Back Home Tour

The Back Home Tour is a world tour by Irish boyband, Westlife in support of their ninth studio album, Back Home. The band toured the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.

Back Home Tour
Tour by Westlife
Promotional poster for tour
Associated albumBack Home
Start date25 February 2008
End date29 June 2008
Legs2
No. of shows45
Westlife concert chronology

The first leg kicked off in Belfast on 25 February and ended in London on 29 March 2008. The second leg started on a four-day visit to Australia for the promotion of the album and ended on 28 June 2008 at the Plymouth Argyle Football Club in England.

A DVD for the tour was filmed at Croke Park, Dublin on 1 June 2008.

Support acts edit

Setlist edit

Westlife performing on tour
  1. "Hit You with the Real Thing"
  2. "World of Our Own"
  3. "Something Right"
  4. "What Makes a Man"
  5. "Uptown Girl" (with Acapella Intro)
  6. "The Easy Way"
  7. "If I Let You Go" (contains excerpts from "Where Is the Love?")
  8. "Mandy"
  9. Medley:
    1. "SexyBack"
    2. "Blame It on the Boogie"
    3. "Get Down on It"
    4. "I'm Your Man"
    5. "Let Me Entertain You"
  10. "I'm Already There"
  11. Medley:
    1. "Unbreakable"
    2. "Queen of My Heart"
    3. "Fool Again"
  12. "Catch My Breath"
  13. "Home"
  14. "Us Against The World"
  15. "Swear It Again"
  16. "Flying Without Wings"
Encore
  1. "When You're Looking Like That"
  2. "You Raise Me Up" (contains elements of "My Heart Will Go On")


Notes:

  • My Love was performed on the 25 February in Belfast/

Tour dates edit

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe[2]
25 February 2008BelfastNorthern IrelandOdyssey Arena
26 February 2008
27 February 2008
29 February 2008LiverpoolEnglandEcho Arena Liverpool
1 March 2008LondonThe O2
2 March 2008
4 March 2008NewcastleMetro Radio Arena
5 March 2008
8 March 2008CardiffWalesCardiff International Arena
9 March 2008
10 March 2008
12 March 2008BirminghamEnglandNEC Arena
13 March 2008
15 March 2008ManchesterManchester Evening News Arena
16 March 2008
18 March 2008GlasgowScotlandScottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
20 March 2008
21 March 2008
22 March 2008
24 March 2008NottinghamEnglandNottingham Arena
25 March 2008SheffieldSheffield Arena
26 March 2008
28 March 2008LondonWembley Arena
29 March 2008
Australasia[3]
7 May 2008ChristchurchNew ZealandWestpac Arena
9 May 2008WellingtonTSB Bank Arena
10 May 2008AucklandVector Arena
12 May 2008ASB Auditorium
13 May 2008New PlymouthTSB Stadium
Europe[4]
16 May 2008AberdeenScotlandPress & Journal Arena
17 May 2008GlasgowScottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
19 May 2008NewcastleEnglandMetro Radio Arena
20 May 2008CardiffWalesCardiff International Arena
25 May 2008SheffieldEnglandSheffield Arena
27 May 2008BelfastNorthern IrelandOdyssey Arena
28 May 2008
1 June 2008DublinIrelandCroke Park
3 June 2008BirminghamEnglandNEC Arena
4 June 2008ManchesterManchester Evening News Arena
21 June 2008GalwayIrelandPearse Stadium
22 June 2008KillarneyFitzgerald Stadium
24 June 2008NottinghamEnglandNottingham Arena
25 June 2008CardiffWalesCardiff International Arena
28 June 2008PlymouthEnglandHome Park
29 June 2008[A]LiverpoolEcho Arena Liverpool
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of the "Liverpool Summer Pops"[5]
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
19 May 2008Nottingham, EnglandNottingham ArenaPostponed. Rescheduled to 24 June 2008
20 May 2008Cardiff, WalesCardiff International ArenaPostponed. Rescheduled to 25 June 2008
22 May 2008Birmingham, EnglandNational Exhibition CentrePostponed. Rescheduled to 3 June 2008
23 May 2008Manchester, EnglandManchester Evening News ArenaPostponed. Rescheduled to 4 June 2008
25 May 2008Herning, DenmarkMCH Hall MCancelled
26 May 2008Oslo, NorwayOslo SpektrumCancelled
28 May 2008Oberhausen, GermanyKönig Pilsener ArenaCancelled
29 May 2008Rotterdam, NetherlandsCancelledRotterdam Ahoy

Box office score data edit

VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
Odyssey ArenaBelfast39,804 / 39,804 (100%)$2,737,474[6][7]
Croke ParkDublin82,300 / 82,300 (100%)[8]
Spark ArenaAuckland10,411$867,779

Live Concert DVD edit

10 Years of Westlife – Live at Croke Park Stadium
Video by
Released24 November 2008
Recorded1 June 2008 (Dublin)
GenrePop
LabelSony BMG
DirectorJulie Knowles/ Charlie Lightening
Westlife chronology
Back Home10 Years of Westlife – Live at Croke Park Stadium

Track listing edit

TitleTime Run
01Introduction Music/Hit You with the Real Thing04:45
02World of Our Own03:51
03Something Right05:05
04What Makes A Man04:11
05Uptown Girl03:23
06The Easy Way03:29
07If I Let You Go03:39
08Mandy03:44
09Sexyback/Blame It on the Boogie03:49
10Get Down on It01:55
11I'm Your Man02:46
12Let Me Entertain You03:06
13I'm Already There06:38
14Unbreakable02:13
15Queen of My Heart02:05
16Fool Again01:22
17Catch My Breath05:59
18Home03:37
19Us Against The World06:15
20Swear It Again11:59
21Flying Without Wings11:03
22When You're Looking Like That05:07
23My Heart Will Go On/You Raise Me Up06:57
24End Credits01:27
25The Road Home Documentary30:12
26Us Against the World03:57
27Flying Without Wings03:44
28When You're Looking Like That03:59
29Bop Bop Baby04:28
30Obvious03:38
31Unbreakable04:32
32You Raise Me Up04:00
33World of Our Own03:31
34What Makes A Man03:43
35I Lay My Love on You03:29

Chart performance edit

SOURCE:[9]

ChartPeak
position
Hong Kong1
Ireland1
Japan169[10]
Netherlands14
New Zealand1
South Africa1
Sweden10
UK Music Videos1
UK Videos (OCC)[11]
21
UK DVD Videos (OCC)[12]
21

Certifications and sales edit

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13]2× Platinum100,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[14]6× Platinum24,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

RegionDateLabelCatalogue No.
Australia[15]22 November 2008Sony BMG88697389499
Czech Republic[16]24 November 2008Sony BMG
Denmark[17]25 November 2008Sony BMG
Germany[18]21 November 2008Sony BMG88697389499
Hong Kong[19]24 November 2008Sony BMG88697391949
Ireland22 November 2008Syco, RCA
Japan[20]12 December 2008Sony BMG
Norway[21]26 November 2008Sony BMG88697389499
Philippines[22]24 November 2008Sony BMG88697391949
Slovakia[23]24 November 2008Sony BMG
South Africa[24]21 November 2008Sony BMG88697389499
Sweden[25]26 November 2008Sony BMG88697389499
Switzerland[26]21 November 2008Sony BMG88697389499
United Kingdom[27]24 November 2008Syco, RCA88697389499

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