It was their 12th appearance at the Arena and Nottingham does not seem bored of the four Irish lads just yet. Although there were moments which showed that Westlife have grown during the past decade. A medley of songs including Justin Timberlake's Sexy Back, Beyonce's Naughty Girl and the Jackson Five's Don't Blame it on the Boogie showcased their voices and made way for another display of fireworks.

And an acoustic mix of Westlife songs allowed for the boys to relax on the stools they are known so well for. But then a skit involving a camera close-up of Kian's pink boxers just brought it crashing back to earth that they are still a boy band at heart. The white suits and large volume of dry ice used during their finale of 'When You're Looking Like That' and the power-ballad 'You Raise Me Up' only seemed to reiterate the point.

Before they finished for the night Kian announced that Westlife are going to take a break for a year -- which seemed to leave the thousands of girls in the audience in a stunned silence. It won't be forever though - and the group is back at the Arena in May anyway. Despite the lashings of cheese and cheeky grins, they produced boy band gold and I am sure they will be doing it for a least ten more years to come.