S Club pay tribute to “brother” Paul Cattermole as they kick off reunion tour

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S Club have paid tribute to late member Paul Cattermole during the opening night of their reunion tour, describing him as a “brother”.

Check out footage from the show below.The gig took place at Manchester’s AO Arena last night (October 12), and was described as a preview to the pop group’s first reunion tour in eight years.As well as playing classic tracks including ‘Don’t Stop Moving’, ‘Have You Ever’ and ‘Reach’, the members all took time throughout the show to pay tribute to longtime member Cattermole, who died shortly after the live concerts were announced.“That’s our brother right there, man,” said Bradley McIntosh as a montage of images of Cattermole was shown (via BBC News). “Gone but you’ll never be forgotten.

We miss you every single day.”Cattermole died in April at the age of 46, due to an underlying heart condition. The news of his passing arrived just weeks after the group – formerly known as S Club 7 – announced a live comeback to mark their 25th anniversary.Following the announcement, Cattermole’s bandmate and former girlfriend Hannah Spearritt dropped out of the tour, leaving five of the original seven members to go on under the new name ‘S Club’.Last night’s show was officially billed as a preview of the ‘Good Times’ tour to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation.At one part of the gig, the members left the stage as a video of Paul singing ‘Good Times’ was played.

From there, they reappeared in black sequinned outfits and joined him for the vocals at the end of the track, before paying individual tributes.“Thank you so much [for] all the messages and love and support you’ve all shown all of us and to Paul’s family,” said Jo O’Meara, per BBC News.