S Club 7 reunion tour to go ahead after Paul Cattermole’s death

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S Club 7 have confirmed they will still be going ahead with their reunion tour this year following the death of Paul Cattermole, but without member Hannah Spearritt.In a video posted to S Club 7’s Instagram page today (May 14), the band confirmed that they’ll be embarking on the tour as planned in October, but as a five.They are also renaming it the ‘Good Times Tour’ in honour of their late bandmate, who sang lead vocals on the group’s song of the same name, which he planned to perform on the tour.Back in February, the band announced their 25th anniversary UK and Ireland arena tour which was set to kick off in October.

However, just two months later, Cattermole died at the age of 46.“You’ve probably noticed that there’s only five of us here today, and although Hannah will always be part of S Club 7 she won’t be joining us on this tour,” Jon Lee said in their Instagram video, in which the members were visibly emotional. “We wish her all the best for the future.

However, the five of us are really excited and geared up.”“It’s just really sad, it’s really really hard to process it right now,” said Tina Barrett.

Bradley McIntosh said that the band were still in “disbelief” about losing their “big brother”, adding: “No one could ever replace our Paul, but he lives on inside each and every one of us.”Love, S Club xxxhttps://t.co/dKsz8H8YOw— S Club (@SClub7) May 14, 2023Jo O’Meara also paid tribute to Cattermole, saying that he would light up a room “with humour and love” and was “just a really special person”.Rachel Stevens added: “He’s always going to be with us.