Robbie Williams Sets Another Guinness Record
International star Robbie Williams took the stage in a comeback show at the BBC Electric Proms at London’s Roundhouse, which sold out. The concert was shown in over 250 cinemas in 23 countries, which is what set a new world record in Guinness books. The performance had the most simultaneous cinematic showings of a live concert.
There were tens of thousands of fans watching the show live across Europe through an agreement with BBC Worldwide Music. This isn’t the first time that Robbie has set a record, as he sold 1.6 million tickets in just one day for his epic “Close Encounters” tour in 2006.
Robbie premiered songs from an upcoming album called “Reality Killed the Video Star” and even performed classic tracks. This was all accompanied by a horn and string section, as well as a full band.
Craig Glenday from Guinness World Records said that it’s been a little while since they’ve seen the singer in the record books, so it’s great seeing him return to the stage to break more records. Robbie has won multiple spots in the record books thanks to having so much success in the charts, Glenday continued, and this new record will be the first of many others.
Later this month, they plan to screen Robbie’s concert at an auditorium in Mexico City that seats 8,000 people. They have also planned to show the performance at 7 cinemas in New Zealand, 18 in Australia and another 20 in South Africa in November. In addition to the screenings, it is expected that Robbie’s concert will reach about 33 million people by radio across 22 stations in Europe and beyond.