Nearly seven years on from their initial split, Aston Merrygold, Oritsé Williams, Marvin Humes, and JB Gill are back
IT’S TIME!!” they said. “Our #BeatAgainTour is coming your way this Nov/Dec. We can’t wait to be reunited with you all!”
The Beat Again tour kicks off on 12 November in Dublin, before calling at places like Sheffield, Newcastle, Leeds, Glasgow, Manchester, and London, before winding up with a big (and possibly festive) show at Birmingham’s Resorts World Arena on 28 December.
The full list of JLS tour dates is as follows:
- 12 November – 3Arena, Dublin
- 13 November – SSE Arena, Belfast
- 15 November – Brighton Centre
- 16 November – Bournemouth International Centre
- 18 November – Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
- 19 November – Bonus Arena, Hull
- 20 November – Flydsa Arena, Sheffield
- 21 November – Utilita Arena, Newcastle
- 25 November – First Direct Arena, Leeds
- 26 November – The SSE Hydro, Glasgow
- 27 November – Manchester Arena
- 30 November – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
- 1 December – The O2, London
- 2 December – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
- 28 December – Resorts World Arena, Birmingham
The group first formed in 2006, and went on to become runners-up of the fifth series of the ITV reality talent show The X Factor in 2008, coming second to Alexandra Burke.
Their first two singles ‘Beat Again’ and ‘Everybody in Love’ both went to number one on the UK Singles Chart.
In April 2013, JLS released a statement on their website announcing that they would be splitting up after releasing a greatest hits collection and completing their final arena tour.
“We will always remain brothers and friends and we will always be your boys,” they said at the time.
What might they play?
Since it’s been seven years since the group last performed live, and their comeback dates are some nine months off at the time of writing, it’s difficult to say just which tracks they’ll be unearthing from the back catalogue.
Sure, hits like ‘Everybody in Love’ and ‘Beat Again’ are sure to be included, but what else can fans expect to hear?
According to setlist.fm, JLS’ ‘average’ setlist in 2013 – the last year they actively toured – looked like this:
- Hottest Girl in the World
- Have Your Way
- The Club Is Alive
- One Shot
- Eyes Wide Shut
- Billion Lights
- Keep You
- Superhero
- Only Tonight
- I Know What She Likes
- Only Making Love
- Dessert
- So Many Girls
- Close to You
- Crazy for You
- 3D
- Better for You
- Take a Chance on Me
- Hold Me Down
- Billionaire
- Proud
- Umbrella (Rihanna cover)
- Love You More
- Beat Again
- Treasure (Bruno Mars cover)
- Do You Feel What I Feel
- She Makes Me Wanna
- End of the Road (Boyz II Men cover)
- Everybody in Love
How can I get tickets?
Before that though, fans can register for a pre-sale to get access to tickets early.
