March 17Mar 17

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My family in OZ excited that Robbie is going there at the end of the year & are hoping they can get tickets for Sydney in November 🤞

March 18Mar 18

6 hours ago, Sydney11 said:
My family in OZ excited that Robbie is going there at the end of the year & are hoping they can get tickets for Sydney in November 🤞

That's brilliant Tess 👍

Good news for all the Aussie/Kiwi fans -he always does so well there and I love the interviews he gives there - always so funny 😆

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March 18Mar 18

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8 hours ago, Laura130262 said:
That's brilliant Tess 👍
Good news for all the Aussie/Kiwi fans -he always does so well there and I love the interviews he gives there - always so funny 😆

Yes, I am very excited for them . They have been to many stadium gigs over the years with different artists & they said Robbie & the whole crew are the best & bring such energy to the gigs that everyone in the audience picks up on , they just love him so I hope they manage to get tickets 🫰

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March 19Mar 19

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Robbie Williams shows 'touch and go' without government funding, says Frontier Touring

6:47 pm today

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More discord over government funding major concerts

There is more discord in the music industry over the government helping fund two Robbie Williams concerts.

It has contributed an undisclosed amount from its $70 million Major Events and Tourism Package, $40 million of which is to secure large-scale international events that will attract international visitors. But some in the industry say it is corporate welfare and believe commercially viable big-name acts would still come here without the funding.

Rob Warner, who has been involved in the local music industry for over 30 years, told Checkpoint the government is being taken for a ride by big players. "It should worry both taxpayers and anyone who likes live events or values music culture. The schemes, as happened in Australia, have taught the biggest promoters they can hold events to ransom and the minister and MBIE apparently don't recognise they're being taken for a ride. Or they're more concerned about looking good in the lead up to this year's election."

Dion Brant is CEO Of Frontier Touring, the company bringing Robbie Williams.

He told Checkpoint the money would not go directly to the popstar but instead make it viable to put on two Aotearoa shows, contributing to around half of what the freight to and from Australia and New Zealand will cost.

He did not disclose how much the government had put towards the shows, and said it was commercial in confidence.

While he said the money wasn't paying Williams directly to come and play, the money makes it "worthwhile" for the star to play in New Zealand.

"Robbie Williams has a lot of places he can go and play concerts around the world, and these major concerts generate a really big economic impact for the cities and the places they play. "He's popular in a lot of places around the world. He has to prioritise that time, and he has to work out where he can get the best return for the machine that is Robbie Williams."

Brant said putting on the show came with many costs, and the government contribution was a way of ensuring the costs don't outweigh the returns. He could not confirm whether Williams would have been able to play the shows without the funding but said it would have been "touch and go".

"It certainly helps make the balance or the ledger look better, then when we put the options in front of Robbie, it allows him and his people to make a decision.

"[It's] a way in which the returns on the incredible cost to get there and play there and for the infrastructure is able to be recouped without relying on lots of people buying lots of really expensive tickets." Brant said the benefit returned the taxpayer with the livelihood international shows bring to Aotearoa's shores.

"Cities are alive when these shows are on. You can't sit in the foyer of a hotel, you can't sit in a cafe, you can't walk around the shops without seeing, you know, hundreds of people wearing a T-shirt and dining in the restaurants and eating in the cafes and catching the Ubers and the taxis."

While each show was expected to bring a $3.50 return for every $1 invested, Brant said he didn't have any numbers reflecting how much of this would come from international visitors.

Attracting international visitors with big events is a key part of the fund's purpose.

Brant said Frontier pitched the Williams concert to the government using results from past concerts.

"[What the] audience profiles were like at those concerts, and the budgets for these concerts. So therefore, what we're projecting in terms of audience, sales, costs."

Frontier will report back to the government after the two shows.

"We'll report back who's come to the shows, where they've come from, there'll be some surveys on how long they've spent in the city, if they're from out of the city."

Splore Festival producer Fred Kublikowski applied for event funding through the Major Events and Tourism Fund but was denied.

Kublikowski told Checkpoint there needs to be more transparency around the fund.

"I think when taxpayer money is involved and it's going into a pool that's going to, international interests, if there's no clarity around that, people ask questions."

Kublikowski said there have been a countless number of successful international shows both in and outside of New Zealand without the government funding.

While it was hard to say whether the government was being influenced by these multinational promoters, Kublikowski said similar things had occurred in Australia.

"There's been examples where funding's been made available and it's easy for large conglomerates to access that.

"Certainly easier than local homegrown events without the resources or the backup of that kind of admin facility."

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March 25Mar 25

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Exciting for Robbie, first time performing in PERU . Tickets for the 24th sold out 👍

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ABOUT THE EVENT

ROBBIE WILLIAMS IN LIMA!

The English star will perform twice in the capital, on Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 September. On this his first visit, Robbie will present his new studio album "Britpop" as well as his greatest hits. Lima joins the Latin American cities where it will be seen on more than one occasion, such as Buenos Aires and Mexico City.

The Briton arrives in our city in full maturity, having recovered the success of his early years as a soloist, thanks to the documentary about his story broadcast on Netfilx and, especially, to the film "Better Man", where he told his biography in an ironic, playful and raw way, being represented by an animated monkey, something that earned him several international nominations. including one to the Oscars. In Peru, this film was seen by more than 100 thousand people.

In his debut in the country, Robbie will have ready an arsenal of hits ranging from "Angels", "Feel", "Supreme" and "Millennium", which crowned his first stage as a soloist, where he made known his enormous connection with the public in his live shows, considered among the best that a Briton offers, due to his high potential as an entertainer and "showman". In their repertoire there is also "Come Undone", "Let Me Entertain You", "Something Beautiful", etc.

March 26Mar 26

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March 26Mar 26

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PERU

March 26Mar 26

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WE’RE GOING TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND WITH @robbiewilliams!

Thank you to Robbie for believing in us and bringing us along for the ride. It honestly means more than we can put into words.

LET’S GO 🇦🇺🇳🇿

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