Girls Aloud fans shared their hysteria as they rushed to try and get their hands on tickets on Wednesday as the pre-sale kicked off.
Cheryl Tweedy, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh confirmed last week that they are reuniting for a greatest hits tour in honour of their late bandmate Sarah Harding.
Sarah tragically died in September 2021 at the age of 39, after a battle with breast cancer.
The group are hitting the road in May and June 2024 in recognition of this month marking 21 years since they and the late Sarah won Popstars: The Rivals.
Fans have been eagerly awaiting for tickets to go on sale after rejoicing over the comeback news, and shared their excitement as the pre-sale finally began.
Girls Aloud fans shared their hysteria as they rushed to try and get their hands on tickets on Wednesday as the pre-sale kicked off
The presale kicked off at 9am on November 29, and fans took to X – formerly known as Twitter – to share their desperation for tickets as they eagerly queued for them.
One wrote: ‘If I don’t get Girls Aloud tickets Christmas is cancelled,’ while a second said: ‘My the odds be ever in your favour.’
A third shared a picture of their many devices logged on as they entered the pre-sale, writing: ‘Stressed depressed, GIrls Aloud obsessed.’
Another joked: ‘Good luck to my fellow hunger games competitors fighting for girls aloud tickets,’ and a fifth penned: ‘Going to war for Girls Aloud tickets. see you soon.’
Other overjoyed fans also took to social media just minutes after the pre-sale kicked off to confirm they had got their hands on tickets.
Ticket prices start at £48.50 for the tour, while mid-tier tickets cost £60 and top tier tickets are available for £85 at regional venues and £95 in London.
There are also a small number of VIP tickets available for £185 at regional venues and £195 in London, which come with merchandise and will see fans either standing in the pit or in the first five rows seated.
While the pre-sale is already underway, the general sale will be from 9am on Friday December 1, and all tickets can be bought via girlsaloud.com.
Excitement is building for the tour, which will see the girls do 15 shows across the UK and Ireland, with the first kicking off in Dublin in May.
They will also be visiting Wales and Scotland before finishing up in England, with the last show in Liverpool on June 29.
Cheryl Tweedy , Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh confirmed that they are reuniting for a tour in honour of their late bandmate Sarah Harding (all pictured in 2002)
The presale kicked off at 9am on November 29, and fans took to X – formerly known as Twitter – to share their desperation for tickets as they eagerly queued for them
The tour will see the band provide fans with a whole dose of nostalgia by performing their best-loved hits, as the group have not recorded new music but just want to celebrate their back catalogue.
The group have said that they plan to use the tour to ‘celebrate’ their late friend, Sarah and will keep her vocal parts the same.
Cheryl revealed that in her final months before her tragic death, Sarah expressed her wish that the girls reunited without her one day.
Speaking to British Vogue, she detailed the moment Sarah gave her blessing for a Girls Aloud reunion, admitting at the time she couldn’t fathom the idea of losing her friend and was still waiting on a ‘miracle’.
She said: ‘She [Sarah] turned to me once and said, ‘You know when I’m not here, you girls should do something.’
‘But when you’re face to face with someone that’s dying… We just thought some miracle was going to occur. We all thought we might be able to do something together.’
They band are hitting the road in May and June 2024 in recognition of this month marking 21 years since they and the late Sarah won Popstars: The Rivals (band pictured in 2012)
Devastating: Sarah tragically died in September 2021 at the age of 39, after a battle with breast cancer (Sarah pictured in 2017)
They also confirmed that Sarah’s vocals would be kept in and unchanged for the tour, and they would not be taking over her ‘iconic’ solo parts.
Nadine explained: ‘They [Sarah’s vocal parts] will remain the same, her vocal parts are big parts like ‘Walking Primrose’, she is the actual walking primrose and ‘take a walk on the wild side’, she’s got some iconic Sarah’s bits. They will be Sarah’s bits. Why would we? They are her bits.’
Asked if the foursome would include Sarah in the tour, Nadine confirmed: ‘Absolutely, she’s such a huge part of the music, such a huge part of the group, the visuals, everything that makes Girls Aloud what it is.
‘This is so different as a four, such a different experience, as much as we can bring in Sarah and bring her energy and everything she brought.’
During an appearance on Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp on Thursday, Cheryl added: ‘I’m not sure it will ever feel right. It will never feel how it felt, but we’re trying our best to make it as magical as we possibly can for her. With her in mind.’
Nicola added: ‘People say ‘I’m sorry to ask’ but we want to be asked, because we have to keep her memory alive. She is part of us still and part of this.’
