Robbie Williams performed a show of two halves at London’s Dingwalls on Thursday night (Oct. 9), marking his smallest-ever ticketed gig, and revealed how Taylor Swift forced him to delay the release of his 13th studio LP, Britpop.

At the 600-capacity venue in Camden, the singer performed his iconic debut Life Thru A Lens in its entirety, before airing tracks from his upcoming album Britpop (due Feb. 6). Those in attendance were required to put their phones in Yondr pouches, to avoid new songs being filmed and leaked online.

The show was initially slated to coincide with the release of Britpop, though the record had recently been pushed back due to “scheduling issues.” Towards the end of the night, Williams confirmed that this was to avoid the arrival of Taylor Swift’s The Life Of A Showg

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