Take That has announced two outdoor live shows in Malta in October. 

The British boy band will play Ta' Qali on October 19 and 20 in two concerts themed 'Take That - The Greatest Weekend'.

The trio - now comprised of Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald - were stars in the 1990s and are performing in Malta as part of a European tour.

"This is big... This October, join us on the Mediterranean island of Malta for The Greatest Weekend," the band announced on Instagram.

On Saturday, the band will perform their album 'Everything Changes,' and on Sunday, they will perform their greatest hits. 

Parties at Uno club and Cafe Del Mar are set for Thursday and Friday. 

Tickets will be out on sale on April 12. 

The event is being organised by 356 Entertainment the company that owns Uno club.  

The concert will be held at the concert area at Ta' Qali which opened in May. The venue has a built stage, sound towers, lights, dressing rooms and toilets.

"We now have a proper large venue where acts can plug and play," said Jason Micallef, who heads the Ta' Qali national park.

He said the event is privately funded and other events are planned for the Ta' Qali venue before that.   

Take That concerts cancelled in South Africa

The band's announcement on Instagram sparked a flurry of complaints from fans in South Africa after Take That's concerts in Pretoria and Johannesburg were cancelled. 

Take That have sold more than 45 million records worldwide, dominated the UK music charts during the first half of the 1990s and won several Brit Awards.

Barlow, Owen and Donald reformed the band in 2005. Between 1990 and 1996 Take That was also composed of Jason Orange, who returned in 2005 but left a few years later, and the legendary Robbie Williams, who separated from the band in 1995.

Williams played a remarkable set in Malta last August.