He recorded a moving rendition of his hit song Angels which was played at late cricketer Shane Warne’s funeral last year.
And Robbie Williams once again paid tribute to his good friend during his concert at Melbourne’s AAMI Park on Thursday night.
The British superstar, 49, wore an Australia ODI jersey with ‘Warne’ and Shane’s number 23 on the back while sining John Farnham’s anthem You’re The Voice.
Williams posted a stunning photo of himself wearing the top onstage in front of thousands of fans holding up their iPhone torches on his Instagram page.
‘Melbourne: thank you for two sensational nights. Love you, Rob x’ he wrote in the caption.
Robbie Williams once again paid tribute to his good friend, last cricket star Shane Warne, during his concert at Melbourne ‘s AAMI Park on Thursday night
The world went into mourning when Shane died last year during a holiday in Thailand.
He died from natural causes on March 4 at the age of 52 while enjoying a getaway with his friends.
Robbie also paid tribute to Shane at the 2022 AFL Grand Final, wowing the sold-out crowd with a live performance of Angels.
The rendition moved Shane’s ex-wife Simone Callahan, who shared a video of her TV playing footage from Robbie’s tribute, in which the singer described his friend Shane as ‘one of Australia’s greatest rock stars’.
Robbie also paid tribute to Shane at the AFL Grand Final last year, wowing the sold-out crowd with a live performance of Angels
The cameras then cut to the Spin King’s grieving children, who were watching the game from a special section of the stadium.
‘Loved watching the special moment Robbie Williams dedicated Angels to Shane while the kids watch on from The Shane Warne Stand at The MCG for the 22 Grand Final,’ Simone captioned the clip.
The yoga instructor also tagged the couple’s three children, Summer, Brooke and Jackson Warne.
Shane Warne (pictured in January 2020) died from natural causes on March 4 at the age of 52 while on holiday in Thailand
The cameras then cut to the Spin King’s grieving children, who were watching the game from a special section of the stadium
Robbie’s Grand Final tribute came just over a week after what would have been Shane’s 53rd birthday.
Posting to Instagram to mark the occasion, Simone shared a series of throwback videos and photos of the ex-couple in happier times.
‘Happy Heavenly Birthday Shane. We all miss you so much,’ she wrote.
Shane and Simone tied the knot in 1999 and were married for six years before divorcing in 2005.
Shane died from a heart attack on March 4 while on holiday in Koh Samui, Thailand.
Thai police said that he was staying in the villa with four friends, and when one of the group tried to wake Shane for food at around 5pm local time he was found to be unresponsive.
The rendition moved Shane’s ex-wife Simone Callahan, who shared a video of her TV playing footage from Robbie’s tribute, in which the singer described his friend Shane as ‘one of Australia’s greatest rock stars’
Shane’s manager separately confirmed his death, saying that the father-of-three could not be revived.
The spin bowler became a global star in 1993 by bowling out Mike Gatting with the so-called ‘Ball of the Century’ – his first ball in Ashes cricket.
He went on to get 708 test wickets, tormenting teams all over the world, especially Australia’s great rival England.
The spin bowler became a global star in 1993 by bowling out Mike Gatting with the so-called ‘Ball of the Century’ – his first ball in Ashes cricket
