JLS are back for their second UK reunion tour in recent years – but member JB Gill has revealed the pretty relatable reason behind their decision to scale things back.
The X Factor boy band – featuring JB, Aston Merrygold, Marvin Humes, and Oritsé Williams – will be playing 18 dates across 24 days in November 2025 for the Club Is Alive Tour.
JLS finished second behind winner Alexandra Burke on the 2008 series of the singing competition, but went on to have a strong pop career of their own.
Scoring five number one singles (as well as five further top 10 hits) between 2009 and 2012, the group split in 2013 when all four boys were still in their 20s.
But now, at the age of 38, JB has admitted that any future live shows will have to be scaled back and downsized, with moving into maturity bringing its own set of issues.
‘The older I’ve got, the more I have a problem with heights,’ he confessed to the Daily Star, admitting that the stunts they pulled off in the 2000s might not be possible anymore.
‘We’ve done some mad things [during live shows in the past]. Every tour, stunt-wise, we’ve done something crazy. But I’ll be honest, it’s not for me anymore. I like my feet on the ground.’
The Club Is Alive Tour will take place across November 2025, beginning at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro and finishing in London with two dates at the O2 Arena.
In an official statement confirming the tour, the four boys revealed they were excited to get back out on the road and play arenas across the country.
They began: ‘Your boys are back! We’re SO excited to be back out on the road with another Hits tour bringing the full CLUB vibes to your city!
‘There’s nothing we love more than getting to see you all and perform for you once again. We appreciate your support and we hope you’re ready to party with us and our very special guest – Example – very, very soon!’
Beginning in Glasgow on November 6, the tour will visit Aberdeen on November 7, Newcastle on November 8, Belfast on November 10, Dublin on November 11, and Liverpool on November 13.
From there, JLS will hit up Sheffield on November 14, Manchester on November 15, Cardiff on November 17 and November 18, Leeds on November 20, Birmingham on November 21 and November 22, and Bournemouth on November 23.
The tour will come to an end with shows in Brighton on November 25 and Nottingham on November 27, before two London shows at the O2 on November 28 and 29.
The first of the two London shows at the O2 will see JLS join the venue’s 21 Club – an exclusive selection of artists who have headlined the famous arena 21 or more times.
Supporting them on 14 of the 18 dates will be rapper, DJ, and music producer Example, who was locked in chart battles with JLS during their respective heydays.
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