All members of Five have reunited for the first time in 25 years and announced a new run of UK tour dates. Check out the details below.
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The boyband were one of the most successful UK acts of the ‘90s, sharing a number of hit singles and selling over 20million records worldwide. Today (February 27), they have announced that the full original line-up is back together again and set to embark on a massive UK arena tour this autumn.
Abz Love, J Brown, Ritchie Neville, Scott Robinson and Sean Conlon will take to the road later this year for 12 shows across the country. Dubbed the ‘Keep On Movin’ 2025 Tour’, the dates will kick off with an opening night at Brighton Centre on October 31.
From there, all other gigs will be held throughout the following month, including shows in Bournemouth, Cardiff, Liverpool, Nottingham, Manchester, and Leeds. The final leg of shows feature stops at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham and The O2 in London on November 9 and 11 respectively, before continuing with shows in Newcastle and Aberdeen.
It’s true, the five of us are reuniting for a tour across the UK! This has been a long time coming and it really feels right for all of us now – 25 years on and we’re so ready for it. Tickets go on sale 7 March. Sign up at https://t.co/AXA8LLq8KV for access to presale tickets
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— Five (@itsfiveofficial) February 27, 2025
The finals scheduled show will be held at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow on November 16. Tickets go on sale from March 7, and pre-sale options will be available from March 5. Visit here to buy tickets and find a list of new shows below.
The Five ‘Keep On Movin’ tour dates are:
OCTOBER
31 – Brighton Centre, Brighton
NOVEMBER
1 – BIC, Bournemouth
2 – Utilita Arena, Cardiff
4 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
5 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
7 – AO arena, Manchester
8 – First Direct Arena, Leeds,
9 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
11 – The O2, London
14 – Utilita Arena, Newcastle
15 – P&J Live, Aberdeen
16 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
“This has been a long time coming and it really does feel right for all of us now – 25 years on and we’re so ready for it, Robinson said in a new statement. “Reconnecting as a five [piece] over the last year has been special and I know I speak for all the boys when I say we can’t wait to do this all over again. Hope you’re ready!!”
Love added: “We really can’t wait to get back on stage together & see the fans, it’s gonna go OFF! Buzzing to have Naughty Boy on tour with us too… Five bad boys and a naughty boy, that sounds like a lot of fun. Let’s goooo!”
In a new description of the tour, the dates are expected to see fans “transported back in time for a true ‘90s party and night to remember”. It is also set to see the band break out some of their biggest hits including ‘If Ya Gettin’ Down’, ‘When The Lights Go Out’, ‘Keep On Movin’ and ‘We Will Rock You’.
As of today I am once again a member of @itsfiveofficial Thank you to all the fans who support us, I love you all.. pic.twitter.com/4HjSvxZBNa
— ΔBZ (@abzlove) February 24, 2025
The band – who also go by 5ive – came together in 1997 and first got signed by Simon Cowell and BMG/RCA. Their first breakthrough hit was ‘Salm Dunk (Da Funk), which made its way onto the UK singles chart Top 10. They went on to share three albums, including their hit self-titled debut, and disbanded in 2001.
As highlighted by Independent, the band have reunited on several occasions over the years since, but never fully reformed with all original members.
News of the comeback was first speculated earlier this week when Abz Love took to social media to tell fans that he had rejoined the line-up. “As of today, I am once again a member of @itsfiveofficial. Thank you to all the fans who support us, I love you all,” he wrote.
The style of tweet directly mirrored his update on the platform over a decade ago, when he announced in 2014 that he was leaving the group. “As of today I am no longer a member of @itsfiveofficial Thank you to all the fans who support us, I love you all,” he said at the time.
Back in 2022, three of the original members – Neville, Robinson and Conlon – took part in an interview for NME’s Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! series. This saw them quizzed about their time in the group and recall some of their most memorable moments. Check it out here.
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