# Back Home Tour

The Back Home Tour is a world tour by Irish boyband, Westlife in support of their ninth studio album, Back Home. The band toured the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.
The first leg kicked off in Belfast on 25 February and ended in London on 29 March 2008. The second leg started on a four-day visit to Australia for the promotion of the album and ended on 28 June 2008 at the Plymouth Argyle Football Club in England.
A DVD for the tour was filmed at Croke Park, Dublin on 1 June 2008.

## Support acts

* The MacDonald Brothers (Europe—Leg 1, select dates)
* Annabel Fay (Australasia)
* Hope (London)
* Shayne Ward (Dublin)

## Setlist

* "Hit You with the Real Thing"
* "World of Our Own"
* "Something Right"
* "What Makes a Man"
* "Uptown Girl" (with Acapella Intro)
* "The Easy Way" (contains excerpts from "ABC")
* "If I Let You Go" (contains excerpts from "Where Is the Love?")
* "Mandy"
* Medley:
** "SexyBack"
** "Blame It on the Boogie"
** "Get Down on It"
** "I'm Your Man"
** "Let Me Entertain You"
* "I'm Already There"
* Medley:
** "Unbreakable"
** "Queen of My Heart"
** "Fool Again"
* "Catch My Breath"
* "Home"
* "Us Against The World"
* "Swear It Again"
* "Flying Without Wings"

### Encore

* "When You're Looking Like That"
* "You Raise Me Up" (contains elements of "My Heart Will Go On")
Notes:
* My Love was performed on the 25 February in Belfast/

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| Europe ||||
| 25 February 2008 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena |
| 26 February 2008 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena |
| 27 February 2008 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena |
| 29 February 2008 | Liverpool | England | Echo Arena Liverpool |
| 1 March 2008 | London | England | The O$_2$ |
| 2 March 2008 | London | England | The O$_2$ |
| 4 March 2008 | Newcastle | England | Metro Radio Arena |
| 5 March 2008 | Newcastle | England | Metro Radio Arena |
| 8 March 2008 | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff International Arena |
| 9 March 2008 | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff International Arena |
| 10 March 2008 | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff International Arena |
| 12 March 2008 | Birmingham | England | NEC Arena |
| 13 March 2008 | Birmingham | England | NEC Arena |
| 15 March 2008 | Manchester | England | Manchester Evening News Arena |
| 16 March 2008 | Manchester | England | Manchester Evening News Arena |
| 18 March 2008 | Glasgow | Scotland | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre |
| 20 March 2008 | Glasgow | Scotland | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre |
| 21 March 2008 | Glasgow | Scotland | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre |
| 22 March 2008 | Glasgow | Scotland | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre |
| 24 March 2008 | Nottingham | England | Nottingham Arena |
| 25 March 2008 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield Arena |
| 26 March 2008 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield Arena |
| 28 March 2008 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| 29 March 2008 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| Australasia ||||
| 7 May 2008 | Christchurch | New Zealand | Westpac Arena |
| 9 May 2008 | Wellington | New Zealand | TSB Bank Arena |
| 10 May 2008 | Auckland | New Zealand | Vector Arena |
| 12 May 2008 | Auckland | New Zealand | ASB Auditorium |
| 13 May 2008 | New Plymouth | New Zealand | TSB Stadium |
| Europe ||||
| 16 May 2008 | Aberdeen | Scotland | Press & Journal Arena |
| 17 May 2008 | Glasgow | Scotland | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre |
| 19 May 2008 | Newcastle | England | Metro Radio Arena |
| 20 May 2008 | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff International Arena |
| 25 May 2008 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield Arena |
| 27 May 2008 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena |
| 28 May 2008 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena |
| 1 June 2008 | Dublin | Ireland | Croke Park |
| 3 June 2008 | Birmingham | England | NEC Arena |
| 4 June 2008 | Manchester | England | Manchester Evening News Arena |
| 21 June 2008 | Galway | Ireland | Pearse Stadium |
| 22 June 2008 | Killarney | Ireland | Fitzgerald Stadium |
| 24 June 2008 | Nottingham | England | Nottingham Arena |
| 25 June 2008 | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff International Arena |
| 28 June 2008 | Plymouth | England | Home Park |
| 29 June 2008 | Liverpool | England | Echo Arena Liverpool |

### Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

    $^A$ This concert was a part of the "Liverpool Summer Pops"

### Cancellations and rescheduled shows

| 19 May 2008 | Nottingham, England | Nottingham Arena | Postponed. Rescheduled to 24 June 2008 |
| 20 May 2008 | Cardiff, Wales | Cardiff International Arena | Postponed. Rescheduled to 25 June 2008 |
| 22 May 2008 | Birmingham, England | National Exhibition Centre | Postponed. Rescheduled to 3 June 2008 |
| 23 May 2008 | Manchester, England | Manchester Evening News Arena | Postponed. Rescheduled to 4 June 2008 |
| 25 May 2008 | Herning, Denmark | MCH Hall M | Cancelled |
| 26 May 2008 | Oslo, Norway | Oslo Spektrum | Cancelled |
| 28 May 2008 | Oberhausen, Germany | König Pilsener Arena | Cancelled |
| 29 May 2008 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Cancelled | Rotterdam Ahoy |

### Box office score data

| Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
| Odyssey Arena | Belfast | 39,804 / 39,804 (100%) | $2,737,474 |
| Croke Park | Dublin | 82,300 / 82,300 (100%) | |
| Spark Arena | Auckland | 10,411 | $867,779 |

## Live Concert DVD
### Track listing

| | Title | Time Run |
| 01 | Introduction Music/Hit You with the Real Thing | 04:45 |
| 02 | World of Our Own | 03:51 |
| 03 | Something Right | 05:05 |
| 04 | What Makes A Man | 04:11 |
| 05 | Uptown Girl | 03:23 |
| 06 | The Easy Way | 03:29 |
| 07 | If I Let You Go | 03:39 |
| 08 | Mandy | 03:44 |
| 09 | Sexyback/Blame It on the Boogie | 03:49 |
| 10 | Get Down on It | 01:55 |
| 11 | I'm Your Man | 02:46 |
| 12 | Let Me Entertain You | 03:06 |
| 13 | I'm Already There | 06:38 |
| 14 | Unbreakable | 02:13 |
| 15 | Queen of My Heart | 02:05 |
| 16 | Fool Again | 01:22 |
| 17 | Catch My Breath | 05:59 |
| 18 | Home | 03:37 |
| 19 | Us Against The World | 06:15 |
| 20 | Swear It Again | 11:59 |
| 21 | Flying Without Wings | 11:03 |
| 22 | When You're Looking Like That | 05:07 |
| 23 | My Heart Will Go On/You Raise Me Up | 06:57 |
| 24 | End Credits | 01:27 |
| 25 | The Road Home Documentary | 30:12 |
| 26 | Us Against the World | 03:57 |
| 27 | Flying Without Wings | 03:44 |
| 28 | When You're Looking Like That | 03:59 |
| 29 | Bop Bop Baby | 04:28 |
| 30 | Obvious | 03:38 |
| 31 | Unbreakable | 04:32 |
| 32 | You Raise Me Up | 04:00 |
| 33 | World of Our Own | 03:31 |
| 34 | What Makes A Man | 03:43 |
| 35 | I Lay My Love on You | 03:29 |

### Chart performance

SOURCE:
| Chart | Peak position |
| Hong Kong | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Japan | 169 |
| Netherlands | 14 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| Sweden | 10 |
| UK Music Videos | 1 |
| UK Videos (OCC) | 21 |
| UK DVD Videos (OCC) | 21 |

### Certifications and sales

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | 2× Platinum | 100,000$^^$ |
| Ireland (IRMA) | 6× Platinum | 24,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||

### Release history

| Region | Date | Label | Catalogue No. |
| Australia | 22 November 2008 | Sony BMG | 88697389499 |
| Czech Republic | 24 November 2008 | Sony BMG | |
| Denmark | 25 November 2008 | Sony BMG | |
| Germany | 21 November 2008 | Sony BMG | 88697389499 |
| Hong Kong | 24 November 2008 | Sony BMG | 88697391949 |
| Ireland | 22 November 2008 | Syco, RCA | |
| Japan | 12 December 2008 | Sony BMG | |
| Norway | 26 November 2008 | Sony BMG | 88697389499 |
| Philippines | 24 November 2008 | Sony BMG | 88697391949 |
| Slovakia | 24 November 2008 | Sony BMG | |
| South Africa | 21 November 2008 | Sony BMG | 88697389499 |
| Sweden | 26 November 2008 | Sony BMG | 88697389499 |
| Switzerland | 21 November 2008 | Sony BMG | 88697389499 |
| United Kingdom | 24 November 2008 | Syco, RCA | 88697389499 |