We Will Rock You

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Robbie Williams has incorporated We Will Rock You into several major live productions, most prominently on the stadium release Live Summer 2003 and again during the 2015 Let Me Entertain You Tour, for which an official live album was also issued. The Queen classic, first released in 1977, was used by Williams as a high impact, crowd-driven moment within these large scale shows.

The track has never been recorded in the studio by Williams. Its official appearances are limited to the live recordings from 2003 and 2015, each prepared specifically for the respective touring bands. Both arrangements kept the hallmark stomp-and-clap rhythm and strong guitar emphasis of the original, adapting it for stadium acoustics and Williams’s full touring ensemble.

Performances of We Will Rock You remained lyrically faithful. Williams employed the song as a participation piece, using its chant structure to drive momentum between core sections of the set. The 2015 version followed the same principle, emphasising mass rhythmic interaction from the audience while maintaining a close adherence to Queen’s arrangement.

The audience makes the night.Robbie Williams

Although We Will Rock You has never formed part of Williams’s regular touring repertoire, its use in 2003 and 2015 demonstrates his recurring reliance on iconic rock standards to anchor the communal atmosphere of his largest shows. These two official recordings remain the definitive documentation of his interpretation of the track.