The Gravity Tour is the eleventh concert tour by Irishboy band, Westlife. The tour supported their eleventh studio album, Gravity. The tour visits Europe, Asia and Africa.[1] The tour was listed 55th in 2011 Worldwide First Quarter ticket sales list with 56,793 tickets sold at that time of the year only.[2]
Background
The tour was announced a mere two weeks after the group completed their Where We Are Tour. The tour was directed by William Baker.[3]
Originally, tour dates were announced only for the United Kingdom,[3] but dates were added for Ireland, the Arabian Peninsula, and festival shows in Europe. Volkswagen supported this tour.[4]
During the concert at the Echo Arena Liverpool in Liverpool, England, the show was briefly paused as a set malfunction left the group hanging from the arena's ceiling by a swaying bar. A team of security guards helped lower the group, resuming the concert.[5]
The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on 18 March 2011, at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.[8] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
^"Westlife Announce 2011 UK Tour!!". Westlife's Official Website. Simco Limited. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
^"Pollstar data". 20 July 2011.
^ a b c"Westlife announce 2011 UK Tour=". Live Nation UK. Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
^"Volkswagen supports Westlife on Gravity Tour". Volkswagen. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
^Moodie, Clemmie (22 March 2011). "Westlife left dangling at gig in set malfunction". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
^ a b"Westlife perform for Welsh fans". South Wales Guardian. Newsquest Media Group. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
^"Young JV to open Westlife show". ABS-CBN Corporation. 21 September 2011. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021.
^Jones, Laura (19 March 2011). "Westlife wow Liverpool crowds at the ECHO arena". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
^Additional sources for dates in Europe:
"Westlife :: Tour Archives". Westlife's Official Website. Simco Limited. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
"Westlife :: Tour Archives". Westlife's Official Website. Simco Limited. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
"Westlife :: Tour Archives". Westlife's Official Website. Simco Limited. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
"Westlife Announce 2011 Tour". Glasswerk National. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
Nissim, Mayer (6 September 2010). "Westlife announce 2011 UK tour dates". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
^ a b"Westlife :: Upcoming Events". Westlife's Official Website. Simco Limited. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
^"Westlife to perform live in Muscat on April 13". Oman Daily Observer. Oman Establishment for Press, News Publication and Advertising. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
^Provan, Gillian (21 March 2011). "The boys of summer: Westlife to perform at Hamilton Park". STV News. STV Group plc. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
^Graig, Augetto (18 May 2011). "Windhoek Hart beats to Music". Namibian Sun. 7. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
^"Westlife Coming To SA". Music Industry Online (MIO). 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
^"Westlife九月重临香港 携多首经典歌曲开唱" [Westlife return to Hong Kong in September]. CQ News (in Chinese). 15 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
^Additional sources for dates in Asia:
Vi, Ngân (29 July 2011). "Westlife đến Việt Nam vào tháng 10" [Westlife arrive in Vietnam in October]. Thanh Nien News (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
"2011 Westlife Gravity Tour Shanghai Concert". China On-Line Ticket Affairs. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
Dai, Michelle (3 August 2011). "Superstars Coming To Beijing: Westlife, Will.i.am & Eminem (maybe)". The Beijinger. True Run Media. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
^Stickler, Jon (6 April 2011). "Westlife & More Added To Hampton Court Palace Festival 2011 Line-Up & Tickets". Stereoboard. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
^Meagher, Kev (7 March 2011). "Live at the Marquee: Bob Dylan and Paul Simon and more join lineup". Goldenplec: Irish Music Magazine. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
^Stickler, Jon (14 March 2011). "Westlife Forest Dates Announced & Tickets". Stereoboard. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
^"Westlife to headline Proms In The Park 2011" (Press release). BBC. 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
^"Irish band Westlife for FNB Festival". Windhoek Observer. 14 July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
^"Bay Festival cancelled". Isle of Man Examiner. Johnston Press. 17 May 2011. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
^"Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 10. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. 26 March 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
^"Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 20. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. 11 June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
^"Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses: Current Scores". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 22. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. 25 June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
^Allen, Bob (17 March 2011). "Hot Tours: Lady Gaga, Usher, Heart". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
^Allen, Bob (17 June 2011). "Hot Tours: Roger Waters, Iron Maiden, Kings of León". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.