Back Home Tour

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = Back Home Tour


artist = Westlife
start_date = February 25 2008
end_date = June 28 2008
number_of_legs =
number_of_shows = 42
last_tour = The Love Tour (2007)
this_tour = Back Home Tour (2008)

The Back Home Tour is a world tour by Irish boyband, Westlife in support of their 9^th studio album, Back Home. The band will be touring the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.

The tour is divided into two legs. The first leg kicked off in Belfast on February 25 and ended in London on March 29, 2008.^th. The second leg started on a four-day visit on Australia for the promotion of the album and ended in June 28, 2008 in Plymouth Argyle Football Club in England.

The DVD for this tour was filmed at Croke Park, Dublin on 1st June 2008

et List

01. Hit You With The Real Thing
02. World Of Our Own
03. Something Right
04. What Makes A Man
05. Uptown Girl
06. The Easy Way / ABC
07. If I Let You Go / Where Is The Love (The Black Eyed Peas cover)
08. Mandy
09. My Love "(Not Performed On Every Show)"

Medley
10. Sexyback (Justin Timberlake cover)
11. Blame It On The Boogie (Jackson 5 cover)
12. Get Down On It
13. I'm Your Man (Wham! cover)
14. Let Me Entertain You (Robbie Williams cover)
15. I'm Already There
Acoustic Set
16. Unbreakable
17. Queen Of My Heart
18. Fool Again
19. Catch My Breath

20. Home
21. Us Against The World
22. Hey Whatever "(Not Performed On Every Show)"
23. Swear It Again

Encore
24. Flying Without Wings
25. When You're Looking Like That
26. You Raise Me Up

upport Acts

X Factor 2006 contestants, The MacDonald Brothers filled in as the tour's support act. During the New Zealand leg of the tour, the band was supported by New Zealand artist, Annabel Fay. [ [http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/2008/may/christchurch/westlife.html Westlife with Annabel Fay - Christchurch - Eventfinder ] ]

Hope, the all-female girl group from X Factor UK Series 4 (2007) is the tour support act in London (Wembley Arena).

Shayne Ward, winner of X Factor 2005, will support the band's 10^th anniversary concert on the 1^st of June 2008. The concert will be held in Europe's fourth biggest stadium, Croke Park. With a capacity of 82 500, it will be Westlife's biggest live concert to date. It was reported that the concert is now sold-out.

Cancelled Shows

A Norwegian newspaper reported on February 26 that the May 26 Norway concert has been cancelled due to time constraints and transportation problems. [http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=518359 Cancellation of Norway Concert] Following that, the May 25 Denmark concert, the May 28 Germany concert [http://www.eventmagazin.info/_de/detail.php?rubric=news&nr=2825 Cancellation of Germany Concert] and the May 29 Netherlands concert were also cancelled due to production and transportation problems.

An official statement was then released through the band's official website citing 'complicated production problems' as the reason for the cancellations [http://www.westlife.com/news/2008/02/28/tour_update_1 Official Announcement] . The sudden cancellation of all the European mainland shows has sparked outrage among fans who were eagerly anticipating the band's concerts. Some of the cancelled dates were replaced with new dates in Belfast and Sheffield.

Both the Nottingham and Cardiff shows on the 19th & 20th of May respectively have been cancelled due to Shane and Nicky's illness. Doctors have advised them to get proper rest in order to fully recover. [http://www.westlife.com/news/2008/05/19/two_tour_dates_postponed_due_to_ill_health Postponed Concerts] The band has stated they will be honouring tickets for the shows when they are rescheduled.

Venues

Leg 1

Leg 2

Live Concert DVD

Infobox music DVD
Name = 10 Years Of Westlife - Live At Croke Park
Type = Live DVD
Artist = Westlife


Released = November 24, 2008
Recorded = June 1, 2008 (Dublin)
Genre = Pop
Length =
Label = Sony BMG
Director =
Reviews =
Last DVD =
This DVD =
Next DVD =

The band's official website officially states on September 27, 2008 that a DVD will be released entitled 10 Years Of Westlife - Live at Croke Park Stadium on November 24, 2008.

Critical Reception

HMV has added a review on October 8, 2008:

"After a staggering 10 years at the top of the UK charts, pop royalty Westlife release an amazing live DVD of their massive Croke Park stadium concert. On the 1st June 2008 Westlife returned to their home country of Ireland to play the biggest concert of their career to date. Fresh from the success of their massive 'Back Home' world tour, the band played to a sell-out, 82,500 strong crowd at Croke Park Stadium, Dublin in honour of Westlife's 10th anniversary. A truly unforgettable occasion for Kian, Mark, Nicky and Shane. This beautifully shot DVD perfectly captures the emotion, intensity, spirit and magical moments of the concert and is a must have for any fans that want a true reminder of this very special day. The DVD also features an amazing 30 minute behind the scenes documentary, 'The Road Home', allowing up close and personal access to the world's biggest boy band. Fans will get to see Westlife in the lead-up to the concert, preparing, planning and rehearsing for the greatest show of their lives. Also featured are the Top 10 Westlife videos as voted for by the fans on westlife.com."

References

External links

* [http://www.westlife.com Official Westlife Website]