Posted June 9, 200619 yr Don't know if anyone is going from BJ but I've set up a thread anyway. :) http://i6.tinypic.com/125nmt1.jpg
June 9, 200619 yr Author Here is Koning Boudewijn Stadium http://i6.tinypic.com/125ntkn.jpg Didn't realise this was previously known as the Heysel Stadium. ( Sad memories for a lot of people :cry: )
June 10, 200619 yr Author Is anyone from here going? :unsure: Haven't heard. Wonder if the 'gondola/crane' thing will be scrapped.
June 11, 200619 yr Author I've managed to track down a few On-Line Belgian newspapers. I don't see much mention of Robbie yet ( it all seems to be the World Cup and Justine Henin winning the French Open B) ) But I'll keep checking over the next few days and see what appears. :) ( The only thing is none of the Sites seems to have an English Language option. Anyone really good at French and Flemish? :unsure: :lol: )
June 11, 200619 yr Author From http://www.dhnet.be It's in French. <_< Anyone speak French or know how to get a translation of this? :unsure: La folie Robbie Williams (10/06/2006) Deux concerts exceptionnels au Heysel Les 120.000 places pour les deux concerts consécutifs de Robbie Williams au Heysel se sont vendues en moins de temps qu’il ne faut pour l’écrire. Cela fait des mois que vous cochez chaque jour écoulé sur le calendrier de la cuisine ou du bureau et, enfin, ces soirées bénies sont presque arrivées. Mardi, l’ex-Take That prendra d’assaut le stade Roi Baudouin. Et parce que Robbie ne fait pas les choses à moitié, il remettra ça le lendemain, même heure, même endroit. Il est le seul artiste à avoir proposé et rempli deux soirs consécutifs le Heysel. Un bel exploit ! Mardi, vous serez 60.000 à vous serrer sur la pelouse du stade, à faire des olas dans les gradins en attendant qu’il mette le pied sur scène, à vibrer à l’unisson sur des hits tels Angels, Feel, Rock DJ ou encore Tripping. Qui aurait imaginé un tel engouement il y a 10 ans ? Robbie venait alors de quitter les Take That et tombait dans une grosse déprime. Assommé par l’alcool et les drogues en tout genre, le chanteur manquait de confiance en lui et était à un pied de tomber dans l’oubli. Le concert le plus cher jamais donné Mais voilà , le minet qui faisait déjà rêver les filles malgré ses chorégraphies ridicules lorsqu’il s’illustrait dans le boys band s’est repris en main et a réattaqué le monde de la musique de front. Avec un succès grandissant jusqu’à celui qu’on lui connaît aujourd’hui. Désormais, Robbie est une valeur sûre de la pop. Outre sa voix et ses indiscutables bonnes chansons, c’est son charisme et ses qualités d’entertainer qui sont souvent mises en avant. Il explique lui-même : “Dès que j’ouvre la porte de mon frigo et que je vois la petite lumière s’allumer, je ne peux pas m’empêcher de chanter !â€. Ajouter à ça un sens de la provocation inné, un sourire ravageur et un humour so british et vous comprenez pourquoi Robbie Williams remplit des stades de foot partout dans le monde – sauf aux États-Unis où ses disques font systématiquement un flop – en claquant des doigts. Et quand on dit partout dans le monde… Sachez, pour l’anecdote, qu’outre ses shows donnés en Afrique, chez nous et en Australie, Robbie sera à Hongkong le 10 novembre prochain. Ce concert devrait être le plus cher jamais donné là -bas. Lorsque cette tournée, qui a commencé hier à Dublin, arrivera à son terme, Robbie prendra probablement un break bien mérité. Il a confié : “Je ne vais plus faire de tournée pendant un bout de temps après celle-ci. Pour moi, cette tournée a été une longue célébration de tout ce que j’ai accompli en tant qu’artiste. Quand tout sera fini, je remercierai tout le monde, mais c’est quelque chose que je ne veux plus faire pendant un moment.†Raison de plus pour en profiter à fond et s’en mettre plein les yeux la semaine prochaine ! Déborah Laurent Il n’est plus célibataire Coureur de jupons, Robbie n’a jamais eu de mal à trouver des compagnes de galipettes. Pour ce qui est de relations durables, par contre, on repassera. Le chanteur enchaîne les histoires d’un soir et évoque à qui veut bien l’entendre son statut d’heureux ou de malheureux, selon son humeur, célibataire. Il semblerait pourtant que, pour le moment, Robbie ait trouvé une jeune femme désireuse de partager plus que son lit. Tara Palmer Tomkinson – c’est son nom –, une starlette britannique, a confié son bonheur à un proche qui s’est empressé de le répéter aux magazines people. “Pendant environ dix jours, ils sont restés au lit, à manger des plats cuisinés et à regarder des DVD, a raconté l’ami de la jeune femme. Ils sont devenus vraiment très intimes. Tara a même rendu visite à Robbie dans son studio d’enregistrement. Il lui a présenté sa nouvelle chanson.†Tout récemment, Tara, 34 ans, qui est, signalons-le au passage, l’ex de James Blunt, a confié dans une interview qu’elle avait été mortifiée de voir que les détails de son idylle avec Robbie s’étalaient à la une de toute la presse à scandales. “Mais j’étais si excitée de le raconter à quelqu’un, explique-t-elle. Je ne suis qu’un être humain. “ Quand on lui demande alors si elle est toujours avec lui, elle répond: “Je ne peux pas en parler, cela risquerait de tout briser. Mais Robbie est formidable et c’est bien là la chose la plus importanteâ€. Sorry, no idea if it's good or bad. :unsure: :unsure: :unsure: :unsure:
June 11, 200619 yr Author I tried to translate the whole webpage using Babelfish on Altavista. It did translate but it is total gobbledegook. I had words and phrases such as 'The door of my refridgerator' 'Servant Boys' and '*****' ( hint-another name for a cat):o :unsure: :lol: I think something has been lost in Translation. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Edited June 11, 200619 yr by jupiter9
June 11, 200619 yr I know the words but they don't make sense :unsure: Damn my feeble brain, forgetting French from just a year ago! :cry:
June 11, 200619 yr Author I've had another go with Altavista. It's English (kind of :lol: :lol: :lol: ) Two exceptional concerts in Heysel the 120.000 places for the two consecutive concerts of Robbie Williams in Heysel were sold in less time than one should not to write it. That made of the months that you notch each day passed on the calendar of the kitchen or the office and, finally, these blessed evenings almost arrived. Tuesday, the ex-Take That will take by storm the stage King Baudouin. And because Robbie does not make the things with half, it will give that the following day, even hour, even place. He is the only artist to have proposed and filled two evenings consecutive Heysel. A beautiful exploit! Tuesday, you will be 60.000 to tighten you on the lawn of the stage, to make olas in the steps while waiting for that it puts the foot on scene, to vibrate in unison on hits such Angels, Feel, Rock DJ or Tripping. Who would have imagined such a passion 10 years ago? Robbie then had just left Take That and fell into a gross depresses. Struck by alcohol and drugs in any kind, the singer missed confidence in him and was with a foot to fall into the lapse of memory. The concert expensive ever given But here is, the ***** which already made dream the girls in spite of its ridiculous choreographies when it was illustrated in the servant boys band is taken again in hand and réattaqué the world of the music of face. With a success growing until that which one knows to him today. From now on, Robbie is a sure value the pop one. In addition to its voice and its indisputable good songs, it is its charisma and its qualities of entertainer which are often proposed. It explains itself: "As soon as I open the door of my refrigerator and that I see the small light igniting, I cannot prevent myself from singing!". To add to that an innate direction of the provocation, a devastating smile and a humour so british and you include/understand why Robbie Williams fills of the stages of foot everywhere in the world - except in the United States where its discs make a failure systematically - by claquant fingers. And when one says everywhere in the world... Will know, for the anecdote, that in addition to its shows given in Africa, on our premises and in Australia, Robbie will be in Hongkong on next 10 November. This concert should expensive ever be given over there. When this round, which started yesterday in Dublin, comes to a end, Robbie will probably take a well deserved station-wagon. It entrusted: "I any more will not make of round during an end of time after this one. For me, this round was a long celebration of all that I achieved as an artist. When all is finished, I will thank everyone, but it is something which I do not want to do any more during one moment." Reason moreover to benefit from it à .fond and to put full the eyes of them the next week! Déborah Laurent He is not unmarried any more Womanizer, Robbie never had of evil to find partners of somersaults. As regards durable relations, on the other hand, one will pass by again. The singer connects the one evening stories and evokes at which wants to hear it well its statute of happy or unhappy, according to his mood, single person. It would however seem that, for the moment, Robbie found a young woman eager to divide more than its bed. Palmer Tomkinson tared - it is its name -, a British starlet, entrusted her happiness to a close relation who hastened to repeat it with the magazines people. "During approximately ten days, they remained with the bed, to eat cooked dishes and to look at DVD, told the friend of the young woman. They became really very intimate. Tared even returned visit in Robbie in its studio of recording. It presented its new song to him." Very recently, Tared, 34 years, which is, announce it in the passing, the ex of James Blunt, entrusted in an interview which it had been mortified to see that the details of sound idylle with Robbie were spread out with the one of all the press with scandals. "But I was so excited to tell it with somebody, explains it. I am only one human being " When it is asked him then if it is always with him, it answers: "I cannot speak about it, that would be likely all to break. But Robbie is formidable and it is the most important thing well there ". :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
June 11, 200619 yr Author These translated articles are going to be the highlight of my week :lol: And we still get 'Servant Boys' and a '*****' :o :lol: Whatever can they mean? :unsure: :lol:
June 12, 200619 yr I know a lot of people who are going there but I'm not :cry: Only yesterday a few Dutch girls in the plane tried to convince me I should go there with him but I have to work :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
June 13, 200619 yr Author From La Derniere Heure Newspaper ( And another hysterical 'almost English' translation :lol: ) Robbie will ignite the Stage this evening (13/06/2006) Heysel will vibrate today and tomorrow. A plan of mobility was set up to arrive there without too much of encumbers BRUSSELS Of the world, there will be. On its lawn obviously, once open doors (to 5 p.m.), but also and this, throughout the day, with the accesses of the Stage King Baudouin. 60.000 people who go to the same place, that does not occur without congestions. To manage with better the comings and goings of the fans déchaîné(e)s of Robbie Williams, the police force of Ixelles Brussels-Capital worked out a plan of mobility. Tuesday like Wednesday, several streets will be thus prohibited with the parking. Are concerned: CH Roman, front of the Magniolias, front Empress Charlotte, front. Houba de Strooper, front of the Athletes, front of the Championship, front of Football, front of Bouchout, front of the Large Lime, front. Count Moens de Fernig, front of Tagètes, Offenberg public garden, front of Atomium, front of the Lemon trees, front of Séringas, front of the Marathon, front of the Sports, street of the Disc, street of the Javelin, front of Meysse and front of the Red Cross. The site and the carpark of Kinepolis will remain of course accessible, as well as the carpark C In the event of too great multitude, the avenues empress Charlotte and of the Magniolias will be closed with circulation. But as we said it to you in our edition of Saturday and as it is always the case at the time of this kind of events, it would be preferable to employ public transport. The STIB will have a pleasure of bringing back for you on your premise. More infos on the lines on ww.stib.be. Lastly, do not forget to check the color of your ticket: it indicates the door to you via which you must penetrate in the enclosure of the stage. Die. L :unsure: :lol:
June 13, 200619 yr Author From De Standaard Newspaper ( I think this was Flemish but I could only find a 'Dutch to English' translation. Near enough :lol: ) BRUSSELS - the red cross and the police force of Brussels have taken security measures in the buurt of king Boudewijnstadion extra for the concerts of Robbie Williams. For the concerts of the former zanger of Take That there Tuesday and Wednesday hundreds of tickets still some is available. The local police force of Brussels keeps an eye in the sail in the surroundings and is assisted strengthenings of the federal police force, among which a helicopter, the cavalry and the railway police force. In and around the stadion about two hundred volunteers of the red cross are active. Three care mails have been established and stand four patient carriages ready. The concert organizer has taken himself no special measures against sale on the black market. Tickets already 56,000 for each evening to the man were brought, but both Tuesday - and Wednesday evening sells hundreds extra tickets still some to the organizer to the stadion. :lol:
June 13, 200619 yr Author What? :unsure: My translutions are no to yoor sateesfection? ;) Just wait till the concert reviews flood in.....
June 13, 200619 yr Author A Review from De Standaard Newspaper ( its in Flemish I think :unsure: ) Anyone able to translate? :lol: Robbie Williams tegen de hitte Warm, warm was het gisteravond in het Koning Boudewijnstadion, en dat had minder te maken met het spel dat er te zien was, dan met de zomerse temperaturen. De twee bands die voor Robbie Williams mochten openen hadden de welwillende aandacht gekregen van het publiek, maar zeker over Basement Jaxx kon je je afvragen wat er te winnen was. Velen hadden het druk genoeg met de nobele sport van het dehydrateren, zoals drinken tegenwoordig heet, om veel aandacht te schenken aan Jaxx en Orson. Natuurlijk kwam iedereen voor Robbie. Het podium was in elk geval imposant genoeg, met een paar enorme gele kranen daarboven waarvan iedereen zich afvroeg of ze tijdens ,,Let me entertain you'' wel hun werk zouden doen - op het openingsconcert in Dublin mislukte het plan om van 30 meter hoog in een gondel naar beneden te zakken. En voorts stonden daar de klassieke grote lichtbakens die meer dan 50.000 mensen in zo'n groot stadion nodig hebben. Het concert begon om 21 uur met vuurwerk, veel rook en Robbie Williams die uit het podium oprees. Twee grote videoschermen mixten live-beelden met clips. En ,,Rock DJ'' werd meteen massaal meegebruld. Zeventien nummers telde de playlist. De fans kregen, naast flink wat songs uit het jongste album Intensive Care en een snuifje Take That, ook alle hits te horen, met een massazang op ,,Angels'' als uitsmijter. Robbie Williams staat ook vanavond nog in het Boudewijnstadion. Voor dat concert zijn nog enkele honderden tickets beschikbaar. (vpb) or indeed :angry: Ain't got a clue.... Oh and a photo from tonight as well http://i5.tinypic.com/14b599t.jpg I think that photo is actually from Dublin. Looks like Croke Park's roof. :o Edited June 14, 200619 yr by jupiter9
June 13, 200619 yr Author Call yourself a Mod :o ? Don't suppose you can translate Flemish can you? :unsure: I think it says he came on at 9 and sang 17 songs. Other than that...... :unsure:
