Robbie Williams Offers to Open for Oasis on Live 25 Reunion Tour

Robbie Williams has offered to open for Oasis on their Live 25 reunion tour, signaling what he described as a moment when the Britpop icons are “omnipresent” and at the peak of the cultural moment. Williams, 51, said he would gladly take the stage before the Gallagher brothers, despite their long-running rivalry, noting that his role would be more about joining a historic run than competing with Oasis. He added that it would be amusing if he filled a slot that previously might have gone to another artist, while acknowledging Richard Ashcroft’s fit as a support act.

The admission comes amid Oasis’s second wave of live shows as they tour the United Kingdom and Ireland before heading to North America and beyond. The Live 25 dates have featured a rotating lineup of openers, with Cast and The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft among the UK and Ireland supports, and Cage the Elephant and Ball Park Music scheduled for later legs. Oasis have drawn vast crowds across Cardiff, Manchester, London and Edinburgh, and their Dublin concerts at Croke Park drew more than 160,000 fans over two nights, underscoring the scale and emotional resonance of the reunion. The gigs have been accompanied by a...