They might be shrinking in number, but the three remaining members of Take That show no signs of scaling back their ambitions.

Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald have announced plans for a 24-date arena tour of the UK (and Ireland) - taking in eight cities - next Spring.

Starting in Glasgow in April, the tour will move on to Belfast, Dublin, Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester, Sheffield and London.

They said in a statement: "We've always been very proud of our live shows and are very excited to be touring again next year.

"Playing live is something we love the most about what we do and we're looking forward to putting on the most amazing show we can.

"It will have been four years since our last tour so we're really keen to get back out on the road to play some of our biggest songs from the last twenty years alongside our new ones. We hope to see you there!"

The boys will be supported by former X Factor contestant Ella Henderson at all of the dates.

The full list is...

APRIL
28 - The SSE Hydro - Glasgow
30 - The SSE Hydro - Glasgow

MAY
01 - The SSE Hydro - Glasgow
04 - Odyssey Arena - Belfast
05 - Odyssey Arena - Belfast
08 - 3Arena - Dublin
09 - 3Arena - Dublin
14 - LG Arena - Birmingham
15 - LG Arena - Birmingham
16 - LG Arena - Birmingham
18 - Metro Radio Arena - Newcastle
19 - Metro Radio Arena - Newcastle
21 - Phones 4U Arena - Manchester
22 - Phones 4U Arena - Manchester
23 - Phones 4U Arena - Manchester
25 - Phones 4U Arena - Manchester
26 - Phones 4U Arena - Manchester

JUNE
01 - Motorpoint Arena - Sheffield
02 - Motorpoint Arena - Sheffield
04 - The O2 Arena - London
05 - The O2 Arena - London
06 - The O2 Arena - London
08 - The O2 Arena - London
09 - The O2 Arena - London