Boy band Westlife to headline at Cardiff Castle this summer

Westlife, one of pop music’s most influential boy bands, have confirmed they will headline at Cardiff Castle on Wednesday, 5 July 2023.

Fans can expect to enjoy the band’s greatest hits "Swear It Again", "Flying Without Wings", "World Of Our Own", "My Love", "If I Let You Go", "Uptown Girl", "Hello My Love" as well as fresh pop anthems from their new album.

The general sale for tickets will start on Friday, 10 March at 10am, and can be purchased HERE.

Westlife was formed in 1998, and consists of Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Shane Filan and Mark Feehily. The group rose to fame with their debut international self-titled studio album “Westlife” (1999).

Westlife have had 33 No.1 albums worldwide and received numerous accolades including one World Music Award two Brit Awards, four MTV Awards, and four Record of the Year Awards.

To date, the group have sold over 55 million records worldwide and are the only band to have their first seven singles enter the UK chart at No.1. They also have the most singles of any artist to debut at No.1 in the UK.

Overall, the band has had an incredible 14 No.1 singles - behind only Elvis Presley and The Beatles. As a live act, they have sold five million concert tickets worldwide - and still counting!

One of the lead singers of Westlife, Shane Filan - Credit: Westlife

The global pop kings kicked off their Wild Dreams Tour in summer 2022 performing across the UK. This included a sold-out headline show at London’s iconic Wembley Stadium which was shown live in cinemas across the UK and Europe.

At Cardiff Castle, Westlife will be supported by LYRA; The singer - songwriter who has amassed a huge following since her busy touring schedule last summer (with festivals across the UK and Ireland).

LYRA has also featured on TV screens as part of the judging panel on The Big Deal for Virgin Media in Ireland.

Also confirmed to support will be singer-songwriter Lucien Moon.

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