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I always thought and I still do think that Mark was absolutely awful live during the first tour because he wanted to improvise but he failed. Now, I do agree he oversings it sometimes but at least he doesn't miss a note so I can't say he ruins the songs. I appreciate he adds something different compared to Shane who always sounds exactly like on the album which is honestly a rare gift. Shane leads 99% of the songs though, Mark is always second.

You are incredibly negative whatever they do, sometimes I wonder if you are still their fan. Some fans have waited for years to see them live, they sure are awful to do this...

I honestly don't know why I hoped for anything different. Even if they are delayed shows from 2020, they only perform Hello My Love from the previous album which is also crazy. They had not one but two albums in the meantime and yet they make this into a greatest hits tour. Walsh is probably to blame, he is the one who is convinced fans only want the same old hits over and over again :blink: I say old because its like they forgot they have other hits like Tonight, Obvious, I Lay My Love On You, Hey Whatever etc.

I definitely agree with you that Mark is a more exciting singer, I really like his improvisations now. But Mark back then would have hated the role of a leading man, being constantly in the center, needing to always talk in intervews, starting the songs etc. He was so worried about his weight as well and Simon/Louis often calling him fat didn't help at all. He was depressed a lot in the early days and having suicidal thoughts when he was thinking he can't be openly gay. So just from that point of view it is better he isn't a leading singer.

I don't think Mark back then could handle that well, he was very insecure about a lot of things, even his singing. So its better Shane was a frontman, he has a rare ability to sound exactly the same live as on the record, I never heard him miss a note.

8 Swear It Again 8 If I Let You Go 10 Flying Without Wings 6 I Have A Dream 7 Seasons In the Sun 7 Fool Again 7 Against All Odds (Mariah Carey feat. Westlife) 8 My Love 8 What Makes A Man 9 Uptown Girl 9 When You're Looking Like That 9 Queen Of My Heart 10 World Of Our Own 7. Bop Bop Baby 8 Unbreakable 8 Tonight 10 Hey Whatever 4 Mandy 7 Obvious 4 Ain't That A Kick In the Head 5 Smile 9 You Raise Me Up 5 When You Tell Me That You Love Me (feat. Diana Ross) 7 Amazing 6 The Rose 6 Home 8 Us Against the World 8 What About Now 6 Safe 5 Lighthouse 10 Hello My Love 6 Better Man 7 Dynamite 8 My Blood 9 Starlight 6 My Hero 7 Alone Together

I honestly don't get it. Why the hell even name the new tour Wild Dreams if they only sing lead single. They had 3 years for this tour and its laughable they sang more new songs on their comeback tour than this one. But it seems majority is loving this so ok.

Yes, they removed Super Trooper and Safe and added Queen Of My Heart, Unbreakable and I'm Already There :rolleyes:

I highly doubt that, Queen one also had too many songs.

Who are those people then, not really Westlife fans right? I get that but I think they should cater to the fans and not some average Joe, I am sure there are more devoted fans than casual people.

I am sorry but depite all that, this doesn't excuse such a setlist. I don't think comparing the reaction of Dynamite is fair, fans didn't know that song very well. I am sure the reaction now would be completely different. I personally wouldn't mind anything if they simply didn't go on this tour naming it Wild Dreams and then not performing anything except Starlight. If they just cut ABBA medley in half, they could have had some of those songs. I don't mind this Medley through, why not.

Its funny they said they wrote Take Me There having Wembley in mind, they imagined crowd singing with them. Alive is also perfect for live performance, so is The Difference, Hey Whatever, even Turnaround was fun when they did it. They really shouldn't feel like they are chained to their hits, I don't know why they feel like that. Have they forgotten how excited people were when they brought Love Takes Two out of the blue? If they just sing hits, then its just Greatest Hits part 10. If anything, its absurd to name a tour Wild Dreams and then don't even sing that song.

Yes I do think this is Walsh's doing but he is wrong. Fans want the change, only general public would want the hits. They could have at least made a shorter Medley which would leave more time for new songs, 9 songs Abba section is just too much. Heck, they could even make a Medley of Westlife album tracks, I am sure fans would be thrilled about that.

This is just embarassing, they had 2 albums and they just sing 2 songs from them. They should have just ditched the Wild Dreams title and have All The Hits because this really isn't a Wild Dreams tour. I saw Michael Buble live in 2015 and 2019. Both were completely different concerts, he repeated only 4 songs. That is how you do it.

Why is it embarassing to play smaller venues when they are playing at Wembley and Aviva? I am amazed at your constant negativity Sean.