Take That future. Williams has since collaborated with Barlow on several projects and duet performances and indicated his interest in reuniting with the band for potential 25th anniversary commemorative events. On 24 September 2014, it was announced that Jason Orange had left the band. He said: 'At a band meeting last week I confirmed to Mark, Gary and Howard that I do not wish to commit to recording and promoting a new album. 'At the end of The Progress Tour I began to question whether it might be the right time for me to not continue on with Take That,' he continued.
Take That break, but confirmed they would reunite in the future. On 4 October 2011, it was announced that Take That were to go on hiatus after the completion of the "Progress" tour, with Barlow continuing his role as a judge on "The X Factor" and Williams recording new solo material. Whilst on said hiatus, Take That were presented with an Ivor Novello Award for their Outstanding Contribution to British Music in May 2012. In August 2012, Take That performed at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, despite Barlow having announced that his daughter had been stillborn the previous week.