Excitement is building over rumours Take That will perform at the City Ground – with some music fans and revellers in Nottingham expecting tickets to fly for a potential Trentside show. Talk of a concert on the banks of the River Trent began when Nottingham Forest shared an image of a light projection on the side of the Trent End stand, with the ground one of several up and down the country illuminated with the logo of the 90s boyband.

The band have remained tight-lipped but fans of Gary Barlow and co have been left convinced the group are set to announce a City Ground date as part of an upcoming tour. Fan Christena Creamer, 65, said: “It’d be fantastic if they could come here into the Forest ground

“I know so many people who live in this area and we don’t have a big enough arena for bands like Take That. So to come to the Forest ground will be fantastic. Certainly, I would want a ticket and so would my family. We’d be very excited.”

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Parvis Shabami, a 62-year-old graphic designer, said: “Gigs and famous celebrities coming to Nottingham are obviously good for the city and its economy and general mood, so why not? I’m sure they’d help to boost businesses nearby. Hopefully.”

A 69-year-old man, who did not wish to be named and who works in tachograph analysing, said: “They’re a popular group, they’ll probably fill the stadium.”

Pablo Saatchi, 38, who works as a painter and decorator, said: “I followed their music many years ago, I was a little kid when I used to listen to Take That. A lot of people will come up for it. My sisters definitely will go to it.

Take That are made up of Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald. The projection comes less than a month after the Take That musical, Greatest Days, came to Nottingham to celebrate the band and more than 15 of their hit songs at the Theatre Royal

A number of venues across the UK were lit up with the same logo on Wednesday, September 20. St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton, Ashton Gate in Bristol, Carrow Road in Norwich and the Manchester Co-op Live Arena were among those illuminated, suggesting it could be a stadium tour.

Take That were last on tour with their Greatest Hits Live back in 2019. Singer Gary Barlow has shared a number of posts on his Instagram story, each of which shows a different venue around the UK with the Take That logo. The singer also shared a small collage of six of the venues.

It’s thought that Take That would be the first band to perform at the City Ground since R.E.M in 2005.