Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. Just ask Robbie Williams, who’s celebrating the mid-90s on latest LP Britpop, a.k.a. the deeply unhappy period pre-solo superstardom that saw him tortured by addiction and relentless tabloid takedowns. Still, time and 21 million albums sold make it easier to move past those memories, leaving Williams free to score a record-breaking 16th solo number one by tapping into the current cultural thirst for 90s content.
To celebrate, he’s been playing a handful of “club shows”, treating comparatively tiny audiences to a run-through of Britpop, preceded by his debut album, Life Thru A Lens, in full. Last night it was Brixton Academy’s turn to get up close and personal.
