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Back Home tour (5/2008) (Ulstar Star) Westlife made a welcome return to the Odyssey Arena last night, where they will be celebrating their 'Golden Anniversary' tonight (Wednesday) with a remarkable 50th show at the venue. The band have thrilled over 400,000 fans at the arena during the past ten years with 50 spectacular shows; a feat unlikely to be matched by any other band. And, from the reaction of the fans last night it seems the Northern Irish public would be very happy with 50 more. The Westlife boys were delighted to return to one of their favourite venues as their Back Home tour, which kicked off in Belfast in February, continues. The crowd were already on their feet screaming as the lights went out and a giant screen on stage displayed a futuristic laser show before the guys appeared behind it and the party got started. Turning up the heat for their opening number in Top Gun-esque clothing, the guys belted out the upbeat 'Hit You With The Real Thing' to kick-start a fantastic night. Old favourites and new tracks from their 'Back Home' album were the order of the night for fans and the guys continued with the huge number one hit 'World Of Our Own' before launching into the new song 'Something Right', which went down a treat with the crowd. The hits continued as the band, who have wracked up an impressive 14 number one hits, belted out 'What Makes A Man', 'Uptown Girl', 'If I let You Go' and 'Mandy', as well as new song 'The Easy Way'.
The party atmosphere continued as the familiar beat of Justin Timberlake's 'Sexy Back' blared out. JT, Westlife may not be, but these guys know how to have fun and their medley of 'Blame It On The Boogie', 'Get Down On It', Wham's 'I'm Your Man' and Robbie Williams 'Let Me Entertain You' went down a treat. The boys took time out to talk to the crowd, telling fans that it is 'more than a dream come true' to have played 50 shows at the Odyssey. With the fans singing every word back to them, Westlife continued with some of their biggest hits including 'Unbreakable', 'Queen Of My Heart', 'Fool Again' and another new song 'Catch My Breath', which is a sure-fire hit if it is ever released. The scene on stage changed to that of an airport as the guys performed last year's smash hit 'Home', with the words being rearranged to say 'in Belfast and Rome' as the names of various cities flashed across the screen behind including those close to the group's hearts - Belfast, Dublin and Sligo. The night continued with 'Us Against The World', before the guys performed the song which launched Westlife, their first single 'Swear It Again' and finishing with the beautiful 'Flying Without Wings'. Returning for their encore the party continued with 'When You're Looking Like That', which had all of the crowd on their feet. As the arena plunged into darkness once more, strains of Celine Dion's 'My Heart Will Go On' played, a copy of the guys first gig in Belfast when they supported Boyzone in 1998 as the guys returned for one final song with the wonderful 'You Raise Me Up' to complete a brilliant night. Westlife may have been going for the past ten years but after this show they are sure to be around, as the chant from the crowd before the show began stated, for 'ten more years'.
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