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promotional poster for GB40 |
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| Tour by Gary Barlow | ||||
| Associated album | Take That and solo material | |||
| Start date | 20 January 2011 | |||
| Legs | 1 | |||
| Shows | 1 in United Kingdom | |||
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GB40 was the first concert played by British singer-songwriter Gary Barlow as a solo artist in over 11 years and was held at the Shepherd's Bush Empire .[1] The concert was organised by Barlow to celebrate his 40th birthday and his 20 years in the music industry with all money going to the Prince's Trust charity.[2]
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Encore tracks didn't make it to the BBC Radio 2 broadcast
In attendance were Barlow's family and friends such as James Corden, Kimberly Walsh, Alex Jones, Chris Evans, Gwyneth Paltrow, Fearne Cotton, David Walliams and Lulu along with 1700 fans who obtained their tickets through a lottery system or an auction with all the money going to charity. Throughout the evening Barlow received recored birthday messages from a number people such as Chris Moyles, Peter Kay, Elton John, Mark Owen, Howard Donald, Jason Orange and Robbie Williams all wishing him the best.
The performance was received extremely well, with Gordon Smart of The Sun commenting that "the star belted out hits old and new and, although he didn't need the help [from the guest appearances who joined him] on stage [they helped] to make his night – staged for charity – even more special." Smart concluded stating Barlow "ended with a brilliant encore, singing Patience, Never Forget and Rule The World. [Barlow] said: Earlier on I was wondering how I could slow the evening down because I was enjoying it so much. Gary might not have wanted it to end – and neither did anyone else."[3]
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