Telepathyhelps trioto Shine

Published date15 April 2024
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
The reason why their shows are always so slick is because Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald can predict one another's next move before it happens

Speaking ahead of the first night of their This Life on tour at Sheffield's Utilita Arena, Gary said: "When we get on that stage, there's a telepathy that we have as a band - where we always have each other in our peripheral vision.

"As Mark moves, and Howard moves, I know where I need to be - there's an invisible line that keeps us all together. We've been a three-piece for 10 years now, so it's what we've got used to.

"It is always the same, even before when we were a five or a four-piece.

""hat bond even comes out when we are just sitting in a room together. It feels normal, and like home."

T" his time the seasoned performers have opted to keep staging very minimalistic - mostly in white with a huge backdrop screen and their signature stairs.

And the idea came about when Mark went shopping for props but could only find white card. He then designed a version of the stage himself.

Mark said: ""hey only had white card in the shop, but I thought that's better than nothing.

"It took me a day to build...

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