Tour News - Westlife announce Australia & New Zealand tour in July 2027 - 8th May 2026

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8 May

Globally renowned pop group Westlife today announce the Australia and New Zealand leg of their monumental Westlife 25: The Anniversary World Tour, alongside today’s release of their highly anticipated forthcoming album 25 - The Ultimate Collection, a celebration of their record-breaking 25-year journey at the very top of global pop.

Produced by Live Nation, the Australia and New Zealand tour in July 2027 will see Westlife deliver a euphoric, hit-filled set spanning their extraordinary career, including timeless ballads and global chart-toppers. Starting in Australia, Westlife will stop in Perth on 16th July at the RAC Arena before heading to Adelaide’s Entertainment Centre on 18th July, followed by the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21st July, Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on 23rd July and finishing at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on 26th July. The band will then cross the ditch to Aotearoa, New Zealand to play at Tamaki Makaurau, Auckland’s Spark Arena on 28th July, and Otautahi, Christchurch’s Wolfbrook Arena on 30th July to round out this leg.

Eligible Westpac New Zealand customers with a Westpac New Zealand Mastercard have special access to presale tickets starting Tuesday 12th May 12pm local and ending Thursday 14th May 12pm local, as well as access to exclusive preferred tickets from Friday 15th May 2pm local. Tickets are available exclusively to eligible Westpac New Zealand customers using a Westpac New Zealand Mastercard at checkout. Visit priceless.com/westpacnz to find out more.

Live Nation presale begins Thursday 14th May 1pm local, running until Friday, 15th May 1pm local. Register at livenation.co.nz/register

General on-sale tickets are available from Friday 15th May 2pm local at https://www.westlife.com and livenation.co.nz

Also released today, 25 - The Ultimate Collection combines 21 fan favourites including “You Raise Me Up,” “Uptown Girl,” and “Flying Without Wings” with brand-new material recorded by all four members of Westlife: Shane, Nicky, Kian and Mark. Listen HERE

The band says: “We can’t believe it’s been 20 years since we last toured in Australia and New Zealand, so it only felt right that we should come back and celebrate our 25th Anniversary together. We have always loved coming back to this part of the world as the fans have always made our trips so memorable and special - you have the loudest fans in the world! The 25th Anniversary show will be our most exciting and ambitious to date and of course, we will be performing all of the hits. Australia and New Zealand - we cannot wait to see you!”

Over the last 25 years, Westlife have become one of the most successful pop groups of all time. Their music has been streamed over 3 billion times globally; they’ve achieved 36 No.1 albums worldwide, 14 UK No.1 singles (ranking only behind Elvis Presley and The Beatles), sold over 55 million records, surpassed 1 billion YouTube views, and sold more than 6 million concert tickets around the world. The Wild Dreams Tour sold over 1.2 million tickets alone. The band have performed over 200 shows since their reunion in 2019 across 30 countries. Westlife remain the UK & Ireland’s top-selling album group of the 21st century.

WESTLIFE 25: THE ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR - AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Presented by Live Nation

RAC ARENA, PERTH - FRIDAY 16th JULY 2027
ADELAIDE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, ADELAIDE - SUNDAY 18th JULY 2027
ROD LAVER ARENA, MELBOURNE - WEDNESDAY 21st JULY 2027
QUODS BANK ARENA, SYDNEY - FRIDAY 23rd JULY 2027
BRISBANE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, BRISBANE - MONDAY 26th JULY 2027

SPARK ARENA, AUCKLAND - WEDNESDAY 28th JULY 2027
WOLFBROOKE ARENA, CHRISTCHURCH - FRIDAY 30th JULY 2027

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 15th MAY AT 12PM LOCAL
Mastercard Presale: Wednesday 13th May 12pm - Thursday 14 May 12pm local
Live Nation Presale: Thursday 14th May 1pm - Friday 15 May 1pm local

For complete tour & ticket information, visit livenation.co.nz