| Tour by Westlife | |
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| Associated album | Greatest Hits |
|---|---|
| Start date | 22 February 2012 |
| End date | 23 June 2012 |
| Legs | 2 |
| No. of shows | 33 in Europe 8 in Asia 41 Total |
| Box office | €27 million (US $35.2 million) |
| Westlife concert chronology | |
The Greatest Hits Tour (also known as The Farewell Tour)[1] was the twelfth concert tour by Irish boy band, Westlife. The tour, visited the Europe and Asia and supported the group's compilation album, Greatest Hits. After the tour finished, the group disbanded after performing for 14 years until their reformation in 2018.[2]
The last show, on 23 June 2012 was aired live via satellite from Croke Park, Dublin to cinemas all across Europe, Ireland, Belgium, the Czech Republic, South Africa, Estonia, Indonesia and Denmark.[3] Delayed screenings will be shown in cinemas in Indonesia, Australia, and South Africa in July and August 2012.[3] The encore was also shown again in select cinemas across UK on 26 June 2012.[3] The band was the 34th top-grossing tour act of the year and 12th in the midyear list with earnings of $35.2 million (€27 million). The farewell tour consisted of 8 dates in China and 33 in the UK and Ireland culminating in 2 nights at Croke Park in June. In total the band sold 489,694 tickets at an average price of $71.85 (€55) each.[4] The final nights at the said stadium were officially the 11th largest attendance at an outdoor stadium worldwide.[5]
They released a DVD in 2012 from the tour which went to number 1 in the UK and Irish charts, staying for 30 weeks in the charts. BBC later produced a live album from this tour titled "The Farewell Tour: Live in Croke Park" which was released in 2014.
- ^ "New Tour Announced!". Westlife Official Website. Simco Limited. 18 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ "Westlife finally call it a day". The Independent. 20 October 2011. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ a b c "WESTLIFE – THE FAREWELL CONCERT: Saturday, June 23rd". Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "2012 Pollstar Year End: Top 50 Worldwide Tours" (PDF). Pollstar. January 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ Deegan, Gordon (1 February 2013). "MCD records 'strong' profits". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 February 2019.