Progress Live

In early 2010, the media reported that Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow were recording a duet in Los Angeles, California. Since that announcement, numerous rumours emerged of Williams reuniting with the band. In July 2010, the band confirmed his joining and also announced that all five members were recording an album.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/7893123/Robbie-Williams-rejoins-Take-That.html|title=Robbie Williams rejoins Take That|access-date=18 November 2010|last=Singh|first=Anita|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|date=15 July 2010}} The popularity of the tour surpassed their previous fest, which was viewed by over 600,000 spectators.{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/music/845636-take-that-sell-one-million-tickets-in-a-day-for-progress-tour|title=Take That sell one million tickets in a day for Progress tour|date=29 October 2010|access-date=18 November 2010|work=Metro}}

• Pet Shop Boys

;Take That (four-piece)

1. "Rule the World"
2. "Greatest Day"
3. "Hold Up a Light"
4. "Patience"
5. "Shine" (contains elements of "Mr. Blue Sky")

;Robbie Williams

6. "Let Me Entertain You" (contains elements of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band")
7. "Rock DJ"
8. "Come Undone" (contains elements of "Walk on the Wild Side" and excerpts from "Greatest Day")
9. "Feel"
10. "Angels"

;Take That (original lineup)

11. "The Flood"
12. "SOS"
13. "Underground Machine"
14. "Kidz" (contains elements of "Rudebox" and "Clap Your Hands Now")
15. "Pretty Things"
16. When They Were Young Medley:
17. "A Million Love Songs"
18. "Babe"
19. "Everything Changes"
17. "Back for Good"
18. "Pray"
19. "Love Love" (contains elements of "Happy Now")
20. "Never Forget"

;Encore

21. "No Regrets" / "Relight My Fire"
22. "Eight Letters"

;Cancellations and rescheduled shows

• Musical Director, Keys, Guitar: Mike Stevens
• Guitars: Gary Nuttall, Milton McDonald
• Bass Guitar: Lee Pomeroy
• Drums: Donavan Hepburn
• Keyboards: Jamie Norton, Bernie Smith

Progress Live was filmed on 10 and 11 June 2011 at City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester

{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/a325195/take-that-to-release-extra-wembley-stadium-tickets/|title=Take That to release extra Wembley Stadium tickets|first=Lewis|last=Corner|date=16 June 2011|website=Digital Spy}} and was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 21 November 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0054DPL5M|title=Take That: Progress Live|website=Amazon UK |date=21 November 2011}}

A 'highlight' version of the concert was broadcast on BBC1 on 18 December 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018nmtr|title=BBC One - Take That: Progress Live|publisher=BBC}}

The tour had a positive reaction from critics, media and fans alike. Sky News praised the show commenting that "Take That [had] lived up to the hype surrounding their reunion with Robbie Williams as they kicked off their sell-out tour."{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Video-Take-That-Robbie-Williams-Back-In-The-Line-Up-For-Take-Thats-Sell-Out-Reunion-Tour/Article/201105416001307?f=rss |title=Sky News 27 May 2011 |publisher=Sky News |access-date=30 May 2011}} Dave Simpson of The Guardian bestowed the highest award of 5 stars to the tour as he praised the achievement of the group by stating "Grins and a group hug later, the band upstaged their jawdropping visuals with the sight of five men performing the classic pop anthems that made them – Pray, Relight My Fire, and Back For Good – and dancing and smiling like they'd never been away." He ended his review by commenting that when "the quintet sang 'Never Forget' in front of an illuminated robot so tall it towered above the stadium, it felt like that almost mythical event: a once in a lifetime pop experience."{{cite news|first=Dave |last=Simpson |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/may/28/take-that-review-sunderland |title=Dave Simpson The Guardian 27 May 2011 |work=The Guardian|location=UK |access-date=30 May 2011 |date=28 May 2011}}

Mark Owen and Howard Donald were both trapped on a stage robot during a concert at City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester on 4 June 2011. The pair were meant to be lowered to the stage on the palms of the group's giant robot man, Om, but the mechanics failed. Consequently, they were stuck singing "Love Love" The three metres (10 ft) above the rest of the band. Ladders were used to rescue Mark Owen so he could continue his performance. Howard Donald was forced to sing lead vocals for the next track, "Never Forget", his only solo performance, while still stuck on the robot before being helped down himself. A statement from the group read: "The mechanical man did stop in motion at the end of Love Love but the matter was resolved and by the end of the show he was standing tall again. Howard Donald was stuck singing Never Forget on a mechanical robot. There is no guarantee that with a mechanical structure the size of Om, there will be no recurrence at some point but all seems fine now."{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/13667470 |title=Take That trapped on stage robot during Manchester show|work=BBC Radio 1 - Newsbeat |date=6 June 2011 |location=UK |access-date=7 June 2011}}

During the 2011 Progress Tour, 16 July concert at the sold-out Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark was cancelled only a few hours before the beginning of the show. It was announced that Robbie Williams had caught a severe stomach infection, and was (in spite of treatment attempts) advised by doctors not to go on stage. Take That therefore decided to cancel the event, feeling the fans would not be satisfied with not having Williams on stage. This was the first time Take That had ever cancelled a concert.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/take-that/statement-from-take-that-regarding-copenhagen-cancellation/359848829966 |title=Niet compatibele browser |via=Facebook |access-date=2011-07-18}}{{cite web|author=af ritzau / mira |url=http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/article.php/id-41789117:take-that-er-knuste-over-aflysning.html |title=Take That er knuste over aflysning |date=17 July 2011 |publisher=TV 2 Nyhederne |access-date=2011-07-18}}{{cite web|first=Michael |last=Rathje |url=http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/article.php/id-41792476:en-frisk-robbie-har-forladt-k%C3%B8benhavn.html |title=En frisk Robbie har forladt København |date=17 July 2011 |publisher=TV 2 Nyhederne |access-date=2011-07-18}}

Progress Live was released on DVD and Blu-ray throughout Europe beginning on 19 November 2011 and debuted at number 1 in the UK and Ireland, whilst also appearing at number 2 in Italy and Germany.

On the first two days on sale in the UK the tour DVD sold "twice as much as the entire music DVD chart combined."http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1047602&c=1 Musicweek 23 November 2011 The first week sales in the UK totalled 127,359, followed by a further 72,715 copies the next week.http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1047728&c=1 Music Week Chart Analysis 4 December 2011

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