Robbie Williams captured live in concert at Knebworth House on Saturday, 2nd August, 2003.Robbie Williams captured live in concert at Knebworth House on Saturday, 2nd August, 2003.Robbie Williams captured live in concert at Knebworth House on Saturday, 2nd August, 2003.
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Kathleen Kissoon
- Self - Backing Vocals
- (as Katie Kissoon)
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Did you know
- TriviaFor this concert, Robbie Williams rehearsed on Stage 2 of the George Lucas Stage at Elstree Studios.
- Quotes
Robbie Williams: Good evening everybody, my name is Robbie Williams, this is my band and for the next two hours YOUR ASS IS MINE!
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Fans of Williams will lap it up but those that aren't big fans might be put off by the way that his personality comes through in the show, and not necessarily in a good way
Filmed back in August 2003, this concert saw over 150 thousand people come to Knebworth to see former Take That member Robbie Williams perform a set of his songs as well as some of his favourites from other artists. I'm not a real fan of Robbie Williams and I have never been to a concert this big but I decided to give this film a try anyway. I'm not sure how much of an experience this concert would have been for those not in the first quarter mile of the stage but on television it works a lot better as it gives more intimacy with the performance.
Whether this is a good thing or not depends on your view of Williams. He does most of his big hits and he belts them out really well and if you, like the crowd of mainly screaming women, love this then this is the concert for you. Personally I thought that the whole show was moulded around Williams' personality and that this was not always a good thing. He does come across very smug at times and perhaps all a bit too pleased with himself and how things have worked out. Fans will likely embrace this as part of him being a cheeky chappy but it is a fine line between that and arrogance and Williams doesn't always manage to stay on the right side of it. Likewise his womanising side sees his ogling his dancers, having two of them pretend to kiss and fondling a member of the audience during a song. It is part of his "fun" I guess but again it grated with me because it seemed to be more about his brand of hedonism than it was about giving the audience a show.
This can also be seen in the moments when he talks to the audience, either as a group of as individuals. A lot of what he says comes over as insincere but it does the job for the crowd; I didn't like the way he bigs up himself a lot as well attacking the tabloids and telling the audience how well he is doing, but again if you are a fan of his then I guess you won't see it this way. The dancers look great but I was disappointed with how little we get to see of the many people that share the stage with Williams only bass player Yolande Charles gets time on camera, which may be because of her looks. In terms of the show itself, director Hamilton has done a great job of grabbing lots of great shots to give the viewer a feel for the crowd while also catching the performance up close. Occasionally it is edited together a bit too frantically but generally this helps inject energy into the film.
Overall then a big concert film that is professionally made and well captured by the director. Fans of Williams will lap it up but those that aren't big fans might be put off by the way that his personality comes through in the show, and not necessarily in a good way.
Whether this is a good thing or not depends on your view of Williams. He does most of his big hits and he belts them out really well and if you, like the crowd of mainly screaming women, love this then this is the concert for you. Personally I thought that the whole show was moulded around Williams' personality and that this was not always a good thing. He does come across very smug at times and perhaps all a bit too pleased with himself and how things have worked out. Fans will likely embrace this as part of him being a cheeky chappy but it is a fine line between that and arrogance and Williams doesn't always manage to stay on the right side of it. Likewise his womanising side sees his ogling his dancers, having two of them pretend to kiss and fondling a member of the audience during a song. It is part of his "fun" I guess but again it grated with me because it seemed to be more about his brand of hedonism than it was about giving the audience a show.
This can also be seen in the moments when he talks to the audience, either as a group of as individuals. A lot of what he says comes over as insincere but it does the job for the crowd; I didn't like the way he bigs up himself a lot as well attacking the tabloids and telling the audience how well he is doing, but again if you are a fan of his then I guess you won't see it this way. The dancers look great but I was disappointed with how little we get to see of the many people that share the stage with Williams only bass player Yolande Charles gets time on camera, which may be because of her looks. In terms of the show itself, director Hamilton has done a great job of grabbing lots of great shots to give the viewer a feel for the crowd while also catching the performance up close. Occasionally it is edited together a bit too frantically but generally this helps inject energy into the film.
Overall then a big concert film that is professionally made and well captured by the director. Fans of Williams will lap it up but those that aren't big fans might be put off by the way that his personality comes through in the show, and not necessarily in a good way.
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- bob the moo
- Jan 4, 2007
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- Robbie Williams: Live at Knebworth - What We Did Last Summer
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- Runtime1 hour 16 minutes
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By what name was Robbie Williams Live at Knebworth (2003) officially released in Canada in English?
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