JLS reuniting for HUGE comeback tour with Manchester date

Popular boy band JLS have announced they’ve reunited for a huge arena comeback tour — including a Manchester date.

After a long hiatus, JLS, consisting of Aston Merrygold, Marvin Humes, JB Gill and Ortise Williams, are planning on an epic arena tour where they will be performing their greatest hits, including number ones, Beat Again, Everybody in Love and The Club Is Alive.

In an exclusive interview to make the announcement, Marvin said: “There is going to be an element that audiences have never seen before from us. People know that I DJ and the fans have asked that I do some sort of DJing in the show.

“But that would mean the other three getting a rest, which I’m not up for. Aston is DJing now, so there will be a part of the show where Aston will be playing tunes and JB and Ortise will be hyping the crowd.

“We’re not just talking about JLS songs, we’ll be playing big records that represent the era that people know us from.”

Aston added: “You’ve seen flying cars from us and you’ve seen us come down from the ceiling.

“We’ve set trends by doing outlandish stuff on tour so I’m not sure what else we can do to shock people. But everyone’s always expecting greatness from a JLS show, which we will try and provide.”

The Everybody Say JLS: The Hits Tour will kick off first at Dublin’s 3Arena on October 20th, before taking in 15 arena shows ending at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena on November 11th.

Ortise continued: “We just want to get out there and play the hits. It’s those nostalgic songs which remind people of all their experiences growing up. And now some of those fans have children and they want their children to experience what they experienced growing up in the JLS era.”

Marvin added: “We’re not ruling out new music, we just haven’t had the chance to get into the studio yet. If we manage to get some tracks down this year then it will be a big bonus.”

The lads are keen to get back to the gym, admitting that their decision to do a comeback tour has given them the motivation they need. Aston joked: “I need to get in some serious shape. Trust me, I’m trying to be out here looking like Michael B. Jordan.”

Many JLS fans were also eager to know if they could hope for some kind of comeback from The Saturdays — the band Marvin’s wife Rochelle was a member of. Asked if she would return to the stage just like him, Marvin said: “I honestly don’t know. She hung up the microphone a long time ago and she’s so busy with everything else she’s doing.”

He added: “The aim for us is to make the show different every night. We’re talking to special guests who will come out at different shows so it’s going to be a unique experience every night for fans.”

The band are heading to Manchester’s AO Arena on Thursday November 2nd, with tickets going on sale on March 3rd at 9am.