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Charlotte Smith

Blue fans go wild as boy band announce reunion for special 20th anniversary tour

Blue have announced they will be reuniting this year to celebrate 20 years of the band with their Heart and Soul tour - and fans can't wait.

The quartet will hit the road across the UK in December to entertain fans who have supported them over the last two decades.

One fourth of the band Duncan James send fans wild after posting a video of the band on Instagram, captioned: "I say blue you say what” - a reunion!!??? @officialblue."

Since sharing the video on Thursday (May 19), the post has garnered thousands of likes and views with hundreds of fans pouring in to share their excitement over the reunion.

In the clip Duncan James, Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe and Antony Costa can be seen trying to get money out of a cash machine, before each comically confessing to being 'broke'.

In the clip Duncan James, Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe and Antony Costa can be seen trying to get money out of a cash machine (Instagram)
Lee tries to take money out before reminding himself of a speeding ticket he paid (@mrduncanjames)

The video opens with Simon at an ATM as he pretends to enter his pin code, he then turns to face the camera where a voice in his head with a thick Jamaican accent can be heard saying: "You don't have no money... so take your a*** and go long, you're broke!"

Next up is Lee who similarly enters his details into the cash machine before reminding himself of a speeding ticket he paid: "Oh yeah, I forgot I paid that fine, I wasn't even driving, my missus was."

The Blue singer, 38, was charged with driving a Mercedes at 70mph in a 60mph limit in Peterborough twice in 2020.

Antony then takes to the same cash point as his inner voice simply shouts "b******s" at seemingly not being able to afford getting any money out.

Last up is Duncan who faces a similar dilemma, where he says: "Ah dear the bank balance wasn't want it used to be." Before adding: "Today wasn't a great day, but it was nice to see the boys. I went up and asked how everyone was, everyone was pretty down actually. Then I had this genius idea, why don't we reform?"

Antony takes to the same cash point as his inner voice shouts "b******s" (@mrduncanjames)
The video opens with Simon at an ATM as he pretends to enter his pin code (@mrduncanjames)

The announcement video caused a frenzy among fans, as many took to the comment section to express their excitement.

@miss_safiyya_'s wrote: "Love this!!!! Yay a reunion," while @felicityhayward added: "Can’t wait."

@francescomontereal commented a heart emoji accompanied by two rocket emojis and a hands up emoji.

@tamarawall13 put: "Love this!!!!!!" as @nishascookingagain typed: "Omg can’t wait!!!! Take me back!!"

"Yaaaaaaaaaay i can t wait, why not world tour," @maynou_benameur said.

@abdullatifhusamo added: "Oh guys. You made many of us happy to see together again. ONE LOVE."

@vivienne_yun shared: "Hilarious video, I say Yes to reunion @officialblue and of course for a chance to meet you again @mrduncanjames."

The British noughties music icons' reunion tour for 2022 will mark the 20th anniversary of their formation (Getty)

The British noughties music icons' reunion tour for 2022 will mark the 20th anniversary of their formation. The tour, named Heart & Soul, will run for 12 shows over three weeks in December this year all over the UK. So far, the confirmed dates are:

  • Sunday December 4 2022 at 7pm - Cardiff: Motorpoint Arena
  • Monday December 5 2022 at 7pm - Manchester: AO Arena Manchester
  • Wednesday December 7 2022 at 7pm - Leeds: First Direct Arena
  • Friday December 9 2022 at 7pm - Birmingham: Resorts World Arena
  • Sunday December 11 at 7pm - Liverpool: M&S Bank Arena
  • Monday December 12 at 7pm - Brighton: Brighton Centre
  • Tuesday December 13 at 7pm - London: The O2
  • Thursday December 15 at 7pm - Bournemouth: Bournemouth International Centre
  • Friday December 16 at 7pm - Nottingham: Motorpoint Arena
  • Sunday December 18 at 7pm - Aberdeen: P&J Live Arena
  • Monday December 19 at 7pm - Glasgow: The OVO Hydro
  • Tuesday December 20 at 7pm - Newcastle: Utilita Arena Newcastle

The tour was originally set to take place in 2021, but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the dates rescheduled to this winter.

The foursome's new album Heart & Soul will be released on September 9, which will follow-up from the band's last album Colours in 2015.

All three of the band’s first albums, All Rise (2001), One Love (2002) and Guilty (2003) were UK number ones and charted all over Europe.

After their split in 2004, the band reunited for a one-off performance at Capital FM’s Summertime Ball in 2009, before going on to be internally-selected to represent the UK at Eurovision 2011.

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