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Tour by Westlife | |
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Associated album | |
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Start date | 1 July 2022 |
End date | 24 March 2024 |
No. of shows | 100 |
Supporting act(s) |
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Westlife concert chronology |
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]
The tour was ultimately postponed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The band rescheduled their dates at Wembley Stadium, Cork, and Scarborough to 2022, [2] while the other 17 tour dates where cancelled. 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 Glasgow 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 North America visiting 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 100 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".
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.
This set list is representative of the 16, 17 and 18 February 2023 shows at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. It does not represent all dates of the tour.
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.
This set list is representative of the 11 march show at Meridian Hall. It does not represent all dates of the tour.
Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
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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 | — |
Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
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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 | ||
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