Robbie Williams confirms new album BRITPOP and unveils bold first single Rocket – listen now
"I’ve worked with some of my heroes on this album; it’s raw."
Robbie Williams has announced a brand new album, titled BRITPOP, and unveiled a new song featuring Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi.
The former Take That star confirmed the news of his first studio album in almost a decade on Wednesday (21st May), previewing the record with the first single, Rocket, which you can listen to now.
“I set out to create the album that I wanted to write and release after I left Take That in 1995,” the singer said in a statement. “It was the peak of Britpop and a golden age for British music."
He continued: “I’ve worked with some of my heroes on this album; it’s raw, there are more guitars and it’s an album that’s even more upbeat and anthemic than usual.
“There’s some ‘Brit’ in there and there’s certainly some ‘pop’ too – I’m immensely proud of this as a body of work and I’m excited for fans to hear this album.
"I also can’t wait to perform a song or two from it on my upcoming BRITPOP tour, which I’m opening in the UK, naturally.”
BRITPOP is out this autumn, and you can pre-order the new album here.
Fans who do so before 11:59pm on 27th May will be in with a chance to win a meet and greet with Robbie at any show on the upcoming tour, which will kick off in Edinburgh next week, before heading to London, Manchester and Bath.
Here's a full list of UK and Ireland tour dates:
- 31st May 2025 — Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield
- 6th June 2025 — London, Emirates Stadium
- 7th June 2025 — London, Emirates Stadium
- 10th June 2025 — Manchester, Co-op Live
- 11th June 2025 — Manchester, Co-op Live
- 13th June 2025 — Bath, Bath Royal Crescent
- 14th June 2025 — Bath, Bath Royal Crescent
- 23rd August 2025 — Dublin, Croke Park
Robbie previously teased the single Rocket during an interview with NME back in January while promoting his biopic Better Man.
"This [track] is massive guitars, as you can imagine," he said. "It’s adrenaline-filled and balls-to-the-wall."
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