Robbie Williams was forced to cancel the world tour in ‘Public Safety Interest’ | Sents & Arts News

Robbie Williams said he was “very sorry” his concert in the Turkish city of Istanbul must be canceled “for the benefit of public safety”.

The first Take it Singer said it was his “dream” to appear in Atakoy Marina on Tuesday but the decision by the city authorities to cancel the “Our Control” event.

The Britpop Williams world tour begins in May and has taken him to cities including London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Helsinki and Athena.

The 51-year-old Angels singer said in a post on Instagram to his followers 3.7 million: “The last thing I want to do is endanger the safety of my fans and safety first.

“We are very happy to be able to play Istanbul for the first time, and deliberately chose the city as the last show from the Britpop tour.

“To end this epic date in front of my Turkish fans is my dream, given the close connection that my family has with this beautiful country.

“For everyone in Istanbul who want to join 1.2 million people who have shared this phenomenal tour this year with us, I am very sorry. We are looking forward to this show, but the decision to cancel it outside of our control.”

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Williams is still expected to do a small ticket show on Thursday at the Dingwall Camden place in London.

He will run the upcoming album Britpop, which has not been released, in full, with his first Solo LP, Life Thru A Lens.

After Leaving Take that in 1995, Williams released his debut album on the charts in 1997, and had reached seven singles number one in England and 15 of the number one album number one in England.