Westlife announce second Croke Park date after first gig sells out in minutes

Nicky Byrne, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan and Cian Egan will end their comeback tour at Croke Park on 5 and 6 July 2019

WESTLIFE HAVE ANNOUNCED a second date at Croke Park next summer after tickets that went on sale this morning sold out in minutes.

Tickets for the group’s comeback gig on 5 July 2019 went of general release this morning, reportedly selling out in seven minutes.

Reacting to the news, lead singer Shane Filan tweeted:

First Croke Park gone in 7 mins !!!! I’m speechless.

However, some people were not so lucky when it came to getting tickets, with a number of people complaining of technical difficulties getting in the way.

Due to HUGE demand we have added more dates to The Twenty Tour. Tickets on sale now! https://t.co/6MGk2eNRnt pic.twitter.com/1XobWANqHM
— Westlife (@westlifemusic) October 25, 2018

Westlife / Twitter

Westlife announced their reunion tour at the start of this month, ending their six-year hiatus.

Nicky Byrne, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan and Cian Egan will end their comeback tour, which kicks off in May, at Croke Park on 5 and 6 July 2019

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