Date(s) 20 January 2011 | ||
GB40 was the first concert played by British singer-songwriter Gary Barlow as a solo artist in over 11 years and was held at the Shepherd's Bush Empire on 20 January 2011. The concert was organised by Barlow to celebrate his 40th birthday and his 20 years in the music industry with all money going to The Prince's Trust charity.
Contents
Set list
- "Greatest Day"
- "Reach Out"
- "Open Road"
- "A Million Love Songs"
- "Like I Never Loved You At All" with. Ellie Goulding
- "The Flood" with. Stuart Price
- "Eight Letters"/"Vienna" with. Midge Ure
- "Medley (incl. I'd Wait for Life, The Circus, Love Ain't Here Anymore, Why Can't I Wake Up With You)"
- "Forever Love"
- "Sunday to Saturday"
- "Wondering"
- "This Time"
- "Nobody Else"
- "Back for Good" with. Chris Martin
- "Pray"
- "Said It All" with, Take That
- "Shine" with, Take That
- "Patience"
- "Never Forget"
- "Rule the World"
Encore tracks didn't make it to the BBC Radio 2 broadcast
- "Cuddly Toy"
Reception
The performance was received extremely well, with Gordon Smart of The Sun commenting that "the star belted out hits old and new and, although he didn't need the help [from the guest appearances who joined him] on stage [they helped] to make his night – staged for charity – even more special." Smart concluded stating Barlow "ended with a brilliant encore, singing 'Patience', 'Never Forget' and 'Rule The World.' [Barlow] said: 'Earlier on I was wondering how I could slow the evening down because I was enjoying it so much. Gary might not have wanted it to end – and neither did anyone else.'"