Michelle's post is really lovely and she was great last night, but, "To still be performing at this level"... let's be honest, she has never performed at that level before last night.. 😂

Huge thanks to Sebastien for sharing his experience at Edinburgh on Saturday night - click link to read full article on RWL

Video thanks to https://www.robbiewilliamslive.com/news/author/sebastien

Edited June 2Jun 2 by Sydney11

Great photos Alex, Thanks for posting . 😊 Loved the stage outfits on the night. Last tour I could not stand all those gold vests 😂

Robbie Williams: What's the superstar's most streamed song after kicking off his UK tour & what did he play?

By Benjamin Jackson

Culture and tickets writer

Published 2nd Jun 2025, 09:45 BST

Let him entertain you – and that he did, as Robbie Williams kicked off his 2025 UK tour with a stunning performance by all accounts in Edinburgh over the weekend.

The former Take That star wowed audiences with his performance at Murrayfield, setting the tone for the remainder of his shows throughout the year, including dates in Manchester, Bath, London, and at Newcastle’s Come Together Festival.

What did Robbie Williams perform on the first night of his UK tour?

Robbie Williams kicked off his UK tour with a performance at the Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland on May 31 2025. According to Setlist.FM, the former Take That star performed the following set:

• Rocket (live debut)

• Let Me Entertain You

• All My Life / Song 2 / Seven Nation Army / Rim Tim Tagi Dim (Singalong Medley)

• Monsoon

• Old Before I Die

• Rock DJ (Better Man version)

• Love My Life

• Strong

• The Road to Mandalay

• Supreme

• Let Love Be Your Energy / Sexed Up / Candy (with The Lottery Winners) (acoustic snippets; first time playing "Let Love Be Your Energy" since 2015)

• Relight My Fire (Dan Hartman cover) (with Michelle McManus) (Solo live debut)

• Something Beautiful (First time since 2006)

• Millennium

• Theme From New York, New York (John Kander cover)

• Come Undone

• Kids

• She's the One (World Party cover)

• My Way (Claude François cover)

Encore:

• Feel

• Angels

Where is Robbie Williams performing this week?

It’s London’s turn to be entertained by Robbie Williams this weekend, as the singer takes to the stage at the Emirates Stadium for a two-night stand, performing on June 6 and June 7 2025.

Are there tickets still available for Robbie Williams UK tour?

Ticketmaster still has a selection of tickets for all of Robbie Williams’ upcoming UK tour dates, with some still at face value while others now on the ticketing agent’s resale market.

For more information or to make a purchase, head on over to Ticketmaster today to avoid missing out.

Robbie Williams: What is his most streamed song and did he play it opening his UK tour?

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FIRST NIGHT - Robbie Williams review - Robbie does it his way in a five-star stadium triumph ★★★★★

Launching his latest tour in Edinburgh, Robbie Williams plays the hits with his trademark emotional vulnerability, like a true showbiz superstar.

Extraordinary that Robbie Williams is still playing stadium gigs in 2025. But I suppose he needs room for all the baggage.

In a recent film award acceptance speech he thanked addiction, anxiety and ADHD — among a string of other issues — as if they were co-stars, which in a way they are. His long solo career has been characterised by candid and witty self-reflection on his troubles and behaviours. He is never far from a chat show sofa or front page.

Underpinning all this is a clutch of songs that have become part of the soundtrack of British life: weddings, funerals and now Murrayfield Stadium, where, on a cold Edinburgh evening, tens of thousands gathered for the opening concert of his Britpop tour.

“Have you missed me?’ he asked, cupping an ear. “Course you f***ing have.”

Let Me Entertain You, that monster mission statement, was the second song. Mad to play it so early, you might think, but Williams arched an eyebrow like a man who knows he still has five more No 1s up his sleeve. I say “sleeve”: he stripped to a vest for most of the show, the better to show off the biceps and triceps which he more than once pointed out were impressive for a 51-year-old.

Growing old was a running theme. The emotional high point, even more than Angels, was a cover of My Way, preceded by a tender speech about the challenges of middle age. It will have resonated with many in the audience who, like him, have elderly parents with health problems. Leaning into schmaltz, leaning into cringe, leaning into the stuff of life, this was a show that was never subtle but felt endlessly affirming.

“My dream is to be the best entertainer on the planet,” he announced. Images flashed up behind him — Sinatra, Elvis, Bowie, Tom Jones, Freddie Mercury, Princess Diana — suggesting the lineage in which he sees himself. The tattoo on his neck, visible on the big screens, was of two pairs of spectacles: the logo of the Two Ronnies. He, like them, is a genius of light entertainment.��All of this and all the hits: Relight My Fire sung with his friend Michelle McManus; She’s the One sung to “Debbie from Dundee” (a fan in the crowd); Feel sung with the whole stadium, a great moment of togetherness.

“Some nights I come out on stage,” Williams admitted early in the set, “and wonder if I’ve still got it.”

By the end of the evening even he, for all his self-doubt, will surely have been satisfied.

This was a masterful performance. A good night for us and a good night from him.

Robbie Williams brings out Greater Manchester rocker on first night of UK tour in 'full circle' moment

Story by Adam Maidment

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Robbie Williams brought out The Lottery Winners frontman Thom Rylance on stage in Edinburgh© Instagram: @thelotterywinners/ianthe.w

A Greater Manchester musician has said he has experienced a ‘full circle moment’ after Robbie Williams invited him up on stage in front of 60,000 people on the first night of his huge UK tour.

The iconic singer kicked off his Britpop Tour at the Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland on Saturday night (May 31) featuring a host of some of his biggest hits, as well as material from his upcoming thirteenth album.

Throughout the tour, which will include two nights at Manchester’s Co-op Live on June 10 and 11, Robbie will be supported by Leigh band The Lottery Winners, who secured their second number one album earlier this year.

The indie-pop quartet’s frontman Thom Rylance was invited up on stage with Robbie during the Edinburgh show to perform a guitar-led rendition of songs, including Let Love Be Your Energy and Candy.

Following their duet together, in which they joked that their double act would be called ‘The Balls’, Robbie was then joined on stage by former Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus for a rendition of Take That’s version of Relight My Fire.

The Lottery Winners, who hail from Leigh, are currently supporting Robbie Williams on his huge UK and Europe tour© Jason Roberts /Manchester Evening News

Taking to social media after the performance, Thom could barely contain himself as he described the experience as a ‘full circle moment’ for him. "This was the wildest moment of my life so far,” he said in a video on Instagram.

“The first song I ever sang in public was on a primary school trip and it was by Robbie Williams, and then I got to do this with him in a stadium in front of 60,000 people.”

Fans also took to Thom’s Instagram to share not only how special the duet was but also how impressed they had been by The Lottery Winners during their support slot. One person said: “It’s great of Robbie to support you guys on these stadium shows.”

Another said: “An incredibly well deserved full circle moment!" Another wrote: "So proud of ya mate. you deserve all the success. Buzzing for ya." One person commented: "Never heard of you until yesterday. Your set was amazing, stage presence amazing, band was amazing...well deserved lad.”

Another said: “Absolutely loved you guys, you have no idea!! Your energy was something else, can see why Rob chose you to support!!! We'll be coming to see you on tour for sure.”

The band previously spoke to the Manchester Evening News about how supporting Robbie on tour was a ‘pinch-me’ moment. Thom said: ““This tour means so much to us. It’s absolutely massive - look at the venues.

“We’re going to throw everything we have at it and it’s going to turn us into superstars in our own right. We’re very grateful to Robbie for the opportunity.”

Robbie Williams brings out Greater Manchester rocker on first night of UK tour in 'full circle' moment

Yes, it's true - a C-stage is using for a first time at Robbie's concerts

Review: Robbie Williams rocks Murrayfield Stadium

ByWJQuinnJun 1, 2025 9:28 PM

My wife and I weren’t going to see Robbie Williams’ Britpop tour kick-off gig at Murrayfield yesterday. That was until reports of affordable last-minute tickets reached chez QR via a delightful nail technician the day before. Now, I spent many a Stella-fuelled night at the Dundee University Student Union bopping away to Rock DJ, Kids, Let Me Entertain You and more, but I’ve never owned a Robbie Williams album. For the younger Mrs QR, Robbie was a car stereo and VH1 fixture she liked well enough…but that was about it.

However, there’s no denying Robbie’s place in the history of British – or global – pop music. With well over 50 million records sold since releasing his first album, ‘Life thru a Lens’ in 1997, there’s no need to justify that statement further.

A night of pop spectacle and audience-fuelled energy

So, I went along to the concert fully expecting to bop along to a slew of familiar crowdpleasers, and an inevitable finale of his world-conquering ‘Angels’. What I experienced was a world-class entertainer at the top of his game, and uniquely dependent upon his audience to charge his energy tanks.

So whilst he opened with a special effects laden (he flew momentarily) rendition of new single ‘Rocket’ and it was pretty good, he only got better and better thereafter. Why? Because with each song, and each bit of banter, the audience gave him more and more of their love. You thought the audience roared when he took the stage, but seven songs in, including a rapturously received ‘Rock DJ’ he still had gears to go up.

What I experienced was a world-class entertainer at the top of his game, and uniquely dependent upon his audience to charge his energy tanks.

Acoustic duets, crowd singalongs, and a pop icon at ease

There was one step up when he left the main stage to mount the C-stage in the middle of pitch, teaming up with Thom Rylance of support act ‘The Lottery Winners’ and, for a joyful acoustic take on ‘Relight My Fire, Pop Idol champ, Michelle McManus. Before that however, he as Rylance had put the audience to the test with a ‘guess the tune’ sing-along of some of Williams’ lesser known back catalogue. When the audience ‘got it’ there was no mistaking the joy on his face – but when they didn’t, let’s just say I don’t think he knows how to feign disappointment.

And that only makes him all the more likeable.

If I have one criticism, it would be that his obvious delight in tens of thousands of people singing his songs, sometimes gets in the way of his actually singing them. That wasn’t an issue when he played his last C-stage number, ‘Something Beautiful’ – probably his best performance in the show. The combination of a tidal wave of crowd affection and a swelling, catchy anthem was impossible to resist.

Banter, ballads and a crowd in the palm of his hand

He may be 51, but Robbie Williams has never sounded better. His voice has depth, power, and range – maybe he’s lost a note or two at top, I don’t know, but if he has – it makes no difference. When he lays into one of his many chart-busting numbers, he can deliver them every bit as well as you’ve heard on a recording.

Kudos are due to his terrific, potent, and tight band for accompanying him in style. Delivering well-known tunes perfected in a studio to an audience packed with afficianados isn’t easy, but they go one better and deliver them better. Live music – accept no substitutes.

As mentioned before, Robbie also offers some terrific, pretty unfiltered banter liberally throughout. Ok so his schtick of talking to deliberately janky AI-conjured versions of himself as a teenager and old man weren’t all that funny, but otherwise he has the knack of connecting with a stadium-full of folks. One minute he’ll be telling you about his well-known struggles with mental-health, the next he’s taking the pss out of there being ‘two types’ of Robbie Williams songs: the ‘fck-yeah, I’m Robbie Williams!’ anthem, and the ‘Oh no, I’m Robbie Williams with all these insecurities and feelings of failure’. The crowd isn’t safe either, not from being told he appreciates every single one, and hopes they’ll come see him again – or from being singled out for applying fake tan to the point of a mahogany patina.

As far as stadium gigs go, this was a pretty intimate, familiar experience – something a performer with less charisma and charm could never do.

A classic Robbie finale with Angels, Rat Pack, and raw charm

Back on the mainstage, the rest of the concert was pretty magisterial from there, from a glittery ‘Millenium’, through the plaintive ‘Come Undone’ and into a take on ‘She’s the One’ which the teary-eyed Debbie from Dundee (up the Taysiders!), will never forget. The popstar serenade has a mixed and not always noble history, but Williams has a wonderfully irreverent, but loving way with his fans.

As far as stadium gigs go, this was a pretty intimate, familiar experience – something a performer with less charisma and charm could never do.

He thanks the audience for ‘holding’ him and his band, and he means it. A Robbie Williams concert is a symbiosis for want of a better word.

Of course, this being a Robbie Williams concert, he also tossed in a couple of rat-pack numbers, New York New York, and My Way – at least partially in tribute to his crooner dad who’s no longer able to join him on stage thanks to Parkinson’s. “I’m in Snipers Alley’ he told the crowd, referring to his own 50+ age, but he looks like a man in excellent shape, so long may he survive the battlefield.

The finale was, of course, Angels, and it was every bit as epic an experience as you’d expect when one of the world’s best selling artists cracks out their globe-conquering number. Again, he didn’t actually have to sing that much of it, but by this time the audience were on 7th William’s heaven, so there wouldn’t have been any stopping them.

A night to remember from the King of Entertainment

Near to the start of the concert, Robbie explained that just as Michael Jackson had crowned himself the ‘King of Pop’, he was placing first dibs on being the ‘King of Entertainment’ – and on the strength of his Murrayfield appearance, he’s got as good a claim as any. For instance, I don’t think Robbie Williams is going to climb his way onto my most-listened artists on Spotify, but I will 100% go and see him again if he books a gig in the city. Why? Because Mr ‘Let Me Entertain You’ does just that.

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P.S. I wasn’t in time to catch The Lottery Winners play the first support slot, but I was lucky enough to catch Rag’n’Bone Man’s set afterwards. Man, what a voice that dude has, and what a blast to hear the genuinely anthemic ‘Human’, and ‘Skin’ roared out with uniquely soulful power. Also if you want a hype song before a concert main-court, you could do far worse than the Calvin Harris enriched ‘Giant’ to get the crowd hooting.

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P.P.S I read a ridiculous article on the advertising-rammed Edinburgh Live site earlier about attendees complaining about the crowd dispersal after the concert. Reader, it was absolutely fine, and nothing you wouldn’t expect when tens of thousands of folk tip out of a sports stadium at any time of day. Those who had to, or chose to, squeeze into a tram rather than walk out certainly had a game of sardines to look forward to, but again – that’s just how public transport works.

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P.P.P.S Robbie Williams is a world-class entertainer – if you like, but don’t particularly love, his music, I guarantee you’ll find a ticket to his show to be money well spent.

All Images: A.Quinn

Details

Show: Robbie Williams Britpop Tour

Venue: Various (UK Tour)

Dates: See tour dates online

Age Guidance: All ages

Admission: Various ticket prices

Time: See tour schedule

• Various times and venues

Accessibility: Venue dependent

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To learn more or book tickets for Robbie Williams Britpop Tour, visit https://robbiewilliams.com/pages/live.

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WJQuinn

Editor of the Quinntessential Review

Review: Robbie Williams rocks Murrayfield Stadium

Edited June 3Jun 3 by Sydney11

Nice little long distance video which shows how the stage comes together at the beginning of the show

Video thanks to https://www.youtube.com/@doncorleonepl7221

You can hear a tiny bit of Something Beautiful in this clip , very nice little video overall Absolutely love the backdrop/graphics of his family when singing My Way , just beautiful ❤️

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Something Beautiful ❤️

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Edited June 5Jun 5 by Sydney11

My Way

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Enjoy tomorrow night in London Laura & anyone else who is going to see Robbie this weekend. Excited for you all ☺️

Yes! Laura, tell us if you were there!

Lulu and Five are on a stage with Rob today!!

Robbie Williams had a huge surprise in store for fans at his London concert on Friday night.

The Let Me Entertain You hitmaker kicked off his first night at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium with a bang, performing to a crowd of tens of thousands.

Williams had started a rendition of Keep On Movin’ and had the crowd singing along when he suddenly interrupted himself to welcome some familiar faces to the stage.

‘I don’t remember the words to this next bit,’ said Robbie. ‘I wonder if anybody can help me out. Ladies and gentlemen the first time they’ve been seen on stage for 25 years. My mates. Five!’

https://metro.co.uk/2025/06/06/iconic-band-reunite-stage-25-years-robbie-williams-gig-23351695/

8 hours ago, Sydney11 said:

Enjoy tomorrow night in London Laura & anyone else who is going to see Robbie this weekend. Excited for you all ☺️

Thanks Tess - I'm looking forward to it. 😀

1 hour ago, Better Man said:

Yes! Laura, tell us if you were there!

Lulu and Five are on a stage with Rob today!!

Thank Alex - maybe he'll have a special guest tomorrow too 👍

33 minutes ago, Laura130262 said:

Thank Alex - maybe he'll have a special guest tomorrow too 👍

I think there is a big chance for that, yes :)