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This will be the band’s second tour since splitting up in 2013 (yes it really was that long ago!). In 2021, their first comeback tour was a massive success, stretching to 29 shows and selling over 350,000 tickets. So far, it looks like this new tour is following suit, with two new shows already added thanks to demand.

On the topic of their approaching tour, JLS said: “We couldn't be more excited to announce another UK and Ireland arena tour! Last time out was totally surreal and we’ve been eagerly awaiting the right time to do it all over again. Playing live and seeing our amazing fans is definitely the best part of being JLS!"

Alongside One Direction and Olly Murs, JLS fall into the iconic category of X Factor contestants who became famous despite being runners-up on the show. After losing to Alexandra Burke in 2008, the boy band quickly signed with Epic Records and got to UK number one with their debut single, Beat Again.

Soon after they released a slew of noughties classics, including Everybody In Love and One Shot, and became one of the biggest boy bands of the decade. Across their career, JLS has sold millions of albums, won two BRIT Awards and, let’s face it, been a poster on every tween girl’s wall.

Well now, they’re back together for an epic UK tour and you don’t want to be dreaming when tickets come out. Here’s how you can grab a spot.

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JLS (which stands for Jack the Lad Swing by the way) secured five number one singles across their four studio albums, the most of any X Factor act in history. This autumn, they’ll be taking those singles, as well as a number of lesser known hits, to 14 cities in the UK and Ireland.

Here’s a full list of dates and venues:

Tickets for the JLS 2023 tour go on sale today at 9am (Friday 3rd March).

Your heart won’t beat again until you get tickets for this, so to guarantee a place make sure you read our tips on how to beat the Ticketmaster queue.

20th - Dublin, 3Arena

21st - Belfast, SSE Arena

23rd - Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena

24th - Bournemouth, International Centre

26th - Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena

28th - Birmingham, Utilita Arena

30th - Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena

2nd - Manchester, AO Arena

3rd - Glasgow, OVO Hydro

4th - Newcastle, Utilita Arena

6th - Brighton, Centre

JLS commented, “We couldn't be more excited to announce another UK and Ireland arena tour! Last time out was totally surreal and we’ve been eagerly awaiting the right time to do it all over again. Playing live and seeing our amazing fans is definitely the best part of being JLS!"

Aston Merrygold, JB Gill, Marvin Humes and Oritsé Williams, will bring their catalogue of unforgettable hits, stellar vocal talent, eye-catching choreography and sheer charisma to their headlining tour.

JLS broke through in 2009 in the biggest way imaginable as the instant pop classic ‘Beat Again’ shot straight to #1 - their first of five UK chart-topping smashes which continued with ‘Everybody In Love’, ‘The Club Is Alive’, ‘Love You More’ and ‘She Makes Me Wanna’. With another five Top 10 hits to their credit, JLS also impacted the album charts with their self-titled #1 debut and three more Top 3 records before saying goodbye with their 2013 ‘Greatest Hits’ album. Throughout, they were heralded with numerous major awards, notably two BRIT Awards and five MOBO Awards.

But thankfully not all goodbyes are forever. While each member continued their own successful careers outside of JLS, they remained best of friends and shared a nagging feeling that they had unfinished business to address. In February 2020 they announced details of their ‘Beat Again’ reunion tour, which was quickly extended and then completed in November 2021 after the world reopened post-lockdown. They also returned to the charts when their album ‘2.0’ debuted at #4, with the songs ‘Eternal Love’ and ‘Day One’ becoming new fan favourites as the tour progressed.

• 2023-10-20. Oct '23. 3Arena.
• 2023-10-21. Oct '23. The SSE Arena, Belfast.
• 2023-10-23. Oct '23. Motorpoint Arena Nottingham.
• 2023-10-24. Oct '23. Bournemouth International Centre.
• 2023-10-26. Oct '23. M&S Bank Arena Liverpool.
• 2023-10-27. Oct '23. Utilita Arena.
• 2023-10-28. Oct '23. Utilita Arena.
• 2023-10-30. Oct '23.

JLS commented, “We couldn't be more excited to announce another UK and Ireland arena tour! Last time out was totally surreal and we’ve been eagerly awaiting the right time to do it all over again. Playing live and seeing our amazing fans is definitely the best part of being JLS!"

Aston Merrygold, JB Gill, Marvin Humes and Oritsé Williams, will bring their catalogue of unforgettable hits, stellar vocal talent, eye-catching choreography and sheer charisma to their headlining tour.

JLS broke through in 2009 in the biggest way imaginable as the instant pop classic ‘Beat Again’ shot straight to #1 - their first of five UK chart-topping smashes which continued with ‘Everybody In Love’, ‘The Club Is Alive’, ‘Love You More’ and ‘She Makes Me Wanna’. With another five Top 10 hits to their credit, JLS also impacted the album charts with their self-titled #1 debut and three more Top 3 records before saying goodbye with their 2013 ‘Greatest Hits’ album. Throughout, they were heralded with numerous major awards, notably two BRIT Awards and five MOBO Awards.

But thankfully not all goodbyes are forever. While each member continued their own successful careers outside of JLS, they remained best of friends and shared a nagging feeling that they had unfinished business to address. In February 2020 they announced details of their ‘Beat Again’ reunion tour, which was quickly extended and then completed in November 2021 after the world reopened post-lockdown. They also returned to the charts when their album ‘2.0’ debuted at #4, with the songs ‘Eternal Love’ and ‘Day One’ becoming new fan favourites as the tour progressed.