We’ve added loads of videos, reviews and pictures, including High Quality, from Westlife’s London, Sheffield, Liverpool and Newcastle concerts to the Farewell Tour Minisite.

A BIG FAT thank you goes to our dutchies Kim and Monique for sharing the stunning fanpictures of the lads performing at Sheffield Motorpoint Arena last May 13th. Lovely Jessica at Kian Egan Daily with whom Mark-Feehily.Net and Westlife.GR co-run the Farewell Tour Minisite uploaded her own gorgeous videos from the concert in Newcastle. And also to Alfee for all the help and support and everyone that is sharing the videos on the net for those of us watching from home

Keep checking the minisite for all the updates on Westlife’s Farewell Tour! And enjoy if you’re going to the coming gigs

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SHANE Filan is to make his first solo album with Universal, despite Westlife enjoying a 14-year career with rival label Sony.

The 32-year-old is on the manband’s farewell tour but is already plotting a debut disc away from the group.

Mark Feehily, 32, is also expected to make an album, while bandmates Nicky Byrne, 33, and Kian Egan, 32, focus on television.

I’ve already revealed how Nicky is in talks with US show Dancing With The Stars.

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Only a few weeks left now until Westlife are no more….they play Cardiff tonight and they only have about 2 or 3 days where they won’t be doing a show before the final concerts on the 22nd and 23rd of June at Croke Park.

So the next thing for the lads is figuring out what to do next – we know that Shane Filan will be focusing on a solo career as will Mark Feehily and it seems after his stint on The Voice of Ireland, Kian Egan has been getting some TV presenting offers over in the UK so are the rumours true?

Kian told 98FM “I have been in talks with Sky amongst other people aswell about other TV projects. Nothing is in the bag, nothing is finalised. I haven’t signed any contracts or anything like that – it’s all talk at the minute. I signed up with a big agency in the UK. It’s looking good. It’s looking like I will probably be doing one or two more things in the UK in the coming months and the next year or so but to be honest, I’m not chasing anything. I don’t want to be running after anything – if something comes up that feels natural, then I’ll go for it”.

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x Villy x

IT’S a case of ‘all aboard’ the Westlife bus this week as the chart-toppers are joined by all their partners on their last ever tour.

THE four crooners have kicked off their Farewell tour and will play a string of arenas all over Britain before bringing it to Ireland this summer.

But as proof that the boys have definitely grown up, this time around they’ll be bringing all their partners with them on the tour bus.

Nicky Byrne’s other half Georgina said being able to travel around with the band made it much easier for them as a family.

“I wasn’t able to get over to Cardiff because I had to mind the boys,” she explained.

“But we are all going to the London gig and going out on the road with them for the week. I don’t know how rock and roll the lads will think it is but all the wives are going on tour.

Special

“We will be piling into the tour bus each night with them after the shows and heading on the road. It is the last time they will be doing this together, so it will be special,” she said.

However, she won’t be stuck for company either, given that Shane’s other half Gillian will also be there, as will Kian’s wife Jodi Albert.

Nicky, Kian Egan, Shane Filan and Mark Feehily kicked off their tour last week at Cardiff Motorpoint arena, performing to almost 10,000 fans. They’ll now spend the next few weeks taking to the stage in major venues all over the UK before building up to the grand finale of their Croke Park concerts.

Such was the demand to see them performing to their home crowd that promoters had to add an extra date to their Dublin gigs on June 22 and June 23.

Last November saw the chart-toppers confirming they were going their separate ways after more than 14 years together.

In that time, they have sold over 45 million records and clocked up some 12 number one singles in Ireland.

The group was recently voted the best ever boyband during a two-week poll of an MTV audience of some 12 million viewers.

They beat off a total of 32 groups to the coveted title including rivals like The Wanted and Disney stars The Jonas Brothers.

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WESTLIFE star Kian Egan has admitted to being so sick of stardom he often considered walking out on his bandmates.

The Unbreakable singer yesterday told the Irish Sun how he finds life in the limelight “hard to take” — especially since launching into a new career on telly.

And as Kian kicked off the boyband’s farewell tour after 15 years at the top, he revealed he’d readily turn his back on fame — to run a kids’ STAGE SCHOOL in his beloved Sligo.

He said: “A lot of the time I think, ‘You know what, I just want out of this business’, it has been like that all the time.

“It’s such a focused world where you expose yourself so much and it can be tough sometimes.”

Having successfully cut his teeth on TV as a judge on The Voice of Ireland, Egan, 32, looks likely to remain in the public eye after Westlife’s final gig next month.

But he says he has often spoken with wife Jodi about taking off and living a quiet life.

He said: “I found with The Voice you’re so much more exposed than when I was in the band.

“People really scrutinise your comments and how you act and that can be hard to take.

“Even going to the supermarket, people come up and say things and I never had that with Westlife — it’s on a different level.”

Despite reservations about showbiz life, the new dad was fired up by the recent reaction his TV ideas got from chiefs at Sky.

Kian let slip: “They really got excited. There’s like 15 shows been thrown around with my name attached.”

But he admitted his dream is to retreat to his native Sligo, where he lives with Jodi, 28, and five-month-old son Koa.

He said: “I’ve always had the idea of starting a performance arts school at home.

“I went to a dance school and drama school as a kid and would love to have all of that under one roof.

“Jodi’s a dancer, an actress — there’s a lot of things there we could do.”

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Some of you may have already read on Twitter but for those who haven’t I am very happy to let you know that Nat and I have opened a brand new fan site for Marky – Mark-Feehily.Net, we hope you will all like it!

Love,
x Villy

WESTLIFE’S Nicky Byrne is set to crack America – after being asked to appear on Dancing With The Stars.

The Irish Daily Mirror can reveal the singer has been begged by TV bosses to appear on the next season of the US version of Strictly Come Dancing.

This would instantly see him become a household name in the States – as the show is currently the No1 rated in America.

More than 18 million people watched last week’s episode of the glitzy programme, which features Cheryl Cole’s ex-boyfriend Derek Hough and sexy singer Katherine Jenkins.

But Nicky, 33, is waiting until after the band’s farewell tour before signing up.

However, insiders believe he will sign up and take home a huge payday – and sees this as his chance of making a name for himself Stateside.

OPPORTUNITY

A source said: “All the guys are getting lots of offers for things to do when Westlife are finished, and this is one that has come in for Nicky.

“It’s a massive offer and he would be silly not to do it – it would send his star rocketing and make him the most high-profile member of the band.

“And it would mean that he’d become known in the US, which is something no members of the band really are yet. The great thing for Nicky is that he can dance and would have no problems strutting a few moves.

“Apart from Kian doing The Voice during a break in their schedules, they’ve all agreed to wait until after their final date in Croke Park before they announce anything.”

Westlife have had little success when it comes to cracking America, after trying to release Swear It Again in 2000.

The song hit No20 in the charts, but their album failed to get into the top 100, while another attempt in 2002 with World Of Our Own didn’t chart.

Credit/Source: Irish Daily Mirror – Published on 5 May 2012

The pop mogul has promised that he will be by Shane’s side to help him rebuild his life, insisting: “I’m not worried.”

He is already planning to manage the singer after Westlife breaks up for good this summer, and is confident of making him millions.

Louis said: “Shane is going to have a massive career after Westlife. He’s going to have a great solo career and make millions.

“He’s got the voice, he’s got the attitude, he absolutely ticks every box.

“I’ve always believed he and Mark have two of the best male voices in the world.

“Those money Jissues are fine, he’ll start all over again and remake the riches in absolutely no time at all, I promise you that.

“He had no money when he started off before Westlife, and now he’ll make it all back when he becomes a massive star.

“With me he’ll never have to worry about money into the future. “I’m not worried, and he shouldn’t be worried either.”

Earlier, it was revealed that Shane is being head-hunted by five top UK record labels who are offering huge deals.

A source said: “With all the offers on the table from record labels, Shane can play them off and get the best deal for him.”

Credit/Source: Irish Daily Mirror – Published on 4 May 2012

We’ve got the first professional pictures of the lads at their first gig of the European Farewell Tour in Cardiff last night. Big thanks to Alfee for sending them our way And there are also some videos in youtube from the night. Big thanks to BeckWillis for sharing them. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!

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