Get ready to 'all rise' for Blue if you've got a ticket to see them in Newcastle on Tuesday night as the boyband arrive on Tyneside with their Heart and Soul tour.
It's now been over two decades since Antony Costa, Duncan James, Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe, first shot into the charts with debut single All Rise, following it up with number 1 hits Too Close and If You Come Back. Other tracks from the Blue back catalogue include ther likes of another chart topper, Sorry Seems to be The Hardest Word, Bubblin' and the anthemic One Love.
The lads will be turning the clock to the 00s when they hit the stage at the arena on Tuesday night and they won't be the only pop icons in attendance at the Utilita Arena. Originally, it was planned that Atomic Kitten would be joining them but their special guests will now be B*Witched, so ticket holders might want to practise their Irish jig for C'est La VIe.
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Tuesday night looks set to be a busy one at the arena and in the city centre itself, given that there are now just days until Christmas Day. Here are all the key timings you need to be aware of if you're going.,
Blue's Heart and Soul tour in Newcastle
Stage times
Doors: 6pm
Cassa Jackson: 6.50 - 7.05pm
Megan McKenna: 7.20 - 7.50pm
B*Witched:@ 8.05 - 8.30PM
Blue: 9pm-10.20pm (approximate)
Support acts
Cassa Jackson
Cassa is an English singer-songwriter who has caused a stir in the industry with songs like But It's You and I'm Okay Until I Think. She has been documenting her time on the road with Blue on Instagram and was particularly excited about getting to play London's famous O2 Arena last week, writing: "WHAT A NIGHT!! Supporting Blue at the O2. Feeling so lucky and happy."
Megan McKenna
Megan exploded onto screens as one of the most talked about singles on MTV's Ex on the Beach, before going onto star in one of the most iconic series of Celebrity Big Brother at the start of 2016, sharing a house with the likes of Gemma Collins, David Gest, Daniella Westbrook, Tiffany Pollard and that year's winner, Scotty T.
Megan, who has also been a cast member on TOWIE, starred in a very different kind of reality show three years later, winning X Factor: Celebrity, thanks to performances of brilliant original tracks like Half of My Heart, Stronger and This, which she later released as a single. Earlier this year, Megan made her Glastonbury debut and has continued to release music, including covers of Defying Gravity from Wicked and Britney Spears' Everytime.
B*Witched
The Irish girls should need no introduction, given their pop pedigree. B*Witched actually have more number 1s under their belt than headline act Blue, beating them four to three, after C'est La Vie, Rollercoaster, To You I Belong and Blame It on the Weatherman all entered the charts at the top.
Like Blue, B*Witched were thrust back into the spotlight on ITV's the Big Reunion in 2013 and have been gigging ever, recording new music and being regulars at events like Prides and Bongo's Bingo.
