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Dublin was het zelfde als Dubai en Zuid Afrika
De eerste foto'sROBBIE WILLIAMS set out to rock Dublin last night – but the opening night of his tour almost ended in disaster.
During the show’s finale, the singer was supposed to drop almost 100ft to the stage in a “gondola” — but things went badly wrong.
A technical glitch meant Robbie ended up running on to the set in a panic as fire exploded around him.
Clearly shocked, the fuming singer later slated the concert, saying it was so awful he would come back to Dublin to play a free gig by way of apology.
Robbie was due to perform Let Me Entertain You at the close of the gig when the risky stunt backfired.
He told the crowd afterwards: “I can let you into a little secret. When I was up there I was supposed to come down in a gondola and it was going to be entertainment at its highest peak.
But when the man standing behind you says, ‘It’s f****d’ in front of 70,000 people, you panic. Being in a white tracksuit probably wasn’t the best thing to be in.
“You’ll never know how much panic went through my mind when I was up there. You’ve been much better than me.
“I’ve not been very good tonight so I will come back and do it for free.”
Robbie and ex-bandmates Take That had been competing for the biggest stage spectacular of the year — and until the last-minute hitch it was too close to call.
The alien-mad singer had given his tour a Close Encounters theme and it kicked off with fireworks and special flame effects blazing around the stage at Croke Park.
As the Close Encounters movie theme tune played, a countdown flashed on the screen with the warning, “Gentlemen and ladies — this is not a drill.”
Then, to a backdrop of weird ancient Egyptian symbols. the man himself shot up through the base of a podium in the middle of the crowd.
Wearing a black three-quarter length coat, jeans and a camp pink scarf, Robbie broke into hit track Radio as 78,000 fans went wild.
Rock DJ got the crowd in even more of a frenzy but after his third track, Tripping, the Loving Angels star had a breather and a cup of tea!
Addressing fans, he said: “It’s been too long. I don’t know how Mick Jagger does this. I’m knackered!”
He moved on to more songs from his current album — Monsoon and latest single Sin, Sin, Sin. That last song may have flopped in the charts but die-hard fans still knew all the words.
After the rousing Millennium, Robbie was joined on the stage by a surprise guest, best mate Jonathan Wilkes.
The TV host is travelling with Robbie throughout the tour, and the pair duetted on the classic Me And My Shadow
Robbie followed that with Take That favourite Back For Good — probably so he can get in some practise for his own “surprise” appearance on their tour.
Singing No Regrets straight after underlines his feelings towards his old muckers.
He briefly left the stage before screaming fans dragged him back for a finale including Let Me Entertain You — and that ill-fated attempt at a stunt.
[ Bericht 47% gewijzigd door Vicky op 10-06-2006 12:28:57 ]