The Wild Dreams Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:The Wild Dreams Tour All the hits
Artist:Westlife
Number Of Shows:100
Last Tour:The Twenty Tour
(2019)
This Tour:The Wild Dreams Tour
(2022–24)
Next Tour:With Love Tour (2024)

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

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 in Toronto, Boston, New York City, and Chicago the following year.[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. Feehily announced he had been forced to pull out just 2 weeks before.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

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue[4]
DateCityCountryVenueAttendance Revenue
Leg 1 - Europe[5]
1 July 2022KentEnglandHop Farm6,000
2 July 2022ColchesterColchester Castle Park8,000
8 July 2022DublinIrelandAviva Stadium87,367$6,621,436
9 July 2022
23 July 2022ScarboroughEnglandScarborough Open Air Theatre8,000
6 August 2022LondonWembley Stadium70,000
9 August 2022ViborgDenmarkDomkirken Rocker7,500
12 August 2022CorkIrelandPáirc Uí Chaoimh68,463$5,829,448
13 August 2022
19 August 2022AlesundNorwayColor Line Stadion
Leg 2 - Asia[6]
24 September 2022SentulIndonesiaSentul International Convention Center
25 September 2022SurabayaJatim International Expo
28 September 2022Al-'UlaSaudi ArabiaMaraya Concert Hall
29 September 2022Abu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesEtihad Arena
1 October 2022SingaporeMarina Bay Street Circuit
2 October 2022YogyakartaIndonesiaPrambanan Temple
Leg 3 - Europe
17 November 2022AberdeenScotlandP&J Live
19 November 2022GlasgowOVO Hydro
20 November 2022
22 November 2022LeedsEnglandFirst Direct Arena
24 November 2022ManchesterAO Arena
25 November 2022NewcastleUtilita Arena
26 November 2022
28 November 2022SheffieldUtilita Arena
30 November 2022LiverpoolM&S Bank Arena
3 December 2022BirminghamUtilita Arena
4 December 2022
5 December 2022BournemouthBournemouth International Centre
7 December 2022LondonThe O2 Arena
8 December 2022BrightonBrighton Centre
9 December 2022NottinghamMotorpoint Arena
11 December 2022CardiffWalesCardiff International Arena
12 December 2022
15 December 2022BelfastIrelandSSE Arena
16 December 2022
17 December 2022
18 December 2022
20 December 2022Dublin3Arena
21 December 2022
22 December 2022
Leg 4 - Asia[7]
9 February 2023TangerangIndonesiaIndonesia Convention Exhibition
11 February 2023JakartaMadya Stadium
12 February 2023 BandungIndonesian Army Officer Candidate School Field
14 February 2023Hong KongAsiaWorld Arena
15 February 2023
16 February 2023SingaporeSingapore Indoor Stadium
17 February 2023
18 February 2023
20 February 2023Quezon CityPhilippinesAraneta Coliseum
21 February 2023
23 February 2023Kuala LumpurMalaysiaAxiata Arena[8]
24 February 2023
26 February 2023KaohsiungTaiwanKaohsiung Arena[9]
28 February 2023BangkokThailandImpact Arena[10]
Leg 5 - Europe
27 May 2023JellingDenmarkJelling Musikfestival
28 May 2023StockholmSwedenGrona Lund
Leg 6 - North America
24 June 2023MonterreyMexicoFundidora Park
Leg 7 - Europe
5 July 2023CardiffWalesCardiff Castle
6 July 2023OxfordshireEnglandHenley on Thames
Leg 8 - Asia
8 September 2023ShanghaiChinaMercedes-Benz Arena
9 September 2023
10 September 2023NanjingNanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Arena
13 September 2023SuzhouSuzhou Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
15 September 2023ChangshaHelong Sports Center Stadium
16 September 2023GuangzhouGuangdong Olympic Stadium
17 September 2023ShenzhenShenzhen Bay Sports Center Stadium
20 September 2023ChengduPhoenix Hill Sports Park Stadium
22 September 2023WuhanWuhan Five Rings Sports Centre
23 September 2023BeijingCadillac Center
24 September 2023
27 October 2023Abu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesEtihad Arena
29 October 2023ManamaBahrainAl Dana Amphitheatre
Leg 9 - Africa
1 November 2023Cape TownSouth AfricaGrand Arena at GrandWest
2 November 2023
3 November 2023PretoriaSunBet Arena at Time Square
4 November 2023
5 November 2023
Leg 10 - Asia
14 November 2023TaipeiTaiwanTaipei Music Center
15 November 2023
16 November 2023
17 November 2023HangzhouChinaYellow Dragon Sports Center Stadium
18 November 2023MacauThe Londoner Arena
19 November 2023
21 November 2023Ho Chi Minh CityVietnamThống Nhất Stadium30,000
22 November 2023
24 November 2023MumbaiIndiaMahalaxmi Racecourse
25 November 2023BengaluruEmbassy International Riding School Ground
26 November 2023DelhiJawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Leg 11 - North America (The Hits Tour)
11 March 2024TorontoCanadaMeridian Hall
12 March 2024
13 March 2024
14 March 2024BostonUnited StatesMGM Music Hall at Fenway
16 March 2024New York CityRadio City Music Hall
18 March 2024ChicagoThe Chicago Theatre
20 March 2024MonterreyMexicoArena Monterrey
21 March 2024ZapopanAuditorio Telmex
22 March 2024Mexico CityArena CDMX
Leg 12 - South America (The Hits Tour)
24 March 2024Sao PauloBrazilEspaço Unimed

Cancelled dates

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason
DateCityCountryVenueReason
18 June 2021YorkUnited KingdomYork Cricket ClubCOVID-19 pandemic
19 June 2021NorwichCarrow Road
21 June 2021PeterboroughWeston Homes Stadium
26 June 2021CardiffCardiff City Stadium
27 June 2021FalkirkFalkirk Stadium
28 June 2021InvernessCaledonian Stadium
3 July 2021SouthamptonThe Ageas Bowl
4 July 2021PlymouthHome Park
5 July 2021Colwyn BayStadiwm Zip World
10 July 2021HullHull College Craven Park Stadium
12 July 2021GloucesterKingsholm Stadium
16 July 2021LeicesterLeicestershire County Cricket Club
17 July 2021CanterburyThe Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence
18 July 2021Chester-le-StreetEmirates Riverside
22 August 2021LondonWembley Stadium

Recordings

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

Band

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Westlife Tickets 2020 UK Concerts & Tour Dates Ticketmaster UK. www.ticketmaster.co.uk. 2019-11-11.
  2. Web site: Westlife Reschedule Wembley Stadium Summer Show To 2021. 13 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Westlife Instagram account. 14 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Westlife 2020 Tour Presale Tickets. 2019-11-01. Ticketmaster UK. 2019-11-11.
  5. Web site: Live - Westlife. 1 November 2019. Westlife. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191101113441/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://www.westlife.com/live/. 1 November 2019. 1 November 2019.
  6. Web site: 2022-09-25 . Konser Westlife: The Wild Dreams Tour 'INDONESIA' 2022 . 2022-09-25 . id.
  7. Web site: Westlife adds 2nd Singapore date in February 2023 after 1st show sells out . 2022-10-13 . CNA Lifestyle . en.
  8. Web site: Ng . Scott . 2022-10-06 . Westlife add Kuala Lumpur date to 2023 'The Wild Dreams' tour . 2022-10-06 . NME . en.
  9. Web site: Facebook . 2022-10-06 . www.facebook.com.
  10. Web site: Facebook . 2022-10-06 . www.facebook.com.