Mark Feehily missed Westlife's opening show in Newcastle on Friday night under doctors orders, as his bandmates did the show as a trio.
After packing out Wembley Stadium in the summer, the Irish group have hit the road on their Wild Dreams tour and are at Newcastle's Utlita Arena for two nights, mich to the delight of their Geordie fans who lapped up their reunion concert back in 2019.
The quartet arrived in Newcastle after a sell out show at Manchester's AO Arena on Thursday evening but there was a blow to ticketholders as Mark didn't join Shane Filan, Nicky Byrne and Kian Egan for Friday night's gig. Many fans were completely oblivious to his absence until the group arrived on stage later than scheduled as just a three, with Mark clearly missing in action, before it was explained, after Shane, Nicky and Kian sang opening number Starlight, that he felt ill before the concert.
