TAKE That star Gary Barlow has announced that he will embark on a solo tour of the UK next year which includes a date in Bournemouth.

Tickets for his show at Bournemouth International Centre on Friday, June 1, go on sale from 10am next Friday, October 20 at bhlivetickets.co.uk.

The tour will see Gary play intimate venues across the country. The last time Gary played a string of venues this size, demand was so high he could have sold certain venues out six times over.

He said: “I had such a lot of fun back in 2013 when I played those smaller venues because you’re so much closer to the fans.

“The audience always seem to love the intimacy of it all too. I’m also really looking forward to playing in a couple of cities I’ve never played before as well as getting a chance to meet the fans there.”

Gary last toured as a solo artist in 2014 to acclaim from fans and critics alike, playing some of the biggest venues he had ever played as a solo artist including The O2 London, Birmingham LG Arena, Glasgow The SSE Hydro and Manchester Arena.

Gary Barlow is a British singer-songwriter and record producer who found worldwide fame as a member of British pop group Take That. Since forming in 1989 Take That have won eight BRIT awards, sold over 45 million records and over eight million concert tickets.

Gary is one of Britain’s most successful songwriters, having written 14 number one singles as well as being a six-time recipient of an Ivor Novello Award.

Gary’s last solo record, Since I Saw You Last, sold more than 600,000 copies and was the ninth biggest selling album that year.