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1st December 2023
02:47pm GMT
Due to phenomenal demand of the Irish fans, Girls Aloud have added an extra Dublin show to their 2024 roster.
Just last week the band announced a date in the 3Arena for May 18th and tickets flew before many had the chance to snap one up.
Now, tickets for the extra date on Friday, May 17th at 3Arena are on sale now and you can grab them now on ticketmaster.
This month marks 21 years since Cheryl, Kimberley, Nadine, Nicola and Sarah were voted the winners of ‘Popstars: The Rivals’ and embarked on their journey to mega-fame.
These hugely anticipated shows will feature all of the band's well-known pop hits including No.1 songs 'Sound Of The Underground', 'The Promise' and 'I'll Stand By You', alongside even more classics such as 'Love Machine', ‘Call The Shots’, Biology', 'Something New' and 'The Show'.
Speaking about their upcoming tour, Cheryl explained the timing of the shows following the passing of their bandmate Sarah Harding.
"We all started talking about the possibility of doing something to celebrate Girls Aloud’s 20-year anniversary a few years ago,” she said.
“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 then said they all agreed if they didn’t mark the anniversary it would be a waste, and they want to have ‘that moment’ with their fans again.
"Girls Aloud are a band that made such a huge impact on people's lives, Nadine said.
“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 said the love they felt from fans after Sarah’s passing ‘ignited something’ in them again.
"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 then promised that the upcoming shows will celebrate ‘everything we’ve done up to this point; and said fans will be in for a treat, celebrating the classics.
"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."
It was confirmed by management that Girls Aloud would not be releasing any new music around the tour.
“The band haven't recorded any new songs or filmed any music videos. 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.”
If you want to snap yourself up some of the remaining tickets, click here.
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