Aston Merrygold, Marvin Humes, Oritsé Williams and JB Gill hit the road later this year – and have shared what they’ve got planned for the shows
JLS have let us in on the secrets of their upcoming tour – and it’s sounding epic. The foursome promise to flash the flesh, bring on some huge surprise guests and make their The Club is Alive: 2025 Hits Tour one huge party.
And while they admit the “club” will not go on until 6am like it used to in the old days, the tequila and rosé will still be flowing… as will the ginger shots and manuka honey. Aston Merrygold tells us: “We’ve had our fair share of partying. We enjoy a drink, it’s just different now. We don’t want to be out until 6am. Let’s sit on the bus, have a nice drink, play some poker.”
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In November, JLS – Aston, Marvin Humes, Oritsé Williams and JB Gill – are due to set out on their eighth arena tour, playing 16 UK dates. Aston says: “The crowd are going to know every one of our songs – it’s going to be electric.”
Telling us some of their plans for the live shows, it’s clear one thing has not changed, as Aston mentions: “There’s never very many clothes in a JLS show.” Marvin chips in: “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a show when Aston finishes with a top on. Why should that stop? Give the crowd what they want!”
But the band say they are more cautious now when it comes to throwing souvenirs into the crowd. During the last tour JB threw a shoe… which hit a fan in the face. He explains: “The launch was just wrong.” But Marvin insists: “We’ve learned a lot from that situation.”
Another situation they have learned from involved Marv facing one of his biggest fears – and going badly wrong. He recalls: “We did a performance on wires. It went into emergency mode, as in if it broke, it shot you to the top of the arena. That happened to me in Newcastle, and I don’t like heights. I wasn’t enjoying it.
“These guys were just looking up at me, carrying on performing. I was up there, waving my lightsaber about. I managed to get back on for the next tour. No more wires.”
The lads’ only fear on tour, it seems, is… white towels. Aston explains: “At one show, someone put brand new white towels on the stage. Dabbing yourself down and then you’re covered in white fluff… it’s not a good look. That’s our only no-no.”
Fans will get to enjoy the extensive JLS back-catalogue, including hits Beat Again, Everybody in Love and The Club is Alive. Says JB: “The club is definitely going to be alive.”
And Oritsé promises: “It’s going to be an epic tour. If it wasn’t for the fans, we wouldn’t be here. This is our thank you to them. It’s going to feel brand new.”
Marvin teases: “There’s always surprise guests at a JLS show. Between the four of us, we’ve got a lot of friends.” And one of those friends will be Example, who is set to support the band on their tour, which kicks off in Glasgow on November 6 and finishes 23 days later at London’s O2 Arena. Tickets are on sale now.
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