The Back Home Tour is a world tour by Irish boyband, Westlife in support of their ninth studio album, Back Home. The band toured the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.
The first leg kicked off in Belfast on 25 February and ended in London on 29 March 2008. The second leg started on a four-day visit to Australia for the promotion of the album and ended on 28 June 2008 at the Plymouth Argyle Football Club in England.
A DVD for the tour was filmed at Croke Park, Dublin on 1 June 2008.
Support acts The MacDonald Brothers (Europe—Leg 1, select dates) Annabel Fay (Australasia) Hope (London) Shayne Ward (Dublin)
Setlist
"Hit You with the Real Thing" "World of Our Own" "Something Right" "What Makes a Man" "Uptown Girl" (with Acapella Intro) "The Easy Way" (contains excerpts from "ABC") "If I Let You Go" (contains excerpts from "Where Is the Love?") "Mandy" Medley: "SexyBack" "Blame It on the Boogie" "Get Down on It" "I'm Your Man" "Let Me Entertain You" "I'm Already There" Medley: "Unbreakable" "Queen of My Heart" "Fool Again" "Catch My Breath" "Home" "Us Against The World" "Swear It Again" "Flying Without Wings" Encore "When You're Looking Like That""You Raise Me Up" (contains elements of "My Heart Will Go On")
Notes:
My Love was performed on the 25 February in Belfast/
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueEurope25 February 2008BelfastNorthern IrelandOdyssey Arena26 February 200827 February 200829 February 2008LiverpoolEnglandEcho Arena Liverpool1 March 2008LondonThe O22 March 20084 March 2008NewcastleMetro Radio Arena5 March 20088 March 2008CardiffWalesCardiff International Arena9 March 200810 March 200812 March 2008BirminghamEnglandNEC Arena13 March 200815 March 2008ManchesterManchester Evening News Arena16 March 200818 March 2008GlasgowScotlandScottish Exhibition and Conference Centre20 March 200821 March 200822 March 200824 March 2008NottinghamEnglandNottingham Arena25 March 2008SheffieldSheffield Arena26 March 200828 March 2008LondonWembley Arena29 March 2008Australasia7 May 2008ChristchurchNew ZealandWestpac Arena9 May 2008WellingtonTSB Bank Arena10 May 2008AucklandVector Arena12 May 2008ASB Auditorium13 May 2008New PlymouthTSB StadiumEuropeAdditional sources for dates in Europe: 16 May 2008AberdeenScotlandPress & Journal Arena17 May 2008GlasgowScottish Exhibition and Conference Centre25 May 2008SheffieldEnglandSheffield Arena27 May 2008BelfastNorthern IrelandOdyssey Arena28 May 20081 June 2008DublinIrelandCroke Park3 June 2008BirminghamEnglandNEC Arena4 June 2008ManchesterManchester Evening News Arena21 June 2008GalwayIrelandPearse Stadium22 June 2008KillarneyFitzgerald Stadium24 June 2008NottinghamEnglandNottingham Arena25 June 2008CardiffWalesCardiff International Arena28 June 2008PlymouthEnglandHome Park29 June 2008LiverpoolEcho Arena Liverpool
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances This concert was a part of the "Liverpool Summer Pops"
Cancellations and rescheduled shows 19 May 2008Nottingham, EnglandNottingham ArenaPostponed. Rescheduled to 24 June 200820 May 2008Cardiff, WalesCardiff International ArenaPostponed. Rescheduled to 25 June 200822 May 2008Birmingham, EnglandNational Exhibition CentrePostponed. Rescheduled to 3 June 200823 May 2008Manchester, EnglandManchester Evening News ArenaPostponed. Rescheduled to 4 June 200825 May 2008Herning, DenmarkMCH Hall MCancelled26 May 2008Oslo, NorwayOslo SpektrumCancelled28 May 2008Oberhausen, GermanyKönig Pilsener ArenaCancelled29 May 2008Rotterdam, NetherlandsRotterdam AhoyCancelled
Box office score data Venue City Tickets sold / available Gross revenueOdyssey ArenaBelfast39,804 / 39,804 (100%)$2,737,474Croke ParkDublin82,300 / 82,300 (100%)Spark ArenaAuckland10,411$867,779
Live Concert DVD
Track listing Title Time Run01Introduction Music/Hit You with the Real Thing04:4502World of Our Own03:5103Something Right05:0504What Makes A Man04:1105Uptown Girl03:2306The Easy Way03:2907If I Let You Go03:3908Mandy03:4409Sexyback/Blame It on the Boogie03:4910Get Down on It01:5511I'm Your Man02:4612Let Me Entertain You03:0613I'm Already There06:3814Unbreakable02:1315Queen of My Heart02:0516Fool Again01:2217Catch My Breath05:5918Home03:3719Us Against The World06:1520Swear It Again11:5921Flying Without Wings11:0322When You're Looking Like That05:0723My Heart Will Go On/You Raise Me Up06:5724End Credits01:2725The Road Home Documentary30:1226Us Against the World03:5727Flying Without Wings03:4428When You're Looking Like That03:5929Bop Bop Baby04:2830Obvious03:3831Unbreakable04:3232You Raise Me Up04:0033World of Our Own03:3134What Makes A Man03:4335I Lay My Love on You03:29
Chart performance SOURCE:
ChartPeakpositionHong Kong1Ireland1Japan169Netherlands14New Zealand1South Africa1Sweden10UK Music Videos1 UK Videos (OCC) UK DVD Videos (OCC)
Certifications and sales
Release history Region Date Label Catalogue No. Australia 22 November 2008 Sony BMG 88697389499 Czech Republic 24 November 2008 Sony BMG Denmark 25 November 2008 Sony BMG Germany 21 November 2008 Sony BMG 88697389499 Hong Kong 24 November 2008 Sony BMG 88697391949 Ireland 22 November 2008 Syco, RCA Japan 12 December 2008 Sony BMG Norway 26 November 2008 Sony BMG 88697389499 Philippines 24 November 2008 Sony BMG 88697391949 Slovakia 24 November 2008 Sony BMG South Africa 21 November 2008 Sony BMG 88697389499 Sweden 26 November 2008 Sony BMG 88697389499 Switzerland 21 November 2008 Sony BMG 88697389499 United Kingdom 24 November 2008 Syco, RCA 88697389499
References
External links
Official Westlife Website