Eager fans have been queuing outside the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow “since 2am” to catch Britpop icon Robbie Williams’ gig tonight.
Crowds began to gather outside the legendary music venue in the city’s East End from the early hours of Wednesday morning to secure a good spot at the musician’s sold-out show.
Williams is treating fans to a full live performance of both his classic album Life Thru A Lens and his latest release, Britpop, which supporters say they are “buzzing” to hear in person for the first time.
Wrapped in blankets and rain ponchos, groups of friends told our reporter why they’ve been standing in line for hours.
Levkae Mueller and Shirley Kernek travelled 10 hours by car from Hamburg, Germany, to London before flying to Glasgow to make the concert.
The pals even donned custom jackets featuring nods to Williams’ new album and his smash hit film Better Man.
Levkae said: “It took 10 hours to drive from Hamburg to London, and then we flew from London to Glasgow.
We’ve been fans since 1998, around about then. I’ve been to around 100 of his gigs. We came to Glasgow for the venue because it’s such a small venue, and he’s doing the new album.
“It’s a special gig, and we love Glasgow.”
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Claudia Ifieger made the journey from Austria to the city to watch the singer.
The 18-year-old explained she had been queuing since 5am, but that her friend had braved the rain to line up from 2am.
She commented: “I got here at 5am, and my friend got here at 2am. It’s really good seeing all these people that you only see at rock concerts.
“I call them my friends because they are my friends. This is very important to me. I’m going to every show on the tour, so I’m heading to Liverpool tomorrow and London after that.
“I really love Robbie.”
Meanwhile, Raika Melde, Kathe Ehrke, and Nadine Godenrath travelled to Glasgow earlier this week from Germany.
Kathe said: “It was very hard to get tickets, and we were lucky to get them. You could only buy two at a time, and there are three of us, so it was a little bit difficult, but we got them in the end, and we’re very happy.
“Tomorrow we head to London for the next show. I’ve been listening to Robbie for 33 years. We can’t wait to hear the new songs live.”
Nadine added: “It’s a very exclusive gig and we’re very excited to see him close up. We’ve been queuing since 4am.”
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Kayla Toplish and Emma McShane had been standing in line for several hours to secure good spots at the gig.
They highlighted that the tickets had been Christmas gifts for their mums.
Kayla said: “We’re queuing for our mums, this was a Christmas present for them. I’ve been a fan as long as I can remember, and I’ve been to all his previous tours as well.
“I really want him to play Selfish Disco. I’ve only seen him at bigger venues, so seeing him at a smaller venue where he started out is good.”
Emma added: “My mum is a big fan, and I think it was around three or four years ago that I became a fan.
“It was when I went to see him in concert for the first time. This is only my second gig I’ve been to. I really want to hear Let Me Entertain You.
“The first time I saw him, the area where we were sitting was a restricted view, so I barely saw him, but this time he’ll be right there, so as you can imagine, I’m buzzing.”
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