Westlife announce 2022 gig in Dublin's Aviva Stadium

Happy Friday!!

Author: Emma DicksonPublished 29th Oct 2021
Last updated 29th Oct 2021

It's the news we've all been waiting for...Westlife have just announced their set to perform at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Friday 8th July 2022!

The music icons will belt out hit after hit including ‘Starlight’, ‘Flying Without Wings’ and ‘World of our Own’ as well as the hits from their forthcoming album 'Wild Dreams' in November.

The Irish pop kings kick off their tour next summer performing across Ireland and the U.K. including an already sold-out headline shows at London’s Wembley Stadium and Cork’s Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Did you know Westlife are the only band (apart from U2) to ever sell out Wembley Stadium 👏

Speaking today, Shane Filan said: "Our last Cork gig was one of the best we've ever done, and we want to make this next one even bigger and better!"

We streamed their surprise gig announcement on socials:

How to get tickets:

Tickets go on sale on Friday 5 November 2021 at 8AM from ticketmaster.ie

Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan, Nicky Byrne and Brian McFadden – aka Westlife - released their debut single Swear It Again on 19 April 1999. Almost overnight, the record shot straight to No.1 and catapulted the boyband to stardom.

News of the 2022 tour marks the beginning of a packed schedule for Westlife who have just released their new single ‘Starlight’ - the first track of the highly anticipated new album ‘Wild Dreams’ which is available for pre-order now.

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