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Review: Robbie Williams is funny and moving at BST Hyde Park

 

 

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Robbie Williams took to Hyde Park's stage like a comeback king and did not disappoint with a funny, gloriously celebratory and also deeply moving set.

 

The Angels singers took us on a warts 'n' all tour of his life, including his split from Take That, the hedonistic 1990s and the "peace" he finds today with his wife Ayda and four children. His set begins with a video sequence of the superstar reading The Hyde Park Times with the headline 'Is Robbie Williams The Greatest Live Entertainer?' before putting on a boxer's dressing gown and walking backstage while autographing a fan's T-shirt.

 

Actor Danny Dyer and Supergrass singer Gaz Coombes come into view like bodyguards flanking the star, who hugs a miniature cardboard cut out of Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher as dancers groove to the chant 'Are you ready Hyde Park?'

Swapping the dressing gown for a white tuxedo, he then rises from beneath the stage to a stomping performance of Let Me Entertain You. And crikey, he most certainly did. He introduced his 1999 single Strong, saying: “I will only know if I can be vulnerable with you if you can sing along a cappella to one of my lesser-known hits." He follows this with the moving Come Undone, expressing his struggles with alcohol, drugs and depression. There's a bit of audience engagement - he tells us how glad he was England won their quarter final - before declaring "I'm taking you back to the 90s!"

 

We are treated to a live commentary of Take That's early Do What U Like video, pointing out Jason Orange's 'nipples and tassles' and his own derriere. He revisits his first lead vocal Could It Be Magic, before recounting how he quit or was pushed from the boy band. Then there was a 'lost' weekend at Glastonbury where he met Oasis, which brings a salute to the Britpop era with a cover of Don't Look Back in Anger, followed by Supergrass's Alright, performed with the band's frontman Coombes.

 

For Blur's Parklife, Robbie is joined on stage by Eastenders actor Dyer who drawls "Let’s ‘ave it, Hyde Park,” before taking on Phil Daniel's spoken-word part. The performance is accompanied by an incredible 44-strong brass band of Beefeaters, consisting of Coldstream and Welsh Guards, who filled the catwalk as dancers weave through them throwing beach balls as streamers fall from the sky.

 

Back For Good comes as a nod to Williams’ reunion with Take That in 2010, and then comes a tender moment where Williams thanks his wife, Ayda, and children for turning his life around. A possible poster boy for overcoming mental health issues, he shares his battle with drink and drugs, explaining how it juxtaposed a life of incredible success. His fans whoop when he tells them he stopped drinking 24 years ago. "I'm on cocaine tonight..," he says, adding "joking..ketamine".

 

From there he sings hit after hit, including a hugely emotive Feel, a nostalgic Millennium, an uptempo Rock DJ and No Regrets. He steps into the crowd to serenade an Italian fan with She’s The One, and her glistening eyes are beamed across the park. He sings a dedication to great artists who have died, including Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, Elvis Presley, Prince, Tina Turner, and Bob Marley, their faces emblazoned on the screens. Opening up again to the crowd, he says: “At 50, I’m still here and I’m extremely grateful… Tonight I was the happiest and most chilled I have ever been coming on stage.

 

"Maybe it was England [winning], maybe it was you guys, but I’m really f****** happy… Thank you for helping me remain on the planet. I love you guys.”

 

He ends the show with Angels, with fireworks exploding in the sky, everyone's torches lit on their phones, and as it comes to an end, his wife and daughter came on stage to give him a hug.

 

 

"Thank you and goodnight," he says.

 

https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/24437593...-bst-hyde-park/

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Robbie Williams proves why he should headline Glastonbury 2025 at epic BST Hyde Park show @smoothradio www.smoothradio.com/artists/robbie-williams/bst-hyde-park-2024-review/

 

Totally agree -give him Glastonbury! :cheer:

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Robbie Williams in Hyde Park - '50, and flourishing' - Review

 

A happy and flourishing Robbie Williams put his old demons aside for an evening of memories and celebration

 

Robbie Williams is happy. In fact, very happy. So much so that he told us at least twice during his five-star set at the BST Hyde Park on Saturday.

 

It’s all great news for him, but the mood – along with the 65,000-strong crowd – may have been entirely different had England not won the match against Switzerland, just moments before Robbie strutted his way towards the stage in familiar style. We wouldn’t have heard a smattering later of Football’s Coming Home either.

 

Not only is Robbie happy in himself, but he still carries that Williams’ swagger that has made him one of the country’s best performers, at the ripening age of 50, as he also told us.

 

Not that he’s showing it.

 

Robbie Williams is happy. In fact, very happy. So much so that he told us at least twice during his five-star set at the BST Hyde Park on Saturday. It’s all great news for him, but the mood – along with the 65,000-strong crowd – may have been entirely different had England not won the match against Switzerland, just moments before Robbie strutted his way towards the stage in familiar style.

 

We wouldn’t have heard a smattering later of Football’s Coming Home either. Not only is Robbie happy in himself, but he still carries that Williams’ swagger that has made him one of the country’s best performers, at the ripening age of 50, as he also told us.

 

His powerful voice was still cutting through the night air of London. The songs, well they're simply etched on the minds of a generation of fans, from Millenium to Angels, from Back for Good to Strong, all eminently singable for any crowd, no matter how happy they might be.

 

In between, he shared his impromptu autobiography of the ups and down, like he’d written his own musical, which incidentally would do very well in the West End.

 

It went from his Take That days, to his infamous parting, followed by his trip to Glastonbury with a car full champagne and drugs. Then addiction. Then cold turkey. Full rock n roll!

 

There was high comedy too, with a duet between Robbie and Danny Dyer, of Park Life. Pukka.

 

And the songs just keep coming, but so did the talk. I’ve never heard a performer chat so much, sometimes so earnestly about their life. Some near me shouted unhelpfully, ‘Get on with it’.

 

But it was touching, for him to pay tribute to his wife and his four kids. If not for them, he wouldn’t have been with us, you suspect.

 

Angels, of course, saw off the gig with Robbie -- and audience -- turning in an outstanding vocal performance.

 

Robbie, 50 and flourishing.

 

https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/mus...s-gig-hyde-park

 

 

 

Really nice review :clap:

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Robbie Williams and Danny Dyer 'Parklife' live at BST Hyde Park, London including the Coldstream Guards

 

 

 

Video thanks to Kiss Clone

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Video thanks to Antonio Silva Neto

 

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Robbie Williams and Danny Dyer 'Parklife' live at BST Hyde Park, London including the Coldstream Guards

 

Video thanks to Kiss Clone

Love this. Thanks Tess :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

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10 hours ago, Better Man said:

Fond memories of that night in Hyde Park ❤️

15 hours ago, Sydney11 said:

Fond memories of that night in Hyde Park ❤️

Yes! good memories Tess ❤️

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