'westwifeluvskian' saved this from the official Westlife site before it was taken off.
Westlife's Back Home Tour has got off to a sensational start in Belfast, and they were delighted to announce at their show on Tuesday night that they would be returning to Belfast for a fourth date in May!
They will be appearing at the Odyssey Arena once again on 27th May, and tickets go on sale on Saturday 1st March, at 9am. We'll be bringing you the booking details very soon.
The band are also very sad to announce that they have had to cancel their European tour dates this May. Westlife were very keen to perform this tour in Europe, but due to complicated production reasons beyond their control, they have been forced to cancel dates in Germany and Norway. They hope to return to Europe very soon, and thank you for your kind understanding.
Contact your ticket outlet for details of a refund
2008-02-28
Pre-order Live Version Of 'Us Against The World'!
Westlife's beautiful new single ‘Us Against The World' is in stores on Monday 3rd March, and you can now pre-order a live version of it!
Text ‘Westlife' to 82822 to pre-order the track for just £1.50 plus your standard network rate. The track is redeemable from Monday, and is the perfect accompaniment to the official single.
Please note: this is a UK only service, and not available on Virgin Mobile Networks. Downloads are PC only.
Text ‘Westlife' to 82822 to pre-order the track for just £1.50 plus your standard network rate. The track is redeemable from Monday, and is the perfect accompaniment to the official single.
Please note: this is a UK only service, and not available on Virgin Mobile Networks. Downloads are PC only.
Warning: Westlife Tickets Selling Fast! (New Zealand)
PACIFIC ENTERTAINMENT BY ARRANGEMENT WITH SOLO PROUDLY PRESENTS
Westlife
http://www.westlife.com/
Warning: Westlife Tickets Selling Fast!
After a huge response to this week's exclusive Visa pre-sale, good seats remain available at all prices for the Public On Sale this Saturday (1st March) at 9am.
Within three hours of tickets being offered on the Visa Entertainment's pre-sale website, Westlife had already outsold some of the biggest artists to come to NZ this year.
'The thirst for Westlife has been phenomenal' says the promoter, 'but not unexpected for a band with such a track record and calibre. We are thrilled by the response for tickets and would urge anybody wanting to see Westlife in concert to book their tickets as soon as tickets go on sale at 9am this Saturday morning.'
WHERE, WHEN & HOW
WEDNESDAY 7
MAYCHRISTCHURCH – WESTPAC ARENA
TICKETS FROM TICKETEK: 0800TICKETEK www.ticketek.co.nz 0800-842538
FRIDAY 9 MAYWELLINGTON – TSB ARENA
TICKETS FROM TICKETEK: 0800TICKETEK www.ticketek.co.nz 0800-842538
SATURDAY 10 MAYAUCKLAND – VECTOR ARENA
TICKETS FROM TICKETMASTER: (09) 970 9700 www.ticketmaster.co.nz
TUESDAY 13 MAYNEW PLYMOUTH – TSB STADIUM
TICKETS FROM TICKETEK: 0800TICKETEK www.ticketek.co.nz 0800-842538
Westlife
http://www.westlife.com/
Warning: Westlife Tickets Selling Fast!
After a huge response to this week's exclusive Visa pre-sale, good seats remain available at all prices for the Public On Sale this Saturday (1st March) at 9am.
Within three hours of tickets being offered on the Visa Entertainment's pre-sale website, Westlife had already outsold some of the biggest artists to come to NZ this year.
'The thirst for Westlife has been phenomenal' says the promoter, 'but not unexpected for a band with such a track record and calibre. We are thrilled by the response for tickets and would urge anybody wanting to see Westlife in concert to book their tickets as soon as tickets go on sale at 9am this Saturday morning.'
WHERE, WHEN & HOW
WEDNESDAY 7
MAYCHRISTCHURCH – WESTPAC ARENA
TICKETS FROM TICKETEK: 0800TICKETEK www.ticketek.co.nz 0800-842538
FRIDAY 9 MAYWELLINGTON – TSB ARENA
TICKETS FROM TICKETEK: 0800TICKETEK www.ticketek.co.nz 0800-842538
SATURDAY 10 MAYAUCKLAND – VECTOR ARENA
TICKETS FROM TICKETMASTER: (09) 970 9700 www.ticketmaster.co.nz
TUESDAY 13 MAYNEW PLYMOUTH – TSB STADIUM
TICKETS FROM TICKETEK: 0800TICKETEK www.ticketek.co.nz 0800-842538
Toria's Pictures + Videos from Belfast
The following links contain tour spoilers
Lovely Lush-Bunnie-88 at the Mark & Kevin Lovers Forum has already shared her CONCERT REVIEW with us all but, don't think it was everything she had for us Now we have all her pictures and TOUR VIDEOS for you all to enjoy, click below for pictures.
CLICK HERE TO SEE TORIA'S PICTURES
We also edited the tour dates.
Lovely Lush-Bunnie-88 at the Mark & Kevin Lovers Forum has already shared her CONCERT REVIEW with us all but, don't think it was everything she had for us Now we have all her pictures and TOUR VIDEOS for you all to enjoy, click below for pictures.
CLICK HERE TO SEE TORIA'S PICTURES
We also edited the tour dates.
Extra Sheffield date added
Sheffield arena show added
Continuing to triumphantly sell-out arenas across the country, Westlife have announced that they will be playing a third and final Sheffield Arena show on Sunday 25th May.
Tickets go on sale this Friday.
Continuing to triumphantly sell-out arenas across the country, Westlife have announced that they will be playing a third and final Sheffield Arena show on Sunday 25th May.
Tickets go on sale this Friday.
Denmark, Germany And Holland Concerts Cancelled
It's very sad, all the European Westlife concerts outside the UK and Ireland have been cancelled...
I'm very sorry for all the fans in Denmark, Germany, Holland and Norway.
Westlife Will Not Play Oberhausen
Cancellation of the European wing of the Westlife tour 2008
Oberhausen - Bad news for all Westlife fans: The band cancelled all European dates of their tour, including the one in Oberhausen on May 28th in the Kφnig-Pilsener-Arena. The declared reasons...
...for the cancellation are "of complicated productory nature", announces the host of the concert, Dirk Becker Entertainment. Tickets that have been purchased already can be returned to the ticket agencies.
I'm very sorry for all the fans in Denmark, Germany, Holland and Norway.
Westlife Will Not Play Oberhausen
Cancellation of the European wing of the Westlife tour 2008
Oberhausen - Bad news for all Westlife fans: The band cancelled all European dates of their tour, including the one in Oberhausen on May 28th in the Kφnig-Pilsener-Arena. The declared reasons...
...for the cancellation are "of complicated productory nature", announces the host of the concert, Dirk Becker Entertainment. Tickets that have been purchased already can be returned to the ticket agencies.
Kian Set For Wet Life
Westlife hunk Kian Egan hopes everyone will be BOARD at his stag party.
The blonde haired crooner is planning to spend his last week of freedom as a single man SURFING.
The pinup is set to marry fiancee Jodi Albert, at the end of the year. But instead of a boozy blowout, Kian, 27 ,is opting for a more sensible send off.
He told The Irish Sun, "I think it will be surfing party ,I think.
"I’m not interested in a big mad session."A lot of my friends are into surfing and the rest of Westlife would give it a shot."It would be nice to do something different rather than the usual clubs and bars.
"The wedding will be at the end of the year. We haven’t set a date yet but it will be abroad.
"Jodi is delighted and I think everyone in our families is excited for us.
"Westlife kick off their European tour tonight at the Belfast Odyssey Arena. But it is coming home to Dublin and their biggest concert ever at Croke Park this summer that has the lads really excited.
Nicky Byrne said: "We can’t believe we are going to be doing that. Every time I drive past I get I get shivers up my spine. It is such massive achievement.
"It will be the biggest night of our professional careers. Croke Park is such a big part of Irish heritage.
"I went to see U2 there and a host of other bands and great team.
"As a kid you dream of playing there and now we get to as a band. The whole tour is going to be a build up to Croke Park.
"And for Kian he is amazed they will be playing to a sell out crowd. He said: "I didn’t think it would sell out. It was hard to believe that 80.000 people would come to see us. We have done 10 point gigs but that’s still 20.000 short.
"It is going to be totally incredible.”
The blonde haired crooner is planning to spend his last week of freedom as a single man SURFING.
The pinup is set to marry fiancee Jodi Albert, at the end of the year. But instead of a boozy blowout, Kian, 27 ,is opting for a more sensible send off.
He told The Irish Sun, "I think it will be surfing party ,I think.
"I’m not interested in a big mad session."A lot of my friends are into surfing and the rest of Westlife would give it a shot."It would be nice to do something different rather than the usual clubs and bars.
"The wedding will be at the end of the year. We haven’t set a date yet but it will be abroad.
"Jodi is delighted and I think everyone in our families is excited for us.
"Westlife kick off their European tour tonight at the Belfast Odyssey Arena. But it is coming home to Dublin and their biggest concert ever at Croke Park this summer that has the lads really excited.
Nicky Byrne said: "We can’t believe we are going to be doing that. Every time I drive past I get I get shivers up my spine. It is such massive achievement.
"It will be the biggest night of our professional careers. Croke Park is such a big part of Irish heritage.
"I went to see U2 there and a host of other bands and great team.
"As a kid you dream of playing there and now we get to as a band. The whole tour is going to be a build up to Croke Park.
"And for Kian he is amazed they will be playing to a sell out crowd. He said: "I didn’t think it would sell out. It was hard to believe that 80.000 people would come to see us. We have done 10 point gigs but that’s still 20.000 short.
"It is going to be totally incredible.”
2008-02-27
More Tour Fan Pictures From Belfast
The following links contain tour spoilers
We have updated the BACK HOME TOUR 2008 MINISITE with the lovely tour fan pictures that Tracey is sharing with us from Westlife's concert in Belfast on 25 February! Thank you very much Tracey.
CLICK HERE TO SEE TRACEY'S CONCERT PICTURES
Note: Tracey kindly asks everyone not to remove her tags from the pictures, thank you.
*EDIT*
We added 5 new TOUR VIDEOS too.
We have updated the BACK HOME TOUR 2008 MINISITE with the lovely tour fan pictures that Tracey is sharing with us from Westlife's concert in Belfast on 25 February! Thank you very much Tracey.
CLICK HERE TO SEE TRACEY'S CONCERT PICTURES
Note: Tracey kindly asks everyone not to remove her tags from the pictures, thank you.
*EDIT*
We added 5 new TOUR VIDEOS too.
Ourlife In A Westbook
OUR LIFE
Boyband write biography of their ten years as top of the pop pin-ups.
Westlife are planning a tell-all biography of their years at the top of the charts, the Irish Sun can reveal.
And the four lads have just signed a six-figure book deal to write the “warts-and-all” look at their lives as Ireland’s most successful pop act.
The boys spoke exclusively to the Irish Sun as they kicked off their sell-out European tour with a show at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena last night.
A delighted Nicky Byrne said: “We are just about to sign off on a deal to do a book. It is a tell-all autobiography – all our stories over the past ten years.
"It will be a warts and all book – there isn’t really all that sleaze or behind-the-scenes rowing that we have to write about.
"But it is an honest review of everything we have done over the past decade, all the highs and lows.
"The highs are No1s all over the world, playing sell-out tours, getting married and meeting the Popes.“As for the lows, some of us have lost grandparents in the band and Brian leaving.“It is the real Westlife and I think our fans have been loyal enough to deserve a truthful account of our lives.”
Shane Filan hopes the book will give a different view of the guys.
Funny
He said: “There are a lot of stories that we haven’t actually told before and I think it is going to be a very funny book.
"A lot of people think that we are four boring lads with seats stuck to our arses. Our real fans know this isn’t true. But I think the average punter who isn’t into us has a different view.
"They know the faces but just think that we are just another boy-band.”
The crooners also laughed off claims from Sinead O’Connor that they can’t sing live.
The bald one created a stir before the recent Meteor Awards by saying Boyzone and Westlife wouldn’t sing live on the night.
Sinead said: “Myself and the Republic Of Loose will be performing live at the Meteor Awards – unlike Westlife and Boyzone who’ll mime. All our vocals will be 100 per cent live.
But after last night’s exhilarating live show, Mark Feehily hit back.
He said: “I have always respected Sinead through the years as someone who speaks her mind. Yet lately she always seems to be slagging someone off.
"These days you just associate the name Sinead O’Connor with negative comments. She is always complaining or giving out. Maybe she just needs to take a really long holiday and get a suntan or something.
Luck
"Best of luck to her. If that is what she wants to be remembered for, then I hope she has a very happy successful life.”
Westlife are on the verge of bagging a staggering 15th No1 hit.
And Nicky believes their next release could go straight to the top. He said: “We all agreed the single Us Against The World was going to be one of the standout songs of the album.
"We are delighted to finally have it released now.
"The problem we have had with this album is that even though 90 per cent of it was original, we launched it with a cover.
"When we go on to the general public about our great original pop album, they see a Michael Buble cover. It didn’t do bad for us but it was just predictable Westlife. We were never predictable in the past with the likes of Flying Without Wings and that – so we just want great songs now."
This album is a stepping stone for where we want to be after our break.”
Kian Egan has made a personal guarantee to Westlife fans: “Things will only get better.”
He said: “We don’t have a release date when we come back.
"We’re just going to sit down and make a record – and hopefully it will be what we want.
"When you do nine albums in nine years, the quality of the songs will slip.
"If we continued to come back with the same approach we would run out of steam. In the past we wanted to release something no matter what. Not any more. We need the right people out searching for incredible songs – no matter how long it takes.
"When we have 12 or 13 great songs we can then go on and make an amazing album.
Love
"Our record company will think of a themed album if we don’t have an amazing song like The Love Album.
"And because they always do well, they are happy with that. But for us it felt like we were running ourselves into the ground and becoming a sort of covers band.
"We never wanted that image and it’s not what we are. Westlife do need a bit of a break-away from the music business and it has come at the right time for us.”
Mark added: “It was becoming more difficult to be proud of what we were doing with the types of album we were making.
"The record company are happy as long as we are selling records. But to us it matters a great deal.
"We want to give our fans quality and that is another reason why we want to take time and go back to basics.
"I think when Home went to No.3 in the charts the record company finally realised that you don’t automatically get a No1 when Westlife release a song.
"And that could end up being the best thing to come from that track.”
Shane thinks it is up to the record company to find the best original material for the band.
And he warned that fans won’t put up with another cover album.
He said: “Home was a nice version but we don’t want to do that any more. We didn’t get famous for singing covers.
"And over the past few years we have done a lot of them – purely because there wasn’t a lot of great original music out there.
"Maybe the record company weren’t looking hard enough.
"This time around those songs will have to be found because we want to make a fantastic album.”
WESTLIFE’s new single Us Against The World hits the shelves this Saturday.
e.murphy@the-sun.ie
Boyband write biography of their ten years as top of the pop pin-ups.
Westlife are planning a tell-all biography of their years at the top of the charts, the Irish Sun can reveal.
And the four lads have just signed a six-figure book deal to write the “warts-and-all” look at their lives as Ireland’s most successful pop act.
The boys spoke exclusively to the Irish Sun as they kicked off their sell-out European tour with a show at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena last night.
A delighted Nicky Byrne said: “We are just about to sign off on a deal to do a book. It is a tell-all autobiography – all our stories over the past ten years.
"It will be a warts and all book – there isn’t really all that sleaze or behind-the-scenes rowing that we have to write about.
"But it is an honest review of everything we have done over the past decade, all the highs and lows.
"The highs are No1s all over the world, playing sell-out tours, getting married and meeting the Popes.“As for the lows, some of us have lost grandparents in the band and Brian leaving.“It is the real Westlife and I think our fans have been loyal enough to deserve a truthful account of our lives.”
Shane Filan hopes the book will give a different view of the guys.
Funny
He said: “There are a lot of stories that we haven’t actually told before and I think it is going to be a very funny book.
"A lot of people think that we are four boring lads with seats stuck to our arses. Our real fans know this isn’t true. But I think the average punter who isn’t into us has a different view.
"They know the faces but just think that we are just another boy-band.”
The crooners also laughed off claims from Sinead O’Connor that they can’t sing live.
The bald one created a stir before the recent Meteor Awards by saying Boyzone and Westlife wouldn’t sing live on the night.
Sinead said: “Myself and the Republic Of Loose will be performing live at the Meteor Awards – unlike Westlife and Boyzone who’ll mime. All our vocals will be 100 per cent live.
But after last night’s exhilarating live show, Mark Feehily hit back.
He said: “I have always respected Sinead through the years as someone who speaks her mind. Yet lately she always seems to be slagging someone off.
"These days you just associate the name Sinead O’Connor with negative comments. She is always complaining or giving out. Maybe she just needs to take a really long holiday and get a suntan or something.
Luck
"Best of luck to her. If that is what she wants to be remembered for, then I hope she has a very happy successful life.”
Westlife are on the verge of bagging a staggering 15th No1 hit.
And Nicky believes their next release could go straight to the top. He said: “We all agreed the single Us Against The World was going to be one of the standout songs of the album.
"We are delighted to finally have it released now.
"The problem we have had with this album is that even though 90 per cent of it was original, we launched it with a cover.
"When we go on to the general public about our great original pop album, they see a Michael Buble cover. It didn’t do bad for us but it was just predictable Westlife. We were never predictable in the past with the likes of Flying Without Wings and that – so we just want great songs now."
This album is a stepping stone for where we want to be after our break.”
Kian Egan has made a personal guarantee to Westlife fans: “Things will only get better.”
He said: “We don’t have a release date when we come back.
"We’re just going to sit down and make a record – and hopefully it will be what we want.
"When you do nine albums in nine years, the quality of the songs will slip.
"If we continued to come back with the same approach we would run out of steam. In the past we wanted to release something no matter what. Not any more. We need the right people out searching for incredible songs – no matter how long it takes.
"When we have 12 or 13 great songs we can then go on and make an amazing album.
Love
"Our record company will think of a themed album if we don’t have an amazing song like The Love Album.
"And because they always do well, they are happy with that. But for us it felt like we were running ourselves into the ground and becoming a sort of covers band.
"We never wanted that image and it’s not what we are. Westlife do need a bit of a break-away from the music business and it has come at the right time for us.”
Mark added: “It was becoming more difficult to be proud of what we were doing with the types of album we were making.
"The record company are happy as long as we are selling records. But to us it matters a great deal.
"We want to give our fans quality and that is another reason why we want to take time and go back to basics.
"I think when Home went to No.3 in the charts the record company finally realised that you don’t automatically get a No1 when Westlife release a song.
"And that could end up being the best thing to come from that track.”
Shane thinks it is up to the record company to find the best original material for the band.
And he warned that fans won’t put up with another cover album.
He said: “Home was a nice version but we don’t want to do that any more. We didn’t get famous for singing covers.
"And over the past few years we have done a lot of them – purely because there wasn’t a lot of great original music out there.
"Maybe the record company weren’t looking hard enough.
"This time around those songs will have to be found because we want to make a fantastic album.”
WESTLIFE’s new single Us Against The World hits the shelves this Saturday.
e.murphy@the-sun.ie
You're Nicked!
COP a look at this friendly-faced garda – it’s Nicky Byrne on patrol in Dublin.The Westlife singer went under-cover to live out his dream and pound the beat in the capital.
And he made an arresting sight when he caught up with shifty-looking character – comic and TV presenter Jason Byrne.
Out went Nicky’s leather trousers and coiffed blond locks, in came short dark hair and the full guard’s uniform as he became Garda Mick Byrne for TV series Anonymous.
Stupid
"I actually did the aptitude test for the guards before I got into Westlife, so this show was a dream come true for one day.”
But it was a nightmare for unsuspected members of the public as he set out to clean up the streets of Swords and arrest people for walking too fast.
"I can’t believe the respect people had for me and the way they did all of the stupid things I told them,” he laughed.
Garda Mick also caused havoc in the Jervis Street Shopping Center with his motorized shopping trolley. And he managed to completely fool his parents as well as best mate, soccer star Gary Kelly and Rugby ace, Brian O’Driscoll.
A Garda spokesman said they had no problem with Nicky posing as a guard for a day,
"Under section 61 of the Garda Siochana Act 2005, it’s fine for a person to wear any Garda uniform for TV, film or theatre," he said.
Nicky had actually been waiting for the results of the police aptitude test when he was encouraged to audition for a new boyband called IOU.
Since shooting to fame and fortune with the renamed Westlife, and marrying Taoiseach’s daughter Georgina, he’s more at home with screaming fans that screeching sirens, but he took it all in his stride.
The show kicks off the third series of Anonymous which also includes an eagerly-anticipated episode in which model Glenda Gilson disguises herself as eco warrior Mairead Ni Bauchalli and launches her ‘Ugg Boots For Africa’ campaign.
Anonymous begins a new season on RTE Two at 9:30pm on Monday March 3.
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