{"id":560285,"date":"2026-08-06T00:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T00:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/560285\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T00:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T00:48:10","slug":"robbie-williams-christchurch-show-sells-out-auckland-tickets-still-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/560285\/","title":{"rendered":"Robbie Williams\u2019 Christchurch show sells out; Auckland tickets still available"},"content":{"rendered":"

Williams most recently performed a rendition of the official Fifa anthem Desire at the 2026 World Cup Closing Ceremony ahead of the final match between Spain and Argentina.<\/p>\n

The singer said he has \u201calways had a very special place\u201d in his heart for Aotearoa.<\/p>\n

\u201cEver since my first solo tours, you have welcomed me with open arms and made me feel at home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams last performed on our shores in 2023, playing two shows at Mission Estate Winery in Napier.<\/p>\n

The hitmaker holds the record for the most No 1 albums by a solo artist in Britain, with 16, including this year\u2019s critically acclaimed release, Britpop.<\/p>\n

\"RobbieRobbie Williams on stage at the Mission Concert in Napier, November 11 2023.
\nPhoto \/ Paul Taylor<\/p>\n

Williams described the album\u2019s sound as a return to his 1990s pop roots.<\/p>\n

\u201cI set out to create the album that I wanted to write and release after I left Take That in 1995,\u201d he said, calling the era a \u201cgolden age for British Music\u201d.<\/p>\n

He previously revealed he had a \u201ccomplicated relationship\u201d with touring and performing<\/a> live because of anxiety.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople say, \u2018Oh, you going on tour? You must be really, really excited.\u2019 Not really. I\u2019m terrified,\u201d he told the I\u2019m ADHD! No You\u2019re Not podcast in October.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will look full of bravado and look pompous and look smug and do these grand gestures … But actually what\u2019s happening is I feel like the opposite of that all the time, most of the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, he said he has been able to better manage his condition with age.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would say it\u2019s gotten better from 45 onwards. This particular tour that I\u2019m now in, I\u2019m very pleased to say, for me, is that I\u2019m dead excited to do my show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams said he was looking forward to his return Downunder.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m immensely proud of this as a body of work and I\u2019m excited for fans to hear this album.\u201d<\/p>\n

His last top 10 album in New Zealand was 2019\u2019s The Christmas Present.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Williams most recently performed a rendition of the official Fifa anthem Desire at the 2026 World Cup Closing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":560286,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9331,60698,51,19796,4487,9183,156,9517,305,3218,4960,111,139,69,3111,27244,1128,1305,3235,6100,4969,9347,13971],"class_list":["post-560285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-chance","tag-although","tag-auckland","tag-available","tag-christchurch","tag-eager","tag-entertainment","tag-fans","tag-have","tag-icon","tag-live","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-out","tag-robbie","tag-sells","tag-show","tag-sold","tag-still","tag-tickets","tag-veteran","tag-williams"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=560285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/560286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=560285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=560285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=560285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}