Robbie Williams joined Danny Dyer and a band of Beefeaters for a rousing rendition of Parklife during their London gig on Saturday night.
The pop superstar, 50, was treating fans to a look back at his extensive career during his sold-out show at American Express presents BST Hyde Park when he invited former EastEnders actor Danny, 46, to duet on the Blur classic, with Danny taking over the speaking parts from fellow actor Phil Daniels.
As well as Robbie’s own band, the couple were backed by a 44-piece Beefeaters brass band made up of Coldstream and Welsh Guards as they sang and danced their way across the catwalk.
And Danny, who had appeared as his friend’s bodyguard in the show’s opening film, in which the “Angels” singer walked into the crowd from the backstage area, wasn’t Robbie’s only special guest during the segment.
The singer had been reminiscing about his days with Take That, showing off his swashbuckling first music video for Do What U Like before recalling how he got the chance to sing his first lead vocal on Could It Be Magic, delighting fans with a snippet of the hit 1992 single.
Robbie Williams joined Danny Dyer and a band of Beefeaters for a rousing rendition of Parklife during their London gig on Saturday night.
The 50-year-old pop superstar was inviting fans to reminisce about her long career during her sold-out show at American Express presents BST Hyde Park, when she invited former EastEnders actor Danny
But she then reflected on how things went south during her infamous Glastonbury weekend in 1995, where she partied with Oasis’ Liam and Noel Gallagher.
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, who had performed on the Great Oak Stage earlier in the day, to sing the band’s hit “Alright”.
Robbie then invited Danny to join him for the final Britpop song of the segment, joking: “It’s the double act you didn’t know you needed in your life.”
The singer finally slowed things down with Back For Good, a nod to his reunion with Take That in 2010, before paying tribute to his family, with wife Ayda Field and eldest daughter Teddy, 11, watching from the crowd.
Introducing I Love My Life, he said emotionally: ‘I’ve been with my wife for 18 years. I am the man I am because you have allowed me to grow with you.
“And Teddy, you were the first of your kind and you blew me away. Dad is super, super proud of you. I’m dedicating this next song to Beau, who is four, Coco, who is five, Charlie, who is nine, and Teddy, who is eleven.”
Robbie had started his set with a bang, launching straight into Let Me Entertain You as he emerged from a platform beneath the stage, before covering Land of 1000 Dances and then returning to his own back catalogue with Strong – for which he beamed the words of the chorus onto the giant screens, even though the crowd didn’t need them – and then Come Undone.
Robbie had started his set with a bang, launching straight into Let Me Entertain You as he emerged from a platform beneath the stage.
Introducing I Love My Life, he said emotionally: “I’ve been with my wife for 18 years. I am the man I am because you have allowed me to grow with you.”
In the second half of the set, Robbie threw t-shirts into the crowd in recognition of their dance moves to Candy before singing Supreme and Millennium.
Robbie has been married to occasional Loose Women star Ayda Field, 45, since 2010 and paid tribute to her during his appearance (pictured on the ITV lunchtime chat show in June 2024).
In the second half of the set, Robbie threw t-shirts into the crowd in recognition of their dance moves to Candy before singing Supreme and Millennium.
Introducing Advertising Space, which was accompanied by moving images of lost icons including the late Elvis Presley, George Michael, Prince, Freddie Mercury and Amy Winehouse, Robbie reflected on his own struggles with addiction over the years.
He said: ‘At 50, I’m still here and I’m extremely grateful… tonight I was happier and more relaxed than ever before when I walked on stage.
‘Maybe it was England (that won), maybe it was you, but I’m very, very happy… Thank you for helping me stay on this planet. I love you guys.’
