Due to popular demand, globally renowned pop group Westlife today announce a second Christchurch show on the New Zealand leg of their monumental Westlife 25: The Anniversary World Tour, following the recent 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.
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.co.nz/register.
General on-sale tickets are available from Friday, 15 May 2pm local at https://www.westlife.com 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
Presented by Live Nation
Friday 16 July 2027 – RAC Arena, Perth AU
Sunday 18 July 2027 – Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide AU
Wednesday 21 July 2027 – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne AU
Friday 23 July 2027 – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney AU
Monday 26 July 2027 – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane AU
Wednesday 28 July 2027 – Spark Arena, Auckland New Zealand
Friday 30 July 2027 – Wolfbrook Arena, Christchurch New Zealand
Saturday 31 July 2027 – Wolfbrook Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 15 MAY AT 12PM LOCAL
Mastercard Presale: Wednesday 13 May 12pm – Thursday 14 May 12pm local
Live Nation Presale: Thursday 14 May 1pm – Friday 15 May 1pm local
For complete tour & ticket information, visit livenation.co.nz
