Gravity Tour

Not to be confused with the concert tour of the same name by Sara Bareilles.

The Gravity Tour is the eleventh concert tour by Irish boy 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]

Gravity Tour

Tour by Westlife
Promotional poster for tour
Associated album	Gravity
Start date	7 March 2011 (2011-03-07)
End date	10 October 2011 (2011-10-10)
Legs	5
No. of shows	33 in Europe 13 in Asia 2 in Africa 48 total
Westlife concert chronology

Background

Westlife performing in Vietnam

Official tour logo

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]

Opening acts

• Wonderland (Europe—Leg 1)^[6]
• Glenn Cal (Europe—Leg 1)^[6]
• Young JV (Philippines)^[7]

Set list

Westlife during their Vietnam tour date in 2011

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.

1. "No One's Gonna Sleep Tonight"
2. "When You're Looking Like That"
3. "World of Our Own"
4. "What Makes a Man"
5. "Safe"
6. "Home"
7. "Beautiful Tonight"
8. "Medley:"
   1. "Viva la Vida"
   2. "Only Girl (In the World)"
   3. "The Time (Dirty Bit)"
   4. "Bad Romance"
   5. "I Predict a Riot"
9. "Seasons in the Sun"
10. "You Raise Me Up"
11. "I'm Already There"
12. "I Will Reach You"
13. "Flying Without Wings"
14. "What About Now"
15. "Uptown Girl"

Notes

1. "No One's Gonna Sleep Tonight" was not performed in the Asian Leg.
2. "My Love" was performed in the Asian Leg.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe[3][9]
7 March 2011	Cardiff	Wales	Motorpoint Arena
8 March 2011
9 March 2011
11 March 2011	London	England	The O2
12 March 2011
14 March 2011	Newcastle		Metro Radio Arena
15 March 2011
16 March 2011	Nottingham		Capital FM Arena
18 March 2011	Liverpool		Echo Arena
19 March 2011	Glasgow	Scotland	SECC Concert Hall 4
20 March 2011
22 March 2011	Manchester	England	Manchester Evening News Arena
23 March 2011
25 March 2011	Birmingham		LG Arena
27 March 2011	London		Wembley Arena
28 March 2011	Sheffield		Motorpoint Arena
29 March 2011
31 March 2011	Birmingham		LG Arena
2 April 2011	Dublin	Ireland	The O2
3 April 2011
5 April 2011	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Odyssey Arena
6 April 2011
8 April 2011	Dublin	Ireland	The O2
9 April 2011
10 April 2011
Asia[10][11][12]
13 April 2011	Muscat	Oman	InterContinental Gardens
14 April 2011	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	Jebel Ali Center of Excellence
Europe[10][13]
10 June 2011[A]	London	England	Base Court at Hampton Court Palace
9 July 2011[B]	Cork	Ireland	The Docklands
15 July 2011[C]	Brandon	England	Thetford Forest
16 July 2011[C]	Tetbury		Westonbirt Arboretum
17 July 2011	Hampshire		Broadlands Park
23 July 2011	Hamilton		Hamilton Park Racecourse
30 July 2011	Doncaster		Keepmoat Stadium
10 September 2011[D]	London		Hyde Park
Africa[14][15]
16 September 2011[E]	Windhoek	Namibia	Wanderers Sports Grounds
17 September 2011	Centurion	South Africa	SuperSport Park
Asia[16][17]
21 September 2011	Shanghai	China	Shanghai Indoor Stadium
23 September 2011	Guangzhou		Guangzhou International Sports Arena
25 September 2011	Beijing		MasterCard Center
27 September 2011	Hong Kong		VIVA
29 September 2011	Quezon City	Philippines	Smart Araneta Coliseum
1 October 2011	Hanoi	Vietnam	Mỹ Đình National Stadium
3 October 2011	Singapore		Singapore Indoor Stadium
5 October 2011	Jakarta	Indonesia	Tennis Indoor Senayan
7 October 2011	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Putra Indoor Stadium
9 October 2011	Seoul	South Korea	Hwajung Gymnasium
10 October 2011	Taipei	Taiwan	NTU Sports Center

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert was a part of the Hampton Court Palace Festival^[18]

^B This concert was a part of Live at the Marquee^[19]

^C These concerts were a part of Forestry Commission—Live Music^[20]

^D This concert was a part of the "BBC Proms in the Park"^[21]

^E This concert was a part of the "FNB Festival"^[22]

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

19 June 2011	Douglas, Isle of Man	Nobles Park	Cancelled.[23] This concert was a part of the Manx Telecom Bay Festival.

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue
The O2 Arena[A]	London	21,128 / 25,000 (84%)	$1,420,080[24]
Manchester Evening News Arena	Manchester	14,255 / 16,069 (89%)	$938,521[25]
The O2[B]	Dublin	41,124 / 41,124 (100%)	$3,359,670[26]

^A This concert ranked seventh in Billboard's "Hot Tours" for March 2011.^[27]

^B This concert ranked as fifth in the Billboard's "Hot Tours" for June 2011.^[28]

Personnel

Vocals

• Shane Filan
• Mark Feehily
• Kian Egan
• Nicky Byrne

Band

• Simon Ellis - Keyboards / Musical Director

Crew

• Simon Ellis - Musical Director

External links

• Westlife's Official Website