The outfit choice of Robbie Williams, who performed in Finland, sparked a colorful discussion on social media. Radio host Esko Eerikäinen reveals the background of the shirt.
British musician Robbie Williams performed at Tampere’s Nokia Arena on Sunday. Radio host Esko Eerikäinen was one of the few who got to meet the singer star face to face.
He posted a joint photo with Williams on his own Instagram account. The picture also shows Eerikäinen’s host couple Summer Hartlin.
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However, the attention of many was drawn to Williams’ choice of outfit. The British musician was wearing a fan shirt of the ice hockey team Ilves. Tampere is known to have two competing teams: Ilves and Tappara.
I guess the Tappara fans didn’t like Williams’ shirt.
– Otherwise, it would have been a good picture, but that Ilves shirt ruined it, one follower regrets.
– The shirt is a bit wrong, but otherwise a great picture, the comment thread points out.
Robbie Williams has performed in Finland before. Picture from the concert in Helsinki in 2014. MATTI MATIKAINEN
Iltalehti caught up with Eerikäinen, who said that he gave the Ilves shirt as a gift to Williams. The official giver of the gift was Ilves, who had asked the radio host to deliver the shirt to the British singer.
However, the singer was not wearing a fan shirt during the concert. The reason was very clear.
– Robbie said that he can’t wear the shirt at the gig, because he had been told about another team playing in Tampere. He said he won’t go to the same mine again, when he puts on another team’s jersey, some of the gang is yee and the other is boo.
Esko Eerikäinen met British musician Robbie Williams at Nokia Arena. Inka Soveri
The radio host describes that the British musician also asked about the weather conditions in Finland, because the winter weather surprised the singer on Sunday.
– He is a really great and relaxed guy. He is really at ease with himself, Eerikäinen recalls the meeting.
Anniversary
Robbie Williams came to international attention with the band Take That in the 90s. He left the band in the middle of the tour in June 1995. Later, the singer-star has admitted that he was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. The situation was also complicated by the substance abuse problem, which Williams has openly talked about in public.
– It felt like I was in a burning building and I had to get out. That’s how it felt at the time, Williams said In an interview with BBC Radio 2 last year.
Since then, relations with former bandmates have improved and Williams made a small-scale return to the band in 2010. During his own solo career, the man has released 12 studio albums. This year he celebrates his 25-year career.