Girls Aloud at First Direct Arena, Leeds – setlist, stage times, tickets, and more

Girls Aloud will be performing in Leeds for the first time in more than a decade this week.

The iconic pop group are about to take on a two-night residency at the huge First Direct Arena, a tour that will honour founding bandmate Sarah Harding who sadly passed away in 2021.

Cheryl, Kimberley, Nadine, Nicola and Sarah won over the nation on Popstars: The Rivals, and have legions of loyal fans excited to see hits like Sound of the Underground, Love Machine, and The Promise live.

Girls Aloud will be marking their 20 year anniversary with the tour, which kicked off in Dublin.

If you’re going along to the First Direct Arena, here’s everything you need to know.

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Tickets for Girls Aloud in Manchester

Unfortunately, only VIP tickets and resale tickets are available for the two nights.

Take a look here for more up to date information regarding tickets.

Stage times for Girls Aloud at the AO Arena

Stage times are always subject to change, but based on Girls Aloud’s tour dates so far, this is when you should be able to expect them to hit the stage.

• Doors – 6pm
• Support – 7.30pm
• Girls Aloud – 8.45pm

Support act

Warming up the crowds so far has been DJ Mr Theo, who’s been filling arenas with back-to-back pop bangers.

• 21 May 24 – Belfast SSE Arena
• 23 May 24 – Manchester AO Arena
• 24 May 24 – Manchester AO Arena
• 25 May 24 – Manchester AO Arena
• 27 May 24 – Cardiff Utilita Arena
• 28 May 24 – Sheffield Utilita Arena
• 31 May 24 – Newcastle Utilita
• 01 Jun 24 – Newcastle Utilita
• 02 Jun 24 – Newcastle Utilita
• 04 Jun 24 – Aberdeen P&J Live
• 08 Jun 24 – Glasgow Ovo Hydro
• 09 Jun 24 – Glasgow Ovo Hydro
• 10 Jun 24 – Glasgow Ovo Hydro
• 12 Jun 24 – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
• 13 Jun 24 – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
• 15 Jun 24 – Leeds First Direct Arena
• 16 Jun 24 – Leeds First Direct Arena
• 18 Jun 24 – Birmingham Resorts World Arena
• 19 Jun 24 – Birmingham Resorts World Arena
• 20 Jun 24 – Birmingham Resorts World Arena
• 22 Jun 24 – London The O2
• 23 Jun 24 – London The O2
• 25 Jun 24 – London The O2
• 26 Jun 24 – London The O2
• 27 Jun 24 – London The O2
• 29 Jun 24 – Liverpool M&S Bank Arena
• 30 Jun 24 – Liverpool M&S Bank Arena

Expected setlist

Act I
Untouchable
The Show
Something New
Love Machine
Can’t Speak French
Biology
Whole Lotta History
Act II
Wake Me Up
Sound of the Underground
Girl Overboard
No Good Advice
Graffiti My Soul
Long Hot Summer
I’ll Stand by Youn(Pretenders cover)
ACT III
Sexy! No No No…
On the Metro
Jump (For My Love)
Call the Shots
Something Kinda Ooooh
Encore:
The Promise

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