| Tour by Westlife | |
 Promotional poster for tour | |
| Start date | 3 April 2006 |
|---|---|
| End date | 12 September 2006 |
| No. of shows | 60 |
| Westlife concert chronology | |
The Face to Face Tour is the 6th world tour of the Irish pop band Westlife. This tour played in smaller venues and for smaller audiences. Their performance at Wembley Arena was recorded and released on DVD.
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe [1] [2] | |||
| 3 April 2006 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena |
| 4 April 2006 | |||
| 5 April 2006 | |||
| 7 April 2006 | Millstreet | Ireland | Green Glens Arena |
| 8 April 2006 | |||
| 9 April 2006 | |||
| 11 April 2006 | Dublin | The Point Theatre | |
| 12 April 2006 | |||
| 15 April 2006 | |||
| 16 April 2006 | |||
| 18 April 2006 | |||
| 19 April 2006 | |||
| 21 April 2006 | Manchester | England | Manchester Evening News Arena |
| 22 April 2006 | |||
| 24 April 2006 | Nottingham | Nottingham Arena | |
| 25 April 2006 | |||
| 27 April 2006 | Sheffield | Hallam FM Arena | |
| 28 April 2006 | |||
| 29 April 2006 | Birmingham | NEC Arena | |
| 30 April 2006 | |||
| 2 May 2006 | Newcastle | Metro Radio Arena | |
| 3 May 2006 | |||
| 5 May 2006 | Glasgow | Scotland | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre |
| 6 May 2006 | |||
| 7 May 2006 | |||
| 9 May 2006 | Aberdeen | Press and Journal Arena | |
| 10 May 2006 | |||
| 12 May 2006 | Brighton | England | Brighton Centre |
| 13 May 2006 | |||
| 14 May 2006 | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff International Arena |
| 15 May 2006 | |||
| 17 May 2006 | |||
| 18 May 2006 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| 19 May 2006 | |||
| 20 May 2006 [A] | Lincoln | Sincil Bank Stadium | |
| Asia | |||
| 26 June 2006 | Shanghai | China | Shanghai Grand Stage |
| Europe [3] | |||
| 30 June 2006 [B] | Woodstock | England | Blenheim Palace |
| 1 July 2006 [B] | Harewood | Harewood House | |
| 8 July 2006 [B] | Maidstone | Leeds Castle | |
| 9 July 2006 [B] | Chatsworth | Chatsworth House | |
| 14 July 2006 [B] | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff Coopers Field |
| 15 July 2006 [C] | Blickling | England | Blickling Hall |
| 16 July 2006 [B] | Bath | Recreation Ground | |
| 17 July 2006 [D] | Liverpool | Big Top Arena at Clarence Dock | |
| 21 July 2006 [B] | Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh Castle Esplanade |
| 22 July 2006 [B] | Kedleston | England | Kedleston Hall |
| 23 July 2006 [B] | Northamptonshire | Althorp Estate | |
| 29 July 2006 | East Cowes | England | Durbar Lawn at Osborne House |
| 30 July 2006 [E] | Saffron Walden | Audley End House | |
| 18 August 2006 [F] | Newmarket | Newmarket Racecourse | |
| 19 August 2006 [G] | Chester | Chester Racecourse | |
| 25 August 2006 [H] | Bangor | Wales | Vaynol Estate |
| 26 August 2006 [E] | London | England | Marble Hill Park |
| 27 August 2006 | Falmouth | Pendennis Castle | |
| Asia [4] | |||
| 4 September 2006 | Quezon City | Philippines | Araneta Coliseum |
| 6 September 2006 | Seoul | South Korea | Jamsil Arena |
| 8 September 2006 | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | |
| 9 September 2006 | Hong Kong | China | AsiaWorld–Arena |
| 10 September 2006 | Taipei | Taiwan | TICC Plenary Hall |
| 11 September 2006 | Jakarta | Indonesia | Senayan Tennis Indoor Stadium |
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 |
| Swedish Music Videos | 7 |
| UK Music Videos | 1 |
| UK DVD Videos (OCC) [9] | 23 |
| UK Videos (OCC) [10] | 23 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI) [11] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
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