Greatest Hits Tour (Westlife)

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Greatest Hits (Farewell) Tour
Tour by Westlife
Poster Westlife GreatestHits.jpg
Promotional poster for tour
Associated album Greatest Hits
Start date22 February 2012 (2012-02-22)
End date23 June 2012 (2012-06-23)
Legs2
No. of shows33 in Europe
8 in Asia
41 Total
Box office€27 million
(US $35.2 million)
Westlife concert chronology

The Greatest Hits Tour (also known as The Farewell Tour) [1] was the twelfth concert tour by Irish boy band, Westlife. The tour, visited the Europe and Asia and supported the group's compilation album, Greatest Hits . After the tour finished, the group disbanded after performing for 14 years until their reformation in 2018. [2]

Contents

The last show, on 23 June 2012 was aired live via satellite from Croke Park, Dublin to cinemas all across Europe, Ireland, Belgium, the Czech Republic, South Africa, Estonia, Indonesia and Denmark. [3] Delayed screenings will be shown in cinemas in Indonesia, Australia, and South Africa in July and August 2012. [3] The encore was also shown again in select cinemas across UK on 26 June 2012. [3] The band was the 34th top-grossing tour act of the year and 12th in the midyear list with earnings of $35.2 million (€27 million). The farewell tour consisted of 8 dates in China and 33 in the UK and Ireland culminating in 2 nights at Croke Park in June. In total the band sold 489,694 tickets at an average price of $71.85 (€55) each. [4] The final nights at the said stadium were officially the 11th largest attendance at an outdoor stadium worldwide. [5]

They released a DVD in 2012 from the tour which went to number 1 in the UK and Irish charts, staying for 30 weeks in the charts. BBC later produced a live album from this tour titled "The Farewell Tour: Live in Croke Park" which was released in 2014.

Background

In October 2011, the group revealed plans for the release of a compilation album, spanning their entire career. [6] Many media outlets speculated the band would tour the album. An official announcement was made on 18 October 2011, a mere week after ending their previous tour in Southeast Asia. [7] On the statement released on the group's website, it reported they would perform all 14 of their number one hits along with other favourites. After announcing the tour, tabloids rumoured the band would break-up after their tour was done. [8] On 20 October 2011, the members of the band made an official announcement of their disbanding. [9]

Opening acts

Set list

Asia
  1. "When You're Looking Like That"
  2. "World of Our Own"
  3. "What Makes a Man"
  4. "Safe"
  5. "Home"
  6. "My Love"
  7. "Beautiful Tonight"
  8. "Beautiful World"
  9. "Lighthouse"
  10. "If I Let You Go"
  11. "Queen of My Heart"
  12. "Seasons in the Sun"
  13. "You Raise Me Up"
  14. "I'm Already There"
  15. "I Will Reach You"
  16. "Flying Without Wings"
Encore
  1. "What About Now"
  2. "Uptown Girl"
Europe
  1. "What About Now"
  2. "What Makes a Man"
  3. "My Love"
  4. "Safe"
  5. "Uptown Girl"
  6. "If I Let You Go"
  7. "Queen of My Heart"
  8. "Ain't That A Kick In The Head?"
  9. Medley: "I Gotta Feeling" / "Party Rock Anthem" / "Sex on Fire" / "Don't Cha" / "Let Me Entertain You" / "Bohemian Rhapsody"
  10. "When You're Looking Like That"
  11. "Mandy"
  12. "Seasons in the Sun"
  13. "Swear It Again"
  14. "Home"
  15. "You Raise Me Up"
Encore
  1. "World of Our Own"
  2. "Flying Without Wings"
Notes

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Asia [14] [15]
22 February 2012 Beijing China MasterCard Center
24 February 2012 Hangzhou Yellow Dragon Gymnasium
25 February 2012 Shanghai Shanghai Indoor Stadium
26 February 2012 Shenzhen Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre
28 February 2012 Wuhan Hongshan Gymnasium
1 March 2012 Chengdu Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium
2 March 2012 Guangzhou Guangzhou Gymnasium
3 March 2012 Hong Kong VIVA
Europe [16]
10 May 2012 Cardiff Wales Motorpoint Arena
12 May 2012 London England The O2 Arena
13 May 2012 Sheffield Motorpoint Arena
14 May 2012 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
15 May 2012 Liverpool Echo Arena
17 May 2012CardiffWalesMotorpoint Arena
18 May 2012
19 May 2012SheffieldEnglandMotorpoint Arena
20 May 2012 Birmingham LG Arena
22 May 2012 Nottingham Capital FM Arena
23 May 2012LondonThe O2 Arena
24 May 2012
26 May 2012 Manchester Manchester Arena
27 May 2012 Glasgow Scotland SECC Concert Hall 4
29 May 2012 Belfast Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena
30 May 2012
1 June 2012
2 June 2012
4 June 2012BirminghamEnglandLG Arena
5 June 2012NottinghamCapital FM Arena
7 June 2012LondonThe O2 Arena
8 June 2012BirminghamLG Arena
9 June 2012ManchesterManchester Arena
11 June 2012CardiffWalesMotorpoint Arena
12 June 2012SheffieldEnglandMotorpoint Arena
13 June 2012LiverpoolEcho Arena
15 June 2012NewcastleMetro Radio Arena
16 June 2012 Aberdeen Scotland Press & Journal Arena
17 June 2012
19 June 2012GlasgowSECC Concert Hall 4
20 June 2012BelfastNorthern IrelandOdyssey Arena
22 June 2012 Dublin Ireland Croke Park
23 June 2012

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets sold / AvailableGross revenue
The O2 ArenaLondon59,626 / 63,021 (95%)$3,939,530 [17] [18]
Manchester ArenaManchester13,960 / 14,435 (97%)$907,287 [19]

Personnel

Vocals

Crew

Live Concert Music DVD

Chart performance

ChartPeak
position
Ireland 1
UK Music Video Albums1
UK Blu-Ray Albums (OCC) [20]
44
UK DVD Albums (OCC) [20]
14
UK Video Albums (OCC) [20]
16

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [21] 4× Platinum200,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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