Take That envejecen...Y nos encantan por ello!

Os dejo una critica muy buena sobre los conciertos de Birmingham-
BRIGHT orange and impossible to ignore, the homemade sign read: WEAR YOUR TROUSERS TIGHTER, GARY'.They were hardly schoolgirls holding it - but then Take That are hardly a boy band anymore.That didn't seem to matter, however, to the 14,000 fans who gathered at Birmingham's NEC on Thursday night for the show of their lives.I confess I wasn't an entirely committed TT fan first time around. I was what you could easily have described as a bit of a part-timer.Now, not much older than the band, I have to take the oath: My name is Emma and I am a Take That-aholic.I had the kind of butterflies once reserved for a teenage first date as we waited (impatiently) for the boys.The gorgeous giraffe-legged Sophie Ellis Bextor did a fine job in support, but she couldn't pretend she didn't know why we were there. Great look/sound/voice - but we wanted the Take That boys.And we got them.In a stunning opening - and there was no let-up for two whole hours - the boys appeared behind lecturns to belt out deliver Reach Out, the first track off their latest album.Dressed in sharp suits with politician's rosettes, the four - Gary Barlow, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Howard Donald - delivered the Take That manifesto. Scantily clad lap dancers took to the stage for It Only Takes A Minute, writhing over the boys in individual boothsThe boys used the early part of the gig to showcase plenty of tracks off their new Beautiful World album - Hold On, Patience and newest movie track Rule The World.A true highlight was Jason singing Wooden Boat, a ballad on the BW album. "This is the first time I've sung solo on home soil," he told us. "I'd try and open my eyes if I wasn't so scared!"The boys upped the tempo with a voodoo inspired version of Relight My Fire.Heavyweight Gnarls Barkley lookalike Lloyd Wade belted out a version of Crazy at the point where Lulu usually comes in - pure genius.Added to that, the boys carried on singing while bits of their clothing were on fire, creating an incredible spectacle. And is this wasn't enough for the baying crowd, a walkway descended from the rafters, so the boys could make their way above the fans' heads to a central circular stage.A white piano emerged from the floor, and Gary started playing the intro to Could It Be Magic, accompanied by an illusionary trick as four dancers 'balanced' on a rising gantry above the circular platform, tipping 'dangerously' over the crowd.The main difference with today's fantastic four and Take That of old is that they seem happier in their skins, it's just four guys in their 30s have a bit of a laugh together and doing what they love.No longer is it Gary Barlow and 'the other three'. Take That is a team effort.Last year, Take That had to prove their worth as they relaunched their careers with a reunion tour, 11 years after the heartbreaking split.This year, they had nothing to prove. Robbie, eat your heart out.If you've got a ticket, you've got such a treat in store.If you haven't, I suggest you beg, borrow or steal one. Not to be missed.