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Gary Barlow has revealed that he has been particularly struggling since Take That’s The Circus Live tour drew to a close earlier this month.
The 55-year-old singer-songwriter admitted that the end of the tour, which was a stadium-level, big-budget reprise of the band’s original The Circus tour from 2009, had left him feeling like he’d ‘fallen off a cliff’.
The musician took to Instagram on Monday night to check in with fans, also explaining that he had found it quite difficult to come on camera and talk about it.
‘Hey everybody, GB here. I’ve been trying to make this video for a few weeks, and it’s not been easy. I must say that this tour has thrown me slightly,’ he began, talking to his followers.
He then revealed: ‘Whenever we come off tour, it always feels a little bit of an anticlimax, the whole thing. But for some reason, I don’t know whether it was just because it just felt so celebratory doing The Circus again and it seems to have gone down so well, that it just feels like I’ve completely fallen off a cliff since the end of the shows.
‘So I’ve been meaning to make this video for a few weeks, but I finally have got round to it today. I forced myself to do it because I just want to check in on everyone and make sure everyone’s okay with the post-tour blues.’
Gary then ruminated on the reasons why it might feel different this time.
‘It’s a really funny one. I don’t know whether it’s because as the years go by and [sic.] the tours become more and more important to us – or to me anyway.’
The Back For Good chart-topper said thay he was ‘always sad at the end of a tour’, but was ‘particularly’ so with this one.
‘I just thought it was absolutely joyous, the whole thing, and I’m fully aware of how much everybody enjoyed it, and we did have our questions,’ Gary continued, sharing the band’s nerves over revisiting such a successful tour from 17 years ago.
The original 2009 concerts of the same name followed the release of their fifth album, The Circus, and broke records, with over 600,000 tickets sold within five hours of release and over one million fans attending the sell-out gigs.
In total, it made over £40million in profit.
‘However, we didn’t need to worry about a thing because it all went great. Everybody survived,’ he added. ‘A great time was had, and we are able to move onwards with smiles on our faces and our hearts full of happiness. It was just brilliant.’
The musician had previously admitted he was ‘pretty sure this tour won’t return’ right after it wrapped up at the start of the month, given it had ‘been a whole other challenge doing it as a 55-year-old’.
In an emotional post, he wrote that he ‘just can’t see a way I could physically do this show again’ for a third time.
Take That performed 17 shows from May to July and wowed audiences with ambitious choreography, costume changes, props and staging which included everything from a 30-foot-tall mechanical elephant to an ascending hot air balloon, and flamethrowers to tightrope walkers.
However, Gary was also thrilled with everything that had happened for him and Take That – also comprised of Mark Owen, 54, and Howard Donald, 58 – so far in 2026.
‘What a wonderful year this has been so far, with [the] Netflix [documentary release] in January and all the build-up to the first couple of releases from the new record, and then this Circus Tour.
‘Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. Thank you everybody that joined us and we’ll see you for the next instalment, which isn’t far away now.’
He also revealed that Take That has been busy ‘getting our heads around finishing this album up’ and look forward to playing new music for fans at the end of the year.
‘From the best tour ever to not quite knowing what to say – sounds about right – however I’m starting to get my head around the rest of the year and can’t wait for you all to hear what’s coming next,’ he captioned his post on social media.
Fans flocked to the comments section to share their gratitude for the tour, calling it the ‘highlight’ of their year.
‘The blues are real. What an incredible few weeks,’ agreed fan Jess Waugh. ‘Can’t wait for what’s next, can’t wait for the new music.’
‘Omg Gary me too!! Like huge depression for weeks!!! Can we do some more gigs please??’ added Vicky Hall.
‘Not sure about anyone else but I’ve still got PTB [post tour blues]🥺 Was the BEST but so looking forward to the next chapter of new music and shows,’ chimed in Charlene Allan.
Their new record will be the band’s 10th studio album.
Following their formation in 1990 and with the original line-up including Robbie Williams and Jason Orange, Take That now performs as a three.
Jason, who took part in the original 2009 Circus shows, was not present on this tour after he left the band in 2014, opting for a quieter life away from the spotlight.
Angels star Robbie, meanwhile, continues his successful solo career after rejoining Take That in 2010 for their hit album Progress and a stadium tour in 2011.
He has since scored his 16th number one album in January with Britpop, surpassing The Beatles’ UK chart record.
