The Wild Dreams Tour


The Wild Dreams Tour or The Hits Tour, originally known as the Stadiums in the Summer Tour, is a 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.
The tour was ultimately postponed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The band rescheduled their dates at Wembley Stadium, Cork, and Scarborough to 2022, while the other 17 tour dates where cancelled. Their three shows in Singapore made them the first international group to perform at the Singapore Indoor Stadium thrice in one tour. On 19 November 2022, band member Nicky Byrne was involved in a stage fall accident during the Glasgow 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 for five of its dates due to pulmonary complications that need an operation. On 14 August 2023, Westlife announced their first-ever tour dates in North America visiting Toronto, Boston, New York City, and Chicago the following year. 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. Feehily announced he had been forced to pull out just 2 weeks before.
This concert tour also marks their most number of concert tour dates to date with 100 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.
  1. "Starlight"
  2. "Uptown Girl"
  3. "When You're Looking Like That"
  4. "Fool Again"
  5. "If I Let You Go"
  6. "My Love"
  7. "Swear It Again"
  8. 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"
  9. "What About Now"
  10. "Mandy"
  11. Medley: "What Makes a Man" / "Queen of My Heart" / "Unbreakable" / "I'm Already There"
  12. "World of Our Own"
  13. "Flying Without Wings"
;Encore
  2. "Hello My Love"
  3. "You Raise Me Up"
This set list is representative of the 16, 17 and 18 February 2023 shows at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. It does not represent all dates of the tour.
  1. "Starlight"
  2. "Uptown Girl"
  3. "When You're Looking Like That"
  4. "Fool Again"
  5. "If I Let You Go"
  6. "My Love"
  7. "Swear It Again"
  8. 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"
  9. "What About Now"
  10. "Mandy"
  11. "I Lay My Love on You"
  12. "Seasons in the Sun"
  13. "World of Our Own"
  14. "Flying Without Wings"
;Encore
  2. "Hello My Love"
  3. "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.
  1. "Starlight"
  2. "When You're Looking Like That"
  3. "Fool Again"
  4. "If I Let You Go"
  5. "I Lay My Love on You"
  6. "Home"
  7. "Swear It Again"
  8. "What About Now"
  9. "Mandy"
  10. "What Makes a Man"
  11. "Queen of My Heart"
  12. "Uptown Girl"
  13. "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"
  14. "Seasons in the Sun"
  15. "Beautiful World"
  16. "World of Our Own"
  17. "Flying Without Wings"
;Encore
  2. "Hello My Love"
  3. "My Love"
  4. "You Raise Me Up"
This set list is representative of the 11 March show at Meridian Hall. It does not represent all dates of the tour.
  1. "Starlight"
  2. "Uptown Girl"
  3. "When You're Looking Like That"
  4. "Fool Again"
  5. "If I Let You Go"
  6. "My Love"
  7. "Swear It Again"
  8. 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"
  9. "What About Now"
  10. "Mandy"
  11. "I Lay My Love on You"
  12. Medley: "What Makes a Man" / "Queen of My Heart" / "Unbreakable" / "I'm Already There"
  13. "World of Our Own"
  14. "Flying Without Wings"
;Encore
  2. "Hello My Love"
  3. "You Raise Me Up"

Recordings

Personnel

Vocals

  • Nicky Byrne
  • Kian Egan
  • Mark Feehily.
  • Shane Filan

Band

  • Simon Ellis – keyboards / musical director
  • Phil Short – guitars
  • Dishan Abrahams – bass
  • Julien Brown – drums