Westlife tours
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The following is a comprehensive list of boy band
Westlife
concert tours.
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
Westlife
Westlife
Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...
concert tours.
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| 2000 | East Meets Westlife Tour | Unknown (Asia) | Unknown |
| The East Meets Westlife Tour was the debut tour by the band. It promoted the band's second studio album, Coast to Coast. Details of the tour are scarce and unknown. The trek primarily toured Asia during the summer of 2000. | |||
| 2001 | Where Dreams Come True Tour | 9 February 2001 - 11 May 2001; 8 June 2001 - 9 June 2001 (Europe) 14 May 2001 - 16 May 2001; 22 May 2001 - 6 June 2001 Asia 18 May 2001 - 20 May 2001 (Africa) |
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| Their second tour, Where Dreams Come True Tour, was the band's first worldwide tour. They performed concerts in Europe, Asia and Africa. The tour was alternatively called the "No Stool Tour" to reflect the band's reputation of performing on stools. Concert footage was released on a video entitled, Where Dreams Come True. The concert was filmed in Dublin. | |||
| 2002 | World of Our Own Tour World Of Our Own Tour The World of Our Own Tour saw Westlife touring the UK and Europe in 2002. The tour centered around a space theme with giant globes for the band's entrance. Each band member earned £2 million, £14,000 each for their shows, £800,000 each from merchandising as well as an extra £300,000 each for... |
1 April 2002 - 28 June 2002 (Europe) | 62 |
| For their third tour, the World Of Our Own Tour, the group promoted their third studio album, World of Our Own World of Our Own World of Our Own is the third studio album by the Irish boyband Westlife, released on 12 November 2001. It reached number one in the United Kingdom and includes the singles "Queen of My Heart" , "World of Our Own" , "Bop Bop Baby", and the final single from the group's last album,... . The tour only reached Europe, with a majority of the dates in the United Kingdom and Ireland. |
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| 2003 | Unbreakable Tour | 13 April 2003 - 25 July 2003 (Europe) | 71 |
| The Unbreakable Tour was the band's fourth concert tour and first greatest hits tour. It was commonly referred to as "The Greatest Hits Tour". It supported the complilation album, Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1. The imagery for the tour was inspired by Andy Warhol Andy Warhol Andrew Warhola , known as Andy Warhol, was an American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art... and the Las Vegas revues. A DVD of the tour was released entitled, The Greatest Hit Tour: Live rom M.E.N. Arena. |
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| 2004 | Turnaround Tour Turnaround Tour Turnaround Tour covered the UK and Europe in 2004, the tour was also supposed to appear in China, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and Singapore however it was cancelled... |
29 March 2004 - 2 August 2004 (Europe) | 63 |
| Their fifth tour, the Turnaround Tour, began in March 2004. Supporting their fourth studio album, Turnaround Turnaround (Westlife album) Turnaround is the fourth studio album by Irish boy band Westlife and it was released on 24 November 2003. The first single released was the upbeat track, "Hey Whatever". The song is essentially a cover of Irish rock band Relish's Rainbow Zephyr, but with a slightly changed set of lyrics and a... , the band primarily toured Europe. The concert at the Stockholm Globe Arena was filmed for a DVD release titled, The Turnaround Tour: Live From The Globe Stockholm. It is the first tour the group performed as a quartet. |
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| 2005 | No. 1's Tour | 1 February 2005 - 2 April 2005; 25 April 2005 - 17 May 2005 (Europe) 5 April 2005 - 10 April 2005 (Africa) 13 April 2005 - 14 April 2005 (Asia) |
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| For their second greatest hits tour, the No. 1's Tour, the band played arenas in Europe, Africa and Asia. It marks the band's first international appearances since 2001. The show at the Hallam FM Arena was filmed for a video release. | |||
| 2006 | Face to Face Tour Face To Face Tour This is the 5th world tour of the Irish pop band Westlife.This tour set a goal that they will play for a more smaller venues and audience to justify the title "Face To Face" The filmed video album for this tour came from their performance at the Wembley Arena. This also had a second leg of the tour... |
3 April 2006 - 20 May 2006; 30 June 2006 - 27 August 2006 (Europe) 26 June 2006; 4 September 2006 - 12 September 2006 (Asia) 17 September 2006 - 23 September 2006 (Australia) |
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| The Face to Face Tour served as the band's fifth concert tour. It supported the album, Face to Face Face to Face (Westlife album) Face to Face was the sixth studio album by Irish boyband Westlife and it was released in the UK on 31 October 2005. The album contains many pop songs along with some dance oriented tracks. The album was also released in DualDisc on UK with the videos of the making of "You Raise Me Up", the Face to... . The concert at the Wemnbly Arena in London, was filmed for a DVD release. |
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| 2007 | The Love Tour | 21 February 2007 - 28 February 2007 (Australia) 3 March 2007 - 9 March 2007 (Africa) 12 March 2007 - 3 May 2007 (Europe) |
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| To support their seventh studio album, The Love Album The Love Album (Westlife album) The Love Album is the seventh studio album and second cover album by boy band Westlife from the Republic of Ireland and it was released on 20 November 2006. The songs on the album centers around the theme of "love". During their Face To Face Tour, the band performed "The Dance". The song was said... , the group embarked on their seventh concert tour, The Love Tour. |
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| 2008 | Back Home Tour Back Home Tour The Back Home Tour is a world tour by Irish boyband, Westlife in support of their 9th studio album, Back Home. The band will be touring the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.... |
25 February 2008 - 29 March 2008; 16 May 2008 - 29 June 2008 (Europe) 7 May 2008 - 13 May 2008 (Australasia) |
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| With their 2007 album, Back Home Back Home (Westlife album) Back Home is the eighth studio album and ninth album overall by Irish boy band Westlife and it was released on 5 November 2007. The album debuted at #1 on the Official UK Album Charts, selling 132,000 copies in its first week of release and remained in the top three spots for eight consecutive weeks... , the group promoted it with the tour of the same name. The tour serves as he group's only concert appearances in New Zealand. It also their first concert DVD since 2006. Their record-breaking stadium show at Croke Park was filmed for a DVD release. It celebrated their tenth anniversary in the industry. |
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| 2010 | Where We Are Tour Where We Are Tour The Where We Are Tour is a tour by Irish pop band, Westlife in support of their tenth studio album, Where We Are. The band will be touring the United Kingdom and Ireland. Further updates will be announced on a later date for other venues that they will be touring... |
2 May 2010 - 28 August 2010 (Europe) | 36 |
| Taking their first significant break in touring, the band started their tenth concert tour in 2010, called the Where We Are Tour. Supporting their ninth studio album, Where We Are Where We Are Where We Are is the ninth studio album and tenth album overall by the Irish boyband Westlife. It was released on 27 November 2009 in Ireland and 30 November 2009 in the UK through Syco Music... , the band performed in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The concert in London was filmed for DVD, Where We Are Tour: Live from The O2 Where We Are Tour: Live from The O2 Where We Are Tour: Live from The O2 is a concert DVD by Irish boyband Westlife from their Where We Are Tour.-Background:It was confirmed that the concert was recorded on their May 14 date on O2 Arena, London, England. The release date will be on 29 November 2010. Formats will be on DVD and Blu-ray.... . |
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| 2011 | Gravity Tour Gravity Tour The Gravity Tour is the eleventh concert tour by Irish boy band, Westlife. The tour will support their eleventh studio album, Gravity. The tour visits Europe, Asia and Africa. -Background:... |
7 March 2011 - 10 April 2011; 10 June 2011 - 10 September 2011 (Europe) 13 April 2011 - 14 April 2011; 21 September 2011 - 10 October 2011 (Asia) 16 September 2011 - 17 September 2011 (Africa) |
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| One of the biggest tours of 2011, the group commenced their Gravity Tour in March 2011. Supporting the album of the same name, Gravity Gravity (Westlife album) Gravity is the tenth and final studio album by the Irish pop band Westlife. It was released on 22 November 2010 in the United Kingdom. John Shanks produced each song, barring the bonus track on the Japanese edition. The album was preceded by the lead single, "Safe", which was released at 14... , the tour marked the band's first appearances in Asia since 2006. |
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| 2012 | Greatest Hits Tour | 14 May 2012 - 23 June 2012 (Europe) | 20 |
| The group's third greatest hits tour (and twelfth overall concert tour) begins in May 2012. It will serve as the band's final tour. | |||