TOUR NEWS

2/12/03
Last tour pics from Inner Sanctum. More pics here.

12/11/03
Robbie Williams' show will go on -Aftenposten
Oslo officials came close to cancelling concerts at the Vallhall arena this weekend featuring singer Robbie Williams. They worried that safety measures and escape routes at the arena were inadequate, but improvements are being made and the shows can go on. City officials huddled in an emergency session on Tuesday after a technical evaluation of the arena characterized safety precautions at Vallhall as substandard. The multi-purpose arena is only two years old and can accommodate 14,000 people. Safety authorities, however, concluded that fire escape routes could only accommodate 8,000 to 10,000 people. Moreover, some of the walls at Vallhall contain a potentially flammable material that fire safety experts caution against. After discussing whether to cancel public events at the arena, officials decided to let Robbie Williams' concerts Friday and Saturday night go ahead as long as Vallhall's owners improve escape routes. Fire crews will also be standing by during both performances. Arrangers have sold 26,000 tickets to the weekend's events, which are part of the singer's current tour.