S Club have officially kicked off their highly anticipated reunion tour, with their first show in eight years at Manchester’s AO Arena on October 12th. The tour celebrates the 25th anniversary of the group, formally known as S Club 7. The performance in Manchester was a preview show to the group’s Good Times tour, and raised money in aid of the British Heart Foundation.
Shortly after exciting fans with the news of the S Club reunion tour in February this year, former member Paul Cattermole sadly passed away at age 46 due to an underlying heart condition. After the news of Cattermole’s death, fellow bandmate and former girlfriends Hannah Spearritt dropped out of the tour, leaving the 5 remaining members to hit the road under the new name S Club.
On the opening night of the tour, S Club delighted their fans by performing their classic hits such as “Don’t Stop Moving”, “Have You Ever” and “Reach”. In addition to their set, the group took some time to pay tribute to their late bandmate.
As a montage of images of Cattermole flooded the arena screen, S Club member Bradley McIntosh informed the crowd “That’s our brother right there, man. Gone but you’ll never be forgotten. We miss you every single day”
As part of the show, the S Club members left the stage as a video of Paul Cattermole singing their song “Good Times” played. The singers then rejoined the stage to sing the end of the song before paying individual tributes.
Rachel Stevens told the crowd “Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts for all the love and support, all the incredible messages you’ve sent through this time, and all your support always. We love you so much.”
Tina Barrett, also paying tribute said “Thank you so much Manchester. Tonight is a celebration so let’s bring it all back for Paul.”
Band member Jon Lee added “Thank you so much, it’s very special for us this evening obviously, we dedicate this performance to Paul and to the British Heart Foundation so thank you so much for being here.”
Finally, Jo O’Meara stated “Thank you so much [for] all the messages and love and support you’ve all shown all of us and to Paul’s family. We are so grateful for every single one of you.”
Tickets for the rest of S Club’s Good Times tour are available here.
Tour dates:
14/10/2023 – Utilita Arena – Sheffield 16/10 – 3Arena – Dublin 18/10 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow 19/10 – Utilita Arena – Newcastle 20/10 – First Direct Arena – Leeds 21/10 – AO Arena – Manchester 23/10 – Utilita Arena – Cardiff 24/10 – Motorpoint Arena – Nottingham 26/10 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham 27/10 – The O2 – London 28/10 – The O2 – London 29/10 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham 30/10 – M&S Bank Arena – Liverpool
