The Ultimate Tour (Take That) The Ultimate Tour (Take That) The Ultimate Tour (also known as the Greatest Hits Tour) was a reunion tour by British pop group, Take That. The tour, featuring four of the original members of the group Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange and Mark Owen; ran for a total of 32 shows in Britain and Ireland. Sugababes were the supporting act for that year. Each member of the band received £1,500,000 from the tour after tax. The Ultimate Tour was the first time that Take That had performed together since they split in 1996. The show featured all the original
Take That to "man band" without overly relying on nostalgia, instead showcasing a more mature image and sound and reinventing themselves while maintaining their artistic integrity. Jude Rogers of "The Guardian" commented on Take That's post-reunion success, in light of a string of reunions by the group's disbanded counterparts from the 1990s: "Only Take That are penetrating pop's wider consciousness by becoming a man-band rather than a boy-band, singing mature, proper pop songs that cross the generations." Take That have garnered critical acclaim and popularity as consummate live performers and for their musical output. Their domestic concert tours have been described as