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The Heavy Entertainment Show Tour

{{Short description|2017–2018 concert tour by Robbie Williams}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = The Heavy Entertainment Show Tour

| artist = Robbie Williams

| image = Robbie-williams-the-heavy-entertainment-show-tour-2017-poster-1478522933.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| location = {{Flatlist|

  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America

}}

| album = The Heavy Entertainment Show

| start_date = {{Start date|df=yes|2017|06|02}}

| end_date = {{End date|df=yes|2018|11|17}}

| number_of_shows = 47

| gross = $62 million{{efn|2017 dollars, based on 31 shows.}}{{cite web|title=2017 Pollstar Year End Top 100 Worldwide Tours|url=https://www.pollstar.com/Chart/2018/01/2017YearEndTop100WorldwideTours_621.pdf|website=pollstar.com|access-date=7 January 2018}}

| last_tour = Let Me Entertain You Tour
(2015)

| this_tour = The Heavy Entertainment Show Tour
(2017–2018)

| next_tour = XXV Tour
(2022–2023)

}}

The Heavy Entertainment Show Tour was the twelfth concert tour by English singer and songwriter Robbie Williams, in support of his eleventh studio album The Heavy Entertainment Show, released on 4 November 2016. The tour, first announced on 7 November 2016,{{cite web |last=Ladisch |first=Marie |title=Robbie Williams announces 2017 stadium tour with special guest Erasure |url=https://discover.ticketmaster.co.uk/music/robbie-williams-announces-2017-stadium-tour-special-guest-erasure-29771/ |website=Ticketmaster Discover |access-date=3 January 2025 |location=United Kingdom |date=7 November 2016 }}{{cite web |last=Ellis |first=David |title=Robbie Williams tour 2017: tickets go on sale as The Heavy Entertainment Show comes to London |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/robbie-williams-tour-2017-the-heavy-entertainment-show-comes-to-london-a3389341.html |website=Evening Standard |access-date=3 January 2025 |location=United Kingdom |date=7 November 2016 }} began at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England{{cite web |last=Hegarty |first=Tasha |title=Robbie Williams launches Heavy Entertainment Show Tour in Manchester with defiant message: "We are not f**king scared" |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a829864/robbie-williams-heavy-entertainment-show-tour-manchester-gig-message-not-scared/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=3 January 2025 |location=United Kingdom |date=3 June 2017 }} on 2 June 2017, traveled thru Europe until September,{{cite web |last=Mulvaney |first=Amy |title=Robbie Williams announces Irish tour date for 2017 |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/robbie-williams-announces-irish-tour-date-for-2017/35170047.html |website=Irish Independent |access-date=3 January 2025 |location=Ireland |date=28 October 2016 }}{{cite web |last=Matson-Mäkelä |first=Kirsi |title=Robbie Williams keikalle Suomeen – esiintyy ensi elokuussa Tampereella |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-9277321 |website=Yle |language=fi |access-date=3 January 2025 |location=Finland |date=7 November 2016 }} before landing for shows in Australia and New Zealand in February 2018,{{cite web |last=McCabe |first=Kathy |title=Robbie Williams goes old school with tickets to his Heavy Entertainment Show tour next year |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/robbie-williams-goes-old-school-with-tickets-to-his-heavy-entertainment-show-tour-next-year/news-story/2bb51c2f865df97e89b985f2fea6d05d |website=News.com.au |access-date=3 January 2025 |location=Australia |date=1 September 2017 }}{{cite web |last=Cross |first=Daile |title=Robbie Williams closes Heavy Entertainment tour at packed Perth Arena |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/robbie-williams-closes-heavy-entertainment-tour-at-packed-perth-arena-20180308-h0x6ue.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=3 January 2025 |location=Australia |date=8 March 2018 }} until finally concluding with shows in South America and Mexico in November 2018.{{cite web |title=Robbie Williams sorprende con su padre en el Corona Capital |url=https://www.elsiglodedurango.com.mx/noticia/2018/robbie-williams-sorprende-con-su-padre-en-el-corona-capital.html |website=El Siglo De Durango |language=es |access-date=3 January 2025 |location=Mexico |date=18 November 2018 }}{{cite web |title=Robbie is coming to South America! |url=https://robbiewilliams.com/blogs/news/robbie-is-coming-to-south-america |website=robbiewilliams.com |access-date=3 January 2025 |date=15 May 2018 }}

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Tour dates

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+List of 2017 concerts{{Cite web |date=2025 |title=Robbie Williams – Tour History Report |url=https://pdfhost.io/v/Z5ZqtgOvE_robbiewilliamstourhistory1736109517165 |access-date=5 January 2025 |website=Pollstar}}

scope="col" style="width:12em;" |Date (2017)

! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |City

! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |Country

! scope="col" style="width:16em;" |Venue

! scope="col" style="width:11em;" |Opening acts

! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |Attendance

! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |Revenue

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2 June

| rowspan="2"| Manchester

| rowspan="3"| England

| rowspan="2"| Etihad Stadium

| rowspan="12"| Erasure

| rowspan="2"| 90,173 / 90,173

| rowspan="2"| $8,136,152

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |3 June
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6 June

| Southampton

| St Mary's Stadium

| —

| —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |9 June

| Edinburgh

| Scotland

| Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium

| —

| —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |13 June

| Coventry

| England

| Coventry Building Society Arena

| —

| —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |17 June

| Dublin

| Ireland

| Aviva Stadium

| 48,623 / 48,623

| $4,567,472

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |21 June

| Cardiff

| Wales

| Principality Stadium

| —

| —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |23 June

| London

| England

| London Stadium

| —

| —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |26 June

| Dresden

| rowspan="2"| Germany

| Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion

| —

| —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |28 June

| Düsseldorf

| Merkur Spiel-Arena

| —

| —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |1 July

| Paris

| France

| Accor Arena

| 14,659 / 15,748

| $1,385,023

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |4 July

| Nijmegen

| Netherlands

| Goffertpark

| 60,670 / 60,670

| $4,781,805

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |8 July{{efn|This show was part of Werchter Boutique.}}

| Werchter

| Belgium

| Werchter Festivalpark

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |11 July

| Hanover

| Germany

| Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena

| rowspan="2"| Erasure

| —

| —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |14 July

| Verona

| rowspan="3"| Italy

| Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi

| —

| —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |15 July{{efn|This show was part of Lucca Summer Festival.}}

| Lucca

| Piazza Napoleone

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |17 July{{efn|This show was part of Collisioni Festival.}}

| Barolo

| Barolo Town Square

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |19 July

| Frankfurt

| rowspan="4"| Germany

| Deutsche Bank Park

| rowspan="15"| Erasure

| 42,869 / 42,869

| $9,793,595

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |22 July

| Munich

| Olympiastadion

| —

| —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |25 July

| rowspan="2"| Berlin

| rowspan="2"| Waldbühne

| rowspan="2"| 38,544 / 44,580

| rowspan="2"| $3,576,231

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |26 July
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |29 July

| Stockholm

| Sweden

| 3Arena

| —

| —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |1 August

| Trondheim

| rowspan="2"| Norway

| Granåsen

| —

| —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |4 August

| Bergen

| Bergenhus Fortress

| —

| —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |7 August

| Copenhagen

| Denmark

| Parken

| —

| —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |10 August

| Tampere

| Finland

| Ratina Stadium

| —

| —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |16 August

| Vilnius

| Lithuania

| Vingis Park

| —

| —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |19 August

| Prague

| Czech Republic

| Letňany

| —

| —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |23 August

| Budapest

| Hungary

| Groupama Aréna

| —

| —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |26 August

| Vienna

| rowspan="2"| Austria

| Ernst-Happel-Stadion

| —

| —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |29 August

| Klagenfurt

| Wörthersee Stadion

| —

| —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2 September

| Zürich

| Switzerland

| Letzigrund

| —

| —

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+List of 2018 concerts{{Cite web |date=2025 |title=Robbie Williams – Tour History Report |url=https://pdfhost.io/v/Z5ZqtgOvE_robbiewilliamstourhistory1736109517165 |access-date=5 January 2025 |website=Pollstar}}

scope="col" style="width:12em;" |Date (2018)

! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |City

! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |Country

! scope="col" style="width:16em;" |Venue

! scope="col" style="width:11em;" |Opening acts

! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |Attendance

! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |Revenue

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |14 February

| Auckland

| rowspan="2"| New Zealand

| Spark Arena

| rowspan="2"| Tami Neilson

| 8,936 / 10,716

| $1,088,590

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |17 February

| Dunedin

| Forsyth Barr Stadium

| 13,793 / 15,818

| $1,611,213

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |20 February

| Brisbane

| rowspan="9"| Australia

| Brisbane Entertainment Centre

| The Bamboos

| 11,385 / 11,552

| $1,415,471

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |22 February{{efn|This show was part of A Day On The Green.}}

| rowspan="3"| Melbourne

| Rochford Winery

| Sheppard

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |24 February

| rowspan="2"| Rod Laver Arena

| rowspan="2"| —

| rowspan="2"| 23,345 / 25,764

| rowspan="2"| $3,055,495

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |25 February
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |28 February

| rowspan="2"| Sydney

| rowspan="2"| Qudos Bank Arena

| rowspan="2"| The Bamboos

| rowspan="2"| 21,686 / 23,510

| rowspan="2"| $2,764,383

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |1 March
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |3 March{{efn|This show was part of A Day On The Green.}}

| Geelong

| Mt Dundeed Estate

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |4 March{{efn|This show was part of Adelaide 500.}}

| Adelaide

| Adelaide Street Circuit

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |7 March

| Perth

| RAC Arena

| The Bamboos

| 12,473 / 12,816

| $1,467,143

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |5 November

| Santiago

| Chile

| Movistar Arena

| —

| —

| —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |8 November{{efn|This show was part of Personal Fest.}}

| Asunción

| Paraguay

| Hipódromo de Asunción

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |15 November

| Guadalajara

| rowspan="2"| Mexico

| Arena VFG

| —

| 8,983 / 9,848

| $652,052

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |17 November{{efn|This show was part of Corona Capital.}}

| Mexico City

| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

Notes

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Cancelled shows

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|+List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason

scope="col" style="width:15em;" |Date

! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |City

! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |Country

! scope="col" style="width:16em;" |Venue

! scope="col" style="width:30em;" |Reason

! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}

13 August 2017

| Warsaw

| Poland

| PGE Narodowy

| Logistical and technical problems

|{{cite web |title=Robbie Williams w Warszawie. Koncert odwołany |url=https://warszawa.naszemiasto.pl/robbie-williams-w-warszawie-koncert-odwolany-oswiadczenie/ar/c13-3956266 |website=Warszawa Nasze Miasto |language=pl |access-date=3 January 2025 |location=Poland |date=19 December 2016 }}

7 September 2017

| Saint Petersburg

| rowspan="2"| Russia

| Ice Palace

| rowspan="2"| Illness

| rowspan="2"| {{cite web |title=Robbie Williams cancels Russia gigs |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41163479 |website=BBC |access-date=3 January 2025 |location=United Kingdom |date=5 September 2017 }}

10 September 2017

| Moscow

| Olimpiyskiy

10 November 2018

| Buenos Aires

| Argentina

| Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires

| Severe weather conditions

| {{cite web |title=Lorde cerró el Personal Fest en Buenos Aires ante 15 mil personas |url=https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/infoshow/2018/11/12/lorde-cerro-el-personal-fest-en-buenos-aires-ante-15-mil-personas/ |website=Infobae |language=es |access-date=3 January 2025 |location=Argentina |date=12 November 2018 }}{{cite web |title=Robbie Williams on X |url=https://x.com/robbiewilliams/status/1061384572930285572 |access-date=3 January 2025 |date=11 November 2018 }}

References

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