The Face to Face Tour is the 6th world tour of the Irish pop band Westlife. This tour played in smaller venues and for smaller audiences. Their performance at Wembley Arena was recorded and released on DVD.

Face to Face Tour
Tour by Westlife
Promotional poster for tour
Start date3 April 2006
End date12 September 2006
No. of shows60
Westlife concert chronology

Opening acts

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  • 4thBase
  • Alsou
  • Roxanne
  • Nylon

Setlist

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  1. "Flying Without Wings"
  2. "Hit You with the Real Thing"
  3. "When You're Looking Like That"
  4. "Amazing"
  5. "She's Back (contains elements of "Billie Jean")
  6. "Uptown Girl
  7. Medley:
    1. "Addicted To Love"
    2. "Wild Wild West" (contains elements of "I Wish")
    3. "Señorita"
    4. "Don't Cha"
  8. "Colour My World"
  9. "Hey Whatever"
  10. "The Dance"
  11. "Swear It Again"
  12. "Seasons in the Sun"
  13. "World of Our Own"
  14. "Mandy"
Encore
  1. "Queen of My Heart"
  2. "What Makes a Man"
  3. "You Raise Me Up"

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
Europe[1][2]
3 April 2006 Belfast Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena
4 April 2006
5 April 2006
7 April 2006 Millstreet Ireland Green Glens Arena
8 April 2006
9 April 2006
11 April 2006 Dublin The Point Theatre
12 April 2006
15 April 2006
16 April 2006
18 April 2006
19 April 2006
21 April 2006 Manchester England Manchester Evening News Arena
22 April 2006
24 April 2006 Nottingham Nottingham Arena
25 April 2006
27 April 2006 Sheffield Hallam FM Arena
28 April 2006
29 April 2006 Birmingham NEC Arena
30 April 2006
2 May 2006 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
3 May 2006
5 May 2006 Glasgow Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
6 May 2006
7 May 2006
9 May 2006 Aberdeen Press and Journal Arena
10 May 2006
12 May 2006 Brighton England Brighton Centre
13 May 2006
14 May 2006 Cardiff Wales Cardiff International Arena
15 May 2006
17 May 2006
18 May 2006 London England Wembley Arena
19 May 2006
20 May 2006[A] Lincoln Sincil Bank Stadium
Asia
26 June 2006 Shanghai China Shanghai Grand Stage
Europe[3]
30 June 2006[B] Woodstock England Blenheim Palace
1 July 2006[B] Harewood Harewood House
8 July 2006[B] Maidstone Leeds Castle
9 July 2006[B] Chatsworth Chatsworth House
14 July 2006[B] Cardiff Wales Cardiff Coopers Field
15 July 2006[C] Blickling England Blickling Hall
16 July 2006[B] Bath Recreation Ground
17 July 2006[D] Liverpool Big Top Arena at Clarence Dock
21 July 2006[B] Edinburgh Scotland Edinburgh Castle Esplanade
22 July 2006[B] Kedleston England Kedleston Hall
23 July 2006[B] Northamptonshire Althorp Estate
29 July 2006 East Cowes England Durbar Lawn at Osborne House
30 July 2006[E] Saffron Walden Audley End House
18 August 2006[F] Newmarket Newmarket Racecourse
19 August 2006[G] Chester Chester Racecourse
25 August 2006[H] Bangor Wales Vaynol Estate
26 August 2006[E] London England Marble Hill Park
27 August 2006 Falmouth Pendennis Castle
Asia[4]
4 September 2006 Quezon City Philippines Araneta Coliseum
6 September 2006 Seoul South Korea Jamsil Arena
8 September 2006 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium
9 September 2006 Hong Kong China AsiaWorld–Arena
10 September 2006 Taipei Taiwan TICC Plenary Hall
11 September 2006 Jakarta Indonesia Senayan Tennis Indoor Stadium
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of "Lincoln Live!"
B These concerts were a part of the "Summer Nights Open Air Concert Series"[5]
C This concert was a part of the "National Trust Summer Concert Series"
D This concert was a part of the "Liverpool Summer Pops"[6]
E This concert is a part of "Music on a Summer Evening"
F This concert was a part of the "Newmarket Nights"
G This concert was a part of "Chester Live"[7]
H This concert was a part of the "Faenol Festival"[8]

Credits

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  • Director: William Baker
  • Musical Director/Arrangements: Steve Anderson
  • Choreographer: Priscilla Samuels
  • "Uptown Girl" Brass arranged by Steve Anderson and Richard Niles

Live Concert Music DVD

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Chart performance

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Chart Peak
position
Ireland 1
Swedish Music Videos 7
UK Music Videos 1
UK DVD Videos (OCC)[9]
23
UK Videos (OCC)[10]
23

Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] 2× Platinum 100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  1. ^ "Upcoming Events". Westlife Official Website. Simco Limited. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  2. ^ Additional sources for dates in Europe:
  3. ^ Additional sources for dates in Europe:
  4. ^ "Upcoming Events". Westlife Official Website. Simco Limited. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Reporter's Guide to Music Festivals" (PDF). Press Gazette. 28 April 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Entec Pops Up in Liverpool Again". Live Design. Penton Media Inc. 13 July 2006. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Chester's Dee 106.3 Public File". Dee 106.3. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  8. ^ Tair, Simon (7 September 206). "Faenol Festival, Dyfedd". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
  10. ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
  11. ^ "British video certifications – Westlife – Westlife: Live in Wembley". British Phonographic Industry.