Friday morning (pm Australian time) Rob went into BBC Radio 1 to play his new single Bodies and chat about pet names, vices he’s given up, and Big Brother.

But in SERIOUSLY EXCITING Aussie news, Robbie Williams is the 2009 ARIA Awards special guest performer!! Robbie will touch down in Oz on Nov 24 for a three day promo tour (for his upcoming Nov 6 album Reality Killed The Video Star) and finish up the tour with his ARIA performance on Nov 26 at ACER Arena. Fairly good chance he’ll perform the single Bodies. Can I hear you say PAR-TAY!?

The awards will be broadcast live on Channel 9 with an encore screening on MTV, but why watch on TV when you can attend!? General public tickets will be on sale through Ticketek in October.

ARIA Chairman Ed St John, said today, “With Robbie Williams confirmed as the first live performer at this year’s ARIA Awards, we are set for an absolutely stellar live event. He is a true superstar and someone that Australian music lovers have warmly embraced over the last twelve years. We are thrilled that Robbie is able to join us to perform his new single, and look forward to delivering one truly memorable music event”.

Big ups!