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Take That fans rejoiced last week as tickets for the band's 2019 Greatest Hits Live Tour went on sale.

Tickets were quickly snapped up - with over 500,000 tickets selling so fast that extra dates were added throughout the day.

Due to the high demand, Take That has announced a brand new date - at Anfield Stadium .

The decision to allow major events to be hosted at Anfield was only agreed upon last month.

As of next year the city has a two-year license to hold 50,000 capacity events, including music concerts, boxing matches and other stadium events .

Take That is the first major act to confirm that they will play at Anfield Stadium.

The Manchester band will perform on Thursday, June 6 2019 .

Tickets for the event go on sale this Friday, October 5 at 9.30am .

The band said: “It's a real honour for us to be able to play Anfield, such an historic ground and venue. The Liverpool audiences have always been incredible”.

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Take That are renowned for their show-stopping live performances and their Greatest Hits tour is sure to be no exception.

The tour kicks off on April 12, with the band heading out across the UK and Ireland to play shows in many towns and cities, some of which they've never visited before.

Take That will be joined by special guest Rick Astley on their 2019 tour.

Take That have also confirmed the release of ‘Odyssey’ - a re-imagined greatest hits album that takes the listener on a journey through the incredible musical history of one of the UK’s most successful bands of all time.

Odyssey is due to be released on November 23.

Tickets for Take That stadium events start from £55

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