Liverpool features in Westlife "We Are Here" tour

Westlife - when the played Liverpool in 2008

Westlife have announced they will play The Echo Arena in Liverpool as the second date of a UK concert tour to be staged next May.

The run of nine shows will be the band's first live concerts after a gap of nearly years and the boys are said to be thrilled to be returning to the stage.

The band will travel to arenas across the UK throughout May, including London’s O2, and the Manchester Evening News Arena with the finale in Newcastle.

The show will include fan favourites, the band’s biggest hits and brand new tracks taken from their first new album in two years, ‘Where We Are,’ which was released on November 30th 2009.

Westlife are among the world’s most prolific touring acts, with eight sell out world tours already under their belts.

Their 2008 ‘Back Home Tour’ visited arenas across the UK and New Zealand, culminating in stadium shows in Ireland, including a sell out show at the legendary Croke Park in Dublin.

On the show’s arrival at London’s Wembley Arena, it was declared that the boys had sold more tickets at the venue than any other act and had played a record number of 25 dates there.

The tour will support the band’s brand new album ‘Where We Are’, which was recorded during much of 2009 in studios across Europe and the US.

The record features work from pop’s finest craftsmen, including grammy nominated Ryan Tedder (Leona Lewis, Beyonce) Steve Robson (James Morrison, Take That) Steve Booker (Duffy) Louis Biancaniello and Sam Watters (Whitney Houston, Anastacia.) and Shaznay Lewis, who co-writes a track with band member Mark Feehily.

These stellar production teams have helped the boys create a new and contemporary sound, whilst retaining those classic Westlife soaring melodies and rousing lyrics.

Featuring the already massive hit single ‘What About Now,’ as seen on The X Factor, it’s a collection bound to excite fans and pop enthusiasts alike.

No pop band can compare to Westlife’s extraordinary success. During their 11 years at the top of pop’s hierarchy, the band has sold over 40 million records globally.

In the UK alone they have scored nine multi-platinum albums and a record breaking 14 No.1 hits (behind only Elvis and The Beatles). They have also picked up innumerable awards and appeared on hundreds of magazine covers around the world. They are the only recording artists to win the prestigious ‘Record Of The Year’ an incredible four times (other top awards include two BRITS and an MTV Europe Award).

WHERE WE ARE - TOUR DATES

May 2010

THURSDAY 06 Nottingham Trent FM Arena

FRIDAY 07 Liverpool Echo Arena

SUNDAY 09 Sheffield Sheffield Arena

WEDNESDAY 12 London O2 Arena

SUNDAY 16 Birmingham LG Arena

THURSDAY 20 Cardiff CIA

MONDAY 24 Glasgow SECC

FRIDAY 28 Manchester Evening News Arena

MONDAY 31 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena

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