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Robbie Williams announces huge UK and Europe tour

The popstar and former Take That member will make 28 stops at stadiums, arenas, festivals and parks in 2025

By Lisa Henderson on 11 Nov 2024


image © Dave Hogan

Pop legend and former Take That member Robbie Williams has announced a mammoth 2025 tour of the UK, Ireland and Europe.

Robbie Williams Live 2025 will make 28 stops at an assortment of stadiums, arenas, festivals and parks between 31 May and 20 September 2025.

The outing kicks off in the UK with concerts at Edinburgh’s Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, London’s Emirates Stadium, Manchester’s Co-op Live and open-air venue Royal Crescent in Bath.

The European leg will kick off on 19 June at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen (DK) and wrap up on 20 September at Olympiastadion in Helsinki (FI). In addition to the tour stops Williams will also perform at Werchter TW Classic in Belgium on 28 June.

The 50-year-old, who is repped by X-ray’s Ian Huffam in Europe, last toured in 2022 with his XXV outing, which visited the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

He still holds several records for live performances including the Guinness World Record for his 2006 world tour, which sold more than 1.6 million tickets in a single day, and the record attendance of 375,000 fans over three nights at his legendary Knebworth shows in the UK. More recently, Williams returned to BST Hyde Park in London this summer for a critically acclaimed and sold-out headline show.

“This tour is going to be my boldest yet – I can’t wait to see you next year”

The tour announcement comes a month before the release of Williams’ musical biopic film ‘Better Man’ which hits UK cinemas on 26 December. Based on the true story of Williams’ life and directed by Michael Gracey (‘The Greatest Showman’), the film sees him portrayed as a CGI monkey throughout.

‘Better Man’ follows his journey from childhood to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That to his achievements as a record-breaking solo artist – all the while confronting the challenges that fame and success can bring, according to an announcement.

“This tour is going to be my boldest yet – I can’t wait to see you next year,” says Williams in a statement. “There will be songs from the movie ‘Better Man’, and some new music too…but more on that soon.”

In the meantime, Williams is set to perform at the open-air series Saadiyat Nights in Abu Dhabi this December, and in South Africa in January.

The popstar will deliver a headline set at Calabash festival in Cape Town, as well as two solo headline shows at SunBet Arena, Time Square, Pretoria – marking his first shows in the country since 2006.

Tickets for Robbie Williams Live 2025 go on general sale Friday 15 November. The tour is sponsored by cat food brand FELIX from Purina, with which Williams has had a long-standing partnership. See the full list of dates below.

31 May – Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, UK

6 June – Emirates Stadium, London, UK

11 June – Co-op Live, Manchester, UK – with special guests Lottery Winners

13 June – Royal Crescent, Bath, UK

19 June – Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark

22 June – Johan Cruyff ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

25 June – VELTINS-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

28 June – Werchter TW Classic, Belgium

30 June – Heinz von Heiden Arena, Hanover, Germany

2 July – La Défense Arena, Paris, France

5 July – RCDE Stadium, Barcelona, Spain

9 July – Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany

12 July – Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria

17 July – Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste, Italy

21 July – Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany

22 July – Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany

26 July – Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany

1 August – Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania

3 August – Mežaparks, Riga, Latvia

7 August – Stockholm Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden

10 August – Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt, Germany

13 August – Forus Travbane, Stavanger, Norway

16 August – Granåsen, Trondheim, Norway

23 August – Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland

7 September – O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic

9 September – TAURON Arena, Kraków, Kraków, Poland

12 September – MVM Dome, Budapest, Hungary

20 September – Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland

 


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