JULY NEWS
£905 makes Westlife fan's dream a reality
WESTLIFE fan Sue Barnett's dreams will come true on Sunday when she meets her
idols, after bidding ¢G905 in a charity auction. She bid in the auction on
website eBay to meet the boyband after reading a story about it in the Wiltshire
Times two weeks ago. The auction was organised by cancer patient Vanessa Kyte,
of Rudge, and her sister Nicola Noble, of Warminster, to raise money for the
Forever Friends Appeal to buy a new CT scanner for Royal United Hospital, Bath.
Miss Barnett, 46, of Paxcroft Mead, had a special reason to enter as her
75-year-old mum Jean has been treated for oral cancer at the hospital during the
last year. "I read the story with the eBay details so the next day I put in a
bid of ¢G500. I waited until the last minute before putting in another bid," she
said.
"One of the reasons I bid such a large amount of money is because it is going
towards a new CT scanner. My mum is being treated for cancer at the RUH and
she's had to use their current scanner. "The good news is the radiotherapy has
got rid of the cancer but she is suffering quite a bit from the treatment and
can't eat."She's also a big fan and has been coming to concerts with me for the
last two or three years. She'd really love to meet them so I'm hoping they'll
sign a get well soon card for her."
Miss Barnett will get to meet the group, along with her friend Jean Hillman,
when they perform at the Bath Rec as part of the Summer Nights Open Air concerts
this weekend. She has been an avid Westlife fan ever since she bought her
14-year-old niece a video of the band about seven years ago.
"I had a sneaky look at the video and thought I like these people' so I started
buying all their stuff," she said. "I took her to a concert in Dublin which I
thought was fantastic. It was the first time I'd been to a pop concert. My niece
grew out of them but I carried on as a fan and still buy all the DVDs and CDs.
"Lots of people make fun but I think they're good. They're very good looking and
I like the music. They've got the whole package. Shane was always my first
favourite but I like Nicky as well."
She said she is very excited about meeting her heroes but hopes she does not
become too tongue-tied. "I will probably be a bit excitable for a middle-aged
lady. It's going to be a bit embarrassing," she said.
"We saw them in Birmingham in April and are going to see them in Minehead later
in the year so we're quite avid fans. I've never met them before. I just hope
they're prepared for meeting me."
source - This is Wiltshire.co.uk
posted - 14th July
Swaziland set for Westlife
United Kingdom pop group Westlife which is expected to perform in the country on
September 30 at Mavuso Exhibition and Trade Centre, will stay at the Royal
Villas, it has been gathered. Information gathered yesterday is that Royal
Villas offered to charge the organisers at reduced rates. A source said
management at the prestigious hotel were elated to host musicians of Westlife
calibre. Fans from the country and outside are expected to cram the trade centre
to watch the group live. This promises to be a massive show by any standards.
Big Five Entertainment Company is behind the event.
An employee at the hotel stated that there are rumours to the effect that the
group will be accommodated there, however, she said there was nothing official
in as far as she was concerned. She mentioned that the hotel was ready to host
any celebrity from anywhere in the world. Maria De Sousa, the entertainment
company's PRO mentioned that she was yet to meet the rest of the committee as
soon as everything is finalised ¡§we will then give out more information. Fun
lovers will pay not less than E300 ($50) for the show. Those who will be at the
VIP section will part with E530 ($88). A dinner has been included in this
amount.
The event will also feature local and South African groups. Gates open at 3p.m.
Westlife, arguably one of the European groups of the moment consists of Kian,
Shane, Sligo, Mark and Nicky.
source - Swazi Observer
posted - 14th July
Kerry Kida to speak in posh tonas
SINGER Kerry Katona is sending her daughters for elocution lessons - so they
don't copy her northern accent. The former Atomic Kitten star, wants Molly,
four, and Lilly, three, to talk posh.
I'm A Celebrity winner Kerry, 25, said: "I don't want them talking like their
mother. I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth and I want them to have
everything."
Kerry lives in her home town of Warrington, Cheshire, with the girls and her
taxi driver fiancé Mark Croft, 34. She is involved in a custody wrangle with her
ex, Westlife hunk Brian McFadden, 26, who criticised her as a mum.
Iceland's ad star Kerry said: "In a perfect world I'd like to be friends with
him but it's never going to happen."
source - sunday people newspaper
posted - 9th July
Westlife And McFly Take Their Sound To The Holiday Camps
Super boy bands Westlife and McFly will both be wowing crowds at Butlins later
this year. The concerts will be held in 7,000 seater arena at the Butlins
Minehead resort that features the best plasma screens money can buy so everyone
gets a look in.
Mike Godolphin, Head of Entertainment for Butlins said of the forthcoming gigs:
"Butlins is all about live entertainment and great music is key. We're now
recognized by the music industry as a great venue for big names in pop to
perform, and we're thrilled to be welcoming such popular bands. Our past
Arena acts have included Will Young, Girls Aloud, Busted and Ronan Keating"
Westlife will be performing between November 17-20 while McFly will be on
stage between November 24-27¡Kfor more details click here.
source - Entertainmentwise
posted - 7th July
Westlife's Summer Profiles
Want to find out Nicky's suitcase essentials, Mark's favourite destination,
Kian's top summer tune and Shane's funniest holiday moment? Then head over to
the Behind-The-Scenes area in VIP now or click here to read their brand new
summer profiles!
source www.westlife.com
posted - 5th July
Ticket Winners
A big congratulations to Celena Wolfe and Androula Apostolou who are the lucky
winners of our competition to see Westlife live this weekend. Celena will be
going to Leeds Castle on Saturday and Androula will see the boys perform at
Chatsworth House on Sunday.
source www.westlife.com
posted - 5th July
Six Dates Announced of Westlife Concert at ASIA
Sept. 4 - Manila
Sept. 6 - Seoul
Sept. 8 - Singapore
Sept. 9 - Hong Kong
Sept. 10 - Taiwan
Sept. 12 - Jakarta
Westlife prefers Chinese food on city tour
WESTLIFE, the famous British pop band, has listed Chinese food as a must in
every meal for their Shanghai tour starting Saturday, local media said today.
The four-member group will begin their belated concert the following day after
arriving. Westlife postponed their Shanghai concert on June 3 because band
member
Nicky Byrne came down with acute enteritis. A doctor recommended that Byrne
avoid long flights until June 9, so that he could recover from the intestinal
tract infection. The band's agency has listed more than 80 dining requirements
for Westlife, among which include that the band wants at least one type of
Chinese dish at every meal, for example, Xiao Long Bao (soup dumplings). Unlike
other big stars that have many picky requests, the band's only requirement
during their stay at the Huating Hotel is to have a television that broadcasts
England's World Cup matches in English.
source - Shanghai Daily
posted - 1st July