Westlife concert for Lissadell

Westlife IS to play a concert at Lissadell House in Co Sligo on July 30th.
The concert takes place a day before Leonard Cohen plays to nights at the stately home where WB Yeats visited Countess Constance Markievicz.
Kian Egan, one of three Sligo-born singers in Westlife, recalled they had previously played in the town’s Markievicz Park. “We’ve been itching to get back home ever since.”
Lissadell is closed to the public while a dispute over rights-of-way on the estate is heard in the High Court between owners Edward Walsh and Constance Cassidy, and Sligo County Council.
The couple’s principal address is Morristown, Lattin, Naas, Co Kildare, but they use Lissadell as a second home. They bought the estate for almost €4 million in 2003. They have spent some €9.5 million restoring it and claim they cannot operate it as a tourist amenity if public rights of way exist.
Up to 10,000 people will be seated outdoors during each of the three nights of the Leonard Cohen and Westlife shows.
Sligo County Council has given planning permission and detailed talks have taken place with gardaí, who have been given assurances on security.
Most concert-goers are expected to have left the venue well before midnight, with many staying in accommodation in Sligo and Bundoran, Co Donegal.

Westlife : Brian McFadden blasts 'pig face mole' Kerry Katona in foul-mouthed Twitter rant

Brian McFadden has let rip at his ex-wife Kerry Katona in a foul-mouthed Twitter rant, after she accused him of not being a father to their two children.In a series of misspelt postings which he later deleted the former Westlife singer blasted Katona and suggested she 'take bowl of mayonaise drenched chips out of your face and look in the mirror!'The 30-year-old was responding to claims by Kerry that he barely spoke to their daughters, with their youngest not knowing who he is.

Brian McFadden has let rip at his ex-wife Kerry Katona in a foul-mouthed Twitter rant, after she accused him of not being a father to their two children.In a series of misspelt postings which he later deleted the former Westlife singer blasted Katona and suggested she 'take bowl of mayonaise drenched chips out of your face and look in the mirror!'The 30-year-old was responding to claims by Kerry that he barely spoke to their daughters, with their youngest not knowing who he is.

'FACT I call my girls at least twice a week and have a beautiful relationship with my daughters...'
But Katona, 29, insists their daughters only speak to their father about five times a year.
She told the News Of The World: 'He phones the girls about five times a year but Lilly doesn't really know who he is. I've never told them what really happened

Westlife's Nicky Byrne prefers pubs to bling bars

You won't catch Nicky Byrne lording it in trendy bars.

Recalling his year away from Westlife, he says: "I was out in Liverpool with my mates once and we were walking back near Yates's when a lad came up to me and said, 'I know you, you shouldn't be here, you should be in the bling bling bars'.

"It made me laugh. I'd rather be in an ordinary pub than somewhere bling."

Tickets selling fast for Westlife and T4 on the Beach gigs

More than 5,000 tickets have been sold for Westlife's outdoor concert at Ashton Gate in Bristol.

The Irish pop group will perform at the Bristol City ground on Thursday, June 17.

A total of 15,000 tickets went on sale at 7am on Friday morning, priced between £35 and £50, and a third of those had already been snapped up yesterday.

Bristol City spokesman Ed Furniss said: "We've had a tremendous response since sales began on Friday and are looking forward to another successful outdoor concert at Ashton Gate this June.

"Only a limited number of top-price seats nearer to the stage remain available. As a result, we recommend people buy sooner rather than later to avoid disappointment."

Westlife join Boyzone for Stephen Gately tribute

In a true boyband extravaganza, Irish heartthrobs Boyzone and Westlife shared a stage tonight during ITV’s tribute to Stephen Gately.

We imagine that the joint appearance of the sexy stars duetting on ‘No Matter What’ got the nation’s housewives excited enough to show the nation’s husbands a good time tonight. Of course the appearance of Mika will have counteracted that a little bit but we enjoyed it all the same!

Westlife and Razorlight complete Sandown Park bill

BOYBAND titans Westlife and indie superstars Razorlight now complete the stellar line-up for Sandown Park’s summer series of Music Nights.

Along with Spandau Ballet, who will be bringing the 80s back with their New Romantic charm on June 3, the racecourse will play host to chart toppers Razorlight on July 21 and Louis Walsh-backed Westlife on August 5.

Westlife, the Irish four-piece consisting of Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, Kian Egan and Nicky Byrne, will be performing classic anthems from their back catalogue of 14 number one singles, such as Mandy, Flying Without Wings and If I Let You Go, along with new material from their forthcoming release Where We Are.

Credited as the 'second biggest selling artist' of the decade, they have been busy working alongside some of the best and current songwriters, to bring what is claimed to be their most exciting album to date. These include Ryan Tedder (Leona Lewis, Beyonce) and Sam Watters (Whitney Houston, Anastacia).

Filan said: “We’ve been experimenting with a fresh vibe on this record, working with new producers and writing songs for the album ourselves. After 11 years we see this as phase two of the Westlife story.”

Best known for their songs America and In The Morning, Razorlight will be grabbing their guitars and putting on a more rock ‘n’ roll show for an eager crowd at the Esher venue.
The skinny jean-clad Londonites fronted by the boisterous Johnny Borrell have clocked up an enviable amount of achievements, including two BRIT Award nominations, hundreds of sold-out arena shows, festival headline slots and album sales figures flying past the four million mark.
David Mackinnon, managing director for Sandown Park Racecourse, said: “We are absolutely delighted to welcome Razorlight here this summer. They are a major international rock band who are certain to be extremely popular amongst our racegoers.”

Following on from previous shows from the likes of Girls Aloud and Boyzone at the popular racecourse, both of the massive events are expected to sell out so fans are advised to book early to avoid disappointment

Westlife are Number One

Westlife have beaten U2 and Green Day to the Number One spot in the UK singles chart tonight (November 12).

The Irish boyband shot straight in with their new single 'The Rose' to claim their 14th chart topper.

U2 and Green Day went up four places to Number Two after their Skids cover 'The Saints Are Coming' went in at Six on downloads alone last week.

All Saints moved eight places to Number Three with their comeback single 'Rock Steady', Sugababes jumped a massive 22 places to Number Eight with new single 'Easy' and Madonna is straight in at Nine with 'Jump'.

Elsewhere there are new entries for Kasabian with 'Shoot The Runner' at 17, Justin Timberlake with 'My Love' at 14, Paul Weller with 'Wild Blue Yonder' at 22, Robbie Williams with 'Lovelight' at 28 and Snow Patrol's collaboration with Martha Wainwright, 'Set The Fire To The Third Bar' at 37.

Paul Weller is in at Number Seven with his singles collection 'Hit Parade' and The Magic Numbers are in at Number 11 with their new album 'Those The Brokes'.