{"id":44260,"date":"2021-11-05T12:24:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T12:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=44260"},"modified":"2021-12-17T13:42:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T13:42:36","slug":"jls-beat-again-2021-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/jls-beat-again-2021-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"JLS &#8216;Beat again&#8217; 2021 tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>JLS returned to the O2 London last night for their first tour in eight years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pop band have announced that they will be dropping their new album&nbsp;2.0 on 3 December. Fans can expect to hear the track Postcard on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They have already released the first song&nbsp;Eternal Love &#8211; a ballad written by pop sensation, <a href=\"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/ed-sheeran-releases-new-album\/\">Ed Sheeran<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marvin Humes, 36 told&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tvandshowbiz\/16046000\/ed-sheeran-wrote-jls-comeback-eternal-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sun<\/a>: \u201cWhen you listen to Eternal Love, there is a line that says, \u2018Forever and a day,\u2019 which is a nod to Everybody In Love, so this was specifically written for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thought we would hide a little something for you at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheO2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheO2<\/a> last night to announce our BRAND NEW SINGLE Postcard that is coming on TUESDAY \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffe <br><br>Pre-save it now! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3nM2rRakkF\">https:\/\/t.co\/3nM2rRakkF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/muFbDTnqte\">pic.twitter.com\/muFbDTnqte<\/a><\/p>&mdash; JLS (@JLSOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JLSOfficial\/status\/1456543164362334245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They were the runners-up on season 5, and shortly after released their first single&nbsp;Beat Again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cLondon, we\u2019re home\u201d &#8211; the first words JLS said as they jumped up from the ground to begin their sold out Beat Again 2021 tour. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The band gave us all the nostalgia, singing some of their biggest hits Beat Again and Everybody in Love. The crowd brought forth their younger self that night, we know we did. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\" \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"862\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/IMG_1909-862x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/IMG_1909-862x1024.jpeg 862w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/IMG_1909-252x300.jpeg 252w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/IMG_1909-768x913.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/IMG_1909-1293x1536.jpeg 1293w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/IMG_1909-1724x2048.jpeg 1724w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>JLS &#8216;Beat again&#8217; 2021 tour. Image by: Valeria Vintimilla<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The atmosphere was electric, we were taken back to the mid 2000s and would do it all over again. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Emily Lafa, 22, London said: \u201cI grew up listening to JLS, being reunited with the band that I listened to walking to school took me back to when I was 10 years-old.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Marvin Humes throughout the night joked about his age, \u201cAfter this tour, my back is going to be finished.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Even though the band have aged, they kept their signature dances and performance style which made the crowd love them all the more. They say good wine gets better with age, we now say the same about JLS. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Regardless of age or gender, we came together for one night and supported our boys.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"p1 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"s1\">Tour dates remaining:<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/https:\/\/www.theo2.co.uk\/events\/detail\/jls\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/JLS-LONDON-DATES-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/JLS-LONDON-DATES-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/JLS-LONDON-DATES-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/JLS-LONDON-DATES-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/JLS-LONDON-DATES-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/JLS-LONDON-DATES-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Infographic by: Megan Milstead<br>Source: 02 London<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Words: Valeria Vintimilla and Megan Milstead | Subbing: Sarah Chaffey<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JLS returned to the O2 London last night for their first tour in eight years. 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