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Westlife in Newcastle: Support act, stage times and security for Wild Dreams tour at Utilita Arena

There will be screams galore and hands swaying aplenty as Westlife take over Newcastle's Utilita Arena for two nights in a row this weekend.

An incredible 23 years since their debut single hit number 1, Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Nicky Byrne and Kian Egan are bringing their latest tour to Tyneside, three years after their reunion tour delighted their Geordie fans and months after they packed Wembley Stadium to the rafters for a huge outdoor show at England's famous footballing home.

After they shot straight to number 1 with their debut single Swear It Again in the summer of 1999, Westlife went on to have a string of more chart toppers, including immediate follow ups If I Let You Go and Flying Without Wings, Christmas number 1 I Have A Dream and later hits like You Raise Me Up and The Rose.

READ MORE; Westlife's Wild Dreams tour setlist as they arrive in Newcastle

That means the Westlife Wild Dreams tour setlist is crammed full of hits, as well as songs from their most recent album and even an ABBA medley. There are a few tickets left for the shows at the Utilita Arena on Friday and Saturday, available from Ticketmaster. If you are thinking of going or already have tickets, here are the key bits of information you need to know

Westlife Wild Dreams tour in Newcastle

Westlife support act

Westlife are being supported on their new arena tour by Irish singer Lyra. She has been making waves in the industry over the last year and you may well have heard her on John Gibbons' dance reworking of Stevie Nicks classic Edge of Seventeen.

She has also been racking of streams on Spotify for her original tracks like Falling and festive track The Magic of Christmas.

Westlife in Newcastle stage times

Box Office 5pm

Main Doors 6pm

Support: 7.30pm

Westlife: 8.50pm approx

Show end: 10.30pm

Security rules

As there has been for a few years now, there are airport style walk through scanners outside the aren, which all ticketholders have to go through, so make sure you give yourself plenty of time to get in before the show starts.

There is a long list of banned items that you can't take into the arena. They are:

Backpacks including holdalls, luggage, computer bags and cushions**

Glass, cans, aluminium bottles or thermoses of any kind including any liquid products which can be consumed**

Flammable liquids in any container

Laser pens/pointers

Video cameras, professional cameras and recording devices

Laptop computers, IPads and Go Pro’s

Large/golf umbrellas

Knives, firearms or weapons of any kind

Illegal drugs or substances

Alcoholic beverages

Signs, banners or flags with or without poles, staffs or selfie sticks

Animals (except service animals to aid persons with disabilities)

Air horns, whistles, cowbells or other noise-making distractions

Projectiles (Frisbees, beach balls, footballs etc)

Aerosol cans (hairspray, mace pepper spray etc)

Fireworks, confetti or glitter bombs or sprays

Glow sticks

Balloons

Use of wheeled footwear, skateboards

Food

Helmets and full face masks excluding clear visors

Large belt buckles, studs, chains and spiked collars, boots or jackets

Glass bottles of perfume

Anything else which we deem to ruin the enjoyment or viewing experience of others

Any refreshments or refreshment containers

Cameras & recording equipment including iPads and Tablets:

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