Alert – Robbie Williams takes a dig at Beyonce with playful jibe as they both bring their tours to London

Robbie Williams has taken a playful swipe at Beyonce as the two both played concerts in London over the weekend.

The former Take That singer, 51, took to the stage at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium while Beyonce performed at Tottenham’s Stadium just four miles away.

During his show on Friday, Robbie couldn’t resist poking fun at the American singer, 43, who is in the UK on her Cowboy Carter tour.

According to The Sun, while encouraging a sing-a-long to Bon Jovi’s Livin’ On A Prayer, Robbie quipped: ‘You won’t get that at a f***ing Beyonce gig.’

Robbie admitted he was ‘anxious’ in the lead up to his 38-date tour, saying: ‘I turned to my wife [Ayda Field] and said, “Babe, I’m anxious about this.”

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Robbie Williams has taken a playful swipe at Beyonce as the two both played concerts in London over the weekend

The former Take That singer, 51, took to the stage at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium while Beyonce performed at Tottenham’s Stadium just four miles away

‘She said, “Rob, you behave like this is normal. You behave like you have to do this for the rest of your life. You behave like stadiums is where you’re supposed to be.” ‘

Robbie said this was all the encouragement he needed as her words changed his ‘perception’. 

Beyonce is playing six nights in London this summer on June 5, 7, 10, 12, 14 and 16 – with the first kicking off on Thursday.

While ticket sales for her 2023 Renaissance world tour in the UK sold out within minutes of being released it hasn’t been quite the same this time around.

On Thursday there were still 539 free seats left in the stadium which holds around 62,000 people for concerts.

The cheapest seats available for the show were £71 for obstructed view seats while the most expensive were £278 for seated in better areas.

The ticket sales may reflect less interest in her country-tinged Cowboy Carter material compared to her dance-friendly Renaissance material.

The singer–songwriter also may be struggling to get fans who saw her on her whirlwind Renaissance tour to come back just two years later, this time at even higher prices.

While encouraging a sing-a-long to Bon Jovi’s Livin’ On A Prayer, Robbie quipped: ‘You won’t get that at a f***ing Beyonce gig’

Beyonce is playing six nights in London this summer on June 5, 7, 10, 12, 14 and 16 – with the first kicking off on Thursday

Over the past few months Beyoncé appeared to have drastically slashed prices at some of her shows in order to get fans to buy the unsold tickets.

Some fans who saw her in LA were able to nab tickets as cheap as $35 before Ticketmaster’s fees.

It comes after Beyoncé insiders have lifted the lid on how she has become a record-breaking billionaire.

The Houston-born superstar and her husband Jay-Z became music’s first billionaire couple and are now worth around $3billion.

And in a new interview those who have worked with her over the years have revealed how her work ethic that is on ‘another level’ and her attention to detail have been reflected in her impressive bank balance. 

Producer Larry Griffin Jr worked with the star on her 2011 album 4, told The Times Culture magazine: ‘She knows exactly what she wants. It was one of the most intense weeks of my career.’

She recorded a whopping 75 songs for 4 and had to narrow them down to just 16 for its release.

In an example of her incredible work ethic, she hosted listening parties where family and radio people scored each song from one to five. 

Other insiders pointed out how the attention to detail on her current Cowboy Carter tour show ‘another level’ of planning and precision.  

Architect Ray Winkler helped design sets for two of her tours and said in the Times interview: ‘The visual landscapes of her shows are just extraordinary.’ 

Choreographer James Alsop worked with her for her song Run The World and added: ‘She was involved in every aspect’.

James explained how she rarely took breaks, eating and drinking as she rehearsed.

Others who have worked with her also tell how she will watch tapes back of her shows to see how she can improve next time.