Westlife 25th anniversary tour at Co-op Live

Westlife are bringing their 25th anniversary celebrations to Manchester, with three nights at Co-op Live on 23, 24 and 25 October. Each show starts at 19:00 with a 23:00 curfew, so it is a late one if you are heading home afterwards. The line-up is Shane Filan, Nicky Byrne and Kian Egan, with co-leader Mark Feehily not taking part due to health issues — pneumonia and sepsis — which is the one detail worth knowing before you book.

The setlist is built around the full 25 years, so expect the ballads and the hits side by side. 'World of Our Own', 'Uptown Girl', 'What Makes a Man', 'I Have a Dream', 'Fool Again', 'If I Let You Go', 'My Love', 'Flying Without Wings', 'You Raise Me Up' and 'Swear It Again' are all in the mix, alongside 'Bop Bop Baby', 'What About Now', 'When You're Looking Like That', 'I Lay My Love on You', 'Starlight', 'Queen of My Heart', 'Chariot', 'Unbreakable', 'Mandy' and 'Hello My Love'. 'Chariot' is the tour single, written by Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid and Will Reynolds and co-written and produced by Steve Mac, and it sits on the '25 - The Ultimate Collection' album released on 13 February, which pairs 21 fan favourites with new material recorded by all four members.

Tickets are split into General Onsale, VIP Packages and Ticket Packages. The VIP Lounge packages are only available in London and Manchester: the Ultimate VIP Lounge puts you in the first three rows with a backstage group tour, an on-stage photo, Pre-Show Lounge access with light refreshments and two drink vouchers, a photobooth, merchandise shop access, a signed tour poster, a laminate, a VIP lanyard and a limited edition 'VIP Premium 25 Anniversary box set'. The standard VIP Lounge package covers rows 4 to 15 with the same Pre-Show perks, a laminate, a VIP lanyard and the box set. There is also a Co-op Backstage Club Upgrade, which runs up to an hour before the show with food, drink, an arcade, photobooth, exclusive merchandise, dedicated dressing rooms and toilets, a Hidden Disco, live DJs and afterparties on selected events — 18 plus after 9 pm, and it does not include the event ticket.

Co-op Live sits on the Etihad Campus in East Manchester at 1 Sportcity Way, M11 3DL, and is the UK's largest indoor arena by capacity, 20,500 seated and 23,500 standing. It is a joint venture between Oak View Group, City Football Group and Harry Styles. Under 14s must be with an adult aged 18 plus, no one under 16 is allowed in the standing area, and the venue reserves the right to reseat any child who looks under 14 for safety reasons. Accessibility includes lowered service desks, step-free access to all floors, a designated rest room, assistance for assistance dogs and hearing loops. Official parking is through Vertu Parking, opening four hours before General Admission and three before Premium, closing two hours after the event, at £25 for standard and accessible spaces and £35 for Express, with a free pick-up point for friends and family from 22:00.

The tour began with orchestral shows at the Royal Albert Hall on 27 and 28 October 2025, and continues with a 13-night residency at Dublin's 3Arena from 10 September and seven consecutive nights at the SSE Arena in Belfast from 27 to 31 October. A series of 'A Gala Evening' concerts in East Asia started in Singapore on 3 February.