Five are back!
After 25 years the beloved Nineties boyband have announced they are officially reforming with all five members and are heading out on a UK tour later this year.
Abz Love, 45, Ritchie Neville, 45, Scott Robinson, 45, Sean Conlon, 43, and J Brown, 48, were one of the UK’s biggest boybands before they split in 2001.
Whilst the group have reunited in various forms times over the years, until now they had been performing as a trio formed of Ritchie, Sean and Scott.
The 12-date KEEP ON MOVIN’ 2025 Tour, will kick off in Brighton on Friday, 31 October 2025, before traveling across the country with shows in Bournemouth, Cardiff, Nottingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Newcastle, Aberdeen and Glasgow, as well as London’s The O2.
Announcing the news on social media on Thursday, the group wrote: ‘It’s true, the five of us are reuniting for a tour across the UK!!’
After 25 years beloved Nineties boyband Five have announced they are officially reforming with all five members and are heading out on a UK tour later this year
Abz Love, 45, Ritchie Neville, 45, Scott Robinson, 45, J Brown, 48, and Sean Conlon, 43, were one of the UK’s biggest boybands before they split in 2001
They continued: ‘This has been a long time coming and it really does feel right for all of us now – 25 years on and we’re so ready for it.
‘We really can’t wait to get back on stage together and see you all in person, it’s gonna go OFF!! Let’s goooooo!
‘Tickets go on sale Friday 7 March. Sign up at itsfiveofficial.com for special access to presale tickets on Wednesday.
‘International fans, make sure to sign up there so we know where in the world you are too.’
Fans were left giddy by the news, flocking to the comment section to share their excitement.
Speaking about the reunion, Scott said: ‘This has been a long time coming and it really does feel right for all of us now – 25 years on and we’re so ready for it.
‘Reconnecting as a 5 over the last year has been special and I know I speak for all the boys when I say we can’t wait to do this all over again. Hope you’re ready!!’
Abz added: ‘We really can’t wait to get back on stage together & see the fans, it’s gonna go OFF! Buzzing to have Naughty Boy on tour with us too…
‘5 bad boys and a naughty boy, that sounds like a lot of fun. Let’s gooooo!’
The 12-date KEEP ON MOVIN’ 2025 Tour, will kick off in Brighton on Friday, 31 October 2025, before traveling across the country
Announcing the news on social media on Thursday, the group wrote: ‘It’s true, the five of us are reuniting for a tour across the UK!!’
The news also came a 25 years after Five won their first BRIT Award for Best British Pop Act.
Five have been teasing their comeback on social media for the past few days and created a new website and Instagram, both stating ‘27.2.25 Loading…’
On Tuesday night, the Instagram account posted a picture of a conversation between the band starting with J, who has created his first ever Instagram profile, commenting: ‘Mic check… is this thing on?,’ adding ‘Five bad boys are coming to rock’, a lyric from the band’s song Everybody Get Up.
Formed in 1997, Five went on to sell more than 20 million records worldwide.
Charting in over 20 countries, Five are the only UK act to hit the Top 10 with all of their 11 singles, including three No.1.
Simon revealed that he nearly punched one of 90s boyband 5ive while working with the group during a heated exchange.
During an appearance on documentary Boybands Forever, Scott confessed he reached breaking point in 2001, recalling: ‘I pinned one of the big cheeses at the record label up against his desk with my foot, crushing him into the wall,’
‘And said, “I will f***ing leave this band, you try and f***ing stop me”, with Simon trying to fight me off him.’
Simon admitted: ‘We almost ended up in a fist fight. I was that close to punching him in the face.’
BGT judge Simon Cowell recently revealed that he nearly punched one the 5ive members while working with the group during a heated exchange
As reported by The Sun, Scott went on to confess: ‘I’d lost my mind. They had to call security and carry me out of the building kicking and screaming like a f***ing wild dog.’
Admitting the music industry came with a dark side, Simon mused: ‘You could make a lot of money, but it’s a really horrible, disgusting business at times. You’ve got to have thick skin.’
Last year, Ritchie revealed the staggeringly small amount he earned during his band’s hayday, despite selling 20 million records worldwide.
Opening up about the experience on upcoming BBC series Boybands Forever, Ritchie claimed the group were exploited by those profiting from their success.
He said the group had just ‘two days off in two years’ while starting out and were paid just £100 each a week to begin with, even after hit singles like Everybody Get Up had been released.
Tickets to Five’s Keep On Movin’ 2025 Tour go on general sale on Friday, 7 March at 10am via www.itsfiveoffical.com.