Fan Concert Experiences - Westlife's 2001 UK/Ireland Tour

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Fan Concert Experiences - Westlife's Spring 2001 Tour - Europe/Asia/Africa

OK-ish review given by Worldpop.

Bad review given by NME [note: review was of a non-tour performance].

added 7/08/01

Hi 2 all d westlife fans out der!!!!!!!wats d craic?i went-2-c-westlife-in-d-point-on-march 28th 01!my birthday of course!after reel+belfire(quite good supportin acts)the lads came out!the minute i saw d lads i screamed!i continued 2 do dat on most songs!wen nicky started singin "u make me feel"i started cryin!dats coz nicky is my fave!its also 1 of my fave songs!all d dance routines were grea+wen all d lads pretended 2 pull dpwn der trousers(except shane coz he was singin)i nearly died!"uptown girl was d highlight of d nite along wit all d "motown songs!d crowd went histerical wen d lads flew out over them!it was d best concert outta d seven ive went-2!cant wait 2 c yas at christmas lads!luv yas!!!!!!!! - anonymous

added 6/11/01

"I saw westlife in concert quite a long time ago, in Februray, but I remember it like it was yesterday! I saw them in the UK and it was their very first night. Because it was the first ever time they had performed the show in front of an audience of thousands of screaming fans there were a few problems at the very beginning but no one cared! The start was amazing, as the lifers appeared on big platforms and then absailed down for "dreams come true", by the middle of the concert my arms were hurting from all of the waving but I didn't care! Westlife sang all of the hits and also sang a song that I think they didn't play in any other concert ( "come on Eileen" ). At the end I was nearly crying with happiness, because the concert was the BEST night of my life!" - cyas xNicki

added 5/14/01

"hi! I so Westlife in Newcastle on 9th February and they were brilliant. I couldn't believe I was in the same room as them. When they came out over our heads for flying without wings I thought I was going to die. For all the fans that haven't seen them close up they are absolute hunks. C U L8R" *KAREN*

added 4/30/01

"i went 2 see westlife in manchester on 8th April. It was amazing!!!!! i was 16 rows from the front and i had such a great view. at the end when they fly out over the audience, they stopped RIGHT above us(wow) and we threw our banner up to them and nicky caught it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! our banner was a huge irish flag and it said, 'we're your uptown girls' . then nicky put it round his neck. it was soooooooo cool!" - anonymous

"me and best mate nat went to see u concert in wambley on the easter sunday (15 april) and it absoulty brillint it the best concert since i went to see backstreet boys in concert about two years.it my friend second time seeing you because she you the month before at the NEC in biriminging and she really enjoy and so did i . we are goning to see you again went you come back to wambley. we really like your support act too they was reall cool we like reel and fixture the most. love hayley and nat from oxford."

added 4/23/01

"I went to the Westlife concert in Manchester on Sunday 25 Febuary and 8 April. I thought it was brilliant. I really liked the opening when the lights went out and you see Westlife walking down a corridor. Then you see lots green numbers falling down the big screens (Matrix style). Then the numbers reveal Knock Knock Are You Ready To...? Dream Come True...? Then Westlife burst out from behind paper curtains. They then jump down onto the stage and their dancers rip off their weird costumes, revealing white suits. Then cue music and they begin to sing Dreams come true. My favourite part of the show was when Westlife sang Uptown Girl, they sing the song wearing red car mechancic suits. They begin to dance on a car which appears from the garage which is underneath the Drum player. The encore was absolutly brilliant. They sang Flying Without Wings, but with a difference. They sing this while attatched to a big square metal swing. This was brilliant got the crowd going anyway. Can't wait to go again. Thanks" - Elizabeth.

"Hi I'm called Kate Langfield and I've just got back from Westlife's Concert at Birmingham at the NEC. I thought it was brilliant and next time they have a tour I will definitely be going. It was wonderful the way the five guys got the crowd involved. I hope to be at your next tour when you visit Birmingham again. Love From Kate"

"I went to a concert at the MEN Arena in Manchester on 7th April and although I did not want to go as I had a huge hangover was very surprised how good they were and how upbeat - they do not sing all ballads as I expected - great concert lads!!!!!!!" - anonymous

added 4/16/01

"hi to all westlife fans, well last year when the tickets first came out i didnt get them but when they changed and added more dates i was so chuffed because i could go and see them and it was the best concert then boyzone i went ot see them to.i went on the 14th of febuary it was so brilliant i couldnt believe my eyes cause i allready seen them once in concert with smash hits tour that was goo but not as good as the proper tour that was even better mark kept looking at me funny i was goin week and of course shane kian and nicky all waved at me it was just the best night ever!!!!!!! i cant wiat until they come over again to the uk.the on that i went to was newcaslte arena the bands where cool but execpt masui but reel and fixate where the best out of the three i just love westlife i have liked them for over four years seen them tiwce they where both brilliant i just wanna say the songs where great like wildthing when your looking like that,flying without wings,motown,all all of the songs where great and the video at the beginning of i lay my love on you tht was great when kian comes out half naked. well i would just like to say that you r the best band[i got to see it on sky box office as well and got the repeat until wedensday i watched it all of the time my favorite of all is shane brayn nicky i have got all singles and albums i just soo love them they r all gogeous.........[im talking about shane and bryan+nicky]" - Emma

"Hi my name is charlotte i am 11 and i think that you are a great band.On the 4th of april me and my sister went to see you in concert at sheffield it was absoulutly brilliant.You all looked really nice looking.I have got 21 posters of you all on my wall.Congratulations to bryan and kerry i think that you both will be great parents. Loads of loves and hugs" - charlotte.

"The concert was graet. I went to Wembley and had the best night of my life. Of course my boys vocals were fantastic and the dancing was amazing. At the end, when they performed Flying Without Wings I cried. I couldn't stop myself it was so sad to see them leave! But Fantastic news I'm going to see them in THREE days time! Again! Im soooooooo excited. In total over the last two concerts I've spent £110!- I bought loads of stuff! I love Westlife so much! If only they knew! Words cant express my love for them! All my love to my boys" - Gem

"i went to the westlife concert on the 17th march at the odesy in belfast and it was brill the best day of my life. i love kian to death he is soooo fine. they are all brill exelent singers and so talented. i think they are all exelent dancers aswell. i think that brian will make a good dad and good luck to him. i would like to say well done to niky nice one mate. i hope they go on tour again i will go againany time it was brill. bye 4 now xxxxxxxxx " - anonymous

added 4/10/01

"I went to the Westlife concert at Wembley on the 12th of March. It was a brilliant concert and Westlife were really good. They really got the crowd going and did a really skilled performance. Although Mark tried a bit hard with his vocals in some points it was brilliant. People say Westlife can't dance, well they can and they did it well. They were all in time apart from Mark who managed to knock over his chair and the wheel he was sitting on. (I think he was having a bad night).They all looked brilliant and the clothes were mainly nice except for a few horrible outfits. I think the concert showed their fans that they had real talent and that they could sing and dance (all off them) brilliantly. One good thing about the concert was that there were absolutely no stalls to be seen. If i had the chance i would go again and I would recommend it to any Westlife fans who want to have an excellent night out." - Ms. Langdon

added 3/28/01

"Ok, so, I went to see Westlife on the 26th of March (last Saturday) in the Point in Dublin. It was the best concert I have ever been to...bar none. The boys put on a great show and it was great to see them dance...shake your thang! Well, I suppose the best place to start is the beginning. I'll skip all the stuff about getting to the Point and all coz really you don't want to be bored by that, do you? So Westlife came on round about nine o'clock after some ok support acts and a run-in with Louis Walsh *teenie squeal* Literally I ran into him...oops! They opened the show with 'Dreams Come True' which was great, a really cool dance routine. Then they went into 'No No' which I didn't recognise yet I was still singing along with it... I dunno. Now my memory gets a bit fuzzy now coz I can't remember the order in which the songs were performed. I do know I really liked 'Somebody Needs You' coz they kinda broke it down in the middle (like Jennifer Lopez..if you know what I mean) and did a kick-ass dance. I also reeeaallly loved 'When You're Looking Like That', it's my favourite song off 'Coast to Coast'. they looked so cool doing their stuff up on stage. I was sitting in the back row of the stalls but I had a clear view up till about 'Uptown Girl' when everyone was possessed and stood on their chairs so I couldn't see much. I'll make up for it on Saturday night, Thank you God for Sky Box Office. They sung all their singles and a Motown medley also...go Mark! That's all I have to say. 'Season's In The Sun' was really well-done, they were on a treadmill and were walking while singing the song. And then they were ripping off the sleeves of their coats (?) and Kian and Bryan decided to go a bit further and started on the trousers...but changed their minds...boo! 'Flying Without Wings' was deadly, they were on this cage-thingy and kinda flew out over the audience...woo! Snazzy! And 'I Lay My Love On You' was brilliantly sung...couldn't see it due to the asses shaking in my face! But it was a great night overall and I want to go again, anyone who still has to go you're in for a great show. Oh, and a word of advice, buy the programme, you won't be disappointed! Thanx" - Aoife

added 3/27/01

"I attended the westlife concert on Tuesday 6th March in Sheffield. It was AMAZING! I live an hours drive away from Sheffield and so my mum said that to be sure we got there on time that we went as soon as i was ready from school. So we set off at 4:00 and were there and parked up in the arena carpark by 5:15. To my amazment when we got there Bryan, Nicky and Shane were all playing football outside the arena! I couldnt believe my luck! As soon as mum had parked the car up i ran over straight away to where they were playing footie, there were already a row of screaming girls watching but luckily there was a little space for me and my mum to squeeze in at the front and we got some really good close up pictures of them!! Unfortunatly Kian my fav member didnt come out, but he made up for it in the concert! WOW It was an amazing concert from start to finish and westlife really proved they could dance! My favourite part was when Kian came out on the stage all by himself and gave us a little rendition of "WILDTHING!" And boy isnt he a wildthing! The set was also very clever i especially liked the car they had for Uptown Girl, and the suits that they wore! Very Sexy! Coast to coast was the best concert i have ever being to, and my dream, as a dancer is to one day dance on stage with westlife, and im not going to give up my dream, as westlife say/sing "Dreams come true!" Thankyou westlife for the amazing concert cant wait to see you again. Good luck in all you do." - Anne-marie

"First of all i'd like to say I LUV WESTLIFE TO BITS they're all so sexy I queued at the entrance of thee point on sun 25th at 4:30 so i might catch a glimpse of westlife but i was unfortunate me and my friend went in and her dad started talkin to this really important guy with access all areas badge round his neck me and my friend started talkin and we were telling each other about our dreams we had had the night before We both dreamed we met westlife it was so freaky any way we were cut accross by the man he said to us SO U GIRLS LIKE WESTLIFE and we said YEAH and then he said WOULD U LIKE TO MEET THEM BACKSTAGE I WAS SO AMAZED WE WERE GOING TO MEET WESTLIFE i loved them since they were called IOU WE went in and MET WESTLIFE I WAS SHAKIN AND I SAID TO MARK I LOVE U AND HE HELD MY HAND AND SAID IT'S OK I LOVE U TOOO THEY'RE ALL SSSSOOOOOOOOO SOUND THE FUNNY THING WAS THE POINT OF THE CONCERT WAS DREAMS COME TRUE" - unnamed

added 3/26/01

"I'd Just like to say how amazing the westlife concert is! It's so dramatic at the beginning and at the end. It starts off with a big screen saying 'Do Dreams Come True' then WESTLIFE come out and perform Dreams come true. At the end after Flying without wings the screens say 'Dream Over!' It is so sad and that is when you reaise that its over! The stage set up is great! I can't describe how EXCELLENT the show is! It is deffinaly worth it." -Samantha

"Well I've got more about the concert! The lads wear the best clothes that make them look even sexier than they already did! When Kian sings 'Wildthing' on his own it is sooo good. And also when the lads do 'Uptown Girl' they have a car and are all dressed as garage mechanics! These are the songs they sing! : Dreams Come True, No No, If I Let You Go, Swear It Again, Somebody Needs You, Seasons In The Sun, I Have A Dream, You Make Me Feel, When You're Looking Like That, My Love, More Than Words, My Girl, Can't Get Next To You, Ain't Too Proud To Beg, Baby I Need Your Loving, What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted, Fool Again, Uptown Girl, What Makes A Man, I Lay My Love On You, Flying Without Wings. But also with Kians 'Wildthing' thats just before more than words (and he only sings the chourus!) P.S. They can move so well! The dances were amazing!!! " - Samantha

"I would like 2 say I was at your concert on Saturday 17th March 2001 in Belfast and it was out of this world probably one of the best nights of my life me and my friend really enjoyed and yes our dreams really did come true! So thank u for a brilliant and unforgetable night! Hope 2 see u soon again! Lots of love 1 of ur BIGGEST FANS" - Jessica

"I went to the concert on 17th of Feburary in Glasgow. It was amazing.I think Kian was the friendliest and he was great singing wild thing.The best part of the concert was at the end when they sang flying without wings and flew over the crowd.They stopped just above me. It was the best night of my life." - Kelly

"hi i am just writing as i am i HUGE westlife fan and i just wanted to tell you that your site is ab fab! also, i went to their glasgow concert and it was more than words can describe, i was sitting in the front row and they were just there man, oh they are goerg! anyway gotta go, lovin westlife" - Karen

"i was at one of their concerts last week in the odysessy area in belfast (n ireland), and i enjoy myself so much! the best thing was that they danced, and they were brilliant, better than any other pop group, i was so surprised, because usually they sit and sing, thats alos nice! of course, it was lovely, they were all fabulous, they have worked very hard, and i am jealous of there dancers who tour with them, i am latin american dancer, and would love to be a background dancer, alot of hard work, thats all i want to say" - Ashleen

"westlife are the best and when i heard about their concert i had to go not just the once but four times all four in glagow i was front row in two of the concerts on the slopes at another and 5 rows back at another . I went on the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th it was amazing and i have to say they have extremely sexy legs in a kilt and they can't half dance i was lucky to be front row on the 19th which was 1 of the dates they wore kilts i could hardly stand up . They are the most sexiest,talented irish lads in the world no joke. I'm 15 years of age and i travel to as many places as i can to see them peform, do signings whatever they do u can count i will be there or if not u can bet i tried my hardest. i know they have lots of no1 fans but i would definetly say i was amongst them i have slept rough to get to see them and slept rough for 27 hrs to get tickets but i don't regret any of it they are well worth it i have done more things to be were they are but i don't think i ought to mention them. all in all i woulg give their concert(s) absolutely BRILL westlife always have my 110% support YOUS ARE THE BEST WESTLIFE DON'T EVER STOP" - unnamed