31) in Brighton, with tickets on sale from Saturday (June 7). Five will perform a 12-date journey across the country, with all five members back after a smaller trio had started to perform together in recent years. Producer and DJ Naughty Boy, best known for hit La La La featuring Sam Smith, will perform a set to open the show. Scott, who previously returned in 2022 with the Five trio album, shared at the time of the reunion announcement: 'This has been a long time coming and it really does feel right for all of us now – 25 years on and we're so ready for it. Tickets for Five's reunion tour go on sale Friday, March 7, with pre-sale sign up open now. The tour dates are: October 31 – Brighton November 1 – Bournemouth BIc November 2 – Cardiff Utilita Arena November 4 – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena November 5 – Liverpool M&S Bank Arena November 7 – Manchester AO Arena November 8 – Leeds Arena November 9 – Birmingham Utilita Arena November 11 – London The O2 'Reconnecting as a 5 over the last year has been special and I know I speak for all the boys when I say we can't wait to do this all over again. Hope you're ready!!' More Trending On the band's official Instagram page they wrote: 'It's true, the five of us are reuniting for a tour across the UK!! This has been a long time coming and it really does feel right for all of us now – 25 years on and we're so ready for it. 'We really can't wait to get back on stage together and see you all in person, it's gonna go OFF!! Let's goooooo!' Williams is set to perform in London again on Saturday evening, before heading north for gigs in Manchester and then another concert in Bath. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Inside Oasis' setlist after iconic song is heard in rehearsals MORE: Beyoncé's London Cowboy Carter show made me homesick for a US that doesn't exist MORE: Beyonce suffers wardrobe malfunction as trousers drop mid-performance in London
Sky News
30-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News
Five on '90s fame, counselling, and finally reuniting: 'We were scared stiff'
From the beginning, the intention was clear. "Five bad boys with the power to rock you," came the shouty introduction in their first video, all hoodies and hair gel, the bandmates swaggering through a dim, strobe-lit corridor that suggested they might be trespassing - or at the very least, flouting a health and safety rule or two. Signed by a then little known Simon Cowell to create "chaos", Five (or 5ive) were the antidote to the squeaky clean boybands of the era. The image was tough egos, not hearts, on sleeves. Jason "J" Brown, Abz Love, Scott Robinson, Ritchie Neville and Sean Conlon burst into the charts and on to teen girls' walls with Slam Dunk (Da Funk) in 1997, and continued with hits including Everybody Get Up, If Ya Gettin' Down and Keep On Movin'. They had 11 top 10 singles in total, including three number ones, filled arenas, and even had their own dolls (which is when you really know you've made it). Behind the scenes, as we now know has been the case for so many young pop stars, things weren't always as carefree as they appeared. The inevitable split came after just four years, and a full reunion always seemed unlikely. A couple of comebacks involved different members, but never J. "I hated the industry," he said during his appearance on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! in 2007. "I ran away from it all." Earlier this year, however, the announcement was made: Five - all five! - were making a comeback. A month later, after a few weeks to process the reaction (the initial arena tour dates have more than doubled, due to demand), I meet them at their publicists' offices in London. A constant stream of easy ribbing has to be gently interrupted to get the interview going. Now in their 40s, the bandmates are aware the internet has cottoned on to how often they used to sing about getting up - and getting down - in most of their songs. "We were aware of that at the time," half-groans Ritchie. "We count a lot as well," laughs J. "We're an educational band." They are happy to be back in each other's company. Back in the day, there were squabbles, but never any serious fall-out, they say. Five split because they were tired of the industry, not each other. "We broke up out of love," says Ritchie. "Sean was having a bad time, he was 15 when he joined the band, and it is a high-pressure, high-stress situation. We were thrown into the deep end and it's sink or swim. It had been nearly five years of 18-hour days. We were worn out." When the video for the band's penultimate single, Let's Dance, was released, featuring a life-size cardboard cut-out of Sean in place of the real thing, it was claimed he had fallen ill. In reality, the pressures of the band, and fame, had become way too much. Scott was also suffering, desperate for a break and to spend time with his girlfriend, Kerry (the couple married shortly after Five's split). By the time they called it a day, they were all worn out. 'Our bond wasn't spoken about' "We ultimately made the call that it doesn't matter how many number ones you have, it's not worth this," Ritchie continues. " Our bond wasn't actually spoken about," says Sean, "because of that 'bad boy' image." There was a stigma, he says, and some pressure "to live up to being a lad". They were five young men given the opportunity of a lifetime, so some laddish behaviour was par for the course. But it wasn't the whole truth. "Really, we are five big softies." It was Scott who picked up the phone first. "I hadn't seen J or Abz for a long time. I kept on hovering over their names." Abz first. "Was it 'cus I'm at the top - A, B?" he laughs. Scott reassures him it was an intentional dial. "That means a lot, man." An AirBnB was booked and that was it - the first time in almost 25 years all five had been in the same room. Initially, they weren't reuniting as Five, simply as friends. But word got out, the offer came in. "We didn't sleep," says Sean, recalling the night before the launch. "We were scared stiff... petrified." Given their huge stardom back in the day - and following successful nostalgia-filled reunions by '90s-'00s contemporaries such as Steps and S Club 7 - surely they realised the comeback would be something of a cultural moment? Ritchie says not. "We're just normal dudes that did something that went bigger than I thought." There were fears of ending up "with egg on our face", J adds. "We release it as this big thing and it could have just gone 'pfff'." Staying in a hotel the night before the announcement, Scott called Kerry. "What if no one cares?" Just a few months earlier, millions had watched Ritchie, Sean and Scott taking part in the docuseries Boybands Forever, which pulled back the curtain on the darker side of fame. Their honesty about the mental health struggles they all faced during their time in Five no doubt contributed to the groundswell of support surrounding the comeback. "I suppose it's a massive part of the healing process," says Scott. "When I started speaking to the boys again, it was like, I'm not sad anymore. Because all of that stuff is a distant memory... I've gone from being a little bit broken, to complete again." They are keen to stress they had lots of good times. "So many highs," says Ritchie. "We played Rock In Rio. How many people was it?" "16 billion," one of his bandmates exaggerates. "We opened the Brits with Queen, Times Square, we went platinum in the States..." "I won two haircut awards," says Scott, adding with mock false modesty: "I don't like to talk about it." While they enjoyed so much of it, it got to the point where they were all desperately craving normality, and a rest. Now, they say it's "massively" important to talk about the low points, and how the industry can learn from its mistakes. 'Nobody's life is that good' "I think the marketing of bands of our era was really based around 'everything's positive, there's no troubles'," says Sean. "I don't really think that that's good for anybody." "Nobody's life is that good," adds Ritchie. Back then, mental health was not part of the conversation - particularly for five "bad boys". "Now, thankfully, it's spoken about a lot," says Scott. "I think it's so, so important." "It takes a lot of pressure off you," says J. "When we were doing it - and we were children doing it - and we are in this position of being on a pedestal almost. You're going through some really rough times and you just want people to know... [but] when you try and voice it to anyone else outside of this collective, it's like [the response is], 'you've got the world at your feet, you're this age, you've obviously got millions in the bank'..." "And that makes you feel a million times worse," Ritchie adds. "I remember having this conversation with one of my best friends. They were like, 'what have you got to be down about?' It actually broke me." Things are different now, Ritchie continues. When he joined the band, he was 17 and "didn't know what too much was". But signed artists now have access to counselling and support, he says. "We've already done it and it's absolutely amazing to be able to speak to someone and go, this is what I'm feeling," says Scott. "We didn't have that. We're not blaming anyone for that. It was a massive time in the '90s where we were all learning at the same time... We're older, they're older. We're more experienced and so are they." Abz chips in: "When you're so wrapped up in it, you're not sure what's left and what's right. To have that break, as wild and as long as it was, whatever happened in that time period, to actually all be here. We're very grateful." 'We didn't realise we were cool' There is also no longer such a snobbery around pop music now. "We didn't realise we were a really cool band," says Scott. "We didn't realise how good our songs were, and that's not blowing our own trumpet." After the split, they tried to "run away" from the music, he adds. J and Ritchie, who "hung out a lot" in later years, would inevitably get asked about it when they were out together. They hated it. "We used to apologise a lot," says Ritchie. "Oh yeah, we're from that rubbish band." He pretends to wince. "Sorry." "It's a ridiculous thing, a really adolescent mindset, the whole, 'I'm selling out'," says J. "I had that for a long time, unfortunately." With enough time passed, he now appreciates the Five back catalogue. "When I hear it, I can hear it fresh. And I'm like, that's why people were digging it." The pop conveyor belt was an industry mistake, says Sean, and artists paid the price. "They looked at our music and bands like us and they thought, okay, it's not really got a lot of depth to it, it's not really moving people in that way that they'd be able to do a tour 25 years later. So we'll get them working all day and all night, maximise it, profit-wise." But here they are, 25 years later. "Our music - and not just our band, the whole '90s era - meant so much to so many people. We're witnessing that now." At the moment, there are no plans for new songs. "I think fans want to hear the old music," says Scott. "They want to remember a simpler time when they didn't have a mortgage to pay. They want the nostalgia." Maybe later down the line though, he adds. Given everything they have been through, the highs and the lows, what would their advice be... "Don't do it!" Abz interrupts, laughing, before I get the chance to finish the question about the boybands following in their footsteps. Get the "right people" behind you, Ritchie says, seriously. "Sleep in the breaks," adds Scott. But would they recommend it? Especially given some of them are fathers now. "I'd do it all again, but different," says Abz. To which Sean quickly reminds him he is now doing exactly that.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Multi-platinum-selling band add extra Glasgow date for 2025 reunion tour
Five have announced seven extra dates for their 2025 tour. The boy band, who formed in 1997, have shared that they have added an extra show date in Glasgow. The extra dates have been added following an unprecedented demand for tickets to see the band perform again. The 90s band will be in the city this year (Image: Newsquest) READ MORE: The boy band will be performing in the city's OVO Hydro on November 16 and again on the 25. Tickets for the tour go on general sale tomorrow, March 7, at 10am on READ MORE: The band, which consists of Abz Love, J Brown, Ritchie Neville, Scott Robinson, and Sean Conlon, will perform their biggest hits including If Ya Gettin' Down, Everybody Get Up, When The Lights Go Out, Keep On Movin', We Will Rock You, and Let's Dance. The band said: "Absolutely buzzing to share that we're adding even more dates to the Keep On Movin' 2025 tour. "To say we're overwhelmed by the response to the tour so far would be an understatement, we're truly speechless. READ MORE: "Getting all this support 25 years on is nothing short of mindblowing. "We cannot wait to be back on that stage surrounded by our incredible fans, make sure you get your tickets." They are the only UK act to hit the Top 10 with all of their 11 singles, including three number ones. The 2025 Keep On Movin' tour will be the first time all five band members will share the stage together again in 25 years.
Sky News
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News
Five: Nineties boyband reunite and will tour the UK
Nineties boyband Five are reuniting and will be touring the UK later this year. The group - made up of Abz Love, J Brown, Ritchie Neville, Scott Robinson and Sean Conlon - haven't performed together for a quarter of a century. In their heyday, the platinum-selling band topped charts across the globe and sold more than 20 million records worldwide. Their 12-date UK arena tour, Keep On Movin' 2025, will begin in Brighton at the end of October, before travelling to Bournemouth, Cardiff, Nottingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Newcastle, Aberdeen, Glasgow, and London where they will perform at The O2. They will perform some of their biggest hits, including If Ya Gettin' Down, Everybody Get Up and international success When The Lights Go Out. Fans will also be treated to some of their past number ones, with Keep On Movin', We Will Rock You, and Let's Dance also on the playlist. Speaking ahead of the tour, band member Robinson said: "This has been a long time coming and it really does feel right for all of us now - 25 years on, and we're so ready for it. Reconnecting as a 5 over the last year has been special and I know I speak for all the boys when I say we can't wait to do this all over again. Hope you're ready!!" Abz Love added: "We really can't wait to get back on stage together & see the fans, it's gonna go OFF! Buzzing to have Naughty Boy on tour with us too… 5 bad boys and a naughty boy, that sounds like a lot of fun. Let's gooooo!" Formed in 1997, Five is the only UK act to hit the Top 10 with all of their 11 singles, including three number ones. Their first and second albums both went double platinum. Their tour announcement comes 25 years after the band won their first BRIT Award for best British pop act in 2000.
