Robbie Williams believes he’ll “trip once more” with Take That – however has no plans to rejoin the band on the revival of The Circus Tour this yr.
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The Angels hitmaker – who stop the boy band in 1995 to embark on a solo profession, however has sporadically reunited with them since – hasn’t been on stage with Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald since 2018, when the trio carried out Shine and All the things Modifications throughout The X Issue UK remaining.
And, sadly for followers, Robbie has dominated himself out of creating an look on the 2026 version of their iconic 2009 jaunt.
Chatting with Scott Mills on The Scott Mills Breakfast Present on BBC Radio 2, he mentioned of the unique Circus Tour: “It is probably the greatest, probably the greatest reveals ever.”
The Rock DJ hitmaker mentioned he was “spellbound” when Gary confirmed him the present and needed “again in”.
He recalled: “You understand, Gaz got here spherical to the home in Los Angeles and he had a replica of the present and he performed it [for] me and I simply stood, actually stood, did not sit, stood and watched it spellbound. Cherished it, and I used to be like, ‘I would like again in’. After which the boys are redoing the Circus tour, and it is an awesome thought, and, you realize, it is caught all people’s imaginations, and the tickets are doing extremely effectively. And it received me pondering, I used to be like, ‘perhaps I am going to do the Knebworth present.’”
Requested if he could be participating, he mentioned: “Not proper now. I am certain we’ll trip once more, however it’s not in my plans proper now.”
Jason Orange, who left the group in 2014, will even not participate.
The band mentioned in an announcement: “The Circus tour was certainly one of our favorite experiences as a band and, within the years since, we’ve talked many instances about how a lot we’d like to do it once more someday.
“Effectively, that point has come! We’re so excited to welcome audiences previous and new throughout the UK and Eire to the spectacle of The Circus Reside subsequent summer time. See you on the market!”
The unique manufacturing featured fireplace breathers, stilt walkers, and a 30-foot mechanical elephant.