Westlife have announced the first live dates to mark their 25th anniversary after they confirmed Mark Feehily wouldn’t be able to join them. Mark has been battling health issues for five years now and will not perform with them this October.
It has now been announced that Nicky Byrne, Shane Filan and Kian Egan will be performing for two special dates at the Royal Albert Hall in London. They will appear on October 27th and October 28th to mark their 25th anniversary.
In a statement to make the announcement, they said: “The Royal Albert Hall is a very special venue that we have always dreamt of playing. It means so much to kickstart our 25th Anniversary celebrations at this iconic venue. It will be an unforgettable 2 Nights performing all of our hits accompanied by the London Philharmonic Concert Orchestra… Wow!! We can’t wait to see you and remember to dress to impress ! This is just the beginning… Happy 25th to us all!”
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Westlife announced yesterday that they would be performing as a trio to mark their 25th year in the music business.
“We are thrilled to announce the launch of our 25th Anniversary celebrations… On the 9th February 2001 we kicked off our first ever world tour at the Newcastle Arena. Who would have thought we would still be here 25 years later?” they wrote.
“We have so many exciting plans to share with you very soon which will include new music, an album, special shows and many, many more surprises along the way. Sadly, Mark will be unable to join the celebrations. We hope he can join us back on stage when he is ready and able. He sends his love and positivity to you all as always.”
They added: “The four of us can’t quite believe its been 25 years. We could only have dreamt of the continued love and loyalty you have consistently shown us around the world. We are so lucky to have all of you with us and we can’t wait to celebrate together! Happy 25th To Us All! Love, Kian, Mark, Nicky & Shane x.”
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Mark has been open about his health issues. He underwent surgery to treat a hernia and was also treated for sepsis in 2020. He wrote at the time: “Most of you are aware that I have had some health challenges over the past while. It actually all started 3.5 years ago in August 2020 when I had surgery. Within a few days of this surgery I was in severe pain and was rushed into AandE.
“I eventually ended that awful day in ICU (Intensive Care Unit) where I was informed that due to a complication with the surgery, I had developed severe “Sepsis”, a life-threatening infection that would require immediate emergency surgery to rectify the problem and basically save my life. I spent the next few months in hospital.”
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