Globally renowned pop group Westlife today announce the Australia and New Zealand leg of their monumental Westlife 25: The Anniversary World Tour, alongside today’s release of their highly anticipated forthcoming album 25 – The Ultimate Collection, a celebration of their record-breaking 25-year journey at the very top of global pop.
Produced by Live Nation, the Australia and New Zealand tour in July 2027 will see Westlife deliver a euphoric, hit-filled set spanning their extraordinary career, including timeless ballads and global chart-toppers. Starting in Australia, Westlife will stop in Perth on 16 July at the RAC Arena before heading to Adelaide’s Entertainment Centre on 18 July, followed by the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 July, Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on 23 July and finishing at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on 26 July. The band will then cross the ditch to Aotearoa, New Zealand to play at Tamaki Makaurau, Auckland’s Spark Arena on 28 July, and Otautahi, Christchurch’s Wolfbrook Arena on 30 July to round out this leg.
Mastercard cardholders have special access to presale tickets in Australia starting Tuesday, 12 May 12pm local and ending Thursday, 14 May 12pm local. Plus, Preferred ticket access to some of the best tickets are available from Friday, 15 May 2pm local. Check out priceless.com/music for details.
Eligible Westpac New Zealand customers with a Westpac New Zealand Mastercard have special access to presale tickets starting Tuesday, 12 May 12pm local and ending Thursday, 14 May 12pm local, as well as access to exclusive preferred tickets from Friday, 15 May 2pm local. Tickets are available exclusively to eligible Westpac New Zealand customers using a Westpac New Zealand Mastercard at checkout. Visit priceless.com/westpacnz to find out more.
Live Nation presale begins Thursday, 14 May 1pm local, running until Friday, 15 May 1pm local. Register at livenation.com.au/register and livenation.co.nz/register.
General on-sale tickets are available from Friday, 15 May 2pm local at https://www.westlife.com, livenation.com.au and livenation.co.nz.
Also released today, 25 – The Ultimate Collection combines 21 fan favourites including “You Raise Me Up,” “Uptown Girl,” and “Flying Without Wings” with brand-new material recorded by all four members of Westlife: Shane, Nicky, Kian and Mark. Listen HERE.
The band says: “We can’t believe it’s been 20 years since we last toured in Australia and New Zealand, so it only felt right that we should come back and celebrate our 25th Anniversary together. We have always loved coming back to this part of the world as the fans have always made our trips so memorable and special – you have the loudest fans in the world! The 25th Anniversary show will be our most exciting and ambitious to date and of course, we will be performing all of the hits. Australia and New Zealand – we cannot wait to see you!”
Over the last 25 years, Westlife have become one of the most successful pop groups of all time. Their music has been streamed over 3 billion times globally; they’ve achieved 36 No.1 albums worldwide, 14 UK No.1 singles (ranking only behind Elvis Presley and The Beatles), sold over 55 million records, surpassed 1 billion YouTube views, and sold more than 6 million concert tickets around the world.The Wild Dreams Tour sold over 1.2 million tickets alone. The band have performed over 200 shows since their reunion in 2019 across 30 countries. Westlife remain the UK & Ireland’s top-selling album group of the 21st century.
WESTLIFE 25: THE ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
RAC ARENA, PERTHFRIDAY 16 JULY 2027 ADELAIDE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, ADELAIDESUNDAY 18 JULY 2027 ROD LAVER ARENA, MELBOURNEWEDNESDAY 21 JULY 2027 QUODS BANK ARENA, SYDNEYFRIDAY 23 JULY 2027 BRISBANE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, BRISBANEMONDAY 26 JULY 2027 SPARK ARENA, AUCKLANDWEDNESDAY 28 JULY 2027 WOLFBROOKE ARENA, CHRISTCHURCHFRIDAY 30 JULY 2027
