Westlife are heading back on the road for a massive arena run in May. The tour entitled ‘The Greatest Hits Tour’ will see Kian, Shane, Mark and Nicky perform their 14 number one singles and hits in one spectacular live show. The tour stops at Liverpool’s Echo Arena on 15th May 2012.
The band also boast two Brits, an MTV Award, a World Music Award, no less than four Record of The Years under their belt and a back catalogue spanning well over a decade.
However, despite all of this seemingly unwaning popularity, Westlife have announced that this tour will be their final farewell. A statement released by Westlife reads as follows:
“After 14 years, 26 top ten hits including 14 number one singles, 11 top 5 albums, 7 of which hit the top spot and have collectively sold over 44 million copies around the world, 10 sell out tours and countless memories that we will forever cherish, we today announce our plan to go our separate ways after a greatest hits collection this Christmas and a farewell tour next year.
“The decision is entirely amicable and after spending all of our adult life together so far, we want to have a well-earned break and look at new ventures.
“We see the greatest hits collection and the farewell tour as the perfect way to celebrate our incredible career along with our fans. We are really looking forward to getting out on the tour and seeing our fans one last time.
“Over the years Westlife has become so much more to us than just a band. Westlife are a family. We would like to thank our fans who have been with us on this amazing journey and are part of our family too.
“We never imagined when we started out in 1998 that 14 years later we would still be recording, touring and having hits together. It has been a dream come true for all of us.”
Their brand new single Lighthouse is released on 14th November with the release of their Greatest Hits on 21st November.
The single written by Gary Barlow and John Shanks is an instantly recognizable Westlife classic complete with soaring melodies, rousing lyrics and is one of four brand new tracks to feature on their album.
The band said: "It’s almost hard to believe that we’ve been doing this for as long as we have.
“We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved and are looking forward to releasing our Greatest Hits album and performing them live on the tour as a special thank you to our fans who have supported us throughout our career."
Catch Westlife @ Echo Arena, Liverpool on Tuesday 15th May 2012.
Tickets go on sale at 9am Friday 21st October priced at £44.00 and £38.50 in London and £41.50 in the regions (subject to booking fee) and can be booked through http://www.livenation.co.uk/
http://www.westlife.com
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