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O2 CALLS FOR WESTLIFE GIG
O2 SMARTSOUNDS: Westlife
IT was recently announced that Westlife will make a return to The O2 this year, to headline a one-off gig, 'O2 SmartSounds'.
The four-piece will take to the stage on November 24 to play a live social media gig, specially created by O2 to coincide with the introduction of its new Smartphone offer.
From August 25, customers who buy or upgrade to a Smartphone at O2 retail stores nationwide can get two free tickets to see Westlife on November 24 at 'The O2', while tickets last.
Westlife's Kian Egan said, "O2 SmartSounds will be a very different gig, with fans being given unique opportunities throughout the night to interact with us. Keep an eye on www.O2.ie for more details."
Support act announcements will follow and up-and-coming Irish bands are being encouraged to keep an eye out for the launch of a Battle of the Bands competition, where O2 will offer one lucky band the chance to play on November 24.
A 1964 Aston Martin DB5 offered by singer Shane Filan, of the Irish pop band Westlife, sold for 348,000 pounds to a telephone bidder against a low valuation of 250,000 pounds. The car had undergone three years of restoration for Filan, having been found in dilapidated condition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, several years ago by the Aston specialist dealer Desmond J. Smail, said Bonhams.
Aston Restoration
“I think the seller probably made a profit,” said Knight. “You can renovate an Aston for less than 200,000 pounds and if you’re going to spend that kind of money restoring a car, you may as well do it with a DB5.”
An Aston Martin DB5 was the runaround of choice for James Bond in five movies, beginning with “Goldfinger” in 1964.
Westlife are rumoured to be undertaking a greatest hits tour next year to follow up from the release of their collection of chart-topping singles
The Irish boy band's The Greatest Hits album will be available to purchase from Monday November 21st and Stereoboard.com reports that they could perform in front of those booking
"It’s almost hard to believe that we’ve been doing this for as long as we have. We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved and are looking forward to releasing our Greatest Hits as a special thank you to our fans who have supported us throughout our career," said the boys in a statement.
During their career, Westlife have had 14 number on singles
While a track listing for The Greatest Hits has yet to be announced, it could feature the likes of Home, Flying Without Wings and Against All Odds.
Westlife star Shane Filan sells Bond car
September 2011
Westlife star Shane Filan fetched ?398,000 for his James Bond 1964 Aston Martin, when it went under the hammer .
The silver DB5 4.2 litre sports saloon was driven by Sean Connery in the James Bond film Goldfinger and was auctioned off in the UK at the three-day Goodwood Revival motorsport and aviation event.
It was expected by auctioneers Bonhams that the car would fetch around ?300,000, but it well exceeded expectations and was sold to a telephone bidder.
Sligo-born Filan, who is a car fanatic, bought the motor as a 30th birthday present to himself. However, he put it up for sale because he is always on tour and he won't get a chance to use it.
The car remains the most famous off all the James Bond Aston Martins, having appeared in five movies out of the series.
VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of people packed Hanoi’s My National Dinh Stadium on the night of October 1, to shout “Westlife, we love you!” and sing along with their idols for nearly 100 minutes.
Westlife to sing with Vietnamese fans
Westlife's Gravity Tour to come to Vietnam this October
After two rainy days under the impacts of typhoon Nesat, rain suddenly stopped on the afternoon of October 1, just several hours before Westlife’s Gravity tour. Thousands of fans flocked to the My Dinh Stadium to see their idols. Vietnamese fans had to wait for over a decade to see Westlife.
Westlife appeared at 8.10pm, when a small rain began. However, the stadium was very hot. Thousands of people shouted “Westlife, Westlife, Westlife”.
The band started the show by two songs “When You’re Looking Like That” and “World Of Our Own” in the shouts of encouragements.
In the 100-minute show with over 20 songs, among those from the latest album, Gravity, Westlife also performed some hit songs that have brought the boy-band to the list of the world’s most popular artists, including “My Love”, “Seasons In The Sun”, “You Raise Me Up” and “Flying Without Wings”.
The four singers - Mark Feehily, Nicky Byrne, Shane Filan and Kian Egan - made many young fans bursting into tears with their pieces of music and friendliness.
Almost all the audience turned on the flash lights of their mobile phones
do so as the boy-band started to sing “You Raise Me Up”.
The four singers also had a very close interaction with audience by shaking hands with them, and Nicky and Kian even helped their fans take the photos by using their own digital cameras
Westlife kept the promise to their fans as not only showed off sweetest love songs, but also more exciting music with the cover of 5 songs, including Viva La Vida (Coldplay), Only Girl (Rihanna), The Time (Black Eyed Peas), Bad Romance
Different with fans’ prediction, Westlife invited not four but up to eight fans, including two girls from Sweden and Denmark, to sing “Beautiful Tonight,” not “My Love” with them.
They ended their Vietnam’s live concert with “What About Now” and “Uptown Girl”.
The show closed by a firework show, which raised the audience’s temper to the highest level. The show marked a great leap in organizing technology
After the show ended, Nicky immediately logged on Twitter to share the 32-second clip he filmed the moment thousands of Vietnamese fans cheering up and singing along the hit “My Love”.
The four-man idol group said they decided to add “My Love” to their list, although it was not originally included after finding out before coming here that the song was their most popular song to local fans.
With their only one show in Vietnam, Westlife has really become “King of My Heart” in the heart of Vietnamese fans.
Nearly 10,000 people watched the show.
The band opened its show by two songs "When You're Looking Like That" and "World Of Our Own"
A fan cried when Westlife performed "My Love", a special gift
Eight fans joined Westlife to sing 'Beautiful Tonight'. Photo: a fan from
Da Lat city.
Many audiences were surprised with the cover of 5 songs, including Viva La Vida
(Coldplay), Only Girl (Rihanna), The Time (Black Eyed Peas), Bad Romance (Lady Gaga)
and I Predict A Riot (Kaiser Chiefs).
Westlife was very friendly.
Vietnamese fans presented many gifts to their idols.
The four singers also had a very close interaction with audience by shaking hands with them.
Nicky and Kian even helped their fans take the photos by using their own digital cameras
They said goodbye to Vietnamese fans by "Uptown girl". They promised to see
Vietnamese audiences again in a near future.
Westlife’s Kian Egan, Sharon Corr, Brian Kennedy to mentor on The Voice Ireland?
October 7th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
Kian Egan may just be about to follow in his manager’s footsteps.
The Westlife star – who is managed by X Factor judge Louis Walsh – is rumoured to be in talks about joining the judging panel of new reality TV show The Voice, not the BBC version but the Irish one.
The singer not only has industry and music experience, but he has also managed other acts, such as his wife’s girlband Wonderland – until they split last month after being dropped by their record label – and has an all round history in the business.
The Independent claims that Egan, 30, has been approached by BBC bosses about joining the panel as a Voice mentor and an insider explained:
“Kian realised that the huge amount of experience he has in the music business could be of great use to any aspiring singer trying to get a break”.
It is thought that Kian will be joined by Sharon Corr, Brian Kennedy and former Blizzards singer Niall Breslin aka Bressie on the show.
Famous Irish Boy Band in Concert
Westlife and Gravity thrill Jakarta
Oct 07, 2011
Seven years since their last performance in Indonesia, the famous Irish boy band, Westlife, finally made their comeback in Jakarta on the evening of October 5, quenching the longing of their fans. This exuberant show was part of their world tour entitled, The Gravity, held at the Tennis Indoor Stadium in Senayan, Jakarta. Thousands of loyal fans from Jakarta and other major cities of Indonesia such as Bandung, Surabaya, and Lombok flocked to the site, hours before the show commenced.
A special Meet and Greet session organized by Enterprise Ireland was held before the fabulous quartet of Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, and Shane Filan went on stage. Speaking for Enterprise Ireland, Claire Tracey stated that they had a number of fortunate loyal fans to come face to face and interact
The concert kicked off at 2000 Western Indonesia Time, as the rumbling sounds of the hysterical audience grew louder by the minute. As the curtains
After the opening song, Mark greeted the audience and expressed his excitement to return and meet his fans in Indonesia. “I hope you guys don’t just scream, but also sing along with us, but watch out don’t let anybody get hurt,” said Mark, as Westlife went on to play
The hysteria and frenzy got somewhat out of control as the quartet played “Home.” The adrenalin drove some among the audience to push one another, causing a number to faint.
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