# Greatest Hits Tour (Westlife)

The Greatest Hits Tour (also known as The Farewell Tour) was the twelfth concert tour by Irish boy band, Westlife. The tour, visited the Europe and Asia and supported the group's compilation album, Greatest Hits. After the tour finished, the group disbanded after performing for 14 years until their reformation in 2018.
The last show, on 23 June 2012 was aired live via satellite from Croke Park, Dublin to cinemas all across Europe, Ireland, Belgium, the Czech Republic, South Africa, Estonia, Indonesia and Denmark. Delayed screenings will be shown in cinemas in Indonesia, Australia, and South Africa in July and August 2012. The encore was also shown again in select cinemas across UK on 26 June 2012. The band was the 34th top-grossing tour act of the year and 12th in the midyear list with earnings of $35.2 million (€27 million). The farewell tour consisted of 8 dates in China and 33 in the UK and Ireland culminating in 2 nights at Croke Park in June. In total the band sold 489,694 tickets at an average price of $71.85 (€55) each. The final nights at the said stadium were officially the 11th largest attendance at an outdoor stadium worldwide.
They released a DVD in 2012 from the tour which went to number 1 in the UK and Irish charts, staying for 30 weeks in the charts. BBC later produced a live album from this tour titled "The Farewell Tour: Live in Croke Park" which was released in 2014.

## Background

In October 2011, the group revealed plans for the release of a compilation album, spanning their entire career. Many media outlets speculated the band would tour the album. An official announcement was made on 18 October 2011, a mere week after ending their previous tour in Southeast Asia. On the statement released on the group's website, it reported they would perform all 14 of their number one hits along with other favourites. After announcing the tour, tabloids rumoured the band would break-up after their tour was done. On 20 October 2011, the members of the band made an official announcement of their disbanding.

## Opening acts

* Lilygreen & Maguire (Europe, select dates)
* Glenn Cal (Europe, select dates)
* Vanquish (Europe, select dates)
* Wy Mac (Wynona Leigh McCullough) "Wy Mac". (Belfast, select dates)
* Jedward (Dublin)
* The Wanted (Dublin)
* Lawson (Dublin)

## Set list

* "When You're Looking Like That"
* "World of Our Own"
* "What Makes a Man"
* "Safe"
* "Home"
* "My Love"
* "Beautiful Tonight"
* "Beautiful World"
* "Lighthouse"
* "If I Let You Go"
* "Queen of My Heart"
* "Seasons in the Sun"
* "You Raise Me Up"
* "I'm Already There"
* "I Will Reach You"
* "Flying Without Wings"

### Encore

* "What About Now"
* "Uptown Girl"
* "What About Now"
* "What Makes a Man"
* "My Love"
* "Safe"
* "Uptown Girl"
* "If I Let You Go"
* "Queen of My Heart"
* "Ain't That A Kick In The Head?"
* Medley: "I Gotta Feeling" / "Party Rock Anthem" / "Sex on Fire" / "Don't Cha" / "Let Me Entertain You" / "Bohemian Rhapsody"
* "When You're Looking Like That"
* "Mandy"
* "Seasons in the Sun"
* "Swear It Again"
* "Home"
* "You Raise Me Up"

### Encore

* "World of Our Own"
* "Flying Without Wings"

### Notes

* "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", "I'm Already There", Fool Again", "Unbreakable" and "Bop Bop Baby" were performed at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on 10 May 2012.
* "Seasons in the Sun" was not performed at the final show on 23 June 2012.

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| Asia ||||
| 22 February 2012 | Beijing | China | MasterCard Center |
| 24 February 2012 | Hangzhou | China | Yellow Dragon Gymnasium |
| 25 February 2012 | Shanghai | China | Shanghai Indoor Stadium |
| 26 February 2012 | Shenzhen | China | Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre |
| 28 February 2012 | Wuhan | China | Hongshan Gymnasium |
| 1 March 2012 | Chengdu | China | Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium |
| 2 March 2012 | Guangzhou | China | Guangzhou Gymnasium |
| 3 March 2012 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | VIVA |
| Europe ||||
| 10 May 2012 | Cardiff | Wales | Motorpoint Arena |
| 12 May 2012 | London | England | The O$_2$ Arena |
| 13 May 2012 | Sheffield | England | Motorpoint Arena |
| 14 May 2012 | Newcastle | England | Metro Radio Arena |
| 15 May 2012 | Liverpool | England | Echo Arena |
| 17 May 2012 | Cardiff | Wales | Motorpoint Arena |
| 18 May 2012 | Cardiff | Wales | Motorpoint Arena |
| 19 May 2012 | Sheffield | England | Motorpoint Arena |
| 20 May 2012 | Birmingham | England | LG Arena |
| 22 May 2012 | Nottingham | England | Capital FM Arena |
| 23 May 2012 | London | England | The O$_2$ Arena |
| 24 May 2012 | London | England | The O$_2$ Arena |
| 26 May 2012 | Manchester | England | Manchester Arena |
| 27 May 2012 | Glasgow | Scotland | SECC Concert Hall 4 |
| 29 May 2012 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena |
| 30 May 2012 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena |
| 1 June 2012 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena |
| 2 June 2012 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena |
| 4 June 2012 | Birmingham | England | LG Arena |
| 5 June 2012 | Nottingham | England | Capital FM Arena |
| 7 June 2012 | London | England | The O$_2$ Arena |
| 8 June 2012 | Birmingham | England | LG Arena |
| 9 June 2012 | Manchester | England | Manchester Arena |
| 11 June 2012 | Cardiff | Wales | Motorpoint Arena |
| 12 June 2012 | Sheffield | England | Motorpoint Arena |
| 13 June 2012 | Liverpool | England | Echo Arena |
| 15 June 2012 | Newcastle | England | Metro Radio Arena |
| 16 June 2012 | Aberdeen | Scotland | Press & Journal Arena |
| 17 June 2012 | Aberdeen | Scotland | Press & Journal Arena |
| 19 June 2012 | Glasgow | Scotland | SECC Concert Hall 4 |
| 20 June 2012 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena |
| 22 June 2012 | Dublin | Ireland | Croke Park |
| 23 June 2012 | Dublin | Ireland | Croke Park |

### Box office score data

| Venue | City | Tickets sold / Available | Gross revenue |
| The O$_2$ Arena | London | 59,626 / 63,021 (95%) | $3,939,530 |
| Manchester Arena | Manchester | 13,960 / 14,435 (97%) | $907,287 |

## Personnel
### Vocals

* Shane Filan
* Mark Feehily
* Kian Egan
* Nicky Byrne

### Crew

* Simon Ellis - Musical Director

## Live Concert Music DVD
### Chart performance

| Chart | Peak position |
| Ireland | 1 |
| UK Music Video Albums | 1 |
| UK Blu-Ray Albums (OCC) | 44 |
| UK DVD Albums (OCC) | 14 |
| UK Video Albums (OCC) | 16 |

### Certifications and sales

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | 4× Platinum | 200,000$^*$ |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. |||