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. 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.

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.

Originally, tour dates were announced only for the United Kingdom, but dates were added for Ireland, the Arabian Peninsula, and festival shows in Europe. Volkswagen supported this tour.

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.

Opening acts

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. 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:" "Viva la Vida" "Only Girl (In the World)" "The Time (Dirty Bit)" "Bad Romance" "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

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe
7 March 2011CardiffWalesMotorpoint Arena
8 March 2011
9 March 2011
11 March 2011LondonEnglandThe O2
12 March 2011
14 March 2011NewcastleMetro Radio Arena
15 March 2011
16 March 2011NottinghamCapital FM Arena
18 March 2011LiverpoolEcho Arena
19 March 2011GlasgowScotlandSECC Concert Hall 4
20 March 2011
22 March 2011ManchesterEnglandManchester Evening News Arena
23 March 2011
25 March 2011BirminghamLG Arena
27 March 2011LondonWembley Arena
28 March 2011SheffieldMotorpoint Arena
29 March 2011
31 March 2011BirminghamLG Arena
2 April 2011DublinIrelandThe O2
3 April 2011
5 April 2011BelfastNorthern IrelandOdyssey Arena
6 April 2011
8 April 2011DublinIrelandThe O2
9 April 2011
10 April 2011
Asia
13 April 2011MuscatOmanInterContinental Gardens
14 April 2011DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesJebel Ali Center of Excellence
Europe
10 June 2011[A]LondonEnglandBase Court at Hampton Court Palace
9 July 2011[B]CorkIrelandThe Docklands
15 July 2011[C]BrandonEnglandThetford Forest
16 July 2011[C]TetburyWestonbirt Arboretum
17 July 2011HampshireBroadlands Park
23 July 2011HamiltonHamilton Park Racecourse
30 July 2011DoncasterKeepmoat Stadium
10 September 2011[D]LondonHyde Park
Africa
16 September 2011[E]WindhoekNamibiaWanderers Sports Grounds
17 September 2011CenturionSouth AfricaSuperSport Park
Asia
21 September 2011ShanghaiChinaShanghai Indoor Stadium
23 September 2011GuangzhouGuangzhou International Sports Arena
25 September 2011BeijingMasterCard Center
27 September 2011Hong KongVIVA
29 September 2011Quezon CityPhilippinesSmart Araneta Coliseum
1 October 2011HanoiVietnamMỹ Đình National Stadium
3 October 2011SingaporeSingapore Indoor Stadium
5 October 2011JakartaIndonesiaTennis Indoor Senayan
7 October 2011Kuala LumpurMalaysiaPutra Indoor Stadium
9 October 2011SeoulSouth KoreaHwajung Gymnasium
10 October 2011TaipeiTaiwanNTU Sports Center

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

A This concert was a part of the Hampton Court Palace Festival

B This concert was a part of Live at the Marquee

C These concerts were a part of Forestry Commission—Live Music

D This concert was a part of the "BBC Proms in the Park"

E This concert was a part of the "FNB Festival"

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

19 June 2011Douglas, Isle of ManNobles ParkCancelled. This concert was a part of the Manx Telecom Bay Festival.

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
The O2 Arena[A]London21,128 / 25,000 (84%)$1,420,080
Manchester Evening News ArenaManchester14,255 / 16,069 (89%)$938,521
The O2[B]Dublin41,124 / 41,124 (100%)$3,359,670

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

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

Personnel

Vocals

Band

Crew

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