Robbie Williams at Come Together Festival in Newcastle
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There was a big surprise for Robbie Williams fans in Newcastle on Wednesday, when, out of nowhere, he launched into a song that was instantly recognisable to all the Geordies in the crowd. Well, at least those of a certain age anyway!
Final preparations are underway as Newcastle's Town Moor gets set to host the Come Together Festival next week. The two-day event will see global pop icon
Robbie Williams, one of the biggest pop stars of recent decades, is set to perform in Newcastle for the first time in over a decade at the massive Come Together festival next year.
The celebs came out for Robbie Williams' set at Come Together on Wednesday night, with Newcastle defender Fabian Schar leading the United stars at the Town Moor. And among the other sporting icons there were ex Man United midfielder and Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick and cricketer Ryan Sidebottom.
Who is Robbie Williams? Williams, now 50, got his start in a big boy band that debuted in the 1990s called Take That. They were huge in the U.K., and still rock out today with three members (but ...