Are Westlife coming to South Africa?

Are Westlife coming to South Africa?

Danny caught up with Westlife member Nicky Byrne to ask the most important question since they announced their reunion tour!

Westlife album
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They were one of the biggest boybands in the world for years consisting of members Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, and Shane Filan  with hits like 'Queen of my heart', 'When you're looking like that' and  'Fool again', hearts across the world broke when they announced in 2012 that they would pause to focus on their solo careers. 

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After a good break, Westlife are back! In October, they announced their return - with both new music and an anniversary tour - as Shane delightedly revealed: 'We still have a lot that we want to achieve as a band and we want to bring our new music to fans all over the world'. 

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This obviously left South African Westlife fans wondering if we would be on the schedule and Danny Painter sat down with Nicky Byrne mid rehearsals to find out! 

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After asking him some important fan questions, she asked the biggest question of all, would Westlife be coming to South Africa soon? 

You can hear his answer as well as his answer to his biggest 'pet peeve' and what he's binge watching on Netflix here:

For now, we'll have to just listen to the album, dust off the posters and wait for the good news!

Instagram courtesy of Westlife. Cover image courtesy of Westlife Facebook page.

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