Westlife, Cardiff International Arena

The lads crowded around an electric guitar-playing Kian Egan, as they belted out the words of The Boys are Back in Town.

It was Westlife¹s first time back in Cardiff after taking a two year break from performing, but for the 4,000 or so crammed into the CIA, it was if they¹d never been away.

Indeed, most of the younger fans probably cannot even remember life without the Irish four-piece, with Mark Feehily contemplating where the 11 years have gone since they released Flying Without Wings.

He did the lion¹s share of the singing along with Shane Filan, while the two blondes- Nicky Byrne and Kian Egan- wooed the crowd as they waved and grinned to a cacophony of screams and whistles.

In between belting out their own hits as well as Black Eyed Peas¹ I Got a Feeling and Sex is on Fire by Kings of Leon, they gushed about how happy they were to be back in Cardiff.

Mark, because of the ever-vocal Welsh public and Kian because of his new-found love of TV show Gavin and Stacey. While, for Shane, it brought back memories of ³the best day of my life², when he was in the Welsh capital last March to watch Ireland capture rugby¹s Grand Slam.

The crowd were on their feet throughout. Come the end, most were cheering, a few sobbing, hoping the lads from the emerald isle don¹t leave it so long this time before they are next back in town 

Fuente: http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk