The band announced on their official Facebook account that they will be returning to Vietnam with the Wild Dreams tour on November 22, 2023.
Their highly-anticipated live concert will be held at Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, as stated in the Facebook post.
Tickets for the concert will go on sale next Tuesday.
They urged their fans not to miss out on this opportunity.
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| A photo of the members of Westlife when they were young. Photo: The Guardian |
Immediately after the announcement, the Facebook post received an overwhelming response with 6,000 reactions, 1,500 comments, and over 1,000 shares.
Many fans expressed their excitement and mentioned that they would be attending the concert with their friends.
In 2011, Westlife visited Vietnam for the first time and performed at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi as part of their Westlife Gravity Tour.
Two years later, Shane Filan, the main vocalist of Westlife, held the You & Me Tour Live in Saigon show at 7 Nguyen Tat Thanh Street in District 4, Ho Chi Minh City.
In 2017, Shane Filan returned to Vietnam for his Love Always Tour, where he performed his own songs as well as Westlife’s greatest hits at a stadium in Ho Chi Minh City.
Westlife, formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1998, consists of Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan and Nicky Byrne. Brian McFadden, a former member, left the band in 2004.
The group disbanded in 2012 but made a highly-anticipated reunion in 2018.
Westlife gained immense popularity among Vietnamese audiences in the 1990s and 2000s.
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| Many Vietnamese fans express their excitement at Westlife’s comeback to Vietnam. Photo: The Irish Sun |
In their home country of Ireland, Westlife has achieved 11 number-one albums, 16 number-one singles, and 34 top-fifty singles.
The band has sold a remarkable 55 million records worldwide and holds four Guinness World Records.
Some of their greatest hits include My Love, I Lay My Love on You, Queen of My Heart, Seasons in the Sun, Mandy, Fool Again, Swear it Again, and When You Tell Me That You Love Me.
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