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Message from Shane

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:15:00 +0100

Hi everyone

I just wanted to say hello and fill you in on everything that’s been going on over the last few weeks as it’s been a while since you heard from us.

Christmas was really lovely. It was actually a bit of a weird one in a way because Gillian’s granny died the day before Christmas Eve. She was 95 and had lived a great life and seen four generations of the family. It actually brought us all closer together and Christmas Day was really special as we had all the family around us – we had 17 of us here for Christmas dinner. Gillian did the cooking, as she also did on New Year’s Day, when there were 34 of us, including 17 grandchildren!

It was probably the nicest Christmas so far, because I hadn’t been rushing around doing promotion and then hurrying to try and buy presents and stuff, so we could enjoy the build-up properly. I’d been looking forward to it for a long time and it was so nice to be at home with the family. Gillian surprised me with a camera that I’d really wanted for ages on Christmas day, which I was so happy with. I got her some handbags and boots and shoes and stuff. It was also the first year that Nicole really understood Christmas and that was amazing to watch. When you’re growing up Santy Claus and all that stuff really makes Christmas for you, and then you get older and Santy doesn’t come anymore, and then when you have kids the magic starts all over again. She was so excited about seeing Santy – we left out a glass of milk and cookies for him. It was Patrick’s first Christmas, but obviously he didn’t really know what was going on.

I’ve been at home all the time for more or less the last six months, apart from a couple of small trips. It’s been really nice to relax and get to do things like play golf every Sunday with Gillian’s dad. It’s quite weird being at home too though because I’ve been thinking about work loads and I need to keep myself busy. It’s the singing I really miss, and I’m looking forward to getting back on the road. I’ve been chatting to the boys and we all agree that the thing we’re most excited about is performing on stage again.

We miss you all and we’re really excited about starting work on the new album. It’s going to be back-to-basics, with all new songs and no covers, like the first few albums. We’ve heard a few of the songs so far and will be hearing the rest over the next few months. I think it’s shaping up to be really good – as it’s the first album of our second decade we want it to be the best so far!

Take care

Love Shane x

Christmas Message 2008

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:42:00 +0100

To all our fans...

Well what an amazing year it's been!! The tour, Croke Park, the DVD...it's been another incredible 12 months for Westlife so thanks to you all for making it possible.

Our New Year's resolution is to make our best and most exciting album to date! 2009 will be all about recording new music and getting back to see all our fans again. We hope you've been missing us...it's going to be a very exciting year!!

Hope you all have a great Xmas and an even better New Year. See you in 2009.

Take care guys
Love Shane, Nicky, Kian & Mark

Hello from Nicky

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:18:00 +0100

Hello!

First up, I wanted to say a massive, massive thank you on behalf of myself and the rest of the lads for making this tour one of the most enjoyable for us ever. The crowds were amazing each and every night and we were completely blown away by your support. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!!

As you know, the tour has now finished and we're all taking some time out to recharge our batteries. We'll be spending the next year chilling out with friends and family and having some holiday time. Nobody has any massive plans, except Shane, who reckons he's spending the whole year on the golf course!! Not sure what Gillian will have to say about that... I'm sure he'll put the clubs down for a while when the baby's born!

Don't worry, we'll be coming back fully-refreshed and better than ever before you know it!

Love
Nicky

Announcement from Shane

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:50:00 +0100

Hi everyone

You've probably all heard the news by now, but I wanted to let you know personally that Gillian and I are having another baby!

I can't even begin to describe how amazing we're both feeling right now - as you can imagine, we're completely over the moon and Nicole is very excited at the thought of having a little brother or sister to play with.

The baby is due in September, so quite a while to go yet, although I'm sure it'll fly by really quickly. Gillian's bump is growing by the day and she's extremely happy and healthy.

I look forward to introducing the new member of the Filan clan to you later in the year!

Love Shane.

SEE YOU ON MONDAY!

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:41:00 +0100

Hi everyone

Right, we've got a quick tea break from production rehearsals and we wanted to say hello before the tour kicks off on Monday.

We're rehearsing like mad in a secret location... a very, very cold location! And we can't wait for you to see the show: when we walked in on Monday and saw the stage set, we were blown away, it's just amazing. We're really pleased with the set list, and are hard at work perfecting the new routines.

Tomorrow is our first full run of the show, which should be interesting...! No, seriously, it'll be great to see how it all comes together. We think this is a really special tour, and we hope you like it. After all, we're celebrating ten years of Westlife!

Speaking of which, we hope you like our new single, ‘Us Against The World' (out 3rd March). As you can see from the video, this song is a reflection of all that we've been through over the past decade: us, our families, and you the fans. It's been a great ride so far, and thank you for joining us... Here's to ten more years!!

Right, better get back. We finish rehearsals here on Saturday before flying back to Ireland ready for our first show in Belfast on Monday. We can't wait to get on the road and say hi to some familiar faces, and a few new ones!

See you soon,
Love Shane, Kian, Nicky & Mark x

A Very Very Very Merry Xmas!

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:31:00 +0100

We’re recording the Late Late Show in Dublin today, which is our last day of work before Christmas. After this we’ll be all heading off home to spend Christmas and New Year with our friends and families.

Thank you so much to everyone who’s bought our music, seen us in concert, posted on our website and supported us in the many other ways that you do. It’s been an incredible year for us, most of which is down to having such brilliant fans.

Wishing you all a very happy Christmas and New Year – see you in 2008!

Love Nicky, Shane, Kian & Mark x

Tomorrow's Westlife Special!!

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:59:00 +0100

Hi everyone

Well we're writing this from the ITV studios where we're rehearsing for tomorrow night's show. We've been in dance rehearsals for the past week and today is the first full production rehearsal. We've been doing script read-throughs this morning and it's been really exciting to see what the show looks like on a proper big stage.

Tomorrow will be a dress rehearsal to iron out any last-minute issues, before going live on air at 6.15pm!! All our friends and family are flying over for it, so there's likely to be a few celebratory (hopefully!) drinks afterwards.

It looks set to be a really great event so we're hoping you're all going to have a great time watching it, either in the audience for those of you who've got tickets, or at home on telly. There are a couple of surprises in there too including a very special guest. Plus we'll be singing the number one hits that you voted for and might we just take this opportunity to compliment you on your fine choice.

Wish us luck!

Mark, Kian, Nicky & Shane x

Thanks plus Our ITV Special!!

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:44:00 +0100

Hi everyone

Wow, what can we say - you've made us number one again, it's incredible!! We were all so over the moon when the chart position was confirmed on Sunday: even after all these years we still get excited about it.

The thought that Back Home is our seventh number one album is just so amazing and it's down to the support and loyalty that you've all shown us. So, we're really pleased to have been given the opportunity to put on a very special show for you on ITV next month.

The Westlife Show : Live will be happening in December and it's a celebration of our career over the past decade. We'll be performing ten tracks on the night and the great thing is that you get to pick five of them from the list of our 14 number ones.

All the information is on the ITV site at www.itv.com/westlife including details of how to vote for the song you want us to sing. We're all taking bets on which ones you're going to pick, so will be interesting to see which five are the most popular!

It's set to be a fantastic show and we reckon it's going to be a lot of fun to do. We start rehearsing for it later this month and we can't wait - we've got a few tricks up our sleeves to make sure it's a really top event.

Thanks again,

Love Nicky, Kian, Shane and Mark x

Message from Mark about Harrods

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:50:00 +0100

To all the fans…

I got up at 3.15 am this morning to start my joureny to London, making my way from Sligo to Dublin airport. When I got on the plane in Dublin the pilot announced that due to a heavy fog in Heathrow they couldn’t take off for at least another hour and a half. This ended up turning into two and a half hours or so! Trust me, I was a nervous wreck and so disappointed that I was going to miss the signing

When | finally got to Harrods I asked them to announce that I was cancelling my meetings and staying there to sign for whoever wanted a signature. Thanks to everyone that stayed. I didnt think that many would stay behind but as always you showed your support in a massive way!

Once again THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH...sorry to you all, especially the ones whom I didnt meet. Hope to meet you soon...and..........ENJOY THE NEW ALBUM!!!!!!!

lots of love, hugs and kisses
Mark
xoxoxoxoxoxoxox

Welcome to our new site!

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:47:00 +0100

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to our brand new site! We are really pleased with the new look and hope you like it too.

Take a look around and let us know your thoughts. We’ll be adding to the site in the coming weeks so keep checking.

Oh and our new album ‘Back Home’ is out today and we feel so proud of it. It really is one of our best albums to date and we just know you’re going to love it!

Enjoy and see you all very soon at Harrods!

Love Westlife

xxxx