Westlife To Bring Their ‘Westlife 25: The Anniversary World Tour’ To Australia and New Zealand In 2027
Fans can expect to hear all their favourite Westlife hits when the boy band hit the country in next year.
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Irish boyband Westlife are bringing their Westlife 25: The Anniversary World Tour to Australia and New Zealand in 2027.
A celebration of their 25-year career, the tour announcement coincides with the release of 25 - The Ultimate Collection, a compilation featuring all of the band’s biggest hits.
Fans heading along can expect a hit-filled set spanning Westlife’s entire career, with songs such as ‘My Love’, ‘If I Let You Go’, ‘Uptown Girl’, ‘Swear It Again’ and more all part of the set list.
“We can’t believe it’s been 20 years since we last toured in Australia and New Zealand, so it only felt right that we should come back and celebrate our 25th Anniversary together,” the band said in a statement.
“We have always loved coming back to this part of the world as the fans have always made our trips so memorable and special - you have the loudest fans in the world! The 25th Anniversary show will be our most exciting and ambitious to date and of course, we will be performing all of the hits. Australia and New Zealand - we cannot wait to see you!”
Starting their tour in Australia, Westlife kick things off in Perth on Friday 16 July at the RAC Arena before heading to Adelaide’s AEC Arena on Sunday 18 July. Westlife then perform at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday 20 July, Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on Friday 23 July and finish up at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Monday 26 July. The band then cross the ditch to New Zealand for two concerts at Auckland’s Spark Arena on Wednesday 28 July and Christchurch’s Wolfbrook Arena on Friday 30 July.
Mastercard pre-sale runs from 12pm AEST Wednesday 13 May to 12pm AEST Thursday 14 May, followed by Live Nation pre-sale from 1pm AEST Thursday 14 May to 1pm AEST Friday 15 May. General on-sale begins at 2pm AEST Friday 15 May via westlife.com and livenation.com.au.
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At their peak, Westlife were one of the biggest groups on the planet. Across 25 years, Westlife’s songs have been streamed over 3 billion times, with the group achieving a whopping 36 #1 albums worldwide plus 14 UK #1 singles, with only the Beatles and Elvis Presley having earned more.
Westlife have also sold over 55 million records, surpassed 1 billion YouTube views and sold more than 6 million concert tickets around the world.
Two decades on since their last Australian and New Zealand tour, tickets for this one are sure to sell fast, so make sure you get in quick and don’t suffer FOMO.
Catch Westlife performing at AEC Arena on Saturday 18 July 2027. Ticketing information is available at livenation.com.au.
Westlife 25 Anniversary Australia and New Zealand Tour 2027
Friday 16 July – RAC Arena, Perth, WA
Sunday 18 July – AEC Arena, Adelaide, SA
Tuesday 20 July – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 23 July – Quods Bank Arena, Sydney, NSW
Monday 26 July – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 28 July – Spark Arena, Auckland, NZ
Friday 30 July – Wolfbrooke Arena, Christchurch, NZ
Fans can expect to hear all their favourite Westlife hits when the boy band hit the country in next year.
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