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Main article: Westlife Tours
Back Home Tour
Tour by Westlife
Start dateFebruary 25, 2008
End dateJune 28, 2008
Legs2
No. of shows42
Westlife concert chronology

The Back Home Tour is a world tour by Irish boyband, Westlife in support of their 9th studio album, Back Home. The band will be touring the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.

The tour is divided into two legs. The first leg kicked off in Belfast on February 25 and ended in London on March 29, 2008.th. The second leg started on a four-day visit on Australia for the promotion of the album and ended in June 28, 2008 in Plymouth Argyle Football Club in England.

The DVD for this tour was filmed at Croke Park, Dublin on 1 June 2008

Set List

Support Acts

X Factor 2006 contestants, The MacDonald Brothers filled in as the tour's support act. During the New Zealand leg of the tour, the band was supported by New Zealand artist, Annabel Fay.[1]

Hope, the all-female girl group from X Factor UK Series 4 (2007) is the tour support act in London (Wembley Arena).

Shayne Ward, winner of X Factor 2005, supported the band's 10th anniversary concert on the 1st of June 2008. The concert was held in Europe's fourth biggest stadium, Croke Park. With a capacity of 82 500, it was be Westlife's biggest live concert to date.

Cancelled Shows

A Norwegian newspaper reported on February 26 that the May 26 Norway concert has been cancelled due to time constraints and transportation problems.[2] Following that, the May 25 Denmark concert, the May 28 Germany concert[3] and the May 29 Netherlands concert were also cancelled due to production and transportation problems.

An official statement was then released through the band's official website citing 'complicated production problems' as the reason for the cancellations[4] . The sudden cancellation of all the European mainland shows has sparked outrage among fans who were eagerly anticipating the band's concerts. Some of the cancelled dates were replaced with new dates in Belfast and Sheffield.

Both the Nottingham and Cardiff shows on the 19th & 20 May respectively have been cancelled due to Shane and Nicky's illness. Doctors have advised them to get proper rest in order to fully recover.[5] The band has stated they will be honouring tickets for the shows when they are rescheduled.

Venues

Live Concert DVD

Untitled

The band's official website officially states on 2008 September that a DVD will be released entitled 10 Years Of Westlife - Live at Croke Park Stadium.

  1. Video system: PAL
  2. Language: English
  3. No. of disks: 1
  4. Catalogue number: 88697389499
  5. Sound format: Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1
  6. Aspect ratio: 16:9, Widescreen - Aspect Ratio 4:3, Full Screen

Tracklisting

Title Time Run
01 Introduction Music/Hit You With The Real Thing 04:45
02 World Of Our Own 03:51
03 Something Right 05:05
04 What Makes A Man 04:11
05 Uptown Girl 03:23
06 The Easy Way 03:29
07 If I Let You Go 03:39
08 Mandy 03:44
09 Sexyback/Blame It On The Boogie 03:49
10 Get Down On It 01:55
11 I'm Your Man 02:46
12 Let Me Entertain You 03:06
13 I'm Already There 06:38
14 Unbreakable 02:13
15 Queen Of My Heart 02:05
16 Fool Again 01:22
17 Catch My Breath 05:59
18 Home 03:37
19 Us Against The World 06:15
20 Swear It Again 11:59
21 Flying Without Wings 11:03
22 When You're Looking Like That 05:07
23 My Heart Will Go On/You Raise Me Up 06:57
24 End Credits 01:27
25 The Road Home Documentary 30:12
26 Us Against the World 03:57
27 Flying Without Wings 03:44
28 When You're Looking Like That 03:59
29 Bop Bop Baby 04:28
30 Obvious 03:38
31 Unbreakable 04:32
32 You Raise Me Up 04:00
33 World Of Our Own 03:31
34 What Makes A Man 03:43
35 I Lay My Love On You 03:29

Critical Reception

Online music stores has added a descriptive review on 2008 October:

"After a staggering 10 years at the top of the UK charts, pop royalty Westlife release an amazing live DVD of their massive Croke Park stadium concert. On the 1st June 2008 Westlife returned to their home country of Ireland to play the biggest concert of their career to date. Fresh from the success of their massive 'Back Home' world tour, the band played to a sell-out, 82,500 strong crowd at Croke Park Stadium, Dublin in honour of Westlife's 10th anniversary. A truly unforgettable occasion for Kian, Mark, Nicky and Shane. This beautifully shot DVD perfectly captures the emotion, intensity, spirit and magical moments of the concert and is a must have for any fans that want a true reminder of this very special day. The DVD also features an amazing 30 minute behind the scenes documentary, 'The Road Home', allowing up close and personal access to the world's biggest boy band. Fans will get to see Westlife in the lead-up to the concert, preparing, planning and rehearsing for the greatest show of their lives. Also featured are the Top 10 Westlife videos as voted for by the fans on westlife.com."

Release History

Region Date Label Catalogue No.
Australia[6] November 22, 2008 Sony BMG 88697389499
Czech Republic[7] November 24, 2008 Sony BMG
Denmark[8] November 25, 2008 Sony BMG
Germany[9] November 21, 2008 Sony BMG 88697389499
Hong Kong[10] November 24, 2008 Sony BMG 88697391949
Ireland November 22, 2008 Syco, RCA
Japan[11] December 12, 2008 Sony BMG
Norway[12] November 26, 2008 Sony BMG 88697389499
Philippines[13] November 24, 2008 Sony BMG 88697391949
Slovakia[14] November 24, 2008 Sony BMG
South Africa[15] November 21, 2008 Sony BMG 88697389499
Sweden[16] November 26, 2008 Sony BMG 88697389499
Switzerland[17] November 21, 2008 Sony BMG 88697389499
United Kingdom[18] November 24, 2008 Syco, RCA 88697389499

Chart Performance

[19]

Chart Peak
position
Hong Kong 1
Ireland 1
Netherlands 14
New Zealand 1
South Africa 1
Sweden 10
UK 1

References

  1. ^ Westlife with Annabel Fay - Christchurch - Eventfinder
  2. ^ http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=518359 Cancellation of Norway Concert
  3. ^ http://www.eventmagazin.info/_de/detail.php?rubric=news&nr=2825 Cancellation of Germany Concert
  4. ^ http://www.westlife.com/news/2008/02/28/tour_update_1 Official Announcement
  5. ^ http://www.westlife.com/news/2008/05/19/two_tour_dates_postponed_due_to_ill_health Postponed Concerts
  6. ^ http://www.sonybmg.com.au/dvd/releaseDetails.do?catalogueNo=88697389499
  7. ^ http://www.arara.cz/product/194648
  8. ^ http://www.cdskiven.dk/default.asp?view=albuminfo&albumid=1134662&preorder=0&news=0&sale=0&secondhand=0&showGenre=0&showCat=1
  9. ^ http://www.sonybmg.de/artists2.php?iA=7&artist=177992&product=88697389499
  10. ^ http://www.hmv.com.hk/product/dvd_music.asp?sku=194366
  11. ^ http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=BVBP-21076
  12. ^ http://cdon.no/musikk/westlife/10_years_of_westlife_-_live_at_croke_park_stadium-4047776
  13. ^ http://www.sonybmg.com.ph/index.php/artists/album/79/109
  14. ^ http://www.gorila.sk/product/194648
  15. ^ http://www.take2.co.za/music-westlife-10-years-of-westlife-live-at-croke-park-stadium-dvd-4025577.html
  16. ^ http://cdon.se/musikk/westlife/10_years_of_westlife_-_live_at_croke_park_stadium-4047776
  17. ^ http://www.1advd.ch/Default.asp?idlnk=5744569
  18. ^ http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=886927&tduid=c73bae39aee4faae229650cb32a137d8
  19. ^ http://www.westlife.com/news/2008/12/08/westlife_riding_high_in_the_charts
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