Take That's Greatest Hits Live 2019 tour dates will be supported by Rick Astley

The 80's icon is best known for his string of Top 10 singles in the late 1980s.

Take That's Greatest Hits Live tour is underway, and 80's musical icon Rick Astley is joining the boys on tour.

The singer is warming up the crowds with his signature vocals on the 28-date UK and Ireland tour.

He rose to prominence with a string of hit singles in the late 80s and early 90s including 1987 Number 1 single Never Gonna Give You Up, which later became a viral sensation in the late noughties.

Rick has also has two Number 1 albums with Whenever You Need Somebody (1987) and 50 (2016).

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Take That, whose most recent album Odyssey debuted at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart, have already graced the stage in Sheffield, Glasgow and Manchester.

Other cities they're performing in include Dublin, Birmingham and Middlesborough, plus eight nights at London's O2 Arena.

Click here to view Take That's full UK chart history including 12 UK Number 1 single and eight chart-topping albums.