Robbie Williams Hints at Take That Reunion, Eyes Solo Album

Robbie Williams expressed confidence in a future reunion with his former band Take That during a recent interview on BBC Radio 2's Scott Mills Breakfast Show, while ruling out participation in the group's upcoming revival of their acclaimed 2009 Circus Live tour.

The 51-year-old singer, speaking on January 12, reflected on his history with the band, which he helped form in 1990 alongside Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, and Jason Orange. Williams left Take That in 1995 to pursue a solo career but rejoined temporarily in 2010 for the Progress album and tour, and made a brief onstage appearance with Barlow, Owen, and Donald during a 2018 episode of The X Factor. Orange, who departed the group in 2014, will not take part in the 2026 Circus Live dates across the UK and Ireland.

Williams praised the original Circus tour as one of the best shows he had ever seen, crediting it with inspiring his earlier return to the band. "Gaz came round to the house in Los Angeles and he had a copy of the show, and he played it for me, and I just stood, literally stood, didn't sit and watched it spellbound," he said. "Loved it, and I was like, I want back in." He described the revival as a...