The Wild Dreams Tour

The Wild Dreams Tour All the hits
Tour by Westlife
Promotional poster for tour
Associated album
Start date1 July 2022 (2022-07-01)
End date24 March 2024 (2024-03-24)
No. of shows100
Supporting act(s)
Westlife concert chronology
  • The Twenty Tour
    (2019)
  • The Wild Dreams Tour
    (2022–24)
  • With Love Tour (2024)

The Wild Dreams Tour or The Hits Tour, originally known as the Stadiums in the Summer Tour, is a concert tour by Irish pop vocal group, Westlife. It was first scheduled to begin on 17 June 2020 in Scarborough, England at the Scarborough Open Air Theatre.[1]

However, the tour was ultimately postponed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The band has rescheduled their dates like the Wembley Stadium, Cork, and Scarborough to 2022.[2] The first 17 other tour dates announced have been cancelled but 2 of them were rescheduled. Their three shows in Singapore made them the first international group to perform at the Singapore Indoor Stadium thrice in one tour. On 19 November 2022, band member Nicky Byrne was involved in a stage fall accident during the concert. On 25 November 2022, band member Mark Feehily pulled out of the remaining shows of the UK and Ireland leg due to contracting pneumonia. He would rejoin the band for the 2023 legs except for five of its dates due to pulmonary complications that need an operation. On 14 August 2023, Westlife announced their first ever tour dates in Canada and the United States in Toronto, Boston, New York City, and Chicago the following year.[3] On 12 September 2023, Westlife announced their first-ever tour dates in India. On 26 September 2023, Westlife announced their first-ever tour date in Brazil and their first headlining concert tour in Mexico. Feehily announced he had been forced to pull out just 2 weeks before. This concert tour also marks their most number of concert tour dates to date with 99 dates so far since their "Where Dreams Come True Tour" in 2001 with 82 dates. Band member Kian Egan added, "This is the largest tour ever in China for a western act".

Set list

This set list is representative of the 8 and 9 July 2022 shows at the Aviva Stadium. It does not represent all dates of the tour.

  1. "Starlight"
  2. "Uptown Girl"
  3. "When You're Looking Like That"
  4. "Fool Again"
  5. "If I Let You Go"
  6. "My Love"
  7. "Swear It Again"
  8. ABBA Medley: "Mamma Mia" / "Gimme Gimme Gimme" / "Money Money Money" / "Take a Chance on Me" / "I Have a Dream" / "Dancing Queen" / "Waterloo" / "Thank You for the Music"
  9. "What About Now"
  10. "Mandy"
  11. Medley: "What Makes a Man" / "Queen of My Heart" / "Unbreakable" / "I'm Already There"
  12. "World of Our Own" (contains excerpts of “Crazy In Love”)
  13. "Flying Without Wings"
Encore
  2. "Hello My Love"
  3. "You Raise Me Up"

This set list is representative of the 8 and 9 September 2023 shows at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. It does not represent all dates of the tour.

  1. "Starlight"
  2. "When You're Looking Like That"
  3. "Fool Again"
  4. "If I Let You Go"
  5. "I Lay My Love on You"
  6. "Home"
  7. "Swear It Again"
  8. "What About Now"
  9. "Mandy"
  10. "What Makes a Man"
  11. "Queen of My Heart"
  12. "Uptown Girl"
  13. "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"
  14. "Seasons in the Sun"
  15. "Beautiful World"
  16. "World of Our Own" (contains excerpts of "Crazy In Love")
  17. "Flying Without Wings"
Encore
  2. "Hello My Love"
  3. "My Love"
  4. "You Raise Me Up"

This set list is representative of the 11 march show at Meridian Hall. It does not represent all dates of the tour.

  1. "Starlight"
  2. "Uptown Girl"
  3. "When You're Looking Like That"
  4. "Fool Again"
  5. "If I Let You Go"
  6. "My Love"
  7. "Swear It Again"
  8. ABBA Medley: "Mamma Mia" / "Gimme Gimme Gimme" / "Money Money Money" / "Take a Chance on Me" / "I Have a Dream" / "Dancing Queen" / "Waterloo" / "Thank You for the Music"
  9. "What About Now"
  10. "Mandy"
  11. "I Lay My Love on You"
  12. Medley: "What Makes a Man" / "Queen of My Heart" / "Unbreakable" / "I'm Already There"
  13. "World of Our Own" (contains excerpts of “Crazy In Love”)
  14. "Flying Without Wings"
Encore
  2. "Hello My Love"
  3. "You Raise Me Up"

Notes

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue[4]
Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
Leg 1 - Europe[5]
1 July 2022 Kent England Hop Farm 6,000 —
2 July 2022 Colchester Colchester Castle Park 8,000 —
8 July 2022 Dublin Ireland Aviva Stadium 87,367 $6,621,436
9 July 2022
23 July 2022 Scarborough England Scarborough Open Air Theatre 8,000 —
6 August 2022 London Wembley Stadium 70,000 —
9 August 2022 Viborg Denmark Domkirken Rocker 7,500 —
12 August 2022 Cork Ireland Páirc Uí Chaoimh 68,463 $5,829,448
13 August 2022
19 August 2022[a] Alesund Norway Color Line Stadion — —
Leg 2 - Asia[6]
24 September 2022 Sentul Indonesia Sentul International Convention Center — —
25 September 2022 Surabaya Jatim International Expo — —
28 September 2022 Al-'Ula Saudi Arabia Maraya Concert Hall — —
29 September 2022 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Etihad Arena — —
1 October 2022[b] Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit — —
2 October 2022 Yogyakarta Indonesia Prambanan Temple — —
Leg 3 - Europe
17 November 2022 Aberdeen Scotland P&J Live — —
19 November 2022 Glasgow OVO Hydro — —
20 November 2022
22 November 2022 Leeds England First Direct Arena — —
24 November 2022 Manchester AO Arena — —
25 November 2022 Newcastle Utilita Arena — —
26 November 2022
28 November 2022 Sheffield Utilita Arena — —
30 November 2022 Liverpool M&S Bank Arena — —
3 December 2022 Birmingham Utilita Arena — —
4 December 2022
5 December 2022 Bournemouth Bournemouth International Centre — —
7 December 2022 London The O2 Arena — —
8 December 2022 Brighton Brighton Centre — —
9 December 2022 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena — —
11 December 2022 Cardiff Wales Cardiff International Arena — —
12 December 2022
15 December 2022 Belfast Ireland SSE Arena — —
16 December 2022
17 December 2022
18 December 2022
20 December 2022 Dublin 3Arena — —
21 December 2022
22 December 2022
Leg 4 - Asia[7]
9 February 2023 Tangerang Indonesia Indonesia Convention Exhibition — —
11 February 2023 Jakarta Madya Stadium — —
12 February 2023[c] Bandung Indonesian Army Officer Candidate School Field — —
14 February 2023 Hong Kong AsiaWorld Arena — —
15 February 2023
16 February 2023 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium — —
17 February 2023
18 February 2023
20 February 2023 Quezon City[d] Philippines Araneta Coliseum — —
21 February 2023
23 February 2023 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Axiata Arena[8] — —
24 February 2023
26 February 2023 Kaohsiung Taiwan Kaohsiung Arena[9] — —
28 February 2023 Bangkok Thailand Impact Arena[10] — —
Leg 5 - Europe
27 May 2023[e] Jelling Denmark Jelling Musikfestival — —
28 May 2023 Stockholm Sweden Grona Lund — —
Leg 6 - North America
24 June 2023[f] Monterrey Mexico Fundidora Park — —
Leg 7 - Europe
5 July 2023 Cardiff Wales Cardiff Castle — —
6 July 2023[g] Oxfordshire England Henley on Thames — —
Leg 8 - Asia
8 September 2023 Shanghai China Mercedes-Benz Arena — —
9 September 2023
10 September 2023 Nanjing Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Arena — —
13 September 2023 Suzhou Suzhou Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium — —
15 September 2023 Changsha Helong Sports Center Stadium — —
16 September 2023 Guangzhou Guangdong Olympic Stadium — —
17 September 2023 Shenzhen Shenzhen Bay Sports Center Stadium — —
20 September 2023 Chengdu Phoenix Hill Sports Park Stadium — —
22 September 2023 Wuhan Wuhan Five Rings Sports Centre — —
23 September 2023 Beijing Cadillac Center — —
24 September 2023
27 October 2023 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Etihad Arena — —
29 October 2023 Manama Bahrain Al Dana Amphitheatre — —
Leg 9 - Africa
1 November 2023 Cape Town South Africa Grand Arena at GrandWest — —
2 November 2023
3 November 2023 Pretoria SunBet Arena at Time Square — —
4 November 2023
5 November 2023
Leg 10 - Asia
14 November 2023 Taipei Taiwan Taipei Music Center — —
15 November 2023
16 November 2023
17 November 2023 Hangzhou China Yellow Dragon Sports Center Stadium — —
18 November 2023 Macau The Londoner Arena — —
19 November 2023
21 November 2023 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Thống Nhất Stadium 30,000 —
22 November 2023
24 November 2023 Mumbai India Mahalaxmi Racecourse — —
25 November 2023 Bengaluru Embassy International Riding School Ground — —
26 November 2023 Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium — —
Leg 11 - North America (The Hits Tour)
11 March 2024 Toronto Canada Meridian Hall — —
12 March 2024
13 March 2024
14 March 2024 Boston United States MGM Music Hall at Fenway — —
16 March 2024 New York City Radio City Music Hall — —
18 March 2024 Chicago The Chicago Theatre — —
20 March 2024 Monterrey Mexico Arena Monterrey — —
21 March 2024 Zapopan Auditorio Telmex — —
22 March 2024 Mexico City Arena CDMX — —
Leg 12 - South America (The Hits Tour)
24 March 2024 São Paulo Brazil Espaço Unimed —

Cancelled dates

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason
Date City Country Venue Reason
18 June 2021 York United Kingdom York Cricket Club COVID-19 pandemic
19 June 2021 Norwich Carrow Road
21 June 2021 Peterborough Weston Homes Stadium
26 June 2021 Cardiff Cardiff City Stadium
27 June 2021 Falkirk Falkirk Stadium
28 June 2021 Inverness Caledonian Stadium
3 July 2021 Southampton The Ageas Bowl
4 July 2021 Plymouth Home Park
5 July 2021 Colwyn Bay Stadiwm Zip World
10 July 2021 Hull Hull College Craven Park Stadium
12 July 2021 Gloucester Kingsholm Stadium
16 July 2021 Leicester Leicestershire County Cricket Club
17 July 2021 Canterbury The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence
18 July 2021 Chester-le-Street Emirates Riverside
22 August 2021 London Wembley Stadium

Recordings

  • The Wembley Stadium show was shown live in cinemas across the UK, and Europe. Recorded filming and showing was also available in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
  • Westlife: Live At Wembley Stadium was also shown on ITV 1 on the 20th November 2022.

Notes

1.^ This concert was part of the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix.
2.^ This concert sets a record for Westlife as the first international group to perform three nights at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
3.^ This concert was part of the Playlist Love Festival 2023.

Personnel

Vocals

  • Nicky Byrne
  • Kian Egan
  • Mark Feehily (absent after Manchester show until 2023 Asian leg due to pneumonia and absent during shows in Europe and Mexico from May to July 2023 due to recovery from surgery.).
  • Shane Filan

Band

  • Simon Ellis – keyboards / musical director
  • Phil Short – guitars
  • Dishan Abrahams – bass
  • Julien Brown – drums

Notes

  1. ^ This concert was part of the Jugenfest 2022
  2. ^ This concert was part of the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix.
  3. ^ This concert was part of the Playlist Love Festival 2023
  4. ^ Promoted as Manila
  5. ^ This concert was part of the Jelling MusikFestival 2023
  6. ^ This concert was part of the Machaca Fest 2023
  7. ^ This concert was part of the Henley Festival 2023

References

  1. ^ "Westlife Tickets 2020 | UK Concerts & Tour Dates | Ticketmaster UK". www.ticketmaster.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  2. ^ "Westlife Reschedule Wembley Stadium Summer Show To 2021". 13 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Westlife Instagram account". 14 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Westlife | 2020 Tour | Presale | Tickets". Ticketmaster UK. 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  5. ^ "Live - Westlife". Westlife. 1 November 2019. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Konser Westlife: The Wild Dreams Tour 'INDONESIA' 2022" (in Indonesian). 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  7. ^ "Westlife adds 2nd Singapore date in February 2023 after 1st show sells out". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  8. ^ Ng, Scott (2022-10-06). "Westlife add Kuala Lumpur date to 2023 'The Wild Dreams' tour". NME. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
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  10. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-10-06.