Rumour confirmed: Global pop icon to perform live at Melbourne Cup

English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams will perform at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day this year.

Victoria Racing Club chief executive Kylie Rogers told 3AW Breakfast hosts Ross Stevenson and Russel Howcroft Williams is a big horse-racing fan.

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“He has owned horses in the past, he loves his racing,” she said.

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