MARCH 2006
Meet Westlife Competition!
With Westlife’s huge UK & Ireland tour getting under way in April, we’re offering one lucky winner the chance to meet the boys in person before one of their shows! We’re looking for the best Westlife banner slogan you can come up with – what would you put on yours to really catch the band’s attention? Send your best idea (one entry per person) to westlife@warwickworldwide.com, along with your full name and phone number, by 3rd April, to be in with a chance of winning. Good luck!
source-official site
posted - 30th March
Top Acts Added To Summer Pops
Liverpool's Summer Pops festival is living up to its name by adding a host of
top pop acts to the bill. Top Irish crooners Westlife and the ever-mutating
Sugababes will join artists including The Who, Bryan Adams, Ronan Keating,
James Brown and Whitesnake at the July event, whilst Simply Red have added a
second show after their first date sold out. Both Westlife and Sugababes are
particularly looking forward to returning to the festival after triumphant
performances in the past. Westlife's Mark Feehily says, "We can't wait to return
to Liverpool where the crowd was up for it big time last time. "Local girl,
Sugababe Heidi Range adds, "Playing Liverpool is always special to me, and the
reception we got here last time was fantastic."
The full line up of gigs, which will take place at the Big Top Arena on the
Docks, is as follows;
Oscar Peterson - July 1
Whitesnake - July 3
The Who - July 5
The Who - July 6
James Brown - July 7
Simple Minds - July 10
Ronan Keating - July 14
Westlife - July 17
Simply Red - July 18
Simply Red - July 19
Il Divo - July 21
Bryan Adams - July 23
source - Festivalwise
posted - 30th March
Pop Guru describes Westlife's continuing success as amazing
Westlife manager Louis Walsh has praised the staying power of his boyband Westlife. He never thought they would last this long.Westlife are currently enjoying the success of their second best-selling album, Face to face, but Walsh reckons they are still hungry for more success. He said: "It should be all over for a boyband at this stage of their career, but Westlife are getting bigger. They're going to be working even harder this year. They're set to record their eighth album after the tour and the aim is to break new territories like Canada where they'll be working in June."
source - U TV
posted 30th March
Westlife At Liverpool Pops
Westlife will be playing a fantastic greatest hits show at the Liverpool Pops
event on Monday 17th July. Tickets are available now by clicking here or calling
the Box Office on 0870 151 4000.
source- www.westlife.com
posted - 30th March
Walsh amazed by Westlife's longevity
WESTLIFE manager LOUIS WALSH is surprised the Irish boyband is still thriving,
because he never expected their careers to last longer than a couple of years.
The group is currently basking in the success of the second biggest album of
their career, FACE TO FACE, but pop guru Walsh insists they are still hungry for
fame. And he hopes a new transatlantic tour in the summer (06) will expand their
fan base even further. Walsh says, "It should be all over for a boyband at this
stage of their career, but Westlife are getting bigger. "They're going to be
working even harder this year. They're set to record their eighth album after
the tour and the aim is to break newterritories like Canada where they'll be
working in June."
Taken From: Contact Music
posted - 30th March
New Tour Date
Tickets go on sale today for an extra date on Westlife's upcoming tour:
Friday 25th August - Bryn Tefels Faenol Festival, Bangor, Wales (www.nwtheatre.co.uk
01492 872000) For a full list of upcoming shows, head over to Dates.
source -www.westlife.com
posted - 13th March
Westlife Are No 1!
Following on from their sensational Australian promo tour, Westlife have
skyrocketed to No 1 on the ARIA albums chart with their brilliant album 'Face To
Face'! We had a chat with the awesome foursome while they were in town, and got
the inside scoop on the album, marriage proposals, and how Brian McFadden's
departure from the band affected them all... Westlife are household names in the
UK, and it looks like they're well on the way to being household names in
Australia too! Their new album
'Face To Face' has become their first No 1 album in Australia, while their
stunning single 'You Raise Me Up' has just made a giant leap from No 40 to No 8
on the ARIA singles chart. Rumour has it the guys will be back later in the year
for more promotion and possibly a national tour. 'Face To Face' and 'You Raise
me Up' are in stores now.
source - Top40-Charts.com
posted - 13th March
Westlife's schedule Taiwan 2006
9 March
The lads will fly to Taiwan from Hong Kong via the flight Cathay Pacific CX406.
10 March
- Press conference in hotel / Present in a show called "Golden Night Club"
on SETTV at 6pm
11 March
200 lucky fans will attend Face to Face Mini Showcase held in Brown Sugar at
2:30pm. Westlife will perform 7 songs there. A couple of fans
will have a chance to meet the lads backstage.
12 March
They will record a music show on TVBSG at 1:30pm and 50 fans will be their
audience. Then, they will have non-stop interviews back in hotel.
They will be heading for UK at 8pm via the flight Cathay Pacific CX 531.
source - BMG Taiwan
posted - 5th March
Westlife work magic Down Under
Irish sons Westlife blew Aussie fans away when they tried their hands at playing
the didgeridoo at a packed-out gig Down Under. On a promotional tour for their
album, Face To Face, which is riding high in the charts with sales of 1.5
million, the boys from Sligo flew into Sydney this week to a rapturous
reception.
"We're having a ball here and the fans are going mad for us,"
enthused an excited Shane Filan. "We've been mobbed everywhere we go and fans
have even been trying to break into our hotel rooms." The fresh-faced lads are
hoping the wave of enthusiasm sweeps them to their first Australian number one
with You Raise Me Up. To ease the rigours of life on the road, the band - who
are also due to play Canada this summer - arrived with their significant others.
Nicky Byrne was accompanied by his wife of two years Georgina, daughter of Irish
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. Meanwhile Kian Egan is travelling with his live-in
girlfriend, Hollyoaks star Jodi Albert.
Since Brian McFadden's shock departure two years ago, when pop critics predicted
the band's demise, the boys have rallied to go on to bigger and better things.
Mark Feehily says Brian's decision gave them "the kick" they needed, adding:
"It's our nature to be hungry. We always aim higher, no matter how much success
we have.
source - yahoo news
posted - 5th March
Westlife's New Fan
WESTLIFE have a new fan in country king Garth Brooks, who was bowled over by the
lads' version of his song The Dance. Says a spy: "He's given them his full
backing, the song's going to be big." The year's shaping up well for the
lads, who are in Australia where Raise Me Up is about to go to No. 1.
Bonzer, boys.
source - mirror newspaper
posted - 5th March
The lads down under
WESTLIFE will become the Wizards Of Oz this week when they top the Australian
charts for the first time. The Irish lads are heading for No1 with their hit
single You Raise Me
Up after a huge promotional tour Down Under. Speaking from Australia, Shane
Filan told the Irish Daily Mirror: "We're having a ball here and the fans are
going mad for us. The single is doing really well and we're crossing our fingers
for a No1 hit. We've been mobbed everywhere we go and fans have even been trying
to break into our hotel rooms. We've been asked to do the biggest TV shows in
Melbourne and Sydney and got a great reaction on them."
And we can reveal the group are releasing a cover version of Garth
Brooks's The Dance as their next single in Ireland and the UK. Shane, 26, added:
"We have recorded it and it's not even on the album so this is a big
surprise for fans. Garth has been in contact with us and says he's never heard
such a good version of the song. He wants to come and meet us and may even
appear at some of our shows in the future and sing it with us. We think
this could be one of our biggest hits ever and we can't wait to get back
to Ireland and release it. We've recorded three different versions of the song
for the single including an acoustic one. I think the fans are really going to
like this."
The band -Shane, Kian Egan, Nicky Byrne and Mark Fee-hily - have sold out a UK
and Ireland arena tour that kicks off this month and will also hit Canada for
their first series of concerts in the summer. Manager Louis Walsh said: "The
boys are hungrier than ever for success and they are doing really well all
around the world. The success in Australia has been amazing and their latest
tour is shaping up as one of their most popular ever."
The lads waited seven years to conquer Australia, concentrating on
European countries first. During their last tour they performed in sold-out
arenas in Germany, Sweden, France and Belgium.
source - Mirror
posted - 5th March
New Tour Date
Tickets go on sale today for an extra date on Westlife's upcoming tour: Friday
25th August ¡V Bryn Tefels Faenol Festival, Bangor, Wales (www.nwtheatre.co.uk
01492 872000)
For a full list of upcoming shows, head over to Dates.
source - www.westlife.com
posted -5th March 2006
Wizards Of Oz
Westlife lads conquer Down Under as they head for first
No1.WESTLIFE will become the Wizards Of Oz this week when they top the
Australian charts for the first time. The Irish lads are heading for No1
with their hit single You Raise Me Up after a huge promotional tour Down Under.
Speaking from Australia, Shane Filan told the Irish Daily Mirror: "We're having
a ball here and the fans are going mad for us.
"The single is doing really well and we're crossing our fingers for a No1 hit.
We've been mobbed everywhere we go and fans have even been trying to break into
our hotel rooms. We've been asked to do the biggest TV shows in Melbourne and
Sydney and got a great reaction on them."
And we can reveal the group are releasing a cover version of Garth Brooks's The
Dance as their next single in Ireland and the UK. Shane, 26, added: "We have
recorded it and it's not even on the album so this is a big surprise for fans.
Garth has been in contact with us and says he's never heard such a good version
of the song. He wants to come and meet us and may even appear at some of our
shows in the future and sing it with us. We think this could be one of our
biggest hits ever and we can't wait to get back to Ireland and release it. We've
recorded three different versions of the song for the single including an
acoustic one. I think the fans are really going to like this."
The band -Shane, Kian Egan, Nicky Byrne and Mark Feehily - have sold out a UK
and Ireland arena tour that kicks off this month and will also hit Canada for
their first series of concerts in the summer. Manager Louis Walsh said:
"The boys are hungrier than ever for success and they are doing really well all
around the world. The success in Australia has been amazing and their latest
tour is shaping up as one of their most popular ever." The lads waited
seven years to conquer Australia, concentrating on European countries first.
During their last tour they performed in sold-out arenas in Germany, Sweden,
France and Belgium.
source - Irish Mirror
posted -4th March
Westlife Enter Top 5
Well done to Westlife, who've gone straight into the charts at number four with
their new single Amazing. The boys send their thanks for all your support.
source - www.westlife.com
posted 1st March
West Life's Kian Egan - Jodi Albert Top's
Westlife's Kian Egan says his favourite person in the world is
his girlfriend Jodi Albert. The singer fell for the former 'Hollyoaks' actress
during a holiday in Barbados and they have been inseparable ever since. He said:
"We're joined at the hip and we're massively in love with each other. We just
bought a place together which we're decorating at the moment."
Kian admits he thinks of Barbados as the couple's special place. He added to
Britain's New magazine: "The beaches are fantastic, the water's great and I love
being in the ocean. We stayed in our hotel most of the time but it was a lovely
place to chill out."
source - female first
posted - 1st March