Friday, October 19th 2012

They’re Back! Girls Aloud Announce ‘Ten’ – New Album & Tour

After months of ample teasing and the debut of single ‘Something New’, Brit-Pop stars Girls Aloud have announced their comeback project, ‘Ten’.

Details after the jump…

The aptly-titled set celebrates the group’s ten year tenure and will be marked with a new retrospective greatest hits collection (due November 26th), as well as a UK arena trek (christened ‘Ten – The Hits Tour’) which kicks off in Newcastle on Feburary 21st and wraps in Liverpool on March 20th 2013.

Check out the dates below…

GIRLS ALOUD – ‘TEN – THE HITS TOUR 2013’

FEBRUARY 2013
THURSDAY 21 METRO RADIO ARENA NEWCASTLE
FRIDAY 22                    METRO RADIO ARENA NEWCASTLE
MONDAY 25                 MOTORPOINT ARENA SHEFFIELD
TUESDAY 26                LG ARENA BIRMINGHAM

MARCH 2013
FRIDAY 1                     THE O2, LONDON
SATURDAY 2                THE O2, LONDON
TUESDAY 5                  MANCHESTER ARENA
WEDNESDAY 6            MANCHESTER ARENA
SATURDAY 9                GLASGOW SECC
SUNDAY 10                  GLASGOW SECC
TUESDAY 19                CAPITAL FM ARENA, NOTTINGHAM
WEDNESDAY 20           ECHO ARENA LIVERPOOL

The greatest hits LP (which’ll feature four new tracks), as expected, is preceded by ‘Something New’ which has been revealed as the unconventional choice for Children In Need. The ladies their first televised performance of the Xenomania cut will take place on the big fundraising show on November 16th, two days before the track’s iTunes release on November 18th.

Comprised of Nadine Coyle, Cheryl Cole, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts, and Kimberly Walsh, Girls Aloud formed in 2002 on hit ITV series Pop Stars: The Rivals. Together they enjoyed an incredibly successful run – notching up 20 consecutive top ten singles between then and 2009 when they took a “break”. In the years since, each member has ventured into solo territory with varying results – Cheryl Cole, on the back of her X Factor exposure (vs her talent), being the most successful.