Where We Are Tour (Westlife)
Tour by Westlife | |
Associated album | Where We Are |
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Start date | 2 May 2010 |
End date | 28 August 2010 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 36 Total |
Westlife concert chronology |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
The Times | [1] |
This Is Bristol | 9/10[2] |
The Where We Are Tour is a tour by Irish
Where We Are Tour: Live from The O2, which was released on 29 November 2010. This was the third hottest tour of May 2010 according to Billboard.[4]
Background
Before the album was released, different reports had been publicized, such as Westlife already having their 2010 tour with two dates in
The O2 in Dublin, the gig will be filmed and streamed live via The O2's blueroom website o2blueroom.i.e. The event took place on 20 August with a shorter and different setlist.[7] The tour has been tagged by Stereoboard UK as the fourth most in-demand tour of 2010. The tour was seen by 360,000 fans.[8]
Support acts
Irish girlband
The X Factor in 2008, alongside Jedward another X Factor contender.[12] will support the band's return at Europe's fourth biggest stadium, Croke Park on 5 June 2010,[13] which gives Westlife a total of four support acts for their Croke Park gig – Wonderland, Wow, JLS and Jedward. Indie rock group The Fuel will support the band on their Bristol date.[14] McLean also supports the band on 18 July, Tamworth Festival.[15]
Setlist
- "Where We Are"
- "What About Now"
- "When You're Looking Like That"
- "My Love"
- "Uptown Girl"
- "Swear It Again" (with acapella intro)
- "Mandy"
- "If I Let You Go" (contains excerpts from "All Out of Love")
- "Shadows"
- "Home"
- "I'm Already There"
- Medley:
- "I Gotta Feeling"
- "Halo" / "How to Break a Heart"
- "The Boys Are Back in Town"
- "Sex on Fire"
- "What Makes a Man"
- "Flying Without Wings"
- "World of Our Own"
- "I'll See You Again"
- "You Raise Me Up"
- Notes
- "Reach Out" and "Unbreakable" were performed at the Odyssey Arena on 2 May 2010.
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Support Act |
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Europe[16][17] | ||||
2 May 2010 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena
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Wonderland |
3 May 2010 | ||||
4 May 2010 | ||||
6 May 2010 | Nottingham | England | Trent FM Arena Nottingham
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7 May 2010 | Liverpool | Echo Arena Liverpool
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9 May 2010 | Sheffield | Sheffield Arena | ||
10 May 2010 | ||||
12 May 2010 | London | The O2 Arena
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WOW, Wonderland | |
13 May 2010 | ||||
14 May 2010 | ||||
16 May 2010 | Birmingham | LG Arena
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17 May 2010 | ||||
20 May 2010 | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff International Arena | |
21 May 2010 | ||||
22 May 2010 | ||||
24 May 2010 | Glasgow | Scotland | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
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The MacDonald Brothers, Wonderland |
25 May 2010 | ||||
26 May 2010 | ||||
28 May 2010 | Manchester | England | Manchester Evening News Arena
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WOW, Wonderland |
29 May 2010 | ||||
31 May 2010 | Newcastle | Metro Radio Arena
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1 June 2010 | ||||
5 June 2010 | Dublin | Ireland | Croke Park | Wonderland, WOW, JLS, Jedward |
17 June 2010 | Bristol | England | Ashton Gate Stadium
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Wonderland, The Fuel |
6 July 2010[A] | Cork | Ireland | The Docklands | |
7 July 2010[A] | ||||
18 July 2010[B] | Tamworth | England | Tamworth Castle | |
30 July 2010 | County Sligo | Ireland | Lissadell House | |
5 August 2010[C] | Esher | England | Sandown Park Racecourse | |
7 August 2010[D] | Klaksvík | Faroe Islands | Miðbýur | |
13 August 2010[F] | Newmarket | England | Newmarket Racecourse | |
14 August 2010[G] | Newbury | Newbury Racecourse | ||
20 August 2010[H] | Dublin | Ireland | The O2
| |
21 August 2010 | Mansfield | England | Field Mill Stadium | |
27 August 2010 | Llandudno | Wales | Venue Cymru Arena | |
28 August 2010 | Cawdor | Scotland | Cawdor Castle |
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
- A These concerts were a part of "Live at the Marquee"[18]
- B This concert was a part of the "Midlands Music Festival"[19]
- C This concert was a part of the "Sandown Park Music Nights"[20]
- D This concert was a part of the "Summarfestivalurin"[21]
- F This concert was a part of the "Newmarket Nights"[22]
- G This concert was a part of the "Party in Paddock"[23]
- H This concert was a part of "A Night in with Westlife"[24]
- Cancellations and rescheduled shows
28 August 2010 | Bangor, Wales | Vaynol Estate | Cancelled.[25] This concert was a part of the "Faenol Festival"[26] |
Box office score data
Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
---|---|---|---|
Trent FM Arena | Nottingham | 6,889 / 7,291 (94%) | $395,914 |
Echo Arena | Liverpool | 9,163 / 9,163 (100%) | $522,061 |
Sheffield Arena | Sheffield | 19,923 / 22,604 (88%) | $1,119,520[27] |
O2 Arena | London | 35,261 / 47,808 (74%) | $1,988,780 |
LG Arena | Birmingham | 21,628 / 24,826 (87%) | $1,194,190[27] |
Cardiff International Arena | Cardiff | 13,699 / 14,080 (97%) | $746,189 |
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre | Glasgow | 23,655 / 24,922 (95%) | $1,300,950[27] |
Manchester Evening Arena | Manchester | 22,580 / 28,002 (80%) | $1,245,320[27] |
Metro Radio Arena | Newcastle | 8,630 / 9,043 (96%) | $473,542 |
Croke Park | Dublin | 86,500 / 86,500 (100%)[28] | $5,914,820 |
Credits
- Director: William Baker
- Musical Director/Arrangements: Steve Anderson
- Choreographer: Priscilla Samuels
- Lighting Designer : Baz Halpburn
- DVD Audio Mixed by Toby Alington and Steve Anderson
Band
- Jamie Norton – Keyboards
- Gareth Brown – Drums
- Steve Octave – Bass
- Ben Mark – Guitar
Live Concert Music DVD
A Night with Westlife / Westlife Acoustic Show - O2 Dublin
As part of their Where We Are Tour, the band did an acoustic performance along with The Irish Film Orchestra and choir on 20 August 2010.[29]
- Musical Director/Arranger – Steve Anderson
- Strings Arranged by Steve Anderson and Cliff Masterson
- Choir Arranged by Sean Gilligan
- Mixed by Andy Knightley
Band
- Vocals – Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan, Nicky Byrne
- Drums – Gareth Brown
- Piano – Jamie Norton
- Bass – Steve Octave
- Guitar – Ben Mark
- Guitar – Luca Campaner
- Guitar – Kian Egan
- Percussion – Robert 'Skins' Anderson
- Strings – The Irish Film Orchestra
- Choir – The Hallelujah Choir[29]
References
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- ^ "3Plus". Blueroom.o2online.ie. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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- ^ "Jedward to support Westlife at Croke Park gig". Belfasttelegraph. BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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- ^ "4Music". Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
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- ^ Coleman, Andrew (14 May 2010). "Music: Westlife to headline Tamworth music festival". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ "Westlife four set for Sandown show". Reading Post. 28 July 2010. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ "Bjóða fólki á Summarfestival" [People invited to Summarfestival]. Norðlýsið (in Faroese). 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ "Westlife add their names to impressive Newmarket Nights line-up". Newmarket Journal. Johnston Press. 10 February 2010. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
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- ^ "Telefónica O2 Ireland Selects Brightcove Platform for Online Video Initiatives" (Press release). Brightcove. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ owen, Dan (12 August 2010). "Westlife to perform in Llandudno". North Wales Weekly News. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ "Westlife are to headline the Faenol Festival". Caernarfon Herald. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Billboard". 3 July – 25 September 2010.
- ^ "Croke Park". Facebook. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Steve Anderson" (Press release). Brightcove. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2019.