Editing Robbie Williams (section)

===2006–2011: Second stint===
[[File:Robbie Williams at Sunderland 2011a crop.jpg|thumb|210px|Williams performing in Take That's [[Progress Live]] tour in 2011. He rejoined the group in July 2010 and has said he is open to another reunion in the future.]]
By March 2009, Williams had shown interest in rejoining [[Take That]];<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/5058174/Robbie-Williams-ready-to-rejoin-Take-That.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401165545/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/5058174/Robbie-Williams-ready-to-rejoin-Take-That.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 April 2009 |title=Robbie Williams ready to rejoin Take That|work=The Daily Telegraph |date=27 March 2009 |access-date=23 December 2009 | location=London}}</ref> the band completed their tour, [[The Circus Live]], without him. In spite of rumours that Williams was working in [[New York City|New York]] with Take That in September that year,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/robbie-williams/47535 |title=Robbie Williams and Take That reunite in New York studio? &#124; News |publisher=Nme.Com |date=28 September 2009 |access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref> by the day of the ''[[Children in Need]]'' charity concert at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in November they were still performing separately. Both did join with the other acts in the final song of the evening, with Williams putting his arm around Gary Barlow and singing "[[Hey Jude]]".

On 15 July 2010, Williams reconciled with his former colleagues and rejoined Take That. In November 2010 the Take That album ''[[Progress (Take That album)|Progress]]'' was released, becoming the fastest selling album since 2000 and the second fastest selling album in UK history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestudentpocketguide.com/interviews/Take_That |title=Take That Interview &#124; Student Pocket Guide Online |publisher=Thestudentpocketguide.com |access-date=2 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930032541/http://www.thestudentpocketguide.com/interviews/Take_That |archive-date=30 September 2011}}</ref> The group travelled across the UK on their [[Progress Live]] tour, which included eight nights at [[Wembley Stadium]] in London,<ref name="wembleystadium.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.wembleystadium.com/pressbox/pressReleases/take-that-sold-out |title=Wembley Stadium – Press Releases |access-date=6 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228171126/http://www.wembleystadium.com/pressbox/pressReleases/take-that-sold-out |archive-date=28 December 2010}}</ref> then continued across Europe. The tour was the fastest selling in UK history with ticket hotlines and websites crashing under the demand.<ref name="wembleystadium.com"/>

In August 2012, Take That performed at the [[2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony|closing ceremony]] of the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]. Williams was due to perform with Take That but missed the performance because his wife gave birth at around the same time; the group performed as a four-piece.<ref>{{cite web|first=Paul|last=Martinovic|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a386293/take-that-george-michael-to-feature-in-london-2012-closing-ceremony.html |title=Take That, George Michael to feature in London 2012 closing ceremony|website=[[Digital Spy]] |date=9 June 2012 }}</ref>

Although still officially part of Take That,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2017/0319/860909-barlow/|title=Barlow says Robbie can return to Take That any time|date=19 March 2017|work=RTE.ie|access-date=20 May 2018|language=en}}</ref> Williams chose not to return for group's [[III (Take That album)|seventh]] and [[Wonderland (Take That album)|eighth]] studio albums and their accompanying tours, focusing instead on his solo commitments. He continued to write music with his colleagues and has performed with the group on several occasions since 2011's Progress tour<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37907388|title=Take That join Robbie at Brits gig|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=8 November 2016|work=BBC News|access-date=20 May 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref> and planned to return for a full tour to celebrate Take That's 30th anniversary in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/lorraine/news/a845330/robbie-williams-take-that-reunion-details-wrong/|title=Robbie reveals he got Take That reunion details wrong|date=13 December 2017|work=Digital Spy|access-date=20 May 2018|language=en}}</ref>