The Greatest Show Must Go On
Ciaran Donnelly talks to Take That’s manager, Chris Dempsey, about high-wire logistics, rebuilt set pieces, and the unstoppable elephant in the room...
Feature By Ciaran Donnelly | 12 June 2026
From staging to logistics and set design, and down to the venues themselves, everything about Take That’s upcoming The Circus Live tour is a “massive job.” So says the band’s manager, Chris Dempsey, as he talks to IQ about the operation behind bringing back the 2009 blockbuster event.
Take That set out on a 17-date UK and Ireland stadium run starting in late May this year and due to finish in early July, with venues varying in size from…
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