The Wild Dreams Tour or The Hits Tour, originally known as the Stadiums in the Summer Tour, is an ongoing concert tour by Irish pop vocal group, Westlife. It was first scheduled to begin on 17 June 2020 in Scarborough, England at the Scarborough Open Air Theatre.
However, the tour was ultimately postponed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The band have rescheduled their dates like the Wembley Stadium, Cork and Scarborough to 2022. The first 17 other tour dates announced have been cancelled but 2 of it were rescheduled. Their three shows in Singapore made them the first international group to perform at Singapore Indoor Stadium thrice in one tour. On 19 November 2022, band member Nicky Byrne was involved in a stage fall accident during the concert. On 25 November 2022, band member Mark Feehily pulled out of the remaining shows of the UK and Ireland leg due to contracting pneumonia. He would rejoin the band for the 2023 legs except five of its dates due to pulmonary complications that need an operation. On 14 August 2023, Westlife announced their first ever tour dates in Canada and the United States. They will be performing in Toronto, Boston, New York City, and Chicago in March 2024. On 12 September 2023, Westlife announced their first ever tour dates in India. On 26 September 2023, Westlife announced their first ever tour date in Brazil and their first headlining concert tour in Mexico.
This concert tour also marks their most number of concert tour dates to date with 99 dates so far since their "Where Dreams Come True Tour" in 2001 with 82 dates. Band member Kian Egan added, "This is the largest tour ever in China for a western act".
Set list
This set list is representative of the 8 and 9 July 2022 shows at the Aviva Stadium. It does not represent all dates of the tour.
"Starlight" "Uptown Girl" "When You're Looking Like That" "Fool Again" "If I Let You Go" "My Love" "Swear It Again" ABBA Medley: "Mamma Mia" / "Gimme Gimme Gimme" / "Money Money Money" / "Take a Chance on Me" / "I Have a Dream" / "Dancing Queen" / "Waterloo" / "Thank You for the Music" "What About Now" "Mandy" Medley: "What Makes a Man" / "Queen of My Heart" / "Unbreakable" / "I'm Already There" "World of Our Own" (contains excerpts of “Crazy In Love”) "Flying Without Wings"
Encore
"Hello My Love" "You Raise Me Up"
This set list is representative of the 8 and 9 September 2023 shows at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. It does not represent all dates of the tour.
"Starlight" "When You're Looking Like That" "Fool Again" "If I Let You Go" "I Lay My Love on You" "Home" "Swear It Again" "What About Now" "Mandy" "What Makes a Man" "Queen of My Heart" "Uptown Girl" "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" "Seasons in the Sun" "Beautiful World" "World of Our Own" (contains excerpts of "Crazy In Love") "Flying Without Wings"
Encore
"Hello My Love" "My Love" "You Raise Me Up"
Notes
"Safe" was performed at the July 1 and 2, 2022 shows in Kent and Colchester. "I Lay My Love on You" and "Seasons In The Sun" were performed during the 2023 Asian leg of the tour in place of "What Makes a Man", "Queen of My Heart", "Unbreakable" and "I'm Already There" "The Ordinary Road" was performed at the September 22, 2023 show in Wuhan.
Tour dates
Cancelled dates
Recordings
The Wembley Stadium show was shown live in cinemas across the UK, and Europe. Recorded filming and showing was also available in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Westlife: Live At Wembley Stadium was also shown on ITV 1 on the 20th November 2022.
Notes
1.This concert was part of the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix. 2.This concert sets a record for Westlife as the first international group to perform three nights at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. 3.This concert was part of the Playlist Love Festival 2023.
Personnel
Vocals
Nicky Byrne
Kian Egan
Mark Feehily (absent after Manchester show until 2023 Asian leg due to pneumonia and absent during shows in Europe and Mexico from May to July 2023 due to recovery from surgery.). Shane Filan