About
The live recording of Millennium was released as a B-side to She’s the One / It’s Only Us in late 1999. Captured at Robbie Williams’s landmark performance at Slane Castle, Ireland, it documents a pivotal point in his career, when he had transitioned from pop contender to festival headliner. The show, played before an audience of around 80,000 and broadcast on Sky One, remains one of his most celebrated early concerts.
Performed with a full live band, this version of Millennium amplifies the Bond-inspired grandeur of the studio recording with heavier percussion and a more urgent vocal. Williams delivers the song with swagger and visible emotion, interacting with the crowd throughout. The Irish audience’s fervent participation underlines his growing international appeal and the communal energy that had become central to his live shows.
The Slane concert marked the culmination of Williams’s I’ve Been Expecting You campaign, closing an era defined by reinvention and resilience. This live take of Millennium captures the excitement and tension of that moment, both a celebration of success and a preview of the global ambitions that would shape his next phase.
For the last week I’d been shitting myself about this gig, but I knew Ireland wouldn’t let me down.Robbie Williams, live at Slane Castle