Hear’Say and Liberty X reunite for joint tour to mark 25 years since Popstars
Hear’Say and Liberty X are to reunite for a joint arena tour of the UK and Ireland as they commemorate 25 years since the groups were formed on TV talent show Popstars.
Kym Marsh, Myleene Klass, Suzanne Shaw, Danny Foster and Noel Sullivan rose to fame as part of Hear’Say after winning the competition in 2001, while Liberty X was formed by the five other finalists, Michelle Heaton, Jessica Taylor, Kelli Young, Tony Lundon and Kevin Simm.
Hear’Say, who enjoyed chart-topping success during their heyday with hits such as Pure And Simple and The Way To Your Love, split in 2002 but are reuniting a quarter of a century later for the gigs.
Four original members of Hear’Say, excluding Klass, will take the stage alongside Liberty X, who also achieved chart success during the noughties with Just A Little, Thinking It Over and Being Nobody.
The arena tour – titled Popstars: The Originals – will see the groups perform all their hits and will mark their first performances together.
The 13-date tour begins in April in Dublin before visiting Belfast, Bournemouth, Nottingham, Brighton, Cardiff, Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle, Glasgow, London, Manchester and Liverpool.
Tickets will be available for general sale from 9am on October 16.
Actress, singer and TV host Marsh, who forged a successful career from her noughties fame, said the reunions are “going to be emotional” during an interview with the Press Association.
“We were just young famous kids who had a dream, and that dream came true for us,” the former Coronation Street star added.
“We had amazing fans, and we had a wonderful time… and we did an arena tour all those years ago.
“So the prospect of being able to go out and do it again and not only with each other, but with Liberty X, is really exciting.”
Taylor said: “We didn’t know what we were letting ourselves in for – there had never been a show like that before.
“Now we’re parents, so you look at it through like different eyes.
“It’s really nice for us to be able to do this, for fun and for celebration. There’s none of the pressure that any of us had when we were kids.
“We’re just here to have a ball.”
Shaw said Hear’Say have “not sung together for 25 years” since their dramatic split.
“This is really big, and this is brand new again for us, so it’s been really emotional,” she told PA.
“We’re loving every minute of it.”
Heaton added: “To be on such a big stage in front of that many people again at this point in life after 25 years, it’s really humbling.
“We’ve all got children amongst us, and a couple of us have grandchildren, and they’re going to see what we got to do years ago once again.
“It’s the most exciting thing.”
Published: by Radio NewsHub