Robbie Williams appeared to reignite his feud with Noel Gallagher during his American Express presents BST Hyde Park concert on Saturday night.
The singer, 50, fell out with the Oasis star, 57, and his brother Liam, 51, at the 2000 BRIT Awards after he described him as “that fat dancer from Take That”.
Opening his show in London over the weekend, Robbie took the opportunity to poke fun at Noel with his exit.
In videos shared by concert-goers on social media, the pop star can be seen walking past a small cardboard cutout of Santa Claus on his way to the stage and patting him on the head.
Poking fun at the rocker’s height, Robbie smiled at the camera, before beginning his show on the Great Oak stage.
Robbie Williams appeared to reignite his feud with Noel Gallagher during his American Express presents BST Hyde Park concert on Saturday night.
The singer, 50, fell out with the Oasis star, 57, and his brother Liam, 51, at the 2000 BRIT Awards after she described him as “that fat dancer from Take That”.
During his performance, he reflected on how things went wrong during his infamous Glastonbury weekend in 1995, where he partied with brothers Oasis.
As a tribute, he sang the group’s Don’t Look Back in Anger before inviting another friend he’d made at the festival to join him, Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes, to sing the band’s hit “Alright”.
In 2022, Robbie reflected on his turbulent relationship with Oasis, calling them “giant bullies” at the height of their fame.
The singer and the rockers had been locked in a war of words for more than two decades, with Robbie even challenging frontman Liam to a boxing match at the Brit Awards.
However, despite the criticism, Robbie has insisted he is “glad” Liam “exists”, adding that the singer is a “vital” figure in today’s music scene.
In a candid new interview with Zane Lowe about his 1 Apple Music program In 2022, Robbie recalled his dealings with the Wonderwall hitmakers, with the trio often making headlines with their bitter feud over the years.
And speaking to Zane, Robbie said that despite having to compete against Oasis in the charts, he remains a “huge fan” of the band and praised the “incredible hedonism and reckless abandon and rock ‘n’ roll” they symbolise.
As for his past behavior, he continued: “It’s part of my competitive nature, too. And they were also giant bullies, to the whole industry, to everyone in it. And I didn’t like that. And a lot of that still remains within me. They’re probably different people now, but there’s a lot of me that’s like, ‘They’re fucking bullies, I don’t like bullies.'”
Opening his London show over the weekend, Robbie took the opportunity to poke fun at Noel’s height as he made his way out before performing Don’t Look Back in Anger.
Their long-running feud stretches back two decades, but Liam and Robbie started out as firm friends, having partied together with Noel at Glastonbury in 1995 (pictured at Glastonbury in 1995)
In 2022, Robbie reflected on his turbulent relationship with Oasis, calling them “giant bullies” at the height of their fame.
The singer and the rockers were locked in a war of words for more than two decades, with Robbie even challenging frontman Liam to a boxing match at the Brit Awards (Liam and Noel pictured in 2008).
Robbie, who previously claimed his feud with the group was “unbearable”, went on to comment on how Liam has “changed” since then and is a “vital” presence in the industry, before pointing out that their past rivalry benefited him regardless of whether Oasis released a great album or not.
“He’s doing great and doing great,” Robbie said. “The good thing about being an Oasis fan is that when Liam puts out a great album, I can be his fan. The good thing about resenting them is that when they don’t, I’m happy. I win on both sides. It’s very genuine.”
“The last album that Liam put out has five or six songs that are like… I’m so glad he exists. And I’m so glad he’s a vital personality, because there aren’t many like that.”
However, despite the criticism, Robbie has insisted he is “glad” Liam “exists”, adding that the singer is a “vital” personality in today’s music scene (Liam pictured on The Jonathan Ross Show in 2020).
In a candid new interview with Zane Lowe on his Apple Music 1 show, Robbie recalled his dealings with the Wonderwall hitmakers, with the trio often making headlines with their bitter feud over the years.
‘They were giant bullies, to the whole industry, to everyone in it. And I didn’t like that. And a lot of that is still in me’ (Liam and Noel in the 1995 photo)
The Angels hitmaker went on to say that today’s pop stars are more conformist and lack the huge personality that Liam has, adding that it’s “fantastic” that there’s a Liam in the world.
His The long-running feud stretches back almost three decades, but Liam and Robbie started out as firm friends, having partied together with Noel at Glastonbury in 1995.
Robbie later fell out with the brothers, after Noel described him as “that fat dancer from Take That”.
In May 2020, Liam offered an olive branch to Robbie after the Take That star revealed that his father, Pete Conway, had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
Liam tweeted: ‘Hey Robbie Balboa, it’s LG. I heard there’s trouble in your family. Sorry to hear that. Love and light to your family, stay cool and stay tuned LG.’
Robbie was delighted to receive Liam’s message and admitted that it “means a lot” to him. He replied: “Bro that means a lot to me… Keep being heavenly. The world needs you. Your fan, Rob (heart emoji) (sic).”
In June this year, Robbie insisted he is still a fan of Oasis, despite Noel previously calling him “the fat dancer from Take That”.
The former boyband star played Stoke-on-Trent’s Vale Park stadium at the time, where he wowed the crowd with a rendition of the Britpop legends’ 1996 mega-hit Don’t Look Back In Anger at his homecoming gig.
The Rock DJ hitmaker, who also performed Take That’s Could It Be Magic and Do What U Like, reportedly told the crowd he was forced to quit his boyband after “going to Glastonbury and hanging out with the Gallagher brothers”.
Despite former Oasis guitarist Noel once dubbing Robbie “the fat guy from Take That”, the Supreme singer hung out with former frontman Liam Gallagher at the world-famous music festival in 1995, shortly before leaving the band Back for Good.
They have feuded for years, and Robbie challenged Liam to a fight at the 2000 BRIT Awards.
However, Noel recently appeared to pay Robbie a backhanded compliment when he said he wished he had written Angels in 1997, as he compared him to the hit makers Wonderwall.
Number one fan? In June this year, Robbie insisted he is still a fan of Oasis, despite Noel previously calling him “the fat dancer from Take That”.
Talking about Matt Morgan’s PodcastThe 55-year-old rocker said: “I listened to it and thought, ‘I wish I’d written that.'” Angels is Oasis by the numbers.
‘Add a fucking electric guitar and it’s done.’
However, despite any criticism or backhanded comments from the Gallagher brothers, Robbie insists he remains a fan of the band, saying, according to Sun“Well, that’s the highest compliment I’ll ever get. It’s a huge compliment, so I accept it.
‘I’m a huge Oasis fan. Nostalgia still pays off for me. I’m still that man, but sober, 22 years old in my head and a huge Oasis fan.
‘No matter what’s been said or what’s been done, I still like the band.’