'Our kids haven't seen what we do': Blue reveal 20th anniversary tour 'is all about their children' and 'vow not to go back to their hard partying ways'
Boy band Blue have revealed their upcoming 20th anniversary arena tour - scheduled for September 2022 - is 'all about their kids'.
The four-piece - consisting of Antony Costa, Duncan James, Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe - insisted they're leaving their 'hard partying ways' firmly in the past and can't wait for their children to witness them singing the hits that made them so famous in the noughties.
Speaking to The Sun, Simon, 45, said: 'This time it will be off stage, rest your voice, get in bed, look after your babies. It's about them now, it's not about us.'
New tour: Boy band Blue have revealed their upcoming 20th anniversary arena tour - scheduled for September 2022 - is 'all about their kids' (pictured this month)
He added: '20 years ago we did what we needed to do and got all of that out of our system and now it's a new era - and that's our kids.'
The band members share nine children between them.
Simon has daughters Alanah, 25, and Cyan, seven months, while Lee, 38, is a doting father to Bluebell, 14, Rayn, 13, and his third daughter, who was born in June.
Antony, 43, has daughters Emilie, 17, Savannah Rosa, seven, and Paloma Valentina, four, while Duncan, 43, has a 16-year-old daughter called Tianie Finn.
Bandmates: The four-piece consists of Lee Ryan, Duncan James, Antony Costa and Simon Webbe (pictured in 2003)
Duncan even joked during the interview that there will 'probably be a baby crèche on the road this time'.
Elsewhere in the interview, Duncan touched on the band's poignant anniversary, pointing to the fact that their friend Sarah Harding - who lost her battle with cancer in September aged 39 - did not get the chance to hit the road with her group Girls Aloud to commemorate their 20th anniversary.
Explaining that he has just finished acting in a production of The Full Monty, Duncan noted the show's 'biggest thing was about cancer'.
Formation: The band formed in 2000, going on to release three studio albums titled All Rise, One Love and Guilty (pictured in 2001)
He admitted that the statistic that two in four people will be diagnosed with the disease worries him and he can't help but wonder if it means two of Blue's members will develop cancer.
He told the outlet that he makes sure not to take things for granted and is grateful he and his bandmates are all healthy and able to tour.
As for what the upcoming tour holds, Simon shared that the group has been recording new music which they will likely perform alongside their hits.
The band formed in 2000, going on to release three studio albums titled All Rise, One Love and Guilty.
Best of: After announcing a hiatus in 2004, Duncan, Antony, Lee and Simon released their first compilation album, Best Of Blue
After announcing a hiatus in 2004, Duncan, Antony, Lee and Simon released their first compilation album, Best Of Blue.
The group first reunited in January 2011 and represented the UK in that year's Eurovision Song Contest, coming in 11th place after a performance of I Can in Dusseldorf.
They went on to release two more studio albums, their fourth Roulette in 2013 and their fifth Colours in 2015.
In 2013, they joined groups including Liberty X, Atomic Kitten and 5ive to give a one-off gig as part of The Big Reunion.
Eurovision: The group first reunited in January 2011 and represented the UK in that year's Eurovision Song Contest, coming in 11th place after a performance of I Can in Dusseldorf (pictured)
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