Manchester-formed band Take That proudly brought the curtain down on the historic Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle as they entertained the royal family and crowd of 20,000 people with a selection of their most-loved hits. Howard Donald, Gary Barlow and Mark Owen opened their act, the closing set of the night, with a new Robin Schulz reworking of the 2008 classic Greatest Day, featuring Calum Scott.
The concert, screened on BBC One, was their first live show since their Odyssey Tour in 2019 and fans were in tears as they watched them close the star-studded show as part of the coronation bank holiday weekend celebrations. Stacey Watts tweeted: "I’ve been a fan for 33 years & they still manage to take my breath away with every performance! AMAZING performance from #TakeThat at the #CoronationConcert.Yes I am crying & can’t seem to stop." And Julie Virgo said: "Take That singing Shine omg I was literally crying with happiness."
Take That followed Greatest Day with their 2006 number one hit Shine, with Oldham-born Mark on lead vocals, before handing over to Howard, from Higher Openshaw, to take the lead on Never Forget. The guests, including Kermit the frog, had their arms in the air for the rousing 1995 crowd-pleaser.
