The Wanted Reunite for Charity Concert After Seven-Year Hiatus
English-Irish boy-band The Wanted have announced via Twitter that they will reunite on stage after a seven-year break. The group will also release a greatest hits album, including some new music too. Band member Tom Parker, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2020, has teamed up with charity organization Stand Up to Cancer to present a live show from London’s Royal Albert Hall where the five-piece will make their return to the stage.
Here we go!! We are MEGA excited to announce that we are BACK and will be releasing our Greatest Hits Album on November 12th!! We’ll also be performing LIVE at the @RoyalAlbertHall as part of @TomParker‘s ‘Inside My Head’ concert. It’s been far too long… Let’s do this! 🌍 💪 pic.twitter.com/8Zsq31jyVN
— The Wanted (@thewanted) September 8, 2021
After rising to US fame in 2012 with their hit single “Glad You Came,” the band went on to release chart-toppers “Chasing the Sun” and “I Found You” before entering into a TV show venture with E!, starring in their own reality series The Wanted Life. The group also sparked conversation when they began a Twitter “feud” with fellow European boy-band, One Direction.
However, bandmates Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker, and Nathan Sykes parted ways in 2014 to pursue solo projects. Since then fans have had to leave much to the imagination, until early Wednesday morning when news broke of the upcoming concert.
I CANT BELIEVE ITTT AHHHH, it’s time to re-dedicate my account back to them 😭♥️♥️
— TW (@Lunalitaa) September 8, 2021
Please let this be more than a one show thing!!!! 😭❤️ come to LA. Honestly anywhere you come in the US and I’ll find a way there. I miss thissssss. @JayMcGuiness @NathanSykes @MaxGeorge @SivaKaneswaran pic.twitter.com/iRTsstU0zX
— Victoria Giddings ✨ (@victorigiddings) September 8, 2021
The show is set to take place on September 20 and will feature performances by fellow musicians Liam Payne, Becky G, McFly, KSI, and Sigrid. It has been dubbed “Tom Parker’s Inside My Head,” and proceeds will be donated equally to both Stand Up To Cancer and The National Brain Appeal. Highlights from the gig will also be shown in Tom’s Channel 4 documentary.
More than anything, the band-mates say that this event is a beacon of hope and meant to be a positive and uplifting time for all. After being apart for all these years, the boys can hardly wait to rock out together again. Jay McGuiness added that the whole affair “is all about having fun with our mates, no pressure, just fun.”
We’re blown away by all of your messages of support!! ❤️ it feels sooo good to be back together and we can’t wait for you to see what’s coming next 😜
— The Wanted (@thewanted) September 8, 2021
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Following the concert, their greatest hits album will be released November 12, including favorites like “Glad You Came” and “We Own the Night,” as well as some brand new tracks. This will be the first time any new music will have been heard since the initial split in 2014, and will also commemorate the band’s tenth anniversary.
WE ARE BACK. @thewanted pic.twitter.com/WcOiU0zIcE
— Max George (@MaxGeorge) September 8, 2021
THE WANTED ARE BACK!!!!😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/AinqK3cRYh
— THE WANTED ARE BACK!!❤️❤️❤️ (@thewantedmily) September 8, 2021
Updates can be followed via the band’s Twitter.
