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Robbie Williams gig to be shown live in cinemas across world

Comeback will be screened simultaneously in 23 countries

Robbie Williams recently spoke about how stage fright has put him off touring

Robbie Williams's BBC Electric Proms concert will be broadcast around the globe.

The singer's comeback gig will be shown live in 200 cinemas across 23 countries.

It will also be screened later in Australia and South Africa.

Robbie will sing tracks from his new album Video Killed The Radio Star and a number of his classics.

‘It's very exciting to think that a one-off performance I play in
London can now be seen simultaneously by people all across the world,' he says.

The show has been billed as the biggest live music cinematic event of its kind in Europe.

‘The Electric Proms is proud to be able to extend the reach of the event to music fans across the globe,' says Salim Mukaddam of BBC Worldwide Music.

‘Robbie is going to open the Proms with a bang that is now set to resonate around the world.'

Tickets for the event go on sale on Friday 9 October.

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Lorraine Crowther