Robbie Williams and Fatboy Slim among stars playing in Qatar – The Times

Robbie Williams once said he wished he was gay so that he could have sex “on tap”, while Fatboy Slim has accused Britons who opposed gay marriage of being “reactionary, right-wing, homophobic idiots and religious zealots”.

Yet both men are part of a group of high-profile British and American artists performing at next month’s World Cup in Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal and punishable by death.

Many of the artists have previously expressed support for gay rights but have chosen to perform in an autocratic country where gay people are effectively criminalised. Williams, 48, is set to perform at the Doha Golf Club on December 8, ten days before the final, as part of the Qatar Live series of concerts. Fatboy Slim, 59, whose real