Pop royalty Westlife have today announced that brand now pop groups Wonderland and WOW will be joining them on their ‘Where We Are’ UK tour at their shows in London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester and Newcastle. The tour kicks off this evening at Nottingham Trent FM Arena.
Brand new, all-girl pop group ‘Wonderland’ who are managed by Louis Walsh and Kian Egan from Westlife will be the appearing alongside new boy band on the block ‘WOW’.
Revered for their spectacular live shows, created with visionary William Baker (Kylie, Leona, Bjork) Westlife are thrilled to be returning to the stage two years since their last concert tour. The show will include fan favourites, the band’s biggest hits and brand new tracks taken from their first new album in two years, ‘Where We Are,’ which was released last year.
Westlife are among the world’s most prolific touring acts, with eight sell out world tours already under their belts. Their most recent concert tour, 2008’s ‘Back Home Tour’ visited arenas across the UK and New Zealand, culminating in stadium shows in Ireland, including a sell out show at the legendary Croke Park in Dublin. On the show’s arrival at London’s Wembley Arena, it was declared that the boys had sold more tickets at the venue than any other act and had played a record number of dates there, an amazing 25.
The tour will support the band’s album ‘Where We Are’, which was recorded during much of 2009 in studios across Europe and the US. The record features work from pop’s finest craftsmen, including grammy nominated Ryan Tedder (Leona Lewis, Beyonce) Steve Robson (James Morrison, Take That) Steve Booker (Duffy) Louis Biancaniello and Sam Watters (Whitney Houston, Anastacia.) and Shaznay Lewis, who co-writes a track with band member Mark Feehily.
These stellar production teams have helped the boys create a new and contemporary sound, whilst retaining those classic Westlife soaring melodies and rousing lyrics. Featuring the already massive hit single ‘What About Now,’ as seen on The X Factor, it’s a collection bound to excite fans and pop enthusiasts alike.
No pop band can compare to Westlife’s extraordinary success. During their 11 years at the top of pop’s hierarchy, the band has sold over 40 million records globally. In the UK alone they have scored nine multi-platinum albums and a record breaking 14 No.1 hits (behind only Elvis and The Beatles). They have also picked up innumerable awards and appeared on hundreds of magazine covers around the world. They are the only recording artists to win the prestigious ‘Record Of The Year’ an incredible four times (other top awards include two BRITS and an MTV Europe Award).
WHERE WE ARE - TOUR DATES
May 2010
THURSDAY 06 Nottingham Trent FM Arena *
FRIDAY 07 Liverpool Echo Arena *
SUNDAY 09 Sheffield Sheffield Arena *
MONDAY 10 Sheffield Sheffield Arena *
WEDNESDAY 12 London O2 Arena
THURSDAY 13 London O2 Arena
FRIDAY 14 London O2 Arena *
SUNDAY 16 Birmingham LG Arena
MONDAY 17 Birmingham LG Arena
THURSDAY 20 Cardiff CIA
FRIDAY 21 Cardiff CIA
SATURDAY 22 Cardiff CIA
MONDAY 24 Glasgow SECC
TUESDAY 25 Glasgow SECC
WEDNESDAY 26 Glasgow SECC
FRIDAY 28 Manchester Evening News Arena
SUNDAY 30 Manchester Evening News Arena
MONDAY 31 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
June 2010
TUESDAY 01 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
* denotes that ‘WOW’ will not be appearing on these dates
Pop royalty Westlife have today announced that brand now pop groups Wonderland and WOW will be joining them on their ‘Where We Are’ UK tour at their shows in London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester and Newcastle. The tour kicks off this evening at Nottingham Trent FM Arena.
Brand new, all-girl pop group ‘Wonderland’ who are managed by Louis Walsh and Kian Egan from Westlife will be the appearing alongside new boy band on the block ‘WOW’.
Revered for their spectacular live shows, created with visionary William Baker (Kylie, Leona, Bjork) Westlife are thrilled to be returning to the stage two years since their last concert tour. The show will include fan favourites, the band’s biggest hits and brand new tracks taken from their first new album in two years, ‘Where We Are,’ which was released last year.
Westlife are among the world’s most prolific touring acts, with eight sell out world tours already under their belts. Their most recent concert tour, 2008’s ‘Back Home Tour’ visited arenas across the UK and New Zealand, culminating in stadium shows in Ireland, including a sell out show at the legendary Croke Park in Dublin. On the show’s arrival at London’s Wembley Arena, it was declared that the boys had sold more tickets at the venue than any other act and had played a record number of dates there, an amazing 25.
The tour will support the band’s album ‘Where We Are’, which was recorded during much of 2009 in studios across Europe and the US. The record features work from pop’s finest craftsmen, including grammy nominated Ryan Tedder (Leona Lewis, Beyonce) Steve Robson (James Morrison, Take That) Steve Booker (Duffy) Louis Biancaniello and Sam Watters (Whitney Houston, Anastacia.) and Shaznay Lewis, who co-writes a track with band member Mark Feehily.
These stellar production teams have helped the boys create a new and contemporary sound, whilst retaining those classic Westlife soaring melodies and rousing lyrics. Featuring the already massive hit single ‘What About Now,’ as seen on The X Factor, it’s a collection bound to excite fans and pop enthusiasts alike.
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