JLS
When: 3rd November 2023
Location: OVO Hydro
JLS have announced the EVERYBODY SAY JLS: The Hits tour. Coming to Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on 3rd November 2023.
JLS’s 2021 comeback tour proved to be one of the hottest tickets for years, with phenomenal public demand seeing the reunited quartet having to extend their initial 16 show schedule to a 29 date tour of arenas across the UK and Ireland. It was an experience of a lifetime for the boys and their fans alike as JLS performed to a total of more than 350,000 people, including four sold-out shows at The O2 in London.
And when something is so good, who can resist doing it again? The JLS heart will beat again as they today announce details of a huge UK and Ireland tour, the ‘EVERYBODY SAY JLS: The Hits Tour’. It will commence in Dublin on October 20th – exactly two years to the day since they embarked upon the ‘Beat Again’ tour and includes two nights in London at the O2.
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!”
JLS broke through in 2008 after appearing on TV screens across the UK in the fifth series of The X Factor. The boy band made it all the way to the finals – where a tense, nail-biting showdown saw them place second to soul singer Alexandra Burke.
Comprised of Aston Merrygold, Oritsé Williams, Jonathan “JB” Gill and Marvin Humes, they’d formed only a year earlier under the name UFO (which stood for “Unique Famous Outrageous). Combining the hallmark sounds of pop, urban and R&B, it wasn’t long before they renamed themselves Jack The Lad Swing, a combination of “Jack the lad” (a cheeky guy who likes the ladies) and “new jack swing” (a twist on r&b that was at its peak in the 80s and 90s). This eventually got shortened to simply JLS.
Despite not winning The X Factor, JLS were signed to Epic Records and released their first single ‘Beat Again’ in 2009. It debuted at No.1 on the UK singles chart and became their biggest hit, with over 574,000 copies sold in the country to date.
Later that same year, JLS dropped their self-titled debut album, which rocketed straight to the top of the UK albums chart. Along with Beat Again, it contained hits ‘Everybody In Love’ and ‘One Shot’ and propelled them into 00s pop stardom.
JLS went on to release three more studio albums: 2010’s Outta This World, 2011’s Jukebox and 2012’s Evolution. But in making a decision to go out on top, the boys went their separate ways after their Goodbye: The Greatest Hits compilation album and ensuing arena tour in 2013.
Throughout their career, they’ve sold over six million albums and received two BRIT Awards in 2010 for New Artist and British Single courtesy of ‘Beat Again’. In total, the band have scored five No.1 singles (the most for any X Factor act).
After six years following their solo paths, Aston, Oritisé, JB and Marvin announced their reunion. In late 2019, they shared plans to hit the road with the Beat Again Tour, later rescheduled to October and November 2021.
