Delighted he did the tour launch in Dublin :)

Gosh that escalated quickly :lol:

 

Question is -do you go in all guns blazing on the pre-sale and end up with some rubbish seats or wait for the inevitable extra dates that will be announced Friday and get a better view?

 

I'm wondering what the ticket prices are too :wacko:

 

 

Below are the prices for the Croke Park gig Laura , I believe dynamic pricing will not be allowed

 

Ticket prices

Promoter MCD has confirmed that tickets for Robbie Williams' Croke Park concert will be priced from €77.25 to €152.25, subject to Ticketmaster service charge.

 

On-sale date

Tickets for Robbie Williams in Croke Park go on general sale this Friday, November 15 at 10am via Ticketmaster.ie.

 

Presale information

Fans will need to be quick if they want to register for presale tickets. Anyone who preorders the 'Better Man' soundtrack from the official store, until 6pm tomorrow (Tuesday, November 12) will secure early access to pre-sale tour tickets.

 

The presale will take place this Wednesday, November 13 for UK dates and this Thursday, November 14 for European dates.

 

Nice to read he is going to Bath , a really beautiful city

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I always liked the old logo, it's a classic :)

 

Great the Dublin gig is in August, usually it's the first gig before all the glitches are ironed out. A Saturday night in Dublin in August will appeal to a lot of people abroad . I was there this year for a week in August & the place was buzzin ..

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So great to see Elbow as a special guest of the concert in Dublin :)

:P

 

 

One more date added, in Newcastle now

 

https://hellorayo.co.uk/greatest-hits/north...-come-together/

 

Poised to be the North East's largest-ever outdoor music event, Come Together Festival has unveiled the first phase of its huge lineup, with Robbie Williams heading to Newcastle in what is the first of a series of major announcements.

Taking place from 4th to 8th June 2024 at Newcastle's iconic Town Moor, traditional home to the long-standing Hoppings Funfair, Come Together Festival is set to attract a range of music enthusiasts with the lineup spanning rock, pop, and indie favourites. A wide range of ticket pricing options makes world-class music accessible to everyone, ensuring that fans can find an option to suit their budget while still enjoying an unforgettable festival atmosphere.

Robbie Williams takes centre stage on Wednesday 4th June, joined by an amazing lineup of supporting acts. The last time Robbie was in town was in 2014, where he performed to a sell-out crowd at the then Metro Radio Arena and fans will no doubt not want to miss this chance to see their idol along with thousands of other revellers.

Indie-rock icons Kaiser Chiefs will be part of Robbie’s lineup, adding their infectious energy and chart-topping singles to the event.

 

Couldn't get any tickets in the pre-sale so trying again tomorrow for level one at Emirates. :)

 

Still convinced there will be a second date added so fingers crossed. :cheer:

I got tickets for the Edinburgh date today! Got good seats so I am pleased. Been wanting to see him for years, excited to finally be getting to!

You will enjoy every minute, I am sure

Got our tickets for Saturday 7th June -London :cheer:

Every tour I think -that's it -we'll never see him tour stadiums again but he keeps on going.

 

His longevity is amazing. B-)

I'm going to see him in Trieste. Can't wait!

Excited for everyone who has got a ticket :funky:

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I watched Boybands Forever last night . I felt the only manager who acknowledged any sense of responsibility towards bandmembers in their charge was Chris Herbert who founded both the Spice Girls & the band FIVE , the others including Simon Cowell & Nigel MS not so, so not at all surprised at what went on . I do not think they thought for one minute how young these people were under their care & that they needed looking after. I doubt it's changed very much .

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Robbie Williams addresses drug claims made by ex-Take That manager in boyband documentary

 

 

Robbie Williams has hit back at an “assertion” made about his drug addiction in a new documentary about boybands.

 

On Saturday (16 November), episode one of the three-part series, titled Boybands Forever, placed the spotlight on the struggles members of Take That and East 17 faced while riding high in the charts.

 

Williams, whose most controversial moment will be depicted in a forthcoming biopic about his life, appeared as a talking head on the documentary, which also featured Nigel Martin-Smith, who managed Take That in the 1990s when Williams was a member of the group.

 

In the BBC doc, Williams addresses his drug addiction, which began when he was in the band. Mr Martin-Smith claims that the singer was “smart and quite clever” to blame his drug-taking on being “in this band where he couldn’t have girlfriends or couldn’t go out”.

 

At one stage, he says Williams acted like a “w***er” and that the singer painted him as “evil” – but Williams has now hit back at this assertion in a post shared on Instagram on Sunday (17 November), accusing Mr Martin-Smith of “gaslighting” him.

 

Williams, in an open statement to Mr Martin-Smith, wrote: “Hope all is good in your world and life is being kind to you. Just thought I’d jot down a few thoughts about our appearance together as talking heads on the boyband doc.

 

“I was equal parts terrified and excited to be sharing a screen with you again. Excited to see where we both are on this journey and terrified in case old emotions would be triggered and I’d still be in a place of anger, hurt of fear.

 

“As it happens, it would appear that time has done its thing and I guess the wisdom it brings has taken its mop to a few nooks and crannies here and there. I guess not every nook has been bleached, though.”

 

Williams then wrote out Mr Martin-Smith’s comment about his drug-taking, adding: “Allow me to respond to your assertion. My drug taking was never your fault. My response to the warped world that surrounded me is solely my own. How I chose to self-medicate is and was something that I will be monitoring and dealing with for the whole of my life. It’s part of my makeup and I would have the same malady had I been a taxi driver.

 

“I just got there quicker due to having the finances while trying in vain to counteract the turbulence of pop stardom’s matrix-bending washing machine.”

 

He continued: “If you are following the story closely, you can’t help but notice a pattern emerge. Boys join a boyband. The band becomes huge. Boys get sick. Some are fortunate through a series of self-examinations and help to overcome their experience. Some never quite manage to untangle the mess of the wreckage of the past.

 

“I’m not breaking anyone’s anonymity by sharing the side effects of boyband dysphoria that relate to just us lads. I will also remind you that the person acting like a ‘w***er’ was 16 when he joined the band and 21 when he left. That was the last time I saw you.

 

“I hope I have more grace and understanding when and if any of my own four children at such a vulnerable age behave in the same manner.”

 

He said of Mr Martin-Smith: “Nige, you continue to not come across as a relatable character and could do with a glow-up where redeemable features are concerned. Therefore you play into the narrative you don’t want for yourself.”

 

Urging Mr Martin-Smith to take accountability for some of the struggles Take That faced behind the scenes, Williams said: “Everyone will understand and appreciate that level of self-reflection. It’s OK to admit your shortcomings. No one is going to sue you for not knowing or understand[ing] the psychological effects everything was having on everyone.”

 

In 2023, Williams opened up about his history of mental illness and self-harm in a frank discussion ahead of a new documentary chronicling his life.

 

The four-part series, simply titled Robbie Williams, saw the “Angels” and “Let Me Entertain You” singer provide commentary as he watched footage from the early 1990s right through to the 2010s, showcasing his stratospheric rise to fame and the numerous obstacles he faced as a result of his struggles with depression and addiction.

 

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/robbi...id=BingNewsVerp

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I read Rob's Insta post first and then went to watch the first part of the documentary, then read the Insta post again.

 

Beautifully written by him -very eloquent. I noticed a few boy band members were commenting their support on his Insta as well as a lovely post from Guy. Who always was and continues to be - a class act himself.

 

I wonder if Robbie could find time to be a figurehead in some kind of movement for mental health or specifically for mental health in the performing industries?

 

PIERS MORGAN Fame can be the most corrosive drug of all… just ask Robbie Williams. As he said, boys in boybands always get sick

 

Thirty-two years ago, I sat in the back of a van with five young lads aged 18-23. At the time, I was editing The Sun’s Bizarre column, and they were an up-and-coming boyband desperate for their first hit. So desperate, in fact, that they’d offered to come and pick me up from my office and take me to a nearby photographic studio so I could interview them while they did a promo shoot for their new single. In the van that day, they were bright, cheeky, curious and enthralled by my job.

 

Do you know Paul McCartney?’ one of them asked, wide-eyed.

Yes,’ I replied.

 

‘Do you think we’ll ever be as famous as him?” another giggled.

‘Why not?’ I laughed. ‘He started off just like you.’

 

The interview was engaging, and I liked them. They performed their new song for me, and I liked that too. So, I vowed then and there to help them make it by promoting them in my column. The band was Take That, the lads were Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams.

 

The single was It Only Takes A Minute Girl, and with my enthusiastic backing, it became the hit which propelled them to pop stardom. It was the kind of massive success, fame and riches which would have made their eyes pop out with excitement in the back of that van if I’d told them that would come their way so soon. I thought of that van ride this week when I watched the new BBC documentary ‘Boybands Forever’ and the fall-out that followed its airing.

 

After the show, Robbie posted a lengthy Instagram message to the band’s old manager Nigel Martin-Smith, chastising him for saying this in the film: 'He's smart, is Robbie, and it's quite clever, you know.. “I did drugs because I was in this band where I couldn't have girlfriends, or I couldn't go out. That evil t**t, Nigel, it's his fault that I'm behaving like a w**ker”.’

 

Robbie’s response was one of the most powerful things I’ve ever read from a celebrity, an extraordinarily heartfelt, emotional, self-aware, respectful but also very pointed retort that shone a vivid light on what it’s really like to achieve overnight pop stardom when you’re a starry-eyed youngster. He didn’t blame Martin-Smith for his drug abuse, but he did point out that ‘nearly all members of boybands it seems have at some point a mental breakdown’.

 

"You can’t help but notice a pattern emerge," he wrote. "Boys join a boyband. The band becomes huge. Boys get sick. Some are fortunate through a series of self-examinations and help to overcome their experience. "Some never quite manage to untangle the mess of the wreckage of the past. I’m not breaking anyone’s anonymity by sharing the side effects of boyband dysphoria that relate to just us lads.

 

"Howard – Contemplated suicide when the band ended. Mark – Addiction, alcoholism, rehab. Gaz – Bulimia. Me – I think that one is well-documented. Jason – Whatever effect Take That had on him is so painful he can’t even be part of it."

 

Wow.

 

As someone who’d been there from the start of their journey, this shocking litany of what it did to them all really stung me. Robbie reminded Martin-Smith he was just 16 when he joined the band, and 21 when he left. "Instead of a stern word and a pointed finger an arm around the shoulder and a kind word would have been the best tact," he added. "I hope I have more grace and understanding when and if any of my own 4 children at such a vulnerable age behave in the same manner."

 

As a father of four myself, including three sons who’ve come through that challenging life-shaping age group, and – thankfully – all come happily and healthily out the other side, this resonated strongly with me.

 

The truth is that fame can be the most corrosive drug of all because it’s very addictive, but the more you have of it, the more restrictive on your life and freedom it becomes. For the biggest boybands like Take That, the early flush of excitement is often quickly replaced by anxiety-ridden self-imprisonment in soulless hotel suites, in a different city every night. The temptation to resort to booze, drugs or other illicit pleasures to escape the constant frenzied attention, loss of privacy, intense media scrutiny, and ferocious work schedule, becomes overwhelming.

 

As Simon Cowell says in the Boyband series, it’s what they sign up for so they can’t complain. But it can still be a lonely, stressful, and permanently damaging lifestyle.

 

We don’t know what really went down with poor Liam Payne in Argentina, but friends say he never got over the demons acquired during his crazy days with One Direction, an experience that Robbie brilliantly described in his Instagram post as ‘the turbulence of pop stardom’s matrix-bending washing machine.’

 

A few years ago, I bumped into Jason Orange and asked him: ‘If you could go back to the anonymity you enjoyed before Take That, would you take it?’ "I would," he replied unhesitatingly. "Fame corrupts people’s lives."

 

When we were in that van together, 32 years ago, I should have told them all then to be very careful what they wish for.

 

https://www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz/14219318...hat-liam-payne/

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