Westlife have just released their first single in eight years, Hello My Love. Since it became available this morning (10th Jan 2018), it has been well received by fans and critics alike, with one describing it as 'not your typical Westlife song' while another used the words 'pop banger' to do it justice.
There's no doubt it's a catchy pop tune with all the integrity of Westlife's signature pop sound; that is probably because, as Kian told us on The Drive Home, it was co-written by Steve Mac (Swear it Again, Flying Without Wings, World Of Our Own) and singer-songwriter-superstar Ed Sheeran.
Kian also talked about their 'Twenty Tour' which is wrapping up in Croke Park on July 5th & 6th, while Nicky went into depth about what they had just from the room service menu in their hotel (it sounded delish!)
https://soundcloud.com/wlrfmwaterford/westlife-chat-to-teresanne-on-the-drive-home-about-their-new-single-hello-my-love?in=wlrfmwaterford/sets/the-drive-home-with-teresanne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp5AHEV6K44
Shane, Nicky, Mark and Kian announced their return to music in October 2018 to a frenzy of media coverage and social media activity. The band have signed a new record deal with Virgin EMI, with a new album to follow later this year.
Westlife will tour the UK and Ireland for the first time in seven years this May, June and July, with ‘The Twenty Tour’. Celebrating Westlife's 20th anniversary, the tour will kick off in Belfast on 25th May 2019, with the run of live shows ending in Dublin on 6th July.
'The Twenty Tour' is Westlife's fastest selling tour of all time. The band sold an incredible 400,000 tickets in just 48 hours. The shows will see the global pop kings perform brand new songs, alongside their greatest hits and all 14 of their UK No.1 hits including as 'Swear It Again', ‘Flying Without Wings', ‘You Raise Me Up’ and 'Unbreakable'.
These shows will be their first as a group since they played Croke Park in Dublin on 23rd June 2012.
Westlife have sold over 55 million records worldwide, and are the only band to have their first 7 singles enter the UK chart at No.1. They also have the most singles of any artist to debut at No.1 in the UK. Overall the band have had an incredible 14 No.1 singles, behind only Elvis Presley and The Beatles.
They have had 33 No.1 albums worldwide and as a live act have sold 5 million concert tickets worldwide.
WESTLIFE – THE TWENTY TOUR 2019 DATES
22 May – Belfast SSE Arena
23 May – Belfast SSE Arena
25 May – Belfast SSE Arena
26 May – Belfast SSE Arena
27 May – Belfast SSE Arena
28 May – Glasgow SSE Hydro Arena
30 May – Manchester Arena
31 May – Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
1 June – Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
3 June – Glasgow SSE Hydro Arena
4 June – Glasgow SEE Hydro Arena
5 June – Glasgow SEE Hydro Arena
7 June – Sheffield Fly DSA Arena
8 June – Sheffield Fly DSA Arena
10 June – Leeds First Direct Arena
11 June – Leeds First Direct Arena
13 June – London O2 Arena
14 June – London O2 Arena
15 June – London O2 Arena
18 June – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
19 June – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
21 June – Birmingham Arena
22 June – Birmingham Arena
23 June – Birmingham Arena
25 June – Liverpool Echo Arena
26 June – Liverpool Echo Arena
28 June – Manchester Arena
29 June – Manchester Arena
1 July – Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
2 July – Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
5 July – Dublin Croke Park
6 July – Dublin Croke Park
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