Take (40 hours of) That! Fans of 90s pop band armed with tents, airbeds and sleeping bags start queuing for concert nearly TWO days before it is due to begin

Fans of Take That armed with tents, airbeds and sleeping bags began queueing for the band’s concert nearly two days before it was due to begin. 

Around 30,000 music lovers are set to attended Carrow Road stadium in Norwich, Norfolk this evening, with some dedicated fans arriving outside as early as 5am yesterday.

Take That is in the middle of playing 40 stadium shows as part of the 90s pop band’s This Life tour. 

Debra Legg, 59, was the first fan to enter the queue at 5am yesterday, and explained she enjoys the ‘atmosphere’ that comes with camping outside. 

‘It’s just amazing. It’s a fantastic atmosphere, lots of us are friends,’ she told the BBC. 

Take That fans Clare Pullen, Gemma Clark, Debra Legg and Ciara Oakes queuing outside Carrow Road in Norwich

Fans of Take That armed with tents, airbeds and sleeping bags began queueing for the band's concert nearly two days before it began

Fans of Take That armed with tents, airbeds and sleeping bags began queueing for the band’s concert nearly two days before it began 

Ms Legg, from Swindon, said she had seen the band ‘probably about 100’ times. 

Ciara Oakes, 26, was one of the first to arrive in the queue on Monday morning and claimed the furthest she has ever travelled to see Take That was Dubai. 

The devoted fan brought a tent, airbeds and sleeping bags to camp outside the stadium before the concert. 

‘It’s been really good, it’s always a good atmosphere and everybody gets on really well. You know people who’ve done it before with you,’ she said. 

Sue Norton and Sandra Shand, in the queue for the Take That concert at Carrow Road

Sue Norton and Sandra Shand, in the queue for the Take That concert at Carrow Road

Take That has been revelling in the success of its latest album, This Life, which shot straight to number one

Take That has been revelling in the success of its latest album, This Life, which shot straight to number one

Take That fans in the queue - Kelly Artley, Rebecca Hunter, Natalie Lewis and Rachel Gadie

Take That fans in the queue – Kelly Artley, Rebecca Hunter, Natalie Lewis and Rachel Gadie

The band’s This Life tour is the 12th concert tour by the English pop band, which consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen.  

The first leg of the tour started at the Utilita Arena Sheffield on April 13 and will finish at Co-op Live in Manchester on June 12. 

The band has been revelling in the success of its latest album, This Life, which shot straight to number one.

In April, it was reported that Take That have a film project about its upcoming tour in the works.

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