Robbie Williams has unveiled one other blue plaque in London to honour his former rivals Oasis, forward of the band’s return to the stage tonight (July 4).
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The signal has been ‘put in’ on Berwick Road in Soho – the situation of the long-lasting cowl of the Britpop group’s second album, ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’ (1995).
It reads: “Robbie Williams – heard it, noticed it, liked it, lived it, wished it and snorted it… That’s The Story.”
Tagging Oasis within the publish, Williams wrote within the caption: “GOOD LUCK TONIGHT LADS.” He additionally recreated the ‘…Morning Glory’ cowl paintings. The recreation sees the singer sporting the purple tracksuit he wore at Glastonbury 1995 when he partied with Oasis on the top of the Britpop period.
Williams’ upcoming new album, ‘Britpop’, additionally options him in the identical outfit on its cowl artwork. Try his tribute to Oasis right here:
Final week noticed Williams unveil a blue plaque at Glastonbury 2025 – 30 years on from his go to to the pageant in ’95. This led to rumours that he can be making a shock look at this 12 months’s occasion, however the star shortly confirmed that he was “not performing”.
Williams spoke final 12 months about being on tour concurrently Oasis’ huge reunion exhibits: “I don’t suppose anybody may compete with that – together with Taylor Swift, who’s the most important artist on this planet. So no, it’s not a contest, though it bloody is.”
In Might, NME requested Williams if he can be attending any of Oasis’ concert events this 12 months. He responded: “Not solely will you not be seeing me at any Oasis exhibits, you’ll not be seeing me at any exhibits full cease. I’m an exquisite agoraphobe, and a really completely happy agoraphobe.”
He had beforehand commented on the reunion, saying: “The cleaning soap opera alone will both be thrilling and or ghoulish to look at. As for the exhibits? They’re gonna be unbelievable, off-the-scale particular.” Williams stated the comeback can be a “therapeutic second for our nation”.
Williams praised the “charismatic” Liam Gallagher as effectively, earlier than making a slight dig at his older brother: “Noel will probably be there too.” The pop star jumped in to defend Oasis amid the dynamic pricing ticket controversy final 12 months.
A feud between Williams and Oasis ignited when Noel referred to him as “the fats dancer from Take That”. Williams went on to problem Liam to a £100,000 struggle on the 2000 BRIT Awards.
In 2022, the singer known as the Gallagher brothers “gigantic bullies” however stated he was nonetheless “an enormous fan” of Oasis. Responding to the remarks, Liam defined: “I’ve by no means bullied anybody in my life I’m an enormous piss taker for positive and possibly gone a bit of too far typically, but when I’ve ever harm anybody’s emotions I apologise.”
Williams additionally took a jibe at Liam upon the information of his 2022 return to Knebworth Park, which staged a few of Oasis and Williams’ greatest ever exhibits. Late final 12 months, he shared how he thought Liam and Noel would react to their depiction in his new biopic Higher Man.
In the meantime, Noel Gallagher has stated Oasis are “sounding enormous” forward of tonight’s first comeback present at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.
Help for the UK and Eire leg of Oasis Dwell ’25 comes from Richard Ashcroft and Forged – see the complete stage occasions for Cardiff night time one right here, and take a look at the newest climate forecast.
In different information, Williams has previewed the forthcoming ‘Britpop’ with the one ‘Rocket’ that includes Black Sabbath‘s Tony Iommi.
