Robbie Williams announces 15 date European tour supported by Olly Murs

• Olly Murs announced as Robbie’s support act for 17-date tour
• Tour, which also takes in Europe, kicks off next June
  

By
Lucy Buckland

PUBLISHED:

10:59 EST, 26 November 2012

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UPDATED:

12:34 EST, 26 November 2012

Robbie Williams has announced a 17 date European stadium tour supported by current UK number 1 singer Olly Murs.

But the Angels singer has warned he needs to get in serious shape before his tour kicks off in June 2013, taking him across Europe, from Manchester to Estonia.

It is the first time Robbie, 38, will have done a solo tour since 2006 and the new father, who added his daughter Theadora will accompany him on parts of the tour, has revealed it is all part of his plan to leave behind a ‘musical legacy.’

‘I need to get in shape!’ Robbie Williams has announced plans for a stadium tour in 2013, but says he wants to lose weight before it begins

Buff bod: Robbie has been looking a lot more muscly of late

Announcing his arena tour on Tuesday
afternoon at the Soho Hotel the Candy singer said he was thrilled about
hitting the road with his pal Olly, 28, and even said he could see a lot
of himself in the number 1 artist.

‘I believe that I am at a place in my career where its time to put my foot down, that this is what I do, its legacy time for me.

‘I’m getting my handicap down in golf and all that business. I’m nearly 40, that’s what I’m trying to say.
‘I don’t know how many times I will get given this opportunity… I want to go and seal my place in pop history.’

The Candy star said
he would take new baby girl Theodora Rose on tour with him, which would
result in him getting more sleep than he has on previous tours.He
said of his first tour as a father: ‘Perhaps I will be a bit more calm.
She’s a very, very calming presence.

Already I feel that something
cosmically has changed within me and I don’t know what it is but I feel
happier as a person and a bit more grounded as a person. That’s happened
naturally.

‘She’s coming with us, of course. It probably means I’ll get more sleep because she’s there, not less because she’s there. She’s rounding off my rough edges as the weeks progress in her life so far.’

Those guys! Robbie Williams and Olly Murs will go on tour together in 2013

He added that time may be running out
for him as by the time his tour starts he will be 40, and there may
only be time for two more sell-out shows before he is just ‘an old guy
singing pop songs.’

And the
Take That star admitted he had been ‘lethargic’ with his past two
albums, not touring or doing much promotion but the birth of his
daughter and his reunion with Take That had re-invigorated him.

‘The rumours are true. I’m getting Robbie Williams back together again’, the Angels star joked.

In
a frank press conference where the singer regularly swore he said he
was grateful for the support with his latest single and revealed why he
chose Olly to support him on tour.

Announcement: Robbie Williams announced the tour dates on Monday afternoon, but admitted he would need to get in shape first

Clowning around! Robbie Williams announced his new European Stadium Tour on Monday, he will be supported by cheeky chappie Olly Murs

He said: ‘I can see a lot of myself in
him, we get on like a house on fire. I hope he will come up and join me
onstage for a couple of numbers.’

And Olly said he was ‘honoured’ to be chosen by Robbie.

Robbie’s
decision comes after three successful sell-out tours at the O2 earlier
this month where he impressed fans with his energy and enthusiasm.

During
the less than 30minutes announcement Robbie added that he would miss
Rylan Clark on the X Factor and how he doesn’t dare to give Harry Styles
tips on women.

Streaming: Robbie William’s announced his tour on his website on Monday as he streamed his press conference

In shape: Robbie said he wants to get back in shape for his new tour

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