Girls Aloud, Nottingham Motorpoint Arena: 12 -13 June 2024
Excitement is building for the return of all-conquering legendary pop band Girls Aloud to Nottingham Motorpoint Arena for the first time in a decade this June.
With an extra date in Nottingham added due to exceptional demand, the 2024 reunion shows take place on Wednesday 12 June and Thursday 13 June 2024. It will be the first Girls Aloud performance in the city for more than a decade when they took to the Arena stage for their 10th anniversary tour in 2013.
The hugely anticipated shows will feature all of the band’s historic pop hits including No.1 songs ‘Sound Of The Underground’, ‘The Promise’ and ‘I’ll Stand By You’, alongside cast-iron classics such as ‘Love Machine’, ‘Call The Shots’, Biology’, ‘Something New’ and ‘The Show’.
The tour will be a celebration of Girls Aloud’s rich back catalogue and all the ground-breaking success they have achieved as a band since Cheryl, Kimberley, Nadine, Nicola and Sarah were voted the winners of Popstars: The Rivals.
They will also celebrate their beloved bandmate Sarah, who died from breast cancer in 2021 aged just 39.
Cheryl: “We all started talking about the possibility of doing something to celebrate Girls Aloud’s 20-year anniversary a few years ago. The anniversary seemed like an obvious thing that we would celebrate. But when Sarah fell ill all priorities changed. She passed away a year before the anniversary and it just didn’t feel right, it felt too soon. But now, I think there is an energy that does makes it feel right. It’s the right time to celebrate Sarah, it’s the right time to celebrate the band and the right time to celebrate the fact we can still do this 21 years later. That’s a big honour in lots of ways.”
Nadine: “Girls Aloud are a band that made such a huge impact on people’s lives. We grew up with the band, but so did so many other people. So for us not to do something again feels like such a shame and a waste. We want to have that moment with fans where we can all enjoy it together.”
Kimberley: “Over the last year, we’ve felt this outpouring of love – obviously towards Sarah, but actually towards all of us as a group. And I guess it’s ignited something in all of us again. It feels like something has changed and it does feel like the right time to celebrate Sarah and the 20-year anniversary that we didn’t celebrate at the time.”
Nicola: “I think what’s really encouraging is that whenever people ask us about reuniting it’s not, “Would you guys ever do it?” but “When are you guys gonna do it?” To know we still have that love from our fans and people who watched us grow up gives us the confidence to do the tour. It will be massive celebration of everything we’ve done up to this point. We want people to leave being like, “Wow, I’ve just had one of the best nights of my life.”
Girls Aloud have raised over £1 million for breast cancer charities in the last year. A limited edition 7” vinyl release of the band’s debut single ‘Sound Of The Underground’ was released, also to raise funds for The Sarah Harding Breast Cancer Appeal.
As well as general admission tickets priced from £58, there are some great hospitality packages on offer from ‘The Sounds of the Underground’ to ‘Call The Shots’ experiences and the option to make it a night to remember with friends and family in a private suite. The ‘I’ll Stand By You’ package includes exclusive use of an executive suite with full waiting service, a viewing balcony offering panoramic views of the Arena; 10 event tickets; £200 bar tab and access to the Green Room bar for after show drinks.
Martin Ingham, CEO, Nottingham Motorpoint Arena, said: “This is the perfect opportunity to grab some mates for a great night out and enjoy classics from one of the most iconic pop bands we have ever had in the UK.”
For tickets, hospitality packages and private suites, go to https://bit.ly/GirlsAloudNottingham
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