When JLS played a run of sell-out dates two years ago on their reunion tour it left their huge army of fans wanting more. Well, the wait is over and the boys are heading back to town.

With a couple of sold out nights to come this month we can tell you they bays are heading back to the capital for what is going to be one amazing night at the Castle.

JLS will bring their Summer Hits tour to Cardiff Castle on Sunday July 7th – ticket details further down the page.

Aston Merrygold, JB Gill, Marvin Humes and Oritsé Williams – have sold more than six million records; two million live tickets; are the first X Factor act to win a prestigious BRIT Award (2010), five MOBO Awards, four Digital Music Awards and three Urban Music Awards. Their first four albums all went multi-platinum and they have headlined London’s 02 Arena 20 times.

The band’s current UK Arena tour follows their 2021 comeback tour which proved to be one of the hottest tickets for years, with phenomenal public demand seeing the reunited quartet perform to a more than 350,000 people.

The Cardiff Castle show is presented by promoters DEPOT Live and Cuffe and Taylor.

Nick Saunders from DEPOT Live told us…….

“Summer 2024 at the castle is already looking like it’s going to be massive, and we’re delighted to add JLS to the line-up.”

Here’s JLS with some special memories of playing in Cardiff…….

JLS are the latest acts revealed for what promises to be an incredible summer at Cardiff Castle. They join indie music legends Manic Street Preachers and Suede who will play two consecutive sold-out co-headline shows at the historic venue and a double-headlining show from US alt rockers The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer, with more to be announced.

More acts to be announced.

For more information and to purchase tickets for all of the dates, go HERE 

The comeback tour proved to be one of the hottest tickets for years, with phenomenal public demand seeing the reunited quartet having to extend their initial 16 show schedule to a 29 date tour of arenas across the UK and Ireland. It was an experience of a lifetime for the boys and their fans alike as JLS performed to a total of more than 350,000 people – including four sold-out shows at The O2 in London.

The JLS heart will beat again as they announce details of a huge UK and Ireland tour, the ‘EVERYBODY SAY JLS: The Hits Tour’. The run of shows kicked off last week in Dublin – exactly two years to the day since they embarked upon the ‘Beat Again’ tour. It also includes a couple of nights at the Utilita Arena in Cardiff on Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st October.

JLS told us……

“We couldn’t be more excited to announce another UK and Ireland arena tour! Last time out was totally surreal and we’ve been eagerly awaiting the right time to do it all over again. Playing live and seeing our amazing fans is definitely the best part of being JLS!”

Unbelievably it was nine years ago when they embarked on their ‘farewell tour.’

JLS broke through in 2009 in the biggest way imaginable as the instant pop classic ‘Beat Again’ shot straight to #1 – their first of five UK chart-topping smashes which continued with ‘Everybody In Love’, ‘The Club Is Alive’, ‘Love You More’ and ‘She Makes Me Wanna’. With another five Top 10 hits to their credit, JLS also impacted the album charts with their self-titled #1 debut and three more Top 3 records before saying goodbye with their 2013 ‘Greatest Hits’ album. Throughout, they were heralded with numerous major awards, notably two BRIT Awards and five MOBO Awards.

But thankfully not all goodbyes are forever. While each member continued their own successful careers outside of JLS, they remained best of friends and shared a nagging feeling that they had unfinished business to address. In February 2020 they announced details of their ‘Beat Again’ reunion tour, which was quickly extended and then completed in November 2021 after the world reopened post-lockdown. They also returned to the charts when their album ‘2.0’ debuted at #4, with the songs ‘Eternal Love’ and ‘Day One’ becoming new fan favourites as the tour progressed.

So, as we look forward to the new dates, here’s a look at how they were for the Goodbye Tour seven years ago.

Since the band’s inception in 2007, JLS breathed new life into the boyband genre and made their mark on British music through their inimitable soulful, RnB, pop sound underpinned by highly stylised choreography. When they arrived to the X Factor back then, I think it’s fair to say they came as a pretty much ready to go band. What the show did, of course, was polish the act and gave them the vehicle to launch what became an incredible career.

Collectively the lads have amassed five Number One singles with their instantly recognisable chart hits ‘One Shot’, ‘Everybody In Love’, ‘The Club Is Alive’, ‘Love You More’ which was that year’s Children in Need single, and of course Beat Again………

Back in the day, and right off the back of the X Factor, the SOUTH WALES LIFE team were doing some PR stuff with SYCO, Simon Cowell’s company, which meant of course we spent some time with JLS. I’ll never forget when the tour bus pulled into the car park. The waiting fans went crazy and out stepped four of the nicest guys you’d ever wish to meet. They seemed to appreciate everything that had happened and the incredible path which lay ahead.

And what a path it’s been. The band are two time BRIT winners, having won Best British Breakthrough and Best British Single with ‘Beat Again’, which was also named the fastest selling debut single of 2009. As well as their huge commercial success and consistently dominating the pop charts, the band made a massive impact on urban music culture with five MOBO Awards and three Urban Music Award wins highlighting the astronomic affect their music had in resonating in both pop and RnB music realms.

The guys were so massive at the time that the farewell show was held on Albert Square (Eastenders) during Children In Need. They were also in huge demand from a whole range of companies to sponsor and promote their products. You may not remember this so I thought it was time for a little trip down advertising memory lane.

But actually, the message the guys were promoting was as valid then as it is now. Marvin said at the time……..

‘We came up with the idea of Just Love Safe as we wanted to send a clear message out to fans that are over 16 and sexually active – and that is to always use a condom during sex.’

‘We used to get underwear thrown at us on stage, now we expect flying condom boxes! But it’s important to put your love in a glove.’

JB explained this wasn’t a money making exercise fo the band at all…..

‘We will not be making any money out of the sale of Just Love Safe. Every penny we make from the sale of the condom range will be put into the JLS Charitable Foundation.’

The group founded “The JLS Foundation” in 2010 setting out to raise money for 6 different charities: Cancer Research UK, Rays of Sunshine, Brook, Childline, Beat Bullying and the MS Society. The foundation still exists and all members are still committed to continue its work.

The guys played four amazing shows in Cardiff almost two years ago, so we know these tickets are going to fly when they go on sale.

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