Tour by Robbie Williams | |
![]() Promotional poster for the tour | |
Location | Europe |
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Associated album | Take the Crown |
Start date | 14 June 2013 |
End date | 25 August 2013 |
No. of shows | 26 |
Supporting act(s) | Olly Murs |
Robbie Williams concert chronology |
The Take the Crown Stadium Tour was a concert tour by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams in promotion of his ninth studio album Take the Crown [1] The tour was his first solo tour since the Close Encounters Tour (2006). [2] In July 2013, the tour ranked 35th on Pollstar's annual "Top 100 Mid Year Worldwide Tours". It earned $20 million from nine shows. [3]
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Europe [5] | |||
14 June 2013 | Dublin | Ireland | Aviva Stadium |
18 June 2013 | Manchester | England | Etihad Stadium |
19 June 2013 | |||
21 June 2013 | |||
22 June 2013 | |||
25 June 2013 | Glasgow | Scotland | Hampden Park |
26 June 2013 | |||
29 June 2013 | London | England | Wembley Stadium |
30 June 2013 | |||
2 July 2013 | |||
5 July 2013 | |||
10 July 2013 | Gelsenkirchen | Germany | Veltins-Arena |
13 July 2013 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Amsterdam Arena |
17 July 2013 | Vienna | Austria | Trabrennbahn Krieau |
20 July 2013 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Ullevi |
22 July 2013 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Parken Stadium |
23 July 2013 | |||
27 July 2013 | Hanover | Germany | AWD-Arena |
31 July 2013 | Milan | Italy | San Siro |
3 August 2013 | Brussels | Belgium | Stade Roi Baudouin |
7 August 2013 | Munich | Germany | Olympic Stadium |
11 August 2013 | Stuttgart | Mercedes-Benz Arena | |
13 August 2013 | Zagreb | Croatia | Stadion Maksimir |
16 August 2013 | Zürich | Switzerland | Letzigrund |
20 August 2013 | Tallinn | Estonia | Tallinn Song Festival Grounds |
25 August 2013 | Stavanger | Norway | Viking Stadion |
In July 2013, it was revealed the concert at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds in Tallinn, Estonia will be live-streamed in numerous cinemas in Europe. [6] Believed to be called "The Experience: Live from Tallinn", a trailer for the event was released on Williams' YouTube channel. [7] Footage for the trailer was obtained from his shows at Wembley Stadium. Also featured on the channel are behind the scenes vignettes for each concert location. On 5 December 2014 the concert recorded in Estonia was released on commercial video release in both Blu-ray and DVD formats, Robbie Williams – Live in Tallinn.
Robert Peter Williams is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, launching a solo career in 1996. His debut studio album, Life thru a Lens, was released in 1997, and included his best-selling single "Angels". His second album, I've Been Expecting You, featured the songs "Millennium" and "She's the One", his first number one singles. His discography includes seven UK No. 1 singles, and all but one of his 14 studio albums have reached No. 1 in the UK. Six of his albums are among the top 100 biggest-selling albums in the UK, with two of them in the top 60, and he gained a Guinness World Record in 2006 for selling 1.6 million tickets in a single day during his Close Encounters Tour.
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