Back Home Tour
The Back Home Tour is a world tour by Irish boyband, Westlife in support of their 9th studio album, Back Home. The band toured the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.
| Tour by Westlife | |
|  Promotional poster for tour | |
| Associated album | Back Home | 
|---|---|
| Start date | 25 February 2008 | 
| End date | 29 June 2008 | 
| Legs | 2 | 
| No. of shows | 45 | 
| Westlife concert chronology | |
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)[1]
- Hope (London)
- Shayne Ward (Dublin)
Setlist
    

Westlife performing on tour
- "Hit You with the Real Thing"
- "World of Our Own"
- "Something Right"
- "What Makes a Man"
- "Uptown Girl" (with Acapella Intro)
- "The Easy Way"
- "If I Let You Go" (contains excerpts from "Where Is the Love?")
- "Mandy"
- Medley:
- "I'm Already There"
- Medley:
- "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
    
| Date | City | Country | Venue | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe[2] | |||
| 25 February 2008 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena | 
| 26 February 2008 | |||
| 27 February 2008 | |||
| 29 February 2008 | Liverpool | England | Echo Arena Liverpool | 
| 1 March 2008 | London | The O2 | |
| 2 March 2008 | |||
| 4 March 2008 | Newcastle | Metro Radio Arena | |
| 5 March 2008 | |||
| 8 March 2008 | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff International Arena | 
| 9 March 2008 | |||
| 10 March 2008 | |||
| 12 March 2008 | Birmingham | England | NEC Arena | 
| 13 March 2008 | |||
| 15 March 2008 | Manchester | Manchester Evening News Arena | |
| 16 March 2008 | |||
| 18 March 2008 | Glasgow | Scotland | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre | 
| 20 March 2008 | |||
| 21 March 2008 | |||
| 22 March 2008 | |||
| 24 March 2008 | Nottingham | England | Nottingham Arena | 
| 25 March 2008 | Sheffield | Sheffield Arena | |
| 26 March 2008 | |||
| 28 March 2008 | London | Wembley Arena | |
| 29 March 2008 | |||
| Australasia[3] | |||
| 7 May 2008 | Christchurch | New Zealand | Westpac Arena | 
| 9 May 2008 | Wellington | TSB Bank Arena | |
| 10 May 2008 | Auckland | Vector Arena | |
| 12 May 2008 | ASB Auditorium | ||
| 13 May 2008 | New Plymouth | TSB Stadium | |
| Europe[4] | |||
| 16 May 2008 | Aberdeen | Scotland | Press & Journal Arena | 
| 17 May 2008 | Glasgow | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre | |
| 19 May 2008 | Newcastle | England | Metro Radio Arena | 
| 20 May 2008 | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff International Arena | 
| 25 May 2008 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield Arena | 
| 27 May 2008 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena | 
| 28 May 2008 | |||
| 1 June 2008 | Dublin | Ireland | Croke Park | 
| 3 June 2008 | Birmingham | England | NEC Arena | 
| 4 June 2008 | Manchester | Manchester Evening News Arena | |
| 21 June 2008 | Galway | Ireland | Pearse Stadium | 
| 22 June 2008 | Killarney | Fitzgerald Stadium | |
| 24 June 2008 | Nottingham | England | Nottingham Arena | 
| 25 June 2008 | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff International Arena | 
| 28 June 2008 | Plymouth | England | Home Park | 
| 29 June 2008[A] | Liverpool | Echo Arena Liverpool | |
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
- A This concert was a part of the "Liverpool Summer Pops"[5]
- Cancellations and rescheduled shows
| 19 May 2008 | Nottingham, England | Nottingham Arena | Postponed. Rescheduled to 24 June 2008 | 
| 20 May 2008 | Cardiff, Wales | Cardiff International Arena | Postponed. Rescheduled to 25 June 2008 | 
| 22 May 2008 | Birmingham, England | National Exhibition Centre | Postponed. Rescheduled to 3 June 2008 | 
| 23 May 2008 | Manchester, England | Manchester Evening News Arena | Postponed. Rescheduled to 4 June 2008 | 
| 25 May 2008 | Herning, Denmark | MCH Hall M | Cancelled | 
| 26 May 2008 | Oslo, Norway | Oslo Spektrum | Cancelled | 
| 28 May 2008 | Oberhausen, Germany | König Pilsener Arena | Cancelled | 
| 29 May 2008 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Cancelled | Rotterdam Ahoy | 
Box office score data
    
| Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Odyssey Arena | Belfast | 39,804 / 39,804 (100%) | $2,737,474[6][7] | 
| Croke Park | Dublin | 82,300 / 82,300 (100%)[8] | |
| Spark Arena | Auckland | 10,411 | $867,779 | 
Live Concert DVD
    
| 10 Years of Westlife – Live at Croke Park Stadium | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video by | ||||
| Released | 24 November 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 1 June 2008 (Dublin) | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Sony BMG | |||
| Director | Julie Knowles/ Charlie Lightening | |||
| Westlife chronology | ||||
| 
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Track listing
    
| Title | Time Run | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Introduction Music/Hit You with the Real Thing | 04:45 | 
| 02 | World of Our Own | 03:51 | 
| 03 | Something Right | 05:05 | 
| 04 | What Makes A Man | 04:11 | 
| 05 | Uptown Girl | 03:23 | 
| 06 | The Easy Way | 03:29 | 
| 07 | If I Let You Go | 03:39 | 
| 08 | Mandy | 03:44 | 
| 09 | Sexyback/Blame It on the Boogie | 03:49 | 
| 10 | Get Down on It | 01:55 | 
| 11 | I'm Your Man | 02:46 | 
| 12 | Let Me Entertain You | 03:06 | 
| 13 | I'm Already There | 06:38 | 
| 14 | Unbreakable | 02:13 | 
| 15 | Queen of My Heart | 02:05 | 
| 16 | Fool Again | 01:22 | 
| 17 | Catch My Breath | 05:59 | 
| 18 | Home | 03:37 | 
| 19 | Us Against The World | 06:15 | 
| 20 | Swear It Again | 11:59 | 
| 21 | Flying Without Wings | 11:03 | 
| 22 | When You're Looking Like That | 05:07 | 
| 23 | My Heart Will Go On/You Raise Me Up | 06:57 | 
| 24 | End Credits | 01:27 | 
| 25 | The Road Home Documentary | 30:12 | 
| 26 | Us Against the World | 03:57 | 
| 27 | Flying Without Wings | 03:44 | 
| 28 | When You're Looking Like That | 03:59 | 
| 29 | Bop Bop Baby | 04:28 | 
| 30 | Obvious | 03:38 | 
| 31 | Unbreakable | 04:32 | 
| 32 | You Raise Me Up | 04:00 | 
| 33 | World of Our Own | 03:31 | 
| 34 | What Makes A Man | 03:43 | 
| 35 | I Lay My Love on You | 03:29 | 
Chart performance
    
SOURCE:[9]
| Chart | Peak position | 
|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 1 | 
| Ireland | 1 | 
| Japan | 169[10] | 
| Netherlands | 14 | 
| New Zealand | 1 | 
| South Africa | 1 | 
| Sweden | 10 | 
| UK Music Videos | 1 | 
| UK Videos (OCC)[11] | 21 | 
| UK DVD Videos (OCC)[12] | 21 | 
Certifications and sales
    
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales | 
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[13] | 2× Platinum | 100,000^ | 
| Ireland (IRMA)[14] | 6× Platinum | 24,000^ | 
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
    
| Region | Date | Label | Catalogue No. | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia[15] | 22 November 2008 | Sony BMG | 88697389499 | 
| Czech Republic[16] | 24 November 2008 | Sony BMG | |
| Denmark[17] | 25 November 2008 | Sony BMG | |
| Germany[18] | 21 November 2008 | Sony BMG | 88697389499 | 
| Hong Kong[19] | 24 November 2008 | Sony BMG | 88697391949 | 
| Ireland | 22 November 2008 | Syco, RCA | |
| Japan[20] | 12 December 2008 | Sony BMG | |
| Norway[21] | 26 November 2008 | Sony BMG | 88697389499 | 
| Philippines[22] | 24 November 2008 | Sony BMG | 88697391949 | 
| Slovakia[23] | 24 November 2008 | Sony BMG | |
| South Africa[24] | 21 November 2008 | Sony BMG | 88697389499 | 
| Sweden[25] | 26 November 2008 | Sony BMG | 88697389499 | 
| Switzerland[26] | 21 November 2008 | Sony BMG | 88697389499 | 
| United Kingdom[27] | 24 November 2008 | Syco, RCA | 88697389499 | 
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