Gravity Tour

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Gravity Tour
Tour by Westlife
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Promotional poster for tour
Associated album Gravity
Start date7 March 2011 (2011-03-07)
End date10 October 2011 (2011-10-10)
Legs5
No. of shows33 in Europe
13 in Asia
2 in Africa
48 total
Westlife concert chronology

The Gravity Tour is the eleventh concert tour by Irish boy band, Westlife. The tour supported their eleventh studio album, Gravity . The tour visits Europe, Asia and Africa. [1] The tour was listed 55th in 2011 Worldwide First Quarter ticket sales list with 56,793 tickets sold at that time of the year only. [2]

Contents

Background

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Westlife performing in Vietnam
Official tour logo Wl ptl.gif
Official tour logo

The tour was announced a mere two weeks after the group completed their Where We Are Tour. The tour was directed by William Baker. [3]

Originally, tour dates were announced only for the United Kingdom, [3] but dates were added for Ireland, the Arabian Peninsula, and festival shows in Europe. Volkswagen supported this tour. [4]

During the concert at the Echo Arena Liverpool in Liverpool, England, the show was briefly paused as a set malfunction left the group hanging from the arena's ceiling by a swaying bar. A team of security guards helped lower the group, resuming the concert. [5]

Opening acts

Set list

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Westlife during their Vietnam tour date in 2011

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on 18 March 2011, at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. [8] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "No One's Gonna Sleep Tonight"
  2. "When You're Looking Like That"
  3. "World of Our Own"
  4. "What Makes a Man"
  5. "Safe"
  6. "Home"
  7. "Beautiful Tonight"
  8. "Medley:"
    1. "Viva la Vida"
    2. "Only Girl (In the World)"
    3. "The Time (Dirty Bit)"
    4. "Bad Romance"
    5. "I Predict a Riot"
  9. "Seasons in the Sun"
  10. "You Raise Me Up"
  11. "I'm Already There"
  12. "I Will Reach You"
  13. "Flying Without Wings"
  14. "What About Now"
  15. "Uptown Girl"
Notes
  1. "No One's Gonna Sleep Tonight" was not performed in the Asian Leg.
  2. "My Love" was performed in the Asian Leg.

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe [3] [9]
7 March 2011 Cardiff Wales Motorpoint Arena
8 March 2011
9 March 2011
11 March 2011 London England The O2
12 March 2011
14 March 2011 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
15 March 2011
16 March 2011 Nottingham Capital FM Arena
18 March 2011 Liverpool Echo Arena
19 March 2011 Glasgow Scotland SECC Concert Hall 4
20 March 2011
22 March 2011 Manchester England Manchester Evening News Arena
23 March 2011
25 March 2011 Birmingham LG Arena
27 March 2011London Wembley Arena
28 March 2011 Sheffield Motorpoint Arena
29 March 2011
31 March 2011BirminghamLG Arena
2 April 2011 Dublin Ireland The O2
3 April 2011
5 April 2011 Belfast Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena
6 April 2011
8 April 2011DublinIrelandThe O2
9 April 2011
10 April 2011
Asia [10] [11] [12]
13 April 2011 Muscat Oman InterContinental Gardens
14 April 2011 Dubai United Arab Emirates Jebel Ali Center of Excellence
Europe [10] [13]
10 June 2011 [A] LondonEngland Base Court at Hampton Court Palace
9 July 2011 [B] Cork IrelandThe Docklands
15 July 2011 [C] Brandon England Thetford Forest
16 July 2011 [C] Tetbury Westonbirt Arboretum
17 July 2011 Hampshire Broadlands Park
23 July 2011 Hamilton Hamilton Park Racecourse
30 July 2011 Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium
10 September 2011 [D] London Hyde Park
Africa [14] [15]
16 September 2011 [E] Windhoek Namibia Wanderers Sports Grounds
17 September 2011 Centurion South Africa SuperSport Park
Asia [16] [17]
21 September 2011 Shanghai China Shanghai Indoor Stadium
23 September 2011 Guangzhou Guangzhou International Sports Arena
25 September 2011 Beijing MasterCard Center
27 September 2011 Hong Kong VIVA
29 September 2011 Quezon City Philippines Smart Araneta Coliseum
1 October 2011 Hanoi Vietnam Mỹ Đình National Stadium
3 October 2011 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium
5 October 2011 Jakarta IndonesiaTennis Indoor Senayan
7 October 2011 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Putra Indoor Stadium
9 October 2011 Seoul South Korea Hwajung Gymnasium
10 October 2011 Taipei Taiwan NTU Sports Center
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of the Hampton Court Palace Festival [18]
B This concert was a part of Live at the Marquee [19]
C These concerts were a part of Forestry Commission—Live Music [20]
D This concert was a part of the "BBC Proms in the Park" [21]
E This concert was a part of the "FNB Festival" [22]
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
19 June 2011 Douglas, Isle of Man Nobles ParkCancelled. [23] This concert was a part of the Manx Telecom Bay Festival.

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
The O2 Arena [A] London21,128 / 25,000 (84%)$1,420,080 [24]
Manchester Evening News ArenaManchester14,255 / 16,069 (89%)$938,521 [25]
The O2 [B] Dublin41,124 / 41,124 (100%)$3,359,670 [26]
A This concert ranked seventh in Billboard's "Hot Tours" for March 2011. [27]
B This concert ranked as fifth in the Billboard's "Hot Tours" for June 2011. [28]

Personnel

Vocals

Band

Crew

References

  1. ↑ "Westlife Announce 2011 UK Tour!!". Westlife's Official Website. Simco Limited. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Pollstar data". 20 July 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "Westlife announce 2011 UK Tour=". Live Nation UK. Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "Volkswagen supports Westlife on Gravity Tour". Volkswagen . Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  5. ↑ Moodie, Clemmie (22 March 2011). "Westlife left dangling at gig in set malfunction". Daily Mirror . Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Westlife perform for Welsh fans". South Wales Guardian. Newsquest Media Group. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  7. ↑ "Young JV to open Westlife show". ABS-CBN Corporation . 21 September 2011. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021.
  8. ↑ Jones, Laura (19 March 2011). "Westlife wow Liverpool crowds at the ECHO arena". Liverpool Daily Post . Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  9. ↑ Additional sources for dates in Europe:
  10. 1 2 "Westlife :: Upcoming Events". Westlife's Official Website. Simco Limited. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  11. ↑ "Westlife to perform live in Muscat on April 13". Oman Daily Observer . Oman Establishment for Press, News Publication and Advertising. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  12. ↑ Seaman, Anna (21 March 2011). "Westlife to perform at Jebel Ali concert". The National . Mubadala Development Company . Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  13. ↑ Provan, Gillian (21 March 2011). "The boys of summer: Westlife to perform at Hamilton Park". STV News . STV Group plc . Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  14. ↑ Graig, Augetto (18 May 2011). "Windhoek Hart beats to Music". Namibian Sun . 7. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  15. ↑ "Westlife Coming To SA". Music Industry Online (MIO) . 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  16. ↑ "Westlife九月重临香港 携多首经典歌曲开唱" [Westlife return to Hong Kong in September]. CQ News (in Chinese). 15 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  17. ↑ Additional sources for dates in Asia:
  18. ↑ Stickler, Jon (6 April 2011). "Westlife & More Added To Hampton Court Palace Festival 2011 Line-Up & Tickets". Stereoboard. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  19. ↑ Meagher, Kev (7 March 2011). "Live at the Marquee: Bob Dylan and Paul Simon and more join lineup". Goldenplec: Irish Music Magazine. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  20. ↑ Stickler, Jon (14 March 2011). "Westlife Forest Dates Announced & Tickets". Stereoboard. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  21. ↑ "Westlife to headline Proms In The Park 2011" (Press release). BBC. 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  22. ↑ "Irish band Westlife for FNB Festival". Windhoek Observer . 14 July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  23. ↑ "Bay Festival cancelled". Isle of Man Examiner . Johnston Press. 17 May 2011. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  24. ↑ "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 10. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. 26 March 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  25. ↑ "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 20. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. 11 June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  26. ↑ "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses: Current Scores". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 22. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. 25 June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  27. ↑ Allen, Bob (17 March 2011). "Hot Tours: Lady Gaga, Usher, Heart". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  28. ↑ Allen, Bob (17 June 2011). "Hot Tours: Roger Waters, Iron Maiden, Kings of León". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
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