Robbie Williams to perform his smallest ticketed gig to wrap up summer tour
The concert will be held at Dingwalls in Camden on October 9, the day before his new album is set to release.
Speaking at an event in central London, Williams said: 'I am really, really ambitious still and I have a burning desire to be quite good at what I do, which is lucky because people pay good money to come and see me.
'I mean what I'm doing. I am full of purpose. Like I said I have a burning desire to not let me down and not let them down and by the applause at the end of each show it feels like I'm not. So that's good, and they might come back.
'I am going back to the start… I'm going to do Life Thru A Lens in its entirety, my first album, and then I'm going to play the whole of my new album too.
'So it's lulling them into a false sense of security. And then I can do the bit for me – it's not for them, it's for me.'
The concert will end his UK and European tour, Britpop, which began in May in support of his upcoming album due to be released on October 10.
Speaking about the new album, he added: 'I've kind of been musically a bit aimless for a little while, because I haven't known really what to do. I chased yesterday an awful lot.
'Fortunately for me, I was in the pocket for so long, and my rise was so long, and then when commercial radio or whatever stops playing you, and you think, 'Oh shit, what was it that I did?'
'I've just spent the last 15 years looking backwards. And I just think with this album, if I am going to move backwards, I might as well just clear the decks, go back to the start and head off from there.'
Alongside a determination to be creative every day, Williams added that he has additional entrepreneurial ambitions.
He said: 'I want to build hotels and I want to create a university of entertainment. I want the entertainment industry to be somebody's plan A and plan B.
'When you go to your parents, you say, I want to be a singer or I want to be a dancer. I want to be an actor. I want to go into the entertainment industry. You better have a plan B. I want to create the plan B for people too.'
Prior to launching his solo career, Williams was part of the boyband Take That which was behind the hit songs Pray, Everything Changes and Sure.
Last year he released the biopic, Better Man, where he is played by a CGI chimpanzee – a comment on how he feels like a 'performing monkey'.
He equalled The Beatles' record for most number one albums in the UK chart with the soundtrack becoming his 15th record to top the official albums chart.
Other chart-topping albums include I've Been Expecting You (1998), Sing When You're Winning (2000), Escapology (2002), Intensive Care (2005) and Rudebox (2006).
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Secret rivalries Perhaps the real truth comes from a voice behind Towie's fiction - one of the storyline writers. They hinted that cast demanded increasingly dramatic scenes to boost their airtime and media career - with some even seeking out relationships that would help their cause. The mole told the Daily Star: "There was a constant competition for air time. The characters really did not need much manipulation because they are all very media-savvy. "They allow the show to make stories out of their relationship, then they get more scenes which therefore will have a large effect on their status outside of the show. "Of course that meant that some of them would actively seek relationships for more air time." Cast member Danielle Armstrong is sick of people questioning the show's integrity, though. During an appearance on Vicky Pattison's The Secret To podcast, she said: 'The biggest question… I had was, 'Is it real? Is it real?' The producers are still lying to you all... 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Mark Wright: £15million Thanks to his fitness business, TV work, book deals and lucrative social media sponsorships - plus a property worth £3.5 million, Mark is seriously loaded. Wife Michelle's has also banked millions thanks to Netflix shows and Very deals, making them a megarich power couple. Samantha Faiers: £9million Sam first made a killing with a clothing line, babywear collection and even a home furnishings line after leaving the show. She has also had a Sunday Times bestselling book and money-spinning ITV spin-offs but her biggest income has come from her Revive Collagen brand, which is even stocked Stateside. Joey Essex: £8million He's been on every reality show going, from I'm A Celeb to Dancing on Ice and Love Island, and Joey is laughing all the way to the bank. As well as investing in properties, Joey has made six-figure sums by endorsing McDonalds, Jaffa Cakes and even soup - and once released a song called Reem. Gemma Collins: £7million The 42-year-old former car dealer runs her own fashion empire, had a range with Boohoo and is renowned for landing big brand deals. The 'meme queen' even popped up on Orange is the New Black and has even been the face of an airline. She's fronted her own show Diva Forever and presented on Loose Women and This Morning over the years since Towie. Amy Chillds: £5million Amy signed up to Katie Price's former manager when she was first on the show and she helped her haul in some serious cash. A beauty salon, endorsement deals, a weekly magazine column, a fitness DVD and an appearance on Celebrity Big Brother all helped make Amy a wealthy lady and she wisely invested a lot of in in property.
