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Chronicle] Robbie Williams (Sevilla, 30/06/26)

Santi Hurtado1 July 2026

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Even before taking the stage at the Icónica Santalucía Sevilla Fest, Robbie Williams had already won over the city. The night before the concert, walking through the historic center, the Briton ran into a street musician who played the guitar on Santa María de la Blanca Street, in the heart of the Santa Cruz neighborhood, and did not hesitate to join the improvised performance by taking the microphone to sing Angels with him, to the amazement of the passers-by who crossed the scene. The video, recorded by witnesses, soon circulated on social networks.

Because Robbie Williams is, above all, an entertainer in the most classic sense of the term. Not a singer who gives concerts, but a showman who builds shows. Its chart success — real, sustained, hard to argue — has always been the fuel, never the destination. What Williams has been perfecting for decades is something else: the ability to read a room, or in this case a square, and shape each moment of the concert according to what the audience needs to feel at that moment. The opening with Let Me Entertain You is not just a declaration of intent; It is almost a contract signed with the respectable.

The start with Rocket and Rock DJ establishes the territory, and the Love My Life and Pretty Face sequence consolidates it, before reaching Better Man / Sexed Up / Candy, which works as a silent examination of the respectable: three songs from different eras and registers that Williams strings together without warning, leaving it to the audience to demonstrate how far their knowledge of the catalog goes. But it is with Relight My Fire where the entertainer is shown in its purest form. The song, originally by Dan Hartman, was one of Take That's biggest hits in 1993; Williams was part of the group then and, as he himself says without too much blush, he refused to sing the lead vocals. Decades later, there he is, giving himself to the subject with a generosity that has a lot of exorcism and much more humor. Few artists are able to laugh at their own mythology without the joke detracting an iota of their authority.

Something Beautiful and Millennium – the latter with a spectacular staging that makes its dancers an inseparable part of the number – remind us that behind the showman there is a more or less solid catalog. Williams has inherited from Elton John something more than just a taste for showmanship: also the ballad formula that starts intimate and explodes into a massive, theatrical chorus, and a vocal timbre with a similar warmth. He does not reach the height of John in either of the two registers, but few artists of his generation have been able to get so close. John Kander's version of Theme From New York, New York serves as a prelude to perhaps the most revealing moment of the night: the introduction of each member of the band, with each musician taking the lead to perform a classic —We Will Rock You, Sweet Dreams, Y.M.C.A., It's Raining Men—. It is a number that Williams solves with ease, fun without being essential, and that the audience appreciates more than one might expect.

Come Undone, Kids and the version of She's the One, originally from World Party, bring the pulse back to their own repertoire before My Way – in Paul Anka's version of Claude François' Comme d'habitude – arrives loaded with a weight that goes beyond the classic that everyone recognizes. Williams has turned it into a tribute to his father, and as he sings, the screens project images of him at all stages of his life. The encore, with Feel and Angels, closed a night that more than fulfilled what it promised. Robbie Williams does not aspire to transcend; it aspires to entertain. In that, at least, probably no one present was disappointed.

[Chronicle] Robbie Williams (Sevilla, 30/06/26) | AltaFidelidad.org

The whirlwind Robbie Williams conquers the Plaza de España with humour and great hits

The charismatic English singer and songwriter Robbie Williams revolutionized the imposing Plaza de España on Tuesday as part of the Icónica Santalucía Sevilla Fest.

In what was his first visit to the city of Seville, the artist showed why he continues to hold the title of one of the greatest showmen on the pop planet, putting the 11,000 souls in attendance in his pocket from the first minute. The Briton took the famous Plaza del Parque de María Luisa from the first chords in a show that perfectly combined music, cabaret, black humor and enormous vulnerability.

The former Take That, who is in the middle of a European tour after overcoming his latest depression, brought his 'Long 90's Tour' to the Andalusian capital, in which he presents his new album 'Britpop' (whose cover, a portrait of him with one tooth less and splattered with paint, presided over the screens as a symbol of self-criticism).

An overwhelming start and a first half full of successes

With an almost British punctuality – just five minutes after 10:30 p.m. – the show began in style. Robbie appeared on stage dressed in a red T-shirt and pants and, breaking the mold, started the concert directly with the sounds of 'Let Me Entertain You', making the audience roar immediately. For this grand opening and the whole show, the Briton was accompanied on stage by a powerful band of 8 musicians, 6 dancers and 2 backup singers who moved around the stage, turning the venue into a pure Moulin Rouge.

Robbie Williams in the Plaza de España (Seville)

The second song of the night was 'Rocket', the rock cannon shot of his new work with which he continued the review of his compositions. After that second song was the first time Robbie addressed the audience, an initial contact that would set the tone of the evening, being the first of the many times he did so throughout the night to joke and tell anecdotes.

One of the high points of the interaction with the audience came right after, when introducing the members of his band. Far from the classic presentations with the usual loose instrumental solos, Williams turned it into a hilarious musical guessing game in a television game show. As he introduced each musician, they interpreted well-known fragments of the history of music that they ended up playing all together. In this way, they chained a spectacular mosaic of covers such as 'Summer Nights' by 'Grease', 'We Will Rock You' by Queen or 'YMCA' by The Village People, ending with 'Hey Jude' by The Beatles.

Robbie Williams en la Plaza de España (Sevilla)

The first half of the night continued to flow at an impeccable pace. The artist unleashed collective madness with the effusive Rock DJ and gave moments of enormous warmth with Love My Life and Pretty Face. The nostalgic journey intensified when he recalled his great compositions through an intimate acoustic block where he spun fragments of Better Man, Sexed Up and Candy. The finishing touch to this first stretch of the concert came with the danceable version of Relight My Fire by Dan Hartman, the vitality of Something Beautiful and the cinematic touch of his classic Millennium.

Part Two: Pink Suit, the Gang's Game and Crooner Elegance

After this display of energy, it was time for the change of clothes: the artist went on to wear an elegant pink suit to start the second half of the concert, adopting a crooner facet that fit wonderfully with the majesty of the Plaza de España. He kicked off this block by honoring the classics with an impeccable rendition of Theme From New York, New York.

At 52 years old, Robbie Williams proved to be at his best both artistically and personally, exuding an overwhelming self-confidence. The Briton acted as a total "entertainer" and was extremely close, friendly and interactive throughout the concert. Displaying his characteristic British humor, he constantly joked with the audience and came down from the stage on several occasions to get directly close to his fans, turning the monumental venue into an intimate conversation between friends.

After the game with his musicians, he resumed his own repertoire with the strength of Come Undone and the shared energy of Kids. The moment of maximum closeness and emotion of this block came with the delicate 'She's the One', a song that Robbie wanted to dedicate in a very special way to a fan of the audience, singing practically one-on-one and giving one of the most chanted and romantic passages of the night. To close this second part before the encores, he once again put himself in the shoes of the greats performing a tremendous and emotional version of My Way.

Confessions and a cathartic ending

The concert was marked by a constant contrast between the star's ego and the purest vulnerability. Robbie did not cut a hair when talking openly about his addiction problems, mental health and his most painful past, managing to get laughs thanks to his grace and self-confidence. "I was lost, successfully but empty. They haven't saved the pop star, they've saved the person. My family hasn't changed everything. They are everything," he confessed when talking about his loved ones.

The final stretch and the icing on the cake of the concert came with the enormous emotional charge of their encores. The 18,000 souls left their voices completely with 'Feel', the song in which Williams captures his existential anguish, and the definitive culmination with the eternal 'Angels'.

The entire venue was lit up in a collective catharsis that visibly moved the singer himself. Robbie Williams said goodbye to Seville after two hours of absolute communion, proving that music has the power to heal demons and leaving the audience of Icónica with the best of their smiles.

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