How to watch Take That's virtual concert

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Pop veterans are stepping to help us Never Forget that there was a time when a good night didn’t mean doing a virtual pub quiz with your friends or family – Take That, coronavirus.  

Put down the notebook for one night because the original pop boyband superstars are reuniting for a one-off virtual concert: Take That and Robbie Williams will come together for the first Meerkat Music concert tonight, Friday 29 May.

What time will the concert be on and how can you watch it? Read on for the details…

How can you watch the Take That concert?

Robbie Williams, Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald will be back – not for good – but for a one-off concert streaming tonight from 8pm.

It’ll be Robbie’s first time back with the boys since he last joined for a handful of shows in 2010.

Since then, founding member Jason Orange left in 2014, after deciding to take a break from touring and recording. The band has continued on as a trio since then, most recently releasing the album Odyssey in 2018.

The band formed in the 90s (Picture: Tim Roney/Getty Images)

The virtual concert is hosted by Compare the Market and will be live-streamed on ComparetheMeerkat’s YouTube, as well as on Facebook Live.

The stream is free for everyone with access to YouTube or Facebook.

The band is supporting a music therapy charity called Nordoff Robbins and Crew Nation, which supports concert crew workers with a relief fund with the concert.

‘This is a world first for us,’ the band said in a statement. ‘Reuniting with our old friend online for a one-off performance!