Seriously, Robbie Williams needs to consider becoming an Australian citizen, with the global pop star to return down under in 2026.<\/p>\n
After wowing a national audience at the 2022 AFL Grand Final before returning in 2023 for a massive arena tour, which was followed last year as he brought in 2025 at the Sydney Opera House, Robbie returns this November.<\/p>\n
The living legend behind such iconic anthems like ‘Angels’, ‘Feel’, ‘Better Man’, ‘Love My Life’ and ‘Let Me Entertain You’ will headline stadium concerts in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle and Brisbane.<\/p>\n
“Australia has always had a very special place in my heart. Ever since my first solo tours, you have welcomed me with open arms and made me feel at home.<\/p>\n
“I’m beyond excited to be coming back this November for the BRITPOP world tour. Can’t wait to see you all there!”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Robbie set the stage alight at the BRIT Awards last month when he fronted Black Sabbath to perform a powerful rendition of ‘No More Tears’ in tribute to Ozzy Osbourne.<\/p>\n
Seven years removed from his previous studio album, the themed, partial covers record ‘The Christmas Present’, earlier this year Robbie released his thirteenth studio album ‘Britpop’.<\/p>\n
It features collaborations with Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Gaz Coombes (Supergrass), Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi, Mexican pop duo Jesse & Joy, and his old Take That mate Gary Barlow.<\/p>\n
“I set out to create the album that I wanted to write and release after I left Take That in 1995. It was the peak of Britpop and a golden age for British music,” Robbie says.<\/p>\n
“I’ve worked with some of my heroes on this album; it’s raw, there are more guitars and it’s an album that’s even more upbeat and anthemic than usual.<\/p>\n
“There’s some ‘Brit’ in there and there’s certainly some ‘pop’ too \u2013 I’m immensely proud of this as a body of work and I’m excited for fans to hear this album.”<\/p>\n
For anyone who watched Netflix’s ‘Robbie Williams’ 2023 documentary will be aware, Robbie has somewhat curtailed his bad boy reputation in latter years, espousing an inclusive attitude with often refreshingly honest and candid takes on his life.<\/p>\n
When ‘Britpop’ dropped in June he posted a heartfelt, authentic and emotionally intelligent post about his newest studio project. Here’s just a snippet of that post.<\/p>\n
“Well. . . this album started six years ago, and to say that getting it out into the world had its obstacles would be an understatement. I think a few people would have preferred it to be an under-the-radar release. ‘Guitars won’t get on the radio’, etc.<\/p>\n
“I get it. There’s no ‘Love My Life’. No ‘Angels’. No ‘Feel’, as such. Nothing obviously commercial, and I don’t care. I didn’t like the feeling on ‘The Heavy Entertainment Show’ [Robbie’s 2016 album] of ‘quick! Find a hit or we all die!’ It was horrible. Pressure. Fear. Failure.<\/p>\n
“I wanted to go back to how it used to feel when I was writing albums. No fear. No pressure. Just writing. . . and seeing what happened, and then thinking, ‘well, they’ll just have to come with me’; and graciously, you did.<\/p>\n
“It seems you have with this one too. . . and it’s the best-reviewed album of my career. I don’t usually get kind reviews of my music. I haven’t punched the air in triumph about this, but I do prefer it in an ‘oh. . . that’s nice’ sort of way.<\/p>\n
“I gave up wanting critics to like me around album five. That’s when I stopped reading reviews altogether. By then, I knew they weren’t coming. Their words deeply affected how I saw myself \u2013 and gave my self-hatred a helpful shove over the edge and into the abyss.<\/p>\n
“I haven’t read these ones either. I’ve just been sent a few images. Four stars here. Four stars there. As I say: That’s nice, and thank you.”<\/p>\n