Robbie Williams jokes he could play Knebworth again if he “sold tickets as cheaply” as Liam Gallagher
nme.comNME at a launch event for new album ‘XXV’, which sees him reimagine his best-known songs with the Metropole Orkest Robbie Williams has responded to Liam Gallagher’s epic return to Knebworth Park.Oasis famously played the iconic venue in 1996, performing to 250,000 people across two nights.
Robbie, meanwhile, played to 375,000 fans across three nights in 2003. Given that Noel Gallagher once branded him “the fat dancer from Take That”, Williams sent the guitarist a pair of tap dancing shoes with a note that read: “Dear Mr.
N Gallagher. You said [onstage] that two nights at Knebworth is history. Well, I guess three is just greedy. Yours, Rob.”READ MORE: Liam Gallagher live in Knebworth: rock’n’roll star takes a leap of faith – and somehow pulls it offLast weekend, Liam Gallagher returned to Knebworth as a solo artist, playing to 160,000 people across two nights.
Asked last night (June 6) if he wished to return to the site himself, Williams told NME: “To go and do three again? I dunno.
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