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The Wild Dreams Tour

The Wild Dreams Tour

2022–23 concert tour by Westlife

The Wild Dreams Tour or The Hits Tour, originally known as the Stadiums in the Summer Tour, is an ongoing 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]

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However, the tour was ultimately postponed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The band has rescheduled their dates like the Wembley Stadium, Cork, and Scarborough to 2022.[2] The first 17 other tour dates announced have been cancelled but 2 of them were rescheduled. 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 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 Canada and the United States. They will be performing in Toronto, Boston, New York City, and Chicago in March 2024.[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. Mark has announced he has been forced to pull out just 2 weeks before the band’s debut North American Tour

This concert tour also marks their most number of concert tour dates to date with 99 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".

Set list

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.

  1. "Starlight"
  2. "Uptown Girl"
  3. "When You're Looking Like That"
  4. "Fool Again"
  5. "If I Let You Go"
  6. "My Love"
  7. "Swear It Again"
  8. ABBA Medley: "Mamma Mia" / "Gimme Gimme Gimme" / "Money Money Money" / "Take a Chance on Me" / "I Have a Dream" / "Dancing Queen" / "Waterloo" / "Thank You for the Music"
  9. "What About Now"
  10. "Mandy"
  11. Medley: "What Makes a Man" / "Queen of My Heart" / "Unbreakable" / "I'm Already There"
  12. "World of Our Own" (contains excerpts of “Crazy In Love”)
  13. "Flying Without Wings"
Encore
  1. "Hello My Love"
  2. "You Raise Me Up"

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.

  1. "Starlight"
  2. "When You're Looking Like That"
  3. "Fool Again"
  4. "If I Let You Go"
  5. "I Lay My Love on You"
  6. "Home"
  7. "Swear It Again"
  8. "What About Now"
  9. "Mandy"
  10. "What Makes a Man"
  11. "Queen of My Heart"
  12. "Uptown Girl"
  13. "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"
  14. "Seasons in the Sun"
  15. "Beautiful World"
  16. "World of Our Own" (contains excerpts of "Crazy In Love")
  17. "Flying Without Wings"
Encore
  1. "Hello My Love"
  2. "My Love"
  3. "You Raise Me Up"

This set list is representative of the 11 march show at Meridian Hall. It does not represent all dates of the tour.

  1. "Starlight"
  2. "Uptown Girl"
  3. "When You're Looking Like That"
  4. "Fool Again"
  5. "If I Let You Go"
  6. "My Love"
  7. "Swear It Again"
  8. ABBA Medley: "Mamma Mia" / "Gimme Gimme Gimme" / "Money Money Money" / "Take a Chance on Me" / "I Have a Dream" / "Dancing Queen" / "Waterloo" / "Thank You for the Music"
  9. "What About Now"
  10. "Mandy"
  11. "I Lay My Love on You"
  12. Medley: "What Makes a Man" / "Queen of My Heart" / "Unbreakable" / "I'm Already There"
  13. "World of Our Own" (contains excerpts of “Crazy In Love”)
  14. "Flying Without Wings"
Encore
  1. "Hello My Love"
  2. "You Raise Me Up"

Notes

Tour dates

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Cancelled dates

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Recordings

  • The Wembley Stadium show was shown live in cinemas across the UK, and Europe. Recorded filming and showing was also available in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
  • Westlife: Live At Wembley Stadium was also shown on ITV 1 on the 20th November 2022.

Notes

1.^ This concert was part of the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix.
2.^ This concert sets a record for Westlife as the first international group to perform three nights at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
3.^ This concert was part of the Playlist Love Festival 2023.

Personnel

Vocals

  • Nicky Byrne
  • Kian Egan
  • Mark Feehily (absent after Manchester show until 2023 Asian leg due to pneumonia and absent during shows in Europe and Mexico from May to July 2023 due to recovery from surgery.).
  • Shane Filan

Band

  • Simon Ellis – keyboards / musical director
  • Phil Short – guitars
  • Dishan Abrahams – bass
  • Julien Brown – drums

Notes

  1. This concert was part of the Jugenfest 2022
  2. This concert was part of the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix.
  3. This concert was part of the Playlist Love Festival 2023
  4. Promoted as Manila
  5. This concert was part of the Jelling MusikFestival 2023
  6. This concert was part of the Machaca Fest 2023
  7. This concert was part of the Henley Festival 2023

References

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    "Westlife adds 2nd Singapore date in February 2023 after 1st show sells out". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
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    Ng, Scott (2022-10-06). "Westlife add Kuala Lumpur date to 2023 'The Wild Dreams' tour". NME. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
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