Robbie Williams is currently on the European leg of his Britpop tour, and fans were left gobsmacked when he bravely faced an unlikely ‘stage invader’ at a recent show
Robbie Williams is in the middle of a mammoth 37-show tour in support of his latest album, Britpop, which has seen him play a number of shows in the UK and across Europe. But during one recent gig in Germany, the former Take That star left fans gobsmacked as he was seen bravely fending off an unlikely “stage invader” who tried to interrupt the show.
A video of the incident was shared on TikTok by The Lottery Winners, a pop band who have been supporting Robbie on his tour throughout the UK and Europe. The clip begins with Robbie inviting his “new best mate” and Lottery Winners lead singer Thom Rylance on stage, before the fellow musician alerts him to the unwelcome guest on stage with them.
But the stage invader isn’t an overzealous fan, but is instead something that could be even scarier – a wasp.
Thom tells Robbie in the clip: “There’s a wasp right on you.”
As the Angels singer moves out of the way, the wasp flies between the two, and Thom can be heard screaming while Robbie tells the insect to “f**k off”. He then also jokingly tells the crowd to “finish the gig yourselves” as he attempts to run off stage away from the angry wasp.
WARNING: The below TikTok video contains strong language.
The crowd descends into laughter as Thom lifts his guitar as a weapon to fight off the wasp, before declaring to Robbie that he’s “so scared”. Robbie then stated: “I’m not. I’m butch.”
Robbie asks Thom if he would be willing to play guitar for some of his songs, but is cut off mid-sentence as the wasp comes back for more and he’s forced to pull off the scarf he’s wearing and throw it into the crowd to try and deter the insect.
The video then cuts to Robbie and Thom performing Take That’s hit Relight My Fire together, before Thom once again has to run away as the wasp returns to taunt him some more.
Commenters on the video were left in stitches by the duo’s antics, as people joked they needed “security” to escort the wasp off stage so the musicians could get back to the show.
One person said: “Where’s security when you need them?”
Another added: “When the best concert ever becomes a stand-up comedy show.”
While a third quipped: “The very brave, ‘There is a wasp right on you though’, followed by pure panic! I’m howling!”
And a fourth stated: “Robbie running from the wasp was hilarious.”