Beady Eye's frontman Liam Gallagher has taken a pop at singer Robbie Williams for putting on a tour that visits huge arenas.

The former Oasis superstar told BBC Radio 5 Live that his band are more deserving of a three-night residency at Manchester's Etihad stadium than the Take That hitmaker and he can't believe people are buying tickets for Williams' shows:

"We should be playing the Etihad three nights, not some f**king fat f**king idiot. It could be any f**king clown. I think it's a shame that he's doing three nights and a band like us are doing one night in the Ritz (smaller venue in Manchester). Poor, mate. It's not about him, it's people in general."

Referring to his own band's current run of dates, Gallagher added that they're playing in venues that reflect their popularity as opposed to booking huge arenas or stadiums:

"It's a small gig. Beady Eye ain't a big band. Everyone thinks we're going to announce big f**king stadiums. (The Ritz) is the level we're at and we'll stay at that until you (the public) pull your f**king finger out and buy the f**king records."

Watch a recent interview with Beady Eye, in which they discuss their new album 'BE', here: