Clear roads ease path to Robbie gig

Fans arrived in time to catch Robbie Williams in his second live show after thousands missed the first night through traffic jams.

As the pop idol descended onto the stage to introduce himself to the 125,000 fans at Knebworth Park in Hertfordshire, the roads remained clear and quiet.

The chaos which ruined the first concert on Friday for thousands of fans seemed a million miles away, as traffic flowed smoothly throughout the day.

"At the moment it's just normal traffic, Robbie is on stage as we speak and it's probably normal because everybody is there," a Hertfordshire Police spokeswoman said.

She added: "There weren't any problems. It was a lot lighter than the first night and everything was running smoothly."

Police opened the hard shoulder to ease the traffic congestion that saw hundreds of fans stuck in traffic, listening to the concert from outside their cars on Friday.

The spokeswoman said this tactic had worked well and that they had occasionally opened the slow lane when traffic began to build up.

Hertfordshire police said they would use this traffic plan for Sunday's final concert.

But AA Roadwatch, which has been announcing road congestion, warned that traffic may be at a standstill when concert-goers leave the Hertfordshire stately home after the concert's end.

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