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Paddy Power today braced themselves for Take That mania to sweep the country as news broke that Robbie Williams was set to rejoin band mates Gary and co.

The boy band, who enjoyed massive success worldwide are being tipped to kick off their 54-date reunion tour in the O2 London. Paddy Power make the venue their 5/2 favourite to get the show on the road.

Robbie, Mark, Jason, Howard and Gary are each expected to net in excess of €15million so it's no surprise that Paddy Power are quoting just 1/7 that all summer 2011 tour dates will sell out. The first gig alone is expected to sell out in well under fifteen minutes at 11/10!

Sharon McHugh, spokesperson for Paddy Power, said: "A lot of our customers through the years have placed optimistic bets on Robbie Williams returning to Take That and now their dream has finally come true. This is only the start of what we expect will become Take That mania!"

Paddy Power are also speculating on what song Take That will choose to open their reunion tour with. Golden oldie Could It Be Magic is the 5/2 favourite followed by Everything Changes at 3/1. Back For Good however could be a poignant track to get the audience going at odds of 7/2.

Where will the tour open?
5/2 O2 Arena
7/2 Millennium Stadium
4/1 City of Manchester Stadium
5/1 Wembley
6/1 MEN Arena
6/1 NEC Birmingham
8/1 Murrayfield
12/1 Slane Castle

UK Sellout
1/7 Take That to sell out all UK dates of summer 2011 tour

First date sell-out time
11/10 Under 15 minutes
2/1 15 to 30 minutes
6/1 31 to 45 minutes
10/1 46 minutes to 1 hour
7/2 Over 1 hour

What song will Take That open with?
5/2 Could It Be Magic
3/1 Everything Changes
7/2 Back For Good
5/1 It Only Takes A Minute
5/1 Shame
8/1 Relight My Fire
16/1 Patience
16/1 Rule The World
20/1 Never Forget
25/1 How Deep Is Your Love
33/1 Babe
33/1 Pray

How many No 1s from the new album will TT have?
6/5 One
11/10 Two
9/2 Three or more