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February 9Feb 9 Went to the Brixton Academy gig tonight. 😎It was brilliant. There was a massive amount of energy in the room. The venue was lovely -never been there before. Packed full but with a sloping floor, we had a great view. Possibly the best view I have ever had of any Robbie gig I've been to. For that we queued for the relatively short time of two hours.First half -LTAL. He did some chatting between songs. He left TT with £1.2m. It cost him £1.5m to get a record contract so at age 21 he owed £300K. That's why Angels is so special to him, because after that song things were always going to get bigger. As planned he set the crowd off to sing the first half of Angels which was loud and proud. He came to the mic to sing the second verse and he was a bit overcome so the crowd sang the second verse too. Tess, you would have enjoyed South of the Border - sang with a lot of swagger. Ego -a -Gogo was bloody brilliant. He did Hello Sir at the end of the first half.Second half -Britpop -I thought the energy might drop but it didn't. All the new tracks sounded brilliant live- everyone knew the choruses so there wasn't a sense of his playing while the audience just stared back. Rocket and Spies sounded really good and Pretty Face. He missed out You. Don't know why?He apologised that it had taken six years to get an album out and that it wouldn't be that long next time. He said at stadium gigs he has to play the old hits because that is what people want to hear but would love to do more of these intimate shows and sing different songs. That got a massive cheer. 😁 In the chat he said that real life was difficult at at the moment as he knew it was for everyone. He mentioned Gwen with her ongoing health struggles. and one of the kids had been unwell. He talked about Teddy's song-writing. He talked about Ayda a lot before he sang Pretty Face. He said how smart she is (trained lawyer) and how much he admires her intellect and next year the will have been together 20 years. ❤️BTW He looked buff tonight -obviously been working out -he came down into the audience and had to get back up on stage not very elegantly and mouthed "I am 51" 😆 hope he realises he's 52 in five days time 😂Also noticed how happy Karl and Tom Longworth were performing these songs - I saw they had a big hand in writing some of Britpop, so it must be very gratifying to see them be embraced and enjoyed on the night.
February 9Feb 9 I was also at Brixton tonight! At the back in the seated section so no good pictures.I think the energy was a little less in the balcony - but I still had a fab time!I really hope he does more of these small gigs - I enjoy the big stadium shows but there is something so special about seeing how much he loved performing the new tracks.
February 9Feb 9 Wow, ladies, you have been there!Happy happy for you!!Thank you for fast reports.We need to ask for more things then :)
February 9Feb 9 The StandardRobbie Williams live: Buoyant show in need of a little mo...Williams plays his first and last solo albums in full, which results in an uneven if ecstatically received show
February 9Feb 9 Author Thanks Laura & Kathryn for sharing your experiences at the gig & delighted you had a great time.I love these type of gigs, they have a feeling of real intimacy about them plus I think they create great atmosphere in a smaller venue . They are a real treat for us fans & I hope to get to one of the these when the opportunity arises.I can understand what he says about big stadiums & sticking to the hits but I think fans would appreciate a couple of new songs on the setlists, it's the one complaint that you constantly hear from the fans . I wonder why he dropped the song YOU from the current gigs, it's one of my favourites on the album
February 9Feb 9 Author Robbie Williams’ jokes weren’t the boldest moment of his new tourDanni ScottPublished February 9, 2026 4:17pm Updated February 9, 2026 4:18pmRobbie Williams proudly declares he’s ‘not in the Epstein files’ (Picture: Gus Stewart/Redferns)Robbie Williams has never been one to hold back when it comes to spilling secrets, and he’s never been more open than in his new tour.Stripped back from the stadium lights and aerial acrobatics, the 51-year-old singer still manages to be a world-class entertainer with both feet firmly planted on the ground.While I was fully prepared for him to sing his first and 16th number one albums back to back on his Long 90’s tour, I wasn’t prepared for his unflinching dark comedy.‘Congratulations to me for not being in the Epstein files,’ Robbie declared midway through latest album, Britpop.A smattering of cheers broke out as most of the crowd picked their jaws up off the floor, before Robbie explained he was ‘too agoraphobic’ for that.Admitting he may have been known for his wild partying in his youth, during the 2000s, ‘the universe crippled him with anxiety’.His Long 90’s tour is Robbie as we’ve never seen him before (Picture: Gus Stewart/Redferns)Famed for his humour, he leaned into his dark comedy (Picture: Jim Dyson/Getty Images)He’s previously shared he was housebound between 2006 and 2009, but on stage at Brixton’s O2 Academy on Sunday night, he suggested the feeling stretched far beyond those years.In his usual fashion, the emotional moment didn’t last long as he quipped that there were ‘still files to be released’.Robbie may be a great showman, but removing him from his armour of bright suits and stage props allowed a more vulnerable side to shine.It’s impossible not to warm to him, especially in a less than 5,000 capacity venue when he is (as he said himself) a ‘stadium artist’.Robbie’s familiar ego was most at play when, just three songs in, we reached Angels, a behemoth in his discography.As has become his custom, he stepped back and allowed the crowd to take it away. We were up to the challenge, giving a word-perfect rendition, only joined by the singer in the final verse.When I saw Robbie at Emirates Stadium last year, that was the tune he chose to finish on with masses of people still belting it out as they left the venue.It’s almost jarring to hear it so early in the set, like popping champagne at 10am on New Year’s Eve – still fun, but you have to wonder if you’re going to make it to the big finish.Getting the heavy hitter out of the way had a strange impact on the rest of the show, allowing us to relax into the album without waiting for the big number.A quiet highlight was Killing Me, as it took on a new meaning after Robbie shared how his daughter, Teddy, recently wrote a song about being excluded from friendships.While he didn’t name names, the Better Man star acknowledged how he suffered from feeling cut out and abandoned by people he thought were friends, which inspired the song.‘But words cut deep when you’re defenceless/ And they’re killing me, but killing me slowly,’ Robbie sings on the emotional track.Angels was performed incredibly early in the show (Picture: Jim Dyson/Getty Images)In a slip-up, he actually performed this early at Brixton, meaning Let Me Entertain You came next – but I’d argue this works better than the original order.It brought the crowd back up to carry them through Clean and Baby Girl Window, which exposed the one issue with singing an entire album through, front to back – there is nowhere to hide from the weaker songs.That being said, after almost 29 years, Life Thru A Lens holds up surprisingly well, with even the hidden spoken word track Hello Sir echoed by the crowd.Unfortunately for the second half of the gig, Britpop has not had three decades to marinate.The two albums do work well together, with a cohesive guitar sound running through almost book-ending his long career (although he has promised more music is on the way).Opening strong with Rocket, fans were immediately up and dancing again after the short interval. It’s no surprise he picked that for his first single.Spies and Bite Your Tongue are catchy, feeling instantly like they’ll be regularly in rotation, and fans were loving the Gary Barlow co-written track Morrissey.Robbie asked the crowd if he could release some new music in quick succession (Picture: Jim Dyson/Getty Images)The new album clearly has flashes of Robbie at his best, but unfortunately, there’s not quite enough familiarity to carry the weaker songs as there was in the first half.He interestingly cut track You from the set list, perhaps a silent acknowledgement that not every song on Britpop is a banger.When following up Life Thru A Lens, his 16th number one album, does manage to hold its own … but only just.If anything, the back-to-back performance exposes a weakness in Robbie’s records, as the latter half of both albums feels a little flat compared to the start.I wish we’d had a stronger album closer or even another Angels rendition to finish, as Selfish Disco (from Britpop’s deluxe version) just didn’t hit the same.However, there’s something undeniably magnetic about Robbie. As he said himself, he owes his career to winks and personality.Whereas his stadium gigs are for the masses, this tour feels very much for the dedicated hardcore fans, of which there are still plenty.Robbie Williams' Epstein files jokes weren't the boldest moment of his new tour | Metro News Edited February 9Feb 9 by Sydney11
February 9Feb 9 Author Robbie Williams at O2 Brixton Academy: Buoyant show in need of a little more nostalgiaWilliams plays his first and last solo albums in full, which results in an uneven if ecstatically received showRobbie Williams at O2 Brixton AcademyReview at a glanceNostalgia is a hell of a drug. Just ask Robbie Williams, who’s celebrating the mid-90s on latest LP Britpop, a.k.a. the deeply unhappy period pre-solo superstardom that saw him tortured by addiction and relentless tabloid takedowns. Still, time and 21 million albums sold make it easier to move past those memories, leaving Williams free to score a record-breaking 16th solo number one by tapping into the current cultural thirst for 90s content.To celebrate, he’s been playing a handful of “club shows”, treating comparatively tiny audiences to a run-through of Britpop, preceded by his debut album, Life Thru A Lens, in full. Last night it was Brixton Academy’s turn to get up close and personal.Robbie Williams at O2 Brixton AcademySporting a bootleg Blue/Blur t-shirt and baggy jeans, Williams was clearly getting a buzz seeing the whites of the audience’s eyes for once, and that energy was reciprocated in spades, with just under 5000 punters displaying all the fervour of golden ticket winners. That buoyant atmosphere more than carried the record’s weaker moments: the forgettable thrash of Life Thru A Lens and Beck-lite Gary Barlow diss-track Ego Agogo. Indeed, introducing the latter, Williams reflected on his behaviour in the new Take That documentary, branding himself, “The smuggest person that ever lived.”Equally, the underrated swagger of Lazy Days truly soared, while the truly timeless Angels was all-but given over to the audience to sing alone, bar a triumphant final chorus. This being a Robbie WIlliams show, the set was peppered with lengthy reminiscences delivered with a side order of self-deprecation. Climbing down to the barrier during a triumphant outing of Old Before I Die, he clambered back onstage clumsily, declaring with a head shake, “I’m 51!” Throughout, there was no doubt every moment meant the world to Williams, even if he did intersperse his sincerity with rehearsed patter, Charlie Chaplin-style walks and the odd burst of Charleston-style choreo.Robbie Williams at O2 Brixton AcademyFollowing a brief interval, the band launched into Britpop, beginning with punky single Rocket. A rabble-rousing outing of Pretty Facewas dedicated to wife Ayda Field, while glammy Gaz Coombes co-write Cocky revived the spirit of The Sweet. But, in a sentence on nobody’s 2026 bingo card, the show’s highlight was Morrissey, a homoerotic disco ode to parasocial relationships, co-written with Gary Barlow. Announced as his next single, its shimmering chorus elicited the kind of joyous call and response that was largely missing for the second half of the show.For, as positive as Britpop’s reviews have been, live, it made for an underwhelming final act. Without the warm glow of hindsight, it all began to feel a bit of a slog, leaving the UK’s greatest showman unnecessarily hamstrung by chronology. On this occasion, we could have all used a little more nostalgia.Robbie Williams live: Buoyant show in need of a little more nostalgia | The Standard
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