Robbie Williams support acts named

The Ordinary Boys and Basement Jaxx have been announced as support acts on Robbie Williams’ World Tour.

Celebrity Big Brother star Preston’s band and dance act Basement Jaxx will join the star on the European leg of his 2006 extravaganza.

After a concert today at the ABSA Stadium in Durban, South Africa, Robbie will perform to more than 2.6 million fans worldwide.

The first of the 14 European dates will be in Dublin on June 9.

An announcement about the change of venue from England's Wembley Stadium – following the building delays – is expected later this month, when additional tickets will also be made available.

Robbie’s eighth album Intensive Care has topped the charts in 18 countries and sold 5.7 million copies to date.

Last year the former Take That singer smashed a Guinness World Record by selling more than 1.6 million concert tickets on the first day of sale, valued at an estimated £80m (€115.2m).