{"id":2053840,"date":"2026-07-21T10:22:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2053840"},"modified":"2026-07-21T10:22:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:22:07","slug":"robbie-williams-announces-huge-2027-uk-and-ireland-outdoor-shows-the-week-after-glastonbury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2053840","title":{"rendered":"Robbie Williams announces huge 2027 UK and Ireland outdoor shows \u2013 the week after Glastonbury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robbie-williams@2000&#215;1270-1.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Robbie Williams announces huge 2027 UK and Ireland outdoor shows \u2013 the week after Glastonbury<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The singer has shared his interest in playing the Legend\u2019s Slot before, saying he would \u201cslaughter it\u201d if given the chance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Liberty Dunworth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T11:22:07+01:00\">21st July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robbie-williams@2000x1270-1-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Robbie Williams performs live\" title=\"robbie-williams@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Robbie Williams performs live. CREDIT: Alex Grimm\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Robbie Williams has announced two huge UK and Ireland outdoor shows for 2027, and they both take place the week after Glastonbury.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: <b>Robbie Williams \u2013 \u2018BRITPOP\u2019 review: a love letter to the \u201990s and a bid to live forever<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The multi-BRIT-winning solo star and former Take That member is set to headline at Lancashire\u2019s Lytham Festival on July 3, before then playing at Thomond Park Stadium in Limerick on July 6.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tickets go on sale this Friday (July 24) at 10am local time, and will be available here.<\/p>\n<p>The dates come on the heels of his \u2018BRITPOP World Tour\u2019 heading to South America later this year, before moving over to Australia and New Zealand in November. The two new shows also mark Williams\u2019 first 2027 tour dates to be confirmed so far, and happen to take place shortly after Glastonbury \u2013 leading to some speculation that he could be on the line-up for next year\u2019s edition.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd29 @RobbieWilliams has announced a new run of live shows for summer 2027, bringing his incredible live show \u2018RW27\u2019 to Limerick for his first ever show at Thomond Park Stadium on 6 July, as his only Irish show of the year.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfab Tickets are on sale Friday at 10am\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/lhA2FOpCxO<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ticketmaster Ireland (@TicketmasterIre) July 20, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Robbie William\u2019s new UK and Ireland outdoor shows are:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>JULY 2027<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>3 \u2013 Lytham Green, Lancashire<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>6 \u2013 Thomond Park Stadium, Limerick<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">International Pop Megastar Robbie Williams will be headlining Lytham Festival on Sat 3 Jul 2027! For what promises to be an incredible night of huge hits! \ud83d\udd0a<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f 5-Day passes on sale now. Individual Day Tickets go on sale 10:00 Fri 24 Jul &gt;&gt; https:\/\/t.co\/WK8uqCxdSt pic.twitter.com\/bPsgdtEiaV<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ticketmasteruk (@TicketmasterUK) July 20, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Glasto 2027 will take place at the usual spot of Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset next summer and run between Wednesday June 23 and Sunday June 27. It will be the first year back following a fallow year this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Williams has shown up at the iconic festival before, delivering a huge solo set at the 1998 edition, and also making an unforgettable appearance in 1995, where he partied with Oasis.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <em>NME<\/em> about the latter in 2022, the \u2018Angels\u2019 singer said that going to the festival shortly after his departure from Take That made him feel \u201clike Putin turning up in Westminster\u201d due to indie snobbery, and also marked the \u201cstart of his new life\u201d where people \u201ccouldn\u2019t contain me anymore\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In the years since, the singer has made it clear that he wants to perform again at Worthy Farm \u2013 and said in 2023 that he believes he\u2019d \u201cslaughter it\u201d if he were given the chance to play the Legend\u2019s Slot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one of those times and places, and a reimagination of what Robbie Williams is,\u201d he said of a potential performance,\u201d he said at the time. \u201cA lot of people there have an oblique perception of what I am. But if they saw me do it, I would take their heads off.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKEckMrNDtQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There were rumours that he was playing at last year\u2019s festival too, after he shared a picture of a blue plaque that officially marked 30 years since he made headlines for partying with Oasis at the festival in 1995.<\/p>\n<p>More rumours were sparked as he used a picture of himself at the 1995 festival as the cover for his latest album \u2018BRITPOP\u2019 \u2013 but he later clarified that he wasn\u2019t lined-up for a secret set.<\/p>\n<p>When he first announced the record \u2013 which has now broken The Beatles\u2019 record for the most UK Number One albums and become his 16th chart-topper \u2013 Williams said he set out to create the album he wanted to write after leaving Take That in 1995.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the peak of Britpop and a golden age for British Music,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve worked with some of my heroes on this album\u2026 There\u2019s some \u2018Brit\u2019 in there and there\u2019s certainly some \u2018pop\u2019 too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a three-star review of \u2018BRITPOP\u2019, <em>NME<\/em> described the album as \u201ca love letter to the \u201990s and a bid to live forever\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Since the album dropped, Robbie has also been named FIFA\u2019s official Music Ambassador and dropped the first official FIFA anthem \u2018Desire\u2019 alongside Laura Pausini.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The pair first performed the song ahead of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain at the same New Jersey stadium. 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data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lars-Ulrich-2026-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Lars Ulrich says Metallica\u2019s upcoming Las Vegas Sphere residency feels \u201coverwhelming and fucking intimidating\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Cure-perform-at-Electric-Castle-2026.-CREDIT_-Robert-Bumbes-for-Electric-Castle-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Cure-perform-at-Electric-Castle-2026.-CREDIT_-Robert-Bumbes-for-Electric-Castle-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">The Cure and Dogstar close out a weekend of magic and mayhem at Electric Castle 2026<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Robbie Williams has announced two huge UK and Ireland outdoor shows for 2027, and they both take place the week after Glastonbury.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: <b>Robbie Williams \u2013 \u2018BRITPOP\u2019 review: a love letter to the \u201990s and a bid to live forever<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The multi-BRIT-winning solo star and former Take That member is set to headline at Lancashire\u2019s Lytham Festival on July 3, before then playing at Thomond Park Stadium in Limerick on July 6.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tickets go on sale this Friday (July 24) at 10am local time, and will be available here.<\/p>\n<p>The dates come on the heels of his \u2018BRITPOP World Tour\u2019 heading to South America later this year, before moving over to Australia and New Zealand in November. The two new shows also mark Williams\u2019 first 2027 tour dates to be confirmed so far, and happen to take place shortly after Glastonbury \u2013 leading to some speculation that he could be on the line-up for next year\u2019s edition.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd29 @RobbieWilliams has announced a new run of live shows for summer 2027, bringing his incredible live show \u2018RW27\u2019 to Limerick for his first ever show at Thomond Park Stadium on 6 July, as his only Irish show of the year.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfab Tickets are on sale Friday at 10am\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/lhA2FOpCxO<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ticketmaster Ireland (@TicketmasterIre) July 20, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Robbie William\u2019s new UK and Ireland outdoor shows are:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>JULY 2027<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>3 \u2013 Lytham Green, Lancashire<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>6 \u2013 Thomond Park Stadium, Limerick<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">International Pop Megastar Robbie Williams will be headlining Lytham Festival on Sat 3 Jul 2027! For what promises to be an incredible night of huge hits! \ud83d\udd0a<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f 5-Day passes on sale now. Individual Day Tickets go on sale 10:00 Fri 24 Jul &gt;&gt; https:\/\/t.co\/WK8uqCxdSt pic.twitter.com\/bPsgdtEiaV<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ticketmasteruk (@TicketmasterUK) July 20, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Glasto 2027 will take place at the usual spot of Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset next summer and run between Wednesday June 23 and Sunday June 27. It will be the first year back following a fallow year this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Williams has shown up at the iconic festival before, delivering a huge solo set at the 1998 edition, and also making an unforgettable appearance in 1995, where he partied with Oasis.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <em>NME<\/em> about the latter in 2022, the \u2018Angels\u2019 singer said that going to the festival shortly after his departure from Take That made him feel \u201clike Putin turning up in Westminster\u201d due to indie snobbery, and also marked the \u201cstart of his new life\u201d where people \u201ccouldn\u2019t contain me anymore\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In the years since, the singer has made it clear that he wants to perform again at Worthy Farm \u2013 and said in 2023 that he believes he\u2019d \u201cslaughter it\u201d if he were given the chance to play the Legend\u2019s Slot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one of those times and places, and a reimagination of what Robbie Williams is,\u201d he said of a potential performance,\u201d he said at the time. \u201cA lot of people there have an oblique perception of what I am. But if they saw me do it, I would take their heads off.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKEckMrNDtQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There were rumours that he was playing at last year\u2019s festival too, after he shared a picture of a blue plaque that officially marked 30 years since he made headlines for partying with Oasis at the festival in 1995.<\/p>\n<p>More rumours were sparked as he used a picture of himself at the 1995 festival as the cover for his latest album \u2018BRITPOP\u2019 \u2013 but he later clarified that he wasn\u2019t lined-up for a secret set.<\/p>\n<p>When he first announced the record \u2013 which has now broken The Beatles\u2019 record for the most UK Number One albums and become his 16th chart-topper \u2013 Williams said he set out to create the album he wanted to write after leaving Take That in 1995.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the peak of Britpop and a golden age for British Music,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve worked with some of my heroes on this album\u2026 There\u2019s some \u2018Brit\u2019 in there and there\u2019s certainly some \u2018pop\u2019 too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a three-star review of \u2018BRITPOP\u2019, <em>NME<\/em> described the album as \u201ca love letter to the \u201990s and a bid to live forever\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Since the album dropped, Robbie has also been named FIFA\u2019s official Music Ambassador and dropped the first official FIFA anthem \u2018Desire\u2019 alongside Laura Pausini.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The pair first performed the song ahead of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain at the same New Jersey stadium. Williams then sang it with Scherzinger at the 2026 World Cup Final Draw, released a new version featuring both Scherzinger and Pausini, and performed it with both the singers at the World Cup closing ceremony on Sunday (July 19).<\/p>\n<p>Following his appearance at the World Cup final, Williams has responded to claims that a white object falling onto his microphone during a World Cup television interview was cocaine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/robbie-williams-announces-huge-2027-uk-and-ireland-outdoor-shows-the-week-after-glastonbury-3958165&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robbie-williams@2000&#215;1270-1.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Robbie Williams announces huge 2027 UK and Ireland outdoor shows \u2013 the week after Glastonbury The singer has shared his interest in playing the Legend\u2019s Slot before, saying he would \u201cslaughter it\u201d if given the chance By Liberty Dunworth 21st July 2026 Robbie Williams performs live. 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