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I did read that David Beckham will not play, even though he would like too, the World Cup is to near to risk it, which leads me to say that I was surprised that Robbie's management would let him play so close to his European tour. There is too much at stake to risk either of them really. I bet they will be involved in some other way though. :)

There is alot of coverage about Robbie joining TT again, which is good PR for both of them. :)

I am still not sure how this chart is compiled..I know Scotty, you did explain, but I forget.. :)

with ant and dec http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c129/sharabang/b2d1bb54.jpg with his dad http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c129/sharabang/e179923d.jpg with Geri http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/1882/0010zx.jpg with Johnny Herbert http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a112/Simone_/6.jpg with Kylie http://usera.imagecave.com/robstar/D/blackwhite1.jpg with the Osbourns and his mum http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/nikki_gal_88/robbie_osbournes.jpg and I don't know http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e341/worldbob/ebfba954.jpg

I forgot Beyond the Sea love that one too.

Well according to The Star today, Dubai may have a lot to answer for..they report that Robbie fell down some stairs and has injured his groin and may not be fit to actually play in the event, which he will be gutted about. I know in his blog he talked about this kind of injury before, so its either a throw back to that, or he has aggrevated it again. I am not spitting chips yet.. :(

I think is would be quite emotional seeing Robbie come forward as an illusion and then fade away from the scene. Well it would be for me. :) I'd want him to stay. LOL.

At last they will announce something, I know quite a few people who will be jumping up and down, down under with this news, and I would love to be there myself. :dance:

It was reported that Robbie paid himself 11million last year..before any tour and royalties from IC come in. This time next year you will see his stock rise significantly.

A couple of reviews..the show sounds brill to me.. Take That Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle Alexis Petridis Monday April 24, 2006 The Guardian As befitted an enterprise that sold 250,000 tickets in six days, Take That's reunion tour arrived shrouded in extravagant and apocryphal rumour. One tabloid claimed the show would climax with the remaining members of the 90s' biggest boyband performing a Beatles medley under a vast waterfall. Another suggested the tour had been organised as a kind of charitable enterprise for Mark Owen, down to his last million after putting his fortune into his solo career: as investments go, post-boyband solo careers are pop's equivalent of those emails you get promising unmissable stock opportunities in Nigeria. The most diverting story claimed the performance would feature a 10ft hologram of Robbie Williams. This seems remarkably sporting, given that the reunion tour's announcement gave Williams ample opportunity to indulge in his favoured pastime of upstaging his former bandmates, first by refusing to join in, then by trumping them at the box office: their's would be the biggest tour of 2006, were it not for the dastardly Williams' summer jaunt. The waterfall duly appeared - it looked impressive as the band members donned umbrellas and splashed around in it during Back For Good - as did the Robbie hologram. He sauntered virtually to the front of the stage and sang the introduction to their cover of Barry Manilow's Could It Be Magic? This tentative rapprochement may be surprising - the enmity seemed pretty fresh in the recent "official documentary" For The Record. But then perhaps Take That could afford to reference their most successful ex-member: before a note has been sung, the tour proved a success against the odds. Few artists in rock or pop depreciate quite like boybands. They are the Hyundai Accents of pop: a few years after their manufacture, their resale value is usually negligible. Not that long ago, you could have caught Take That's main competitors for early 90s teeny hearts, East 17, also touring with all but one of their original members, but you would have had to venture into the kind of chain pub that does a curry and a pint for £3 on Wednesdays to see them. The difference may be that, with the exception of Stay Another Day, you'd be hard-pushed to remember any of East 17's songs: by contrast, everyone of a certain age has Take That's Pray, Babe, Back For Good, It Only Takes A Minute and Everything Changes burned into their brain. They all got belted out in a set lacking the kind of longueurs that are standard with most live pop shows. The response was shrill hysteria, undimmed even by a new song called Today I've Lost You. It was hard not to be impressed: usually at reunion gigs, playing new material subdues the crowd as effectively as teargas. But despite a sequence that mocked the band's manufactured origins - "the boys must always be ambiguous about their sexuality" boomed a voice - Take That remained an anachronistic experience. You half expected Dan Cruickshank to appear onstage and explain to younger viewers what was going on here. The audience would probably scream at him as well. """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Take That, Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle It's time to stop mourning, girls: the helpline has finally closed By Martin James Published: 24 April 2006 A decade since they called it a day, Take That return with the original line-up complete with Robbie Williams. As you would expect, the appearance of the boy wonder causes a mass eruption of screams from the largely female audience. What is unusual though is the fact that, in a brilliantly Post-Modern moment, his presence is limited to a 20ft tall holographic image during the finale number, "Could It Be Magic". It comes as a timely reminder, though, just how big a deal it was when he quit the band, and very soon after they called it quits. It's a moment that sums up the artifice of a show where hits are knocked off like a factory assembly line and the whole concept of the boy band is parodied with knowing irony. When Take That announced they were to split just over 10 years ago, the reaction from the fans was so extreme that telephone hotlines were set up to help them come to terms with their loss. Given the over-zealous outpouring of emotion from tonight's crowd, however, it is debatable whether the counselling had any real effect. It's the concept of Take That upon which the foundations of today's disposable pop culture was laid. Just read the checklist: They were manufactured by a Svengali-like manager. Their ambiguous sexuality opened the way for them to be marketed at both teenage girls and gay men. Their personalities fit a formula; the cheeky one, the fat one that wrote the songs, the weird one, the girlie one and lastly the one that nobody noticed. And then there was the rule they laid down that the first member to leave would enjoy the greatest solo rewards. It's a formula the band know only too well. Even the introduction to this show sees them emerging from the "Band Manufacturing Room''. Obviously this ironic wink tells us much about the fact that tonight is all about the grown-up Take That. So "It Only Takes a Minute" is turned into a mature tango, while "Everything Changes" is converted into a touching guitar ballad. To the fans of Take That's anodyne pop the band were anything but disposable. Tonight, a decade since they last mattered, they are still able to sell out their arena stadium shows in only 30 minutes. Take That know that their strength lies in remaining exactly the same. So they play a set of hits, deliver a series of homoerotic dance routines and strike a series of poses for the mobile phone camera generation. Indeed during a particularly cheesy rendition of "Babe" they even get the audience to hold their phones aloft in a modern equivalent of the lighter. And as they deliver their impressive catalogue of hits the fans sing-along as if it was 1996 again. The atmosphere is rather like a super-sized hen party where the strippers may have attended (there's more than a touch of The Full Monty about the older Take That) but the groom has no intention of actually showing up in the flesh. It's time to stop mourning, girls, the helpline has finally closed, and if the awful Beatles medley doesn't make this that clear, surely nothing will. It's a section of the show which suggests Take That will be enjoying their next comeback tour in 10 years' time on board a cruise ship. ************************************ The Boys are Back In TOON IT was the gig fans had been praying ten years for – TAKE THAT Back For Good. The lads promised an amazing spectacle and I was in Newcastle to see them deliver exactly that. During the emotional return the boy band even apologised to screaming fans for splitting up. HOWARD DONALD told the adoring crowd: “This is absolutely beautiful. We’re speechless. We told you in ’95 we’d be together for as long as you wanted but we split up  we’re sorry. “We upset you and we upset ourselves as well. We are so proud of you and that’s from the heart. It’s a real celebration putting this evening on for you.†Spectacular ... lads act as robots in How To Build A Boy Band sketch And after months of speculation ROBBIE WILLIAMS joined former band-mates Howard, MARK OWEN, GARY BARLOW and JASON ORANGE on stage for their first gig  as a ghost-like hologram. He helped out his old pals by re-recording lyrics to Could It Be Magic before heading to South Africa to kick off his solo world tour. The boys had been so nervous beforehand that they banned people from rehearsals. But on stage it was like I had slipped right back in time to 1995. The non-stop, 90-minute gig was a War Of The Worlds-type spectacular of fire, wind and rain. Back For Good ... Take That perform in rain I had worried if the boys’ ageing legs could carry them through tough dance routines. Yet despite being almost 40 they looked like they were in their prime. I was tired just watching them, so goodness knows how they’ll feel after the last show in Milton Keynes on May 29. The lads later brought the gig up to date using a sample of GORILLAZ track Dirty Harry, which they mixed with Sure. Howard joked with the audience: “How are you? We haven’t seen you for ten years. I bet some of you have boyfriends and kids now?†BEVERLEY KNIGHT, wearing a red corset, replaced LULU for No1 Relight My Fire. What was heard ... Take That set list As flames burst across the stage, Mark emerged wearing a pair of red devil horns and a dancer, suspended from the ceiling, was doing acrobatics as flamethrowers and bikini-clad dancers pranced around the stage with the guys. Then came rain for the anthemic Back For Good, with the boys wearing the same chunky sweaters they did for the video. The four even poked fun at their manufactured past, acting as robots in tight white suits in a How To Build A Boy Band sketch. Everyone was on their feet for the grand finale Never Forget  waving hands in the air and singing back to the teenage crushers. Like a quality bottle of red wine, Take That have got even better with age. Never Forget? How could we, boys. http://www.thesun.co.uk Thanks to therobbiewilliamssite.

We English are terrible recognising our patron Saint aren't we, although I have seen alot of flags out this weekend, I am just not sure if its for the Queen's birthday celebrations or the World Cup. It could be possible that they have all been combined together. Happy St Georges day to you too. :)

Judging by the wording I am not looking forward to this at all..I long for just Robbie in his video's now, like Angels, No Regrets, Sexed Up and Come Undone.. Why has he got to dress up for goodness sake and do role play.

So does that mean Robbie is winging his way home then.. :cheer:

Here is Robbie's inclusion in The Times listing. To make the top 1000 earners they have to have 60million and over. Robbie comes in at 648 with 90million - having just bought a stake in his beloved Port Vale football club and a bigger Hollywood house, Williams 32, is back on the road this year to replenish the coffers. The fruits of his 2002 deal with EMI, reputed to be worth 80million, are still coming through. With the proceeds of 50million album sales before and after the EMI deal, plus accumulated earnings, Williams's value rises 5million from last year. The Times list is usually quite accurate, but reading a while back that Robbie had taken an 11 million pay packet this year, I'd have put him nearer to 94million..it was interesting to read that he had bought a bigger LA home. I have added this out of interest. Other music stars in the mega league are of course Paul McCartney (825 million) Mick Jagger (205 million) and Madonna (248million) Simon Fuller is worth 300million while Simon Cowell is 60million, which was a suprise. Will Young is worth 9 million and newcomers under 30yrs old are James Blunt with 5million along with Jamie Cullum 5 million thanks again to me (laughing) and therobbiewilliamssite

Sorry for the double post, when I submitted it, it came up with an error, so I re-did it to find it had gone the first time. Scotty is there a way of deleting posts here? I couldn't find a way to get rid of one of them. :unsure:

There is a feature in today's NOTW about the lads on the day of their opening show - Edited Titled Take That (all the way to the bank) its goes on to say that since splitting up how they have faired financially since. Gary Barlow is the richest of the 4 lads and is worth 30million Howard Donald, who took it the hardest when the group split is comfortable with about 4million Jason Orange who has been savy with property has 7 million. Mark Owen, the most popular member of Take That has faired the worse, having 5 million to his name when TT broke up, he is down to his last 1million after trying to launch a solo career. They all now stand to increase their income by huge amounts from today, they are likely to pocket £50,000 each per show. PS..Oh, and this one's made a few quid too! All that is a drop in the ocean compared to Robbie Williams. The Robster,32 signed a 79million record deal 3 yrs ago. He now has homes in LA London and Stoke and is worth 85million. He won't be on the UK tour...but then it's a gig he can definitely afford to miss. Thanks to me LOL and therobbiewilliamssite.com

There is a feature in today's NOTW about the lads on the day of their opening show - Edited Titled Take That (all the way to the bank) its goes on to say that since splitting up how they have faired financially since. Gary Barlow is the richest of the 4 lads and is worth 30million Howard Donald, who took it the hardest when the group split is comfortable with about 4million Jason Orange who has been savy with property has 7 million. Mark Owen, the most popular member of Take That has faired the worse, having 5 million to his name when TT broke up, he is down to his last 1million after trying to launch a solo career. They all now stand to increase their income by huge amounts from today, they are likely to pocket £50,000 each per show. PS..Oh, and this one's made a few quid too! All that is a drop in the ocean compared to Robbie Williams. The Robster,32 signed a 79million record deal 3 yrs ago. He now has homes in LA London and Stoke and is worth 85million. He won't be on the UK tour...but then it's a gig he can definitely afford to miss. Thanks to me LOL and therobbiewilliamssite.com

Welcome back Scotty, did you have a good trip..we have been behaving ourselves while you were away, honest. :)

I am not too badly placed for either London or Cardiff, and I would hope its the Millenium Stadium rather than MK. So I am hoping its true. Although I still think he should open at Wembley at some point. :) I know Robbie do this years tour at Cardiff and do a one off special for TV at Wembley Stadium next year, hows that.

22 April 2006 TAKE THAT BACK.. WITH HOLOGRAM ROBBIE Kiki King, Eva Simpson & Caroline Hedley ROBBIE Williams WILL be joining Take That for every night of their reunion tour - as a 10ft hologram. His image will be beamed on to a giant screen to complete the original line-up, as part of the band's historic comeback in Newcastle tomorrow. Our insider tells us: "It's going to be amazing. And that's the whole team back together. What better way to give the fans what they want? "Robbie was always the cheeky one and it wouldn't be the same without him. We just hope he sees the funny side..." The band - Gary Barlow, 35, Mark Owen, 35, Jason Orange, 34, and Howard Donald, 37 - came up with the ingenious idea after failing to persuade Robbie to join them onstage. In fact, Robbie, who is now based in LA, said that "hell would freeze over" before he'd take part in a Take That reunion. But now he'll be there whether he likes it or not. Somewhat magnanimously, Gary - who Robbie branded a "w*****" in their recent TV documentary - said: "We'll be keeping a microphone for him backstage in case he does turn up... If Robbie's bored at home one night and we're playing somewhere and he wants to come along, we'll always have a space for him on stage." As well as singing their greatest hits, they will perform a medley of Beatles classics during a two-hour set. If it's anything like the one they did on their Pops Tour in 1994, it will be amazing. They opened the medley with I Wanna Hold Your Hand, and it included A Hard Day's Night, She Loves You, I Feel Fine, Get Back, and ended with Hey Jude. For the grand finale of Relight My Fire, they will be joined onstage by Lulu for the outdoor shows and Beverley Knight for the arena dates. And at the very end a waterfall will descend on the lads, who are promising to spray anyone in the front rows to help them cool down. We hear: "It will be like Singin' In The Rain - they'll do a little routine with umbrellas, too. It's a raunchy show that will have the girls screaming. Whether they get their kits off will depend on how well they do in the gym getting their six-packs back." Sounds like it's going to be a show we will Never Forget.

Lots of news articles today about TT and of course they mentioned the 'R' word. SATURDAY 22/04/2006 08:35:51 Full time return for Take That The 1990s boy band Take That are considering a full time comeback to the pop world. Gary Barlow, 35, speaking ahead of a 29 date summer tour, said during the preparations for the gigs the band had put their mind to writing some songs. "We`ve enjoyed getting ready for the tour so much we`ve started writing together. If it`s any good, we might be back for good." The band are getting ready for the first night in their comeback tour, at Newcastle Metro Radio Arena on Sunday. Their tour then takes in Birmingham, Glasgow, Sheffield, Manchester, Wembley Arena, Dublin and Belfast. There are rumours that Robbie Williams will join the pop supergroup for a one-off performance at a Manchester date this summer. An estimated 300,000 people have snapped up tickets to their 29 shows in their summer tour. Each band member has been offered a reported £1.5 million to go back on the road. Tickets remain for Milton Keynes Bowl in June and a final few tickets have just been released for Cardiff Millennium Stadium.

Thinking alike Jupiter - Dubai is 3hrs ahead, so he has finished the show now. Hoping it went really well and they loved him like they did in South Africa..fingers crossed. Some nice live pictures from South Africa thanks to TRWS http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/6411/robdurban36kr.jpg http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/7154/robdurban44ox.jpg http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6336/robdurban66bv.jpg A Berlin staging set up...great.

Robbie Williams' Secrets 21:00 to 22:00 Monday 1st May on Channel 5 Documentary featuring a mixture of amusing and startling revelations about what really goes on behind the carefully crafted image of Robbie Williams, Britain's biggest pop star. Interviewees include schoolfriends, ex-girlfriends, an ex-manager, ex members of Robbie's tour parties, ex-drinking buddies, stalking fans, journalists who have varied strange experiences with Robbie, and some very special surprise guests. Together they tell the real behind the scenes story of today's Robbie Williams. Thanks to RWAP - FS - TRWS Not sure I will want to watch this, its another slag Robbie off docu by the sound of it, ex managers (any guesses) ex drinking buddies, ex girlfriends..EX everything. Poor Robbie, when will they leave him alone.

Well Stephen's fortunes have well and truly perked up, and I am pleased for him. I remember when the press sneered about 'Tin Tin' Duffy writing with Robbie. Well with 6 million copies of IC sold around the world, I think SD can stick a finger or two up and do it with pride. :)

I have been thinking about his performance tonight in Dubai since I got in from work. Waiting for the reports now. Do you think he will be on his way home now? :cheer: