Robbie Williams fuels Glastonbury secret set rumours with cryptic instagram post
The 51-year-old singer could be making a return to the festival 30 years after his infamous appearance
ROBBIE Williams has fuelled speculation he's returning to Glastonbury to do a secret set.
The pop star sent the rumour mill wild with a cryptic instagram post - 30 years after his infamous appearance at the festival.
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Robbie Williams has dropped hints about a return to Worthy Farm
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He shared a snap of this plaque on instagram
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Robbie pictured at Glastonbury in 1995
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Robbie posted a pic of a plaque, which read: "1995. Robbie Williams entered this area without accreditation, authorisation or alignment with prevailing taste.
"His presence was uninvited, unofficial and ultimately inevitable."
Robbie then simply captioned it: "30 years!!!!!!!"
He spent the festival partying with Oasis singers Liam and Noel Gallagher soon after leaving Take That.
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With the band reuniting next week, fans are hopeful the coincidence is actually another clue about Robbie making a return to Worthy Farm.
In another hint at reliving his glory Glastonbury days, Robbie's cover of his upcoming album Britpop is of a photo of him at the festival in 1995 wearing his iconic red tracksuit.
He said on the Robbie Williams Rewind podcast in 2023: 'It's one of those times and places, and a reimagination of what Robbie Williams is.
"When you do Glastonbury, perception changes more than any other festival."
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He credits his wild nights with Oasis at Glastonbury for being the "start of his new life" after leaving Take That.
Williams said: 'I started getting ideas about writing my own songs. One thing led to another and I made the cardinal mistake of breaking the rules. They couldn't contain me anymore.
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'I set off with [a] flute full of champagne and a pocket full of cocaine, ready to get insane in the membrane and I went to Glastonbury to begin what I didn't know was to be the start of my new life.
'...Take That became a painful, distant memory. Until they came back and were much bigger than they were back then!
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"They came back and they were bigger than they were!
"And I was happy for them, and I thought, 'F*** it, if you can beat them join them.''
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Robbie is currently on tour but not due to perform until Saturday night
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Robbie credits the Gallagher brothers in marking the start of his new life
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