Williams returns to Australia in one week here to perform at the ARIA Music Awards at Sydney's ACER Arena on Thursday November 26.

Robbie returned to the top of the ARIA Albums chart this week with his new album "Reality Killed The Video Star" which has so far received
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"It feels a little bit like home here. Every country that I travel to, some places feel more familiar than others but Australia definitely has that kind of – yeah, you could do life here. This is really cool," he said at a Sydney press conference.

Much has been made of the renowned showman's drug addictions and long hiatus from touring, and Williams fronted tough questions in his typical candid style.

"I don’t think it’s ever passed," he said of his drug problem.

"I have that mechanism inside me that enjoys not choosing life, that has an in-built in my DNA, wants to get high or wants to remove himself, myself, from my mind and I don’t think that ever leaves. I’m sure it won’t. You do things to ensure that you’re safe and one of those things is choosing not to go on tour."

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While he and girlfriend Ayda Field aren’t expecting their first child, they are showing the relationship is serious with Robbie contemplating baby names during the media Q&A.

"Well, we’re thinking of Sunny, (spelled) 'S-U' or 'S-O' depending on the sex. We were thinking of Snowy as well but that is one of those daft celebrity names isn’t it? But Sunny’s cool isn’t it?"

Earlier, a beaming Williams courted at media in front of the Sydney Opera House and yesterday playfully waved at the media and fans from his private hotel room.

This is a far cry from the pop star once known for his temper and arrogance.

Williams is performing one show only while in Sydney, tonight at the Metro Theatre as well as appearing at The ARIA awards.
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ROBBIE WILLIAMS

The Metro Theatre

ROBBIE WILLIAMS at the Metro? News the stadium-filling singer would play a venue fitting just 1200 people surprised everyone.

But the British pop star seemed entirely comfortable last night in the tighter space. He brought a bright confidence and playful verve to the stage for a show with an air of genuine rarity in a music scene full of gigs touted as "special".

In darkness set to moody atmospherics, the silhouette of Williams followed a band scaled down to fit on a smaller stage before launching into the pulsing new single Bodies. The singer jived playfully, shimmying with the microphone stand and leading waves of the audience's arms.

“Good evening everybody – how the f---in' hell are you feelin'?” he asked the roaring crowd after the first number, before declaring he would “entertain the shit out of you”.

Strike-a-pose moments, karate postures, quick shuffles and crotch grabs were among the moves as he continued with casual yet energised drive in a setlist that shifted from his new album, Reality Killed the Video Star, to past favourites such as Come Undone and left-field picks such as Walk on the Wild Side.

The relatively intimate surrounds – tickets to the show were limited in a credit-card promotion – and lack of the usual horn and string sections only enhanced the punch and drive of a hook-laden set delivered with a nice clarity of sound against the backdrop of a simple red drape.

Tonight Williams performs at the local music world's trophy night, the ARIA Awards, at the more staid Acer Arena in Homebush, but last night the one-time member of the British boy band Take That brought his trademark cheek and wit in spades. There was little sign Williams had lost any of his stage charisma or vocal strength during the three-year sabbatical that preceded his return to performing this year.

Looking casual almost to the point of being dishevelled in jeans and a blue shirt, the 35-year-old with several stints in rehab behind him appeared healthy and certainly – in contrast to his 2006 Australian shows for his coolly received album Rudebox – interested and engaged.

“Don't call it a comeback,” Williams entreats on a new song, Last Days of Disco. However it is construed, he's in impressive form and clearly hungry for his return.

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ROBBIE Williams might have been absent from the world's stage but his gig at Sydney's Metro proves he has definitely not been forgotten.

Even Williams looked overwhelmed by the decibel meter-crashing roar that greeted his entrance for only his second gig on the comeback trail.

Launching straight into hit single Bodies, Williams has lost none of the power to entertain which has made him one of the world's biggest pop stars in the past decade.

With a set evenly balanced between new songs from his latest album Reality Killed The Video Star and old anthems including Come Undone, Feel and Rock DJ, it was remarkable to see him back at the top of his game so soon after battling his twin demons of drug addiction and anxiety.

Cheeky Robbie was back, his between song patter as naughty and comic as ever.

He joked about being 35 and not able to pull off the same dances any more without looking "daft", but instead appropriated what he called a George Michael trademark move to get the crowd going.

The loved-up star dedicated Won't Do That To You to his girlfriend Ayda Field who danced and sung along from the balcony.

If he delivers even a tenth of the energy he showed last night,

Williams is set for a scene-stealing performance at the ARIA awards tonight.

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