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Robbie Williams rocks Manchester - 30 incredible photos at Co-op Live

What a show from Robbie Williams!

Dianne Bourne Lifestyle Editor

• 08:28, 11 JUN 2025

Robbie Williams rocks Manchester (Image: Kenny Brown)

Robbie Williams brought a humdinger of a show to Manchester's Co-op Live on Tuesday night - and will return again on Wednesday to wow fans.

Our photographer was there to capture the moment Robbie arrived on stage, before heading on to a giant golden rocket, and then plummeting back down to the ground.

It was the start of a night of huge entertainment inside the arena on Robbie's ongoing Britpop tour.

There were also surprises in store for fans on Tuesday, with The Lottery Winners' Thom Rylance joining Robbie for a duet, before X Factor star Lucy Spraggan was also brought out to stage to sing on the Take That anthem Relight My Fire.

You can read our full review from the five star show here. And continue below to see our photographer Kenny Brown's brilliant photos from the Co-op Live show.

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   Robbie was a rocketman as he burst out on to stage to perform new track Rocket.

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   He then delighted fans by heading on to a golden "rocket" to rise up into the air at the Co-op Live Arena.

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   It was a spectacular start to a real humdinger of a show.

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   Robbie then stunned fans by leaping off from the Rocket to fall back down to earth to continue the show.

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   His rocketman suit was ripped off by his backing dancers, to reveal a bright red tracksuit reminiscent of his famous 1998 Glastonbury moment. (Image: Kenny Brown)

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   Robbie did his best to prove he was the "King of Entertainment" in Manchester.

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   It was a huge production, with full live band and dance crew.

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    Robbie was in mischievious form throughout the show.

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    He lapped up the applause from his adoring fan faithful.

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    At the start of the show he emerged surrounded by microphones.

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    A quick change into all red as he continued the show.

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Robbie Williams rocks Manchester - 30 incredible photos at Co-op Live - Manchester Evening News

Robbie Williams flies in on a rocket and brings out star guest in stunning Manchester Co-op Live gig

Death-defying stage dives, big anthems, and plenty of showbiz sparkle as Robbie Williams put on quite the show in Manchester's Co-op Live

Robbie Williams plays to a sold out Co-op Live on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 (Image: Kenny Brown)

We are barely a song in to Robbie Williams' big Co-op Live gig in Manchester and he has already strapped himself to a giant golden rocket, flown into orbit, ejected himself and is now dangling perilously in the air returning back to earth.

I mean, talk about making an entrance. But then this is showman Williams back at his very best on his Manchester return, here for the first of two sold-out shows at the Co-op Live arena.

There could only be one way to follow up those rambunctious rock theatrics of his new tune Rocket as his opener, and that's with a euphoric blast of Let Me Entertain You.

Robbie strips off his rocketman suit to reveal a bright red Adidas trackie, evoking memories of his now infamous 1998 Glastonbury appearance, but with added showbiz sparkle as his dancers hand him a sequinned jacket to pound through his much-loved anthem.

Robbie dangles in the air after shooting off in a rocket (Image: Kenny Brown)

He's great and he knows it as he peacocks: "Look at me, Robbie Williams back in Manchester," stalking his natural habitat on stage. But of course, this is 2025 Robbie, not 1998 Robbie, and we now know all of the insecurities and anxieties that make up the consummate performer we see today.

The stage is set before his arrival with a massive thought cloud canvas of those worries, that he has regularly been sharing on his Instagram feed in recent times, and his 2024 movie Better Man gave fans an even better understanding of the star.

Throughout this show he stops for long moments of reflection, informing the audience of the complexities that make him who he is today.

Robbie in full force at the Co-op Live Arena (Image: Kenny Brown)

But alongside the vulnerability there is the pomp. He announces at one point that just like Michael Jackson had proclaimed himself the King of Pop, now he was self-styling himself the "King of Entertainment". Luckily for the audience, he delivers on that promise at every level in this true humdinger of a show.

"Life is tough the world’s gone mad, we need a place to come together to leave the real world behind - this is the place," he says.

Before taking us through a Freddie Mercury-style vocal warm up and then straight into Monsoon, leading the crowd in a sea of arms - it's a magic moment in a night that keeps on serving those up in spades.

He's great and he knows it (Image: Kenny Brown)

He gives us comedic impressions, chats with AI-generated versions of both his 17-year-old and 80-year-old self; we even get an extraordinary, and very exclusive, backstage tour of the Co-op Live arena when Robbie takes his video cameras on a crowd walkthrough on Road to Mandalay that ends up in the Artist Village before he emerges back to the C Stage to entertain the back half of the arena too.

We also get romps through some of the best pop classics of the past 20 years - the likes of Rock DJ, Come Undone and Feel sounding as fresh and vital as ever in this vast arena setting.

"Tonight is my love letter to entertainment guys," he explains, as if we hadn't already got it.

Robbie on his Rocket (Image: Kenny Brown)

It’s also his emotional love letter to his family. He pays tribute to wife Ayda and his four children with tears in his eyes at one poignant moment. He says: "Before I had family I didn’t really know what I was doing here. They gave me something I didn’t even know I was missing.

"My kids, my family, they didn’t just change everything, they ARE everything." It’s the natural preamble to Love My Life, delivered with a flourish of confetti bomb at its end.

There are surprises too, when he's on that C Stage and the "Relight My Fire" moment takes place. He had already brought back out to stage The Lottery Winners frontman Thom Rylance, fresh from Leigh's finest opening this show as the support act, to join him for an acoustic run-through of Let Love Be Your Energy, Sexed Up and Candy.

A humdinger of a show (Image: Kenny Brown)

The two singers, who have become "best friends" Robbie informs us, joke about what they could name their double act, Robbie suggesting along the lines of Cannon and Ball or Little and Large.

“Who’s little and who’s large?" laughs Thom, before Robbie cheekily retorts: "You can have some of my Ozempic," before they instead decide on naming themselves "The Balls" with some eyebrow-raising banter along with it.

Robbie brought out Lucy Spraggan as a guest (Image: Manchester Evening News)

When Relight My Fire then kicks in, the crowd are full of anticipation of who might be coming out to do "the Lulu bit", with previous shows on this tour welcoming actual Lulu as well as guest stars including The X Factor's Michelle McManus.

For Manchester, it's the turn of another X Factor alumnus, with Robbie announcing Lucy Spraggan out to the stage amid huge cheers. The crowd are on the feet to dance and sing along to the Take That 1993 chart-topper with Lucy on top form. The pals embrace at the end of the song, as Robbie booms: "Show her the love she deserves," to yet more cheers.

He goes on to serenade fan Rebecca with She's The One , as her husband looks on - “am I ok to have her for three and a half minutes?” He quips. She looks beside herself as you might imagine.

Robbie on top form (Image: Kenny Brown)

This show is never less than a lavish blockbuster - with huge screens, a talented live band and full dance crew with ever-changing costumes, and full on fireworks and confetti.

But the quieter moments, and "real talk" from Robbie mean this is a show with heart as well as soul.

As we head towards the finale, he pauses for another poignant moment to talk of getting old, with his mum Janet now living with dementia and his dad Pete home-bound with Parkinson's Disease. It leads him to reflect: "I don’t know if I’ll get to do this next year. I don’t know if I’ll get to do it tomorrow."

He's poured everything bar the kitchen sink into this show, and after over two hours of big hits and tender moments, fans get to leave on the inevitable high of Angels.

He concludes: "I’ve never loved it more than I do right now," and do you know what, it shows.

Robbie strikes a pose at his Manchester show (Image: Kenny Brown)

Setlist - Co-op Live, June 10, 2025

Robbie arrived on stage at 8.45pm and the show ended at 10.55pm

1. Rocket

2. Let Me Entertain You

3. Monsoon

4. Old Before I Die

5. Rock DJ

6. Love My Life

7. Strong

8. The Road to Mandalay

9. Supreme

10. Let Love Be Your Energy / Sexed Up / Candy (with Thom Rylance)

11. Relight My Fire (with Lucy Spraggan)

12. Something Beautiful

13. Millennium

14. Theme From New York, New York

15. Come Undone

16. Kids

17. She's the One

18. My Way

ENCORE

1. Feel

2. Angels

Robbie Williams flies in on a rocket and brings out star guest in stunning Manchester Co-op Live gig - Dianne Bourne - Manchester Evening News

Edited June 11Jun 11 by Sydney11

I like the Manchester venue , nice intimate setting ❤️

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Robbie Williams was bloody amazing !

Lucy from RW Rewind has posted on FB that Robbie will ne heading to South America & Australia on tour which is exciting for fans there

Rock DJ - Manchester JUNE 10th

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Road to Mandalay = Manchester JUNE 10th

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

Something Beautiful - Manchester JUNE 11th ❤️

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Robbie Williams, Manchester Britpop tour review - pure joy from start to end

5 / 5 stars

Robbie Williams at Manchester's Co-op Live

From surprise guests to hilarious AI interactions, Robbie's Co-op Live show had it all, proving once again that he's the King of Entertainment

By Hannah Britt, Head of Content (Lifestyle)

Robbie Williams takes to the Co-op Live stage in Manchester (Image: Aaron Parsons Photography)

Robbie Williams works hard for his audience. At 60… sorry, 51… that glint in the eye he had as a young lad in Take That remains firmly in place. As a performer, he’s addictive. You can’t take your eyes off him. Indeed from his flamboyant outfits ("There’s always been one rumour which has followed me around…" he joked at one point last night), to impressive staging and a throng of boob-bejweeled dancers, the whole show was a visual feast. “I asked how much it was to give you all a light up wristband… but at £5 each you can switch your phone lights on,” he laughed. But wristbands aside, the show had it all, from loo-roll-esque confetti, pyrotechnics, a B stage at the back of the arena. At one point Robbie was even chaotically lowered to the ground on bungee ropes.

Robbie Williams proves why he's the King of Entertainment once again (Image: Aaron Parsons Photography)

The two-hour-long show began with his new song, Britpop, before making way for a career-spanning set of hits. There was Come Undone, Strong, Kids, She’s The One… One by one they came like a poptastic box of chocolates. Rudebox was sadly amiss. Let me entertain you, Robbie sang. And entertain us he did. It was pure theatre from the start, with more patter than I’ve seen in a long time at a show. A particular highlight came via interactions with his AI older and younger selves. Because if there’s one thing Robbie’s fans love even more than his music - it’s him.

Robbie brought Lucy Spraggan out to sing Relight My Fire (Image: Aaron Parsons Photography)

Robbie sang She's The One to a superfan (Image: Leo Baron )

Later, during a pretty little acoustic session on the B stage, surprise guest Lucy Spraggan came out to sing Lulu’s part in Relight My Fire. My sister, dancing next to me, was beside herself. “Tonight this song is mine,” Robbie joked of the Take That banger, sung by Gary Barlow. 

As the show came to a close with an encore of the anthemic Feel and Angels, Robbie looked triumphant. And he had every right to. The King of Entertainment gave his people what they wanted: the hits, and lots of them. Every song from the carefully curated setlist was a crowd pleaser. Two hours in Rob’s company was a serotonin-boosting, raucous, dose of pure unadulterated joy. Can we do it all again, please?

Robbie Williams, Manchester review - pure joy from start to end | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk

What could it possibly feel like to be a sportsperson who gets the yips? To wake up one morning and be unable to replicate the technical skills that define you. To suddenly find the thing you do well absolutely impossible. Golfers who lose their swing, cricketers whose bowling deserts them, snooker players who can’t sink a pot.

Stage fright – something both Robbie Williams and Cat Power have suffered from – is much the same. Williams took seven years off touring last decade because of it, which must have been devastating for someone whose need for validation is so intense that he has made it his brand. Chan Marshall, the American singer who performs as Cat Power, toured through hers, resulting in shows performed on stages in near-darkness, or that ended early or were undermined by alcohol and the other things that terror forced on her.

Both are now in their fifties, both still performing, both very consciously revisiting the past in their own

ways, and you couldn’t have got two more different performances. Williams, early in proceedings, announced his intention to be recognised globally as the King of Entertainment – Michael Jackson having already taken the title of King of Pop (‘And you don’t even have to come for a sleepover at my house!’). And truly, we were entertained.

Even the boring bits – and there were boring bits, usually played out on the video screens – were entertaining by the standard of the boring video bits at stadium shows. The only part that was truly misjudged was a singalong medley of covers – he’d just done ‘Let Me Entertain You’ and been joined on the chorus by 60,000 people, so he didn’t need to get the crowd loose.

Better Man, the ape-as-Robbie biopic, has plainly resurrected him as an item of public interest after a period in which his appeal was becoming, Spinal Tap-style, a little more selective. ‘Robbie f***ing Williams. Back in stadiums,’ he noted, and one wouldn’t have predicted it even a couple of years ago. At heart it was a variety show: rock songs, singalong ballads, a load of jokes, a couple of set pieces and a pair of standards. Performing ‘My Way’ and ‘(Theme From) New York, New York’ absolutely straight and with complete sincerity, gave away the lineage in which he places himself – and it’s not next to Oasis. Obviously, he sees himself as an old-fashioned song-and-dance man, and he’s a very, very good one – whether in end-of-the-pier or big-stadium mode.

At a press conference in San Francisco in December 1965, Bob Dylan was asked whether he thought of himself as a singer or a poet: ‘Oh, I think of myself more as a song-and-dance man, y’know.’ That is the sole point of connection between Williams and Cat Power; for while he ran into the spotlight, she stayed in the shadows: her songs at the Barbican had no hint of dance about them.

Her set, based on Dylan’s 1966 tour with the Band (with an acoustic first half, then an electric second), has had writers asking why? Let’s assume she just likes the songs, and if Bob Dylan is going to play them like this, why shouldn’t she? But watching her expert band recreate what Dylan called ‘that thin, wild, mercury sound’ was a reminder that she could never hope to recreate the cultural force of Dylan going electric; that music loses its power shorn of context.

The trio of records that unveiled Dylan’s sound – Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited, Blonde on Blonde – are one of the rare points in pop history where you can hear a style of music being invented as it is recorded: if it were made now, you’d call it Americana, a thrilling amalgam of country, folk and R&B played by kids who’d grown up on rock’n’roll. It is thrilling because you can still hear history being made. But repeating it 59 years later? This was the rock equivalent of watching a BBC2 documentary where Lucy Worsley stands in front of someone pretending to be Richard III and enquiring about a horse.

The songs with Robbie Williams’s name attached to them are not as profound as those with Dylan’s name attached to them. ‘You think that I’m strong/ You’re wrong/ You’re wrong/ I sing my song/ My song/ My song,’ will never win the nobel prize for literature. But the nakedness of Williams’s neediness, and his complete awareness of his own limitations, is winning. Where Power has all but removed herself from her own performance, Williams’s show is about one thing: him and only him. Not even the music. Just him.

The charm of Robbie Williams | The Spectator

Edited June 12Jun 12 by Sydney11

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Robbie Williams' fans stunned as he brings out SECOND surprise guest in Manchester

Robbie Williams was playing the second of his two shows in Manchester's Co-op Live

Stephen Topping Senior reporter

07:25, 12 Jun 2025

Robbie Williams brings out a surprise guest for Relight My Fire(Image: Instagram: @atkins_sam)

Pop icon Robbie Williams was joined by another special guest as he wowed the Manchester crowd for a second night.

The former Take That star played his second of two dates at Co-op Live on Wednesday (June 11) as part of his current European tour, Britpop. Read our review here.

He had already brought a number of famous faces on the stage in his earlier shows of the tour.

Music legend Lulu returned to perform her part of the nineties Take That classic Relight My Fire in London, while Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus joined Robbie in Edinburgh.

On Tuesday night, former X Factor star Lucy Spraggan sang the part, to the delight of the Co-op Live audience.

And on Wednesday, it was the turn of Ivor Novello award-winning singer Self Esteem to take on the role.

Self Esteem belts out Relight My Fire(Image: Instagram: atkins_sam / selfesteemselfesteem)

Self Esteem, whose real name is Rebecca Lucy Taylor, had thousands of Robbie fans singing along with her as she stunned the crowd.

Rocking a double denim outfit, she couldn't hide the grin on her face as she danced alongside Robbie and belted out the vocals.

Sharing an audience member's footage of the moment on Instagram, she wrote: "I have been reborn @robbiewilliams"

Robbie will perform two sold-out shows at the Royal Crescent, in Bath, this weekend before playing gigs across the continent.

He returns to the UK on August 20, when he will play the Come Together Festival in Newcastle.

Robbie Williams' fans stunned as he brings out SECOND surprise guest in Manchester - Manchester Evening News

Self Esteem - Manchester JUNE 11th

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

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Robbie Williams: Co-op Live, Manchester – Live Review

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Mike Gray

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12 June 2025

Robbie Williams
Co-op Live, Manchester
111th June 2025

Robbie Williams brings his Britpop Tour to the Co-Op Live Arena for a second night. Mike Gray tries to work out which of the Robbies on offer is the better man: the cheeky showman, the heartfelt balladeer, the self-deprecating comedian, or the Britpop icon looking back.

It’s been a curious chapter lately for Robbie Williams. Last year’s excellent Netflix doc had him looking back on his rollercoaster career with a wistful eye, while the simian Better Man movie drew praise from critics, but failed to ignite the box office. Tonight, though, he’s back where he belongs – onstage, in his element, reminding us exactly how he earned his national treasure stripes.

There’s a clunky introductory video involving AI and the future of showbiz, which is an odd fit next to his plea for fans to ditch their troubles and just have fun. But later skits, where he banters with foul-mouthed versions of his younger and older AI selves, land just on the right side of ridiculous.

Any worries that recent introspection might seep into the live show or that the production would be scaled down from stadium to arena size are initially blasted away. By the end of the first song, Robbie is literally dangling upside down wearing a spacesuit, having jumped from a giant rocket. Let Me Entertain You is both a battle cry and a mission statement, ending with his bold intention to be “the world’s greatest entertainer.”

You’d have to try hard to leave a Robbie gig without a grin. He’s relentless in his efforts to connect, whether it’s leading his frequent excursions into the audience, mass singalongs, or sharing the smaller C Stage (itself a gag, as there’s no B-Stage) with The Lottery Winners’ Thom Rylance for an acoustic interlude. Tonight’s version of the big Take That hit, Relight My Fire, is performed with a gleeful Self Esteem guesting, which is the highlight of that section. At one point he serenades a girl in the front row, only for her moment in the spotlight to shift to a surprise proposal a few rows further back.

At times, the show is so gloriously over-the-top that it loops back around to making total sense. Of course, he’s on a rocket. Of course, he’s singing a bit of the Minder theme, or My Way in a pink coat so flamboyant even Liberace might’ve raised an eyebrow. Why not?

It’s a big production, with Robbie’s costumes ranging from a space suit to variations on the theme of the iconic red tracksuit, a very vivid hot pink suit, and a ludicrous feathered coat. His band are more than able’ as are the backing vocalists and dancers. Millennium is a standout, with dancers on podiums in enormous gold dresses, while the audience gives it full voice.

The night presents us with multiple Robbies. There’s Robbie the showman, smashing out bulletproof hits like Old Before I Die, Kids, and Strong. But there’s also Robbie the end of the pier comic, sometimes hilarious (getting a roadie to bring him hand sanitiser after interacting with fans) but sometimes wearisome, especially the endless allusions to the gay rumours that swirled around him in his younger years. And then there’s Robbie the heartfelt family man, showing us photos of his kids and letting us know how lucky he feels. There’s room for all of this in a two-hour arena show of course, but the balance isn’t quite right. The patter sometimes undercuts the music’s momentum rather than lifting it.

However nobody walks out disappointed; not after a trawl through that back catalogue, and a venue-wide belting of Angels to close the night. But for an artist with one of the most enduring pop back catalogues of the past thirty years, you can’t help wishing he’d sometimes let the songs do more of the talking. ) I agree 😎

Robbie Williams: Co-op Live, Manchester - Live Review

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'Robbie wanted' to perform at his 'smallest venue'

Ross Pollard

BBC News, Somerset

Robbie Williams will perform in Bath - Getty Images

People who live in Bath's famous Royal Crescent say they are excited to host Robbie Williams for two live gigs this weekend. A large stage has been erected with the historic row of homes as a backdrop to welcome 30,000 people over Friday and Saturday nights.

Crescent resident Michelle Maguire said. "It's got that whole community vibe going on here ... it feels like a bit of a privilege. I've never lived anywhere where this kind of thing has ever happened before."

Both nights are sold out and people are being advised to use public transport or the city's park and ride to attend.

Royal Crescent residents Michelle, Yve, and Inma are very excited for the concerts outside their front doors

Mrs Maguire first saw the Angels singer 30 years ago, when he performed with Take That, with her daughter and both will be together in the crowd this weekend.

"She's 39 now, yes she's super excited and she's arriving on Saturday," she said.

The gigs have been arranged by the crescent's residents, including Colin Clarkson-Short, along with Bath and North East Somerset Council and promoter Sembla.

"It's the result of two and a half years of planning. We knew the name for well over a year and couldn't tell anyone who it was," said Mr Clarkson-Short.

"Robbie wanted to do this, it's the smallest venue that he's got and he was just very interested in it and said yes right at the beginning."

The singer will stop in Bath before continuing his Brit Pop European tour in Copenhagen.

Colin Clarkson-Short from the Royal Crescent Society said years of planning has got to this point

Robbie follows The Three Tenors and Michael Buble who have performed in the setting in previous years.

Mr Clarkson-Short and the other residents hope to continue to bring the same calibre of performers in the coming years.

The stage and speakers have been chosen to avoid the sound disturbing neighbours in nearby streets

The weather for the event is still unpredictable with some forecasts suggested it could be unsettled and wet.

There is a strict no umbrella policy within the site and people are being urged to bring waterproof clothing instead.

Promoter Sembla said the green is well-drained and the prolonged dry weather has helped but the situation will be "constantly monitored".

Bath residents ready to let Robbie Williams entertain them

Robbie Williams – Mr Entertainment Rocks Manchester

Robbie Willams Photo: Graham Clark

Subtlety is a word that could never be applied to Robbie Williams; as the former Take That star and now highly successful solo singer arrived at the Co-op Live arena in Manchester for the second of two sold-out concerts, there he was strapped to a rocket in the rafters – then, in the next instance, he was there dangling mid-air before landing centre stage. As far as grand entrances go, Williams made this a memorable yet extravagant one.

Dropping his customary opening track, Let Me Entertain You, to start off this two-hour feast of entertainment for his latest single, the aptly titled Rocket demonstrated an overpowering confidence in the track – a heavy rock number that on record features Black Sabbath lead guitarist Tony Iommi. Suitably, his new touring band appeared to be wearing their rock credentials throughout the evening, adding a heavier feel to many of the tracks – which mostly worked in their favour.

Part of the Robbie Williams live experience is the in-between-song banter that proves, should his career as a pop superstar ever dry up, he has a strong future as a comedian. Never taking himself too seriously, his often-crude northern humour lay somewhere between Manchester and the end of Blackpool’s North Pier.

“Have you missed me?” he quizzed before answering himself, “Of course you have.” Requesting that he would like to be known as the King of Entertainment was an accolade that suited him well – ever the showman, he held his audience’s attention throughout. As he chatted with an AI version on screen of his teenage self – then later an 80-year-old image of him – this inspired yet surprising effect was another element that made the night such an appealing one.

Robbie Willams Photo: Graham Clark

Leading the band to a smaller stage at the rear of the arena as they performed The Road to Mandalay, the path continued to be a golden one as Self Esteem’s Rebecca Taylor made a surprise appearance to perform on Relight My Fire as the Rotherham-born singer equalled with ease the vocal part sung originally on record by Lulu.

 “Tonight is my love letter to entertainment,” he explained, not that anyone needed reminding – though another emotional letter was sent out to his wife, Ayda, and his family, who seem to have had a calming effect on him. A further tribute to his mum, who has dementia, and dad, now homebound with Parkinson’s disease, showed a different sombre side to Williams: with the bravado dropped, the moment felt as if we were seeing the real Robbie Williams.

The personal touch continued as he serenaded a fan, coincidentally from his hometown of Stoke-on-Trent, followed swiftly back on stage with a jazz-infested version of My Way ,as the swinging brass section suited his voice as the sentiments of the track reflected his overall attitude to the night’s proceedings.

The festivities concluded with an audience-led version of Angels that was part karaoke, part Robbie. Tonight had been an evening where the crown worn by the King of Entertainment never slipped during a concert that had been a blockbuster from start to finish.  Can he still kick it? – Yes, he can.

Robbie Williams – Mr Entertainment Rocks Manchester

Robbie seems to be really enjoying this tour which is lovely ❤️

Seems Rob performed Better Man yesterday!

But The Road To Mandalay was disappeared.

Following the updates and news.

BATH - JUNE 13th

Really great photo from Rob's Instagram ❤️

Bath, a beautiful first night at the Royal Crescent... Let’s do it again tonight… Rob x

Yes, and especially this one!