Edited sentence: By strong live performances and grandiose dance sets that involved large-scale thematic shows at sold-out stadiums that were "theatrical affairs that featured fire, elaborate costumes, and complicated dance routines", Take That were one of Europe's biggest live acts of the 1990s.It was their live acts that would distinguish them from the later emergent boybands.Take That's music is notable for the band's writing of their own tracks as compared to many other boybands.Their success inspired other pop managers and labels to create such mid-1990s boybands as Boyzone, East 17, 911, and later, 5ive and Westlife, as well as to try the successful formula with women, as the Spice Girls did when they hired Simon Fuller as their manager in 1995.Through Gary Barlow, the band were known for their catchy melodies that crossed genres and catered to many musical tastes, spanning emotional ballads, to Hi-NRG, pop, soul and dance, thus contributing to their wide fanbase who, whilst consisting mainly of women and teenage girls, includes singers like Elton John and other acts, who respect the band's work ethic and strong performance ethic